Barbara Millicent Roberts captured the beating hearts of thousands of girls from the 1950s to 1959. Better known as Barbie, almost every girl wanted her for at least one period of her childhood. It was developed by Ruth Handler specifically for the Mattel toy business, which her husband, Elliot, co-founded with her. A doll from Germany known as Bild Lilli served as a springboard for the Barbie idea.
Thanks to Mattel, the rights stopped in production for Bild Lilli during the 1960s. Meanwhile, Random House published a series of Barbie novels. Multi-ethnic Barbies were released in 1980, in African-American and Hispanic forms. Additionally, there were accusations that Barbie promoted an unrealistic body image and encouraged detrimental diet goals. At first, people complained that Barbie’s waist was too narrow, so she widened in response.
For more than 50 years, Barbie has been in the mainstream of the fashion doll market. Here are the latest Barbie fashions that will showcase the recent 1950s celebration that many people never outgrew.
Barbie Loves Sephora’s Stila Collection: Barbie loves fashion and is considered a style symbol and trendsetter for her beauty. If you are looking to achieve the Barbie look, you can visit the Sephora store and shop for patterns of eyeshadow, eyeliner and lip glosses. Traditional Barbie packaging comes with every purchase.
An exhibit of all Barbie items is displayed as Barbie at the Fred Segal Santa Monica Studio. You can shop for Barbie jewelry created by Tarina Tarantino and accessories created by Patricia Field, the New York designer of Ugly Betty, Sex and the City and The Devil Wears Prada online store. She can also buy baby t-shirts made by Mighty Fine, a company that has also made clothing for Disney Couture Baby. Friedman’s designer collars for dog tags.
A good resource for Barbie collectors is barbiecollector.com. There are several Barbie dolls that you can buy online, including Barbie doll as Goldie Hawn, I Love Lucy, and the Pop Life doll collection.
Walmart also participated in Barbie’s 50th birthday celebration. Barbie has it all, she just checks out what the stores have to offer. Also available for purchase are ride-on accessories such as Barbie KFX ATV, Barbie Jammin’ Jeep, Barbie Mustang Convertible, Barbie Princess Lil Quad or Barbie Princess Tough Trike.
Many stores sell a variety of things for Barbie, including ToysRU. Barbie has a plethora of items that are hers alone, like cars, boats, houses, and more.
Barbie is available in many stores; for example, she can pick up dolls and accessories at Target and sometimes get a good deal. Barbie ride-on toys, Barbie jewelry and Barbie electronic games are also offered.
Barbie has come a long way in the fashion and toy industry. For the fifty years since 1959, regardless of the critics’ words, Barbie can still capture the imagination of little girls in all women.