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BillyBoy* designed two Barbie dolls for Mattel working as a designer and consultant, "Le Nouveau Théâtre de la mode" in 1984 and "Feelin' Groovy" in 1986. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] After finishing working with Mattel, BillyBoy* formed the "BillyBoy* Toys" company, [ 12 ] and in 1989 BillyBoy* and his partner released the Mdvanii fashion doll.
Last year, in celebration of World Space Week in October 2021, Barbie created a Cristoforetti doll that comes with its own space suit and helmet, and even took it on a zero-gravity flight.
Susan Stern's documentary Barbie Nation provides an unauthorized look at Barbie, the world's best-known doll. (Illustration by Jay Sprogell for Yahoo / Photo: Getty Images) (Illustration by Jay ...
The series was discontinued after only 5 dolls, but the dolls live on as their face and body sculpts are used for other Barbie dolls ever since. The Model Muse body in particular has become the new standard body for collector dolls in the Barbie line. Daria (2004–2005) was the Caucasian doll in this collection. Two versions of her were ...
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.
The new 'Barbie' movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling hits theaters on July 21. Meet the woman behind the original doll, Barbara Handler Segal.
He is known for his photographic work of Barbie dolls, which caused some controversy resulting from a lawsuit brought against him by Mattel. The company lost the case, Mattel Inc. v. Walking Mountain Prods. (9th Cir. 2003), when the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the images were original artwork in 2004. [1]
A 2017 "Dads Who Play Barbie" ad campaign, featured dads — one of whom described himself as a "man's man" — sharing their daughters' love for the doll. The idea was to show the positive impact ...