Barbie Dolls

by 2 people | Log in to rate

Ranked #7,879 in Shopping, #97,307 overall

Barbie Dolls

Barbie Dolls
Barbie Dolls. Modern, Vintage and Collectible Barbie dolls. Rapunzel, Barbie Doll houses, My Scene, Clothes, Barbie Ken. Barbie Doll Identification and Values. Barbie Collector and more...

Find Barbie Dolls Here: Barbie Dolls

"Barbie is a best-selling fashion doll launched in 1959. The doll is produced by Mattel, Inc., and is a major source of revenue for the company. The American businesswoman Ruth Handler (1916-2002) is regarded as the creator of Barbie, and the doll's design was inspired by a German doll called Bild Lilli.

Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for nearly fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parody of the doll and her lifestyle. In recent years, Barbie has faced increasing competition from the Bratz range of dolls.

Barbie Doll History

The original Barbie was launched in March 1959 Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara at play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, Handler suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her husband Elliot, a co-founder of the Mattel toy company. He was unenthusiastic about the idea, as were Mattel's directors.

During a trip to Europe in 1956 with her children Barbara and Kenneth, Ruth Handler came across a German toy doll called Bild Lilli. The adult-figured Lilli doll was exactly what Handler had in mind, so she purchased three of them. She gave one to her daughter and took the others back to Mattel. The Lilli doll was first sold in Germany in 1955, and although it was initially sold to adults, it became popular with children who enjoyed dressing her up in outfits that were available separately.

Upon her return to the United States, Handler reworked the design of the doll (with help from engineer Jack Ryan) and the doll was given a new name, Barbie, after Handler's daughter Barbara. The doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959. This date is also used as Barbie's official birthday. Mattel acquired the rights to the Bild Lilli doll in 1964 and production of Lilli was stopped. The first Barbie doll wore a black and white zebra striped swimsuit and signature topknot ponytail, and was available as either a blonde or brunette. The doll was marketed as a "Teen-age Fashion Model," with her clothes created by Mattel fashion designer Charlotte Johnson. The first Barbie dolls were manufactured in Japan, with their clothes hand-stitched by Japanese homeworkers. Around 350,000 Barbie dolls were sold during the first year of production"
This information found: Wikipedia Encylopedia

Find Barbie Dolls Here: Barbie Dolls

Barbie Dolls
Powered By Ringsurf

This site is part of an Internet Site-Ring Community hosted at World of Newave
Previous - List: barbiedolls - Home: barbiedolls - Forum: barbiedolls - Join - Next

Barbie Dolls
Barbie Dolls
Barbie Dolls

more...

Barbie Dolls

Barbie Dolls. Modern, Vintage and Collectible Barbie dolls on eBay

Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by

Barbie Dolls

Barbie Dolls. Modern, Vintage and Collectible Barbie dolls. Rapunzel, Barbie Doll houses, My Scene, Clothes, Barbie Ken. Barbie Doll Identification and Values. Barbie Collector and more on Amazon

Mattel Barbie Forever Tawny 10-Inch Horse

Amazon Price: $34.95 (as of 07/06/2009)

Mattel Barbie 3-Story Dream House Playset

Amazon Price: $170.00 (as of 07/06/2009)

Barbie as Rapunzel

Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 07/06/2009)

Barbie Collector - Fashion Doll by Bob Mackie

Amazon Price: $99.95 (as of 07/06/2009)

Barbie Dolls

Barbie Dolls. Modern, Vintage and Collectible Barbie dolls. Rapunzel, Barbie Doll houses, My Scene, Clothes, Barbie Ken. Barbie Doll Identification and Values. Barbie Collector and more on Amazon

Barbie Dolls

Barbie Dolls

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

Barbie Dolls

Barbie Dolls

Barbie Dolls

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

Please pick your widget size and display. Then click "Make the Widget" to get the code that's just right for you.

Voila: Just copy and paste this code into your own site. Have fun!

Oopsey! Please login to Squidoo in order to add this module to your lens.

Barbie Dolls

Barbie Dolls

Barbie Dolls

Barbie Dolls

1

Please pick your widget size and display. Then click "Make the Widget" to get the code that's just right for you.

Voila: Just copy and paste this code into your own site. Have fun!

Oopsey! Please login to Squidoo in order to add this module to your lens.

by Susan714

Related Topics

Favorited By

Gold Star

Susan714 is a Giant Squid

About Susan714

Susan714's Pages

About Squidoo

Help & Feedback

Support Charity

Fancy meeting you here.

Loading Workshop

Report this Lens

Login

Join Squidoo for free!