The history of Barbie
The History of Barbie.
She’s a Nurse, Fashion Model, Astronaut, gymnast, and in the army. How could one girl play so many rolls? It’s Barbie... Barbie is a brand of doll representing a slim, shapely young woman, especially one with blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. Over 50 years Barbie has been the role model for many girls all around the world The 3 main points I will be talking about how Barbie was inspired, how she have changed over the years and the Barbie controversy.
In 1959 Barbie was invented by Ruth Handler. The inspiration for Barbie came as Ruth watched her daughter Barbara playing with paper dolls. Barbara and her friends used the paper dolls to play grownup make-believe, imagining roles as college students, and adults with careers. A quote by Ruth Handler in an article in Barbie collector called The Barbie Story: How a Fashion Icon Was Born approved by Mattel in 2013 states “My whole philosophy of Barbie was that through the doll, the little girl could be anything she wanted to be. Barbie always represented the fact that a woman has choices.” As Ruth watched her daughter play with the paper dolls she immediately realized that playing pretend was a way of growing up. Several years and many designs later Barbie was introduced.
The full name of the first doll was Barbie Millicent Roberts, from Willows, Wisconsin. Barbie 's job was that of teenage fashion model. In 1959-1960s The very first Barbie doll made a splash sporting her famous ponytail hairstyle, eye-popping black-and-white bathing suit, stylish open-toed shoes, too-cool shades and golden hoop earrings. In 1970s Malibu Barbie made everyone “wish they all could be California girls…” Tan with shimmering, straight blonde hair, her simple blue tricot bathing suit with yellow beach towel and quintessential pink sunglasses. In 1980s Barbie has her own band Barbie and the Rockers and she rocks the ‘80s scene with big hair, big shoulder pads and all the other fashion faux pas we’d like to
She’s a Nurse, Fashion Model, Astronaut, gymnast, and in the army. How could one girl play so many rolls? It’s Barbie... Barbie is a brand of doll representing a slim, shapely young woman, especially one with blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. Over 50 years Barbie has been the role model for many girls all around the world The 3 main points I will be talking about how Barbie was inspired, how she have changed over the years and the Barbie controversy.
In 1959 Barbie was invented by Ruth Handler. The inspiration for Barbie came as Ruth watched her daughter Barbara playing with paper dolls. Barbara and her friends used the paper dolls to play grownup make-believe, imagining roles as college students, and adults with careers. A quote by Ruth Handler in an article in Barbie collector called The Barbie Story: How a Fashion Icon Was Born approved by Mattel in 2013 states “My whole philosophy of Barbie was that through the doll, the little girl could be anything she wanted to be. Barbie always represented the fact that a woman has choices.” As Ruth watched her daughter play with the paper dolls she immediately realized that playing pretend was a way of growing up. Several years and many designs later Barbie was introduced.
The full name of the first doll was Barbie Millicent Roberts, from Willows, Wisconsin. Barbie 's job was that of teenage fashion model. In 1959-1960s The very first Barbie doll made a splash sporting her famous ponytail hairstyle, eye-popping black-and-white bathing suit, stylish open-toed shoes, too-cool shades and golden hoop earrings. In 1970s Malibu Barbie made everyone “wish they all could be California girls…” Tan with shimmering, straight blonde hair, her simple blue tricot bathing suit with yellow beach towel and quintessential pink sunglasses. In 1980s Barbie has her own band Barbie and the Rockers and she rocks the ‘80s scene with big hair, big shoulder pads and all the other fashion faux pas we’d like to
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