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The first Barbie was created
in 1959, and over one billion Barbie Dolls have been sold since they were first created. They begain officially selling the
dolls on March 9, 1959. The Barbie has become and American icon for all young girls around the world. The Barbie has
both a steady outlet for girls and an ever changing reflection on American society. The Barbie has changed over the years
she has had various "face lifts" so she can match the times and to match all the professions and charitable things that Barbie
has done.
The first Barbie had a busty figure with platinum-blond hair and bright blue eyes. The Barbie was not ment
to become so popular, just when she was placed on the shelves they went fast, everyone wanted one because they were different
then what the young girls you to play with. This caused the small Mattel company to become a great success story to all. The
Barbie was created to give every little girl need a doll to project herself into the dream of her future Mrs. Handler would
always say. The Barbie Doll would keep pace with the times, and the Barbie shown all the possibilities
avaliable out there in the world.
The Barbie was reflected as a teen modle.
The barbie would change just as the girls around the world did. The dolls reflected the fashions and attitudes regardless
of the era. The Barbie was designed to fill a young girls need for role playing. She was a familiar
frlend and became a major part of the childs life. The Barbie was a way Ruth Handler thought a child could interpret
an adults life in different ways with different jobs and different syles that may suit the child and how they look at life.
The name Barbie came from her daughter
Barbara and how she would watch her and her friends play with paper dolls maing them act like young adults. Mrs. Handler
got the name Ken from her son , Ken.
The ancient Greeks first made dolls out
of bake clay, and wooden dolls began to appear in the 15th century Europe. The doll market was never the same agian
after the Barbie was brought to the public in 1959.
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