Barbies have been the best selling toy for around 60 years now. There is a lot to the the little figure and what, where, and who she comes from. Way before Barbie was even an Idea there was Ruth Handler, Eliot Handler, and their 2 children. Ruth became the president of the toy company Mattel around 1942. Ruth wanted something new but didn't know what. It was one morning that she saw her daughter pay with paper dolls and putting different clothes on them. Ruth thought it was an amazing idea and started doing research. Her and Eliot found a similar doll to her idea in Germany called Lili. Ruth then bought the rights to Lili and began her work. It took a long time to get her idea perfect. Ruth wanted a women doll that made girls feel like they could be anything they wanted to be. On March 19, 1959, Mattel released the Barbie doll which was named after Ruth's daughter, Barbara. Some years later the Ken doll was released which was named after Ruth's son, Kenneth. Barbie's look and figure progressively changed with the time. Mattel designers started traveling to collections in Paris, Milan, and London to study haute couture. As Barbie got more and more popular, big designers started working on her wardrobe such as Burberry, Calvin Klein, Versace, Armani, and even Vivian Westwood. Today, over 100 million yards of fabric have been devoted to Barbie clothes, and more than 1 billion pairs of shoes have been designed for Barbie. I think Barbie is such a great example of a powerful, and fashionable, women and I am so excited to see what comes next. Sources: Simpson, M. (2019, August 07). History of Barbie. Retrieved September 02, 2020, from https://maas.museum/inside-the-collection/2010/08/25/history-of-barbie/
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