A new "Lingerie Barbie" doll became available for purchase this Christmas season, featuring "sexy black [or pink] garters, stockings, and... stiletto heels," reports Deborah Roffman in the Washington Post. The doll is accompanied by the following promotional text: "Barbie exudes a flirtatious attitude in her heavenly merry widow bustier ensemble accented with intricate lace and matching peekaboo peignoir."

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