Happy 56th Birthday to Barbie!
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Today, in 1959, is the first invention of the Barbie Doll by Ruth Handler, who is one of the founders of Mattel. Barbie was named after Ruth's daughter, and when Ken was introduced later, he was named after Ruth's son.
The black and white bathing suit and kitten heels had become an iconic symbol of the Barbie doll, and she originally sold for $3 when debuted at the New York Toy Fair. She was something that the world had never seen and ultimately had sold 300,000 dolls. She was a new doll in a market that was made up of plush baby dolls, and she was different bringing a sense of fashion and grown-up-ness to young girls.
Over the years, Barbie has changed not only to fit the year, but to fit the fashion trends of the time period. Here is a time line of Barbies from 1959 to 2009:
There have been countless toys, movies, videos, and other things marketed for Barbie including a life-size bust where you could do her make up:
In her movies she's been a Doctor, Rapunzel, gone to Princess Charm School, lived in a Diamond Castle, been the Pearl Princess, and a variety of other roles. Most of them are on youtube, if you have the desire to watch them.
Barbie has also inspired a song, quite catchy when it came out, by a band called Aqua...and as I've been writing about Barbie, it is only fitting that I share it with you...if you've not heard it before that is :)