​Barbie Signature BarbieStyle Fully Posable Fashion Doll (Brunette) with 2 Tops, Skirt, Jeans, Jacket, 2 Pairs of Shoes, Gift for Collectors, HCB75

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Created by Mattel co-owner Ruth Handler, the inspiration for Barbie was born when Handler saw her daughter play with paper dolls and realized that there was a need for more physical dolls. The idea was that young girls would be able to see themselves in the dolls, which wasn’t as easy with a two-dimensional doll. With a three-dimensional doll, you can feel it, hug it, and brush its hair, and the user gets a better attachment to it.

In Barbie Fashion Police, Barbie has become part of the fashion police, and she must make sure that all the girls are following the latest fashion trends! Dress up different girls and make sure they are the biggest fashionistas in town!a b "Barbie and more at Mattel Adventure Park: What to know about the new Arizona theme park". USA TODAY . Retrieved July 25, 2023. For a gift filled with delight, take a look at Barbie Reveal dolls, they are full of surprises. Until you unbox them, you can’t see their stylish outfit. They create so much excitement for kids and gift-giving! Despite Barbie’s initial success, many parents were concerned about the mature appearance of Barbie’s body, but Ruth Handler saw it as important to give young girls a distinctly adult role model to look up to and aspire to. She was a doll that represented a modern, well-rounded woman who could be anything from a mother to a doctor to an astronaut. Mary G. Lord, Forever Barbie: The unauthorized biography of a real doll ( Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2004).

CBS News: Becoming Barbie: Living Dolls, Real Life Couple Are Models Of Plastic Perfection - by Rebecca Leung (Aug. 6, 2004) CBS News In February 2022, Mattel celebrated its 60-year anniversary of the Barbie Dreamhouse by partnering with Habitat for Humanity International. Mattel committed to taking on 60 projects, including new construction, home preservation, and neighborhood revitalization. [58] Bad influence concerns Shapiro, Susan (March 9, 2019). "Barbie, Like her Creator, Is a Feminist". The Daily Beast . Retrieved November 9, 2022. Anderson, Mae (August 3, 2009). "Bratz maker introduces new doll line". Associated Press . Retrieved October 29, 2009. Barbie Has Created A Doll Of Madison De Rozario And It Is So Dang Powerful". Women's Health. Archived from the original on March 15, 2020 . Retrieved March 5, 2020.Oppenheimer, Jerry (2009). Toy monster: the big, bad world of Mattel. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. pp.33–34. ISBN 978-0071402118. Get ready for hours of imaginative play. There's a whole range of Barbie careers to role-play and explore different occupations. From doctors to teachers to vets and fashion designers – with Barbie dolls, you can be anyone you want to be and go anywhere! Shan, Li (January 2016). "Barbie breaks the mold with ethnically diverse dolls". Los Angeles Times. Gómez, Edward (May 10, 2014). "Al Carbee's Art of Dolls and Yearning: "Oh, for a real, live Barbie!" ". Hyperallergic.

After Frida Kahlo Barbie Debacle, Licensing Company Sues Artist's Relative". Hyper Allergic . Retrieved December 31, 2020. Ahlgrim, Callie. "A mom found her daughter's 'curvy Barbie' in the trash — and used it to teach her a lesson about body diversity". Business Insider . Retrieved April 19, 2018. Barbie® Makes Music in Mattel Television's New Animated Movie". Mattel Television (Press release). Mattel. August 1, 2020. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020 . Retrieved November 2, 2020.As with modern Barbie dolls, it's also very sought-after for vintage Barbie dolls to be untouched and to be in their original box. That can have a massive effect on the value. In 2019, Mattel launched the "Barbie Dream Gap Project" to raise awareness of the phenomenon known as the "Dream Gap": beginning at the age of five, girls begin to doubt their own intelligence, where boys do not. This leads to boys pursuing careers requiring a higher intelligence, and girls being underrepresented in those careers. [56] As an example, in the U.S., 33% of sitting judges are female. This statistic inspired the release of Judge Barbie in four different skin tones and hairstyles with judge robes and a gavel accessory. [56] Thank You Heroes