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The original Barbie fashion doll from March 1959. Fashion dolls are dolls primarily designed to be dressed to reflect fashion trends. They are manufactured both as toys for children to play with and as collectibles for adults. The dolls are usually modeled after teen girls or adult women, though child, male, and even some non-human variants exist.
Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll which Handler had purchased while in Europe. The figurehead of an eponymous brand that includes a range of fashion dolls and ...
Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko; November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American business magnate and inventor.She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959, [2] and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with her husband Elliot, as well as serving as the company's first president from 1945 to 1975.
Stunson said she has enjoyed dressing up in this style and in the color pink for years, so the Barbie dress-up trend is right up her alley. She noted that Barbie’s “super fun and whimsical ...
Barbie Basics. The Barbie Basics is a line of collector's edition Barbie dolls. They were created by Mattel designer Bill Greening and were introduced in late 2009 to be officially released in the spring of 2010. From their name, the dolls are dressed in "basic" clothing that women usually have in their closets.
1971-2003. Known for. Fashion designer for Barbie, creator of the first Black Barbie. Awards. Doll of the Year award,1994 Woman of the Year honoree of National Counsel of Negro Women. Louvenia "Kitty" Black Perkins is an African American fashion designer. The majority of her career was spent designing clothing for Barbie dolls.
My Scene. "My city, my style, my scene." My Scene (stylized in all lowercase) is an American series of fashion dolls that Mattel released in 2002. They were discontinued in the US in 2008, and worldwide in 2011. Mattel's Barbie character was one of the dolls in the toy line. The My Scene dolls' bodies were slim, similar to earlier Barbie dolls ...
Belinda (1999): Also used for a friend of Barbie's in 1988. Nikki (2001): Also used for a friend of Skipper's in 1997 and currently a friend of Barbie. Ryan (2001): Became part of the Happy Family Show in 2010; also used for Raquelle's brother and Barbie's friend in 2013 for " Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse ".