WHO CREATE BARBIE ????

Ruth Handler invented an anatomically improbable molded plastic statuette named Barbie. Since its debut in 1959, the Barbie doll has become an American icon that functions as both a steady outlet for girls' dreams and an ever changing reflection of American society....

ALL about BARBIE........

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. more...

Believe it or not, Barbie originally was a real person.????

Believe it or not, Barbie originally was a real person. Her name was Barbara (Barbie) Handler and her mother and father were Ruth and Elliot. In the early 1950's, Barbie's mother watched her and her girlfriends play with adult female dolls more than they did the baby dolls........more...

HISTORY OF BARBIE

1959 - Barbie first appeared in a black and white swimsuit with her ponytail and sunglasses. Nobody knew that the small curved body would be such an icon. She was made of a flesh colored plastic. The distinctiveness of #1 and #2 were very similar with one exception. The # 1 had drilled holes in her feet to fit on her doll stand and # 2 did not.
Both Barbie dolls were available in blonde and brunette. Facial characteristics included arched brows, black eye paint, colorless pupils, bright red lips and red nail polish on her finger and toe nails. Barbie had only 2 fashions at the time – Gay Parisienne and Roman Holiday... more...

RETHINKING BARBIES...

BARBIE COLLECTOR

First off in order to be a really good barbie doll collector you have to understand a little of the history of the barbie doll. The barbie doll was founded in 1959 by Ruth Handler she named it after her daughter Barbara. And here husband was Elliot they also had a son name Ken so 2 years later in 1961 the Ken doll was born which ended up being barbie's mate. So in 1959 the barbie was sold a toy fair they had 351,000 sales of the barbie doll they went for $3 each. Well barbie dolls have definitely gone up in price since then and that's the reason to get into barbie doll collecting. I'm going to show you how to collect barbie's some people collect barbie's for fun and others collect barbie's because they want to make money. Well I'm here to show you how to do both first off to make money you have to understand what your doing. There's lots of ways to be able to determine what kind of barbie doll is to pick first off one of the things to look for is if there's a vintage barbie doll vs a modern barbie doll. more...

FASHION DOLLS

Fashion dolls are dolls designed to be dressed and redressed to reflect fashion trends or occasionally fantasy play. The dolls are typically plastic or vinyl, and are manufactured both as toys and as collectibles. They are enjoyed by many age groups. The dolls are usually modeled after teen girls or adult women, though child, male, and even some non-human variants exist. Sizes range from 10.5 inches (270 mm) to 24 inches (610 mm). There are of course some special cases that fall outside this range. 11.5 inches (290 mm) is the size of the Barbie doll, by Mattel, who set quite a standard for many years in this arena. Gene Marshall from Ashton-Drake and Tyler Wentworth from Tonner are 15 and 16 inches (380 and 410 mm) respectively. These two dolls created a surge of interest among adult collectors. more....

Wut A Beautiful Barbies !!!!