makes Barbie 50 years!
To celebrate his birthday in the group has seen a new initiative:
As you know, on 9 March will be the birthday of Barbie. So, you're all invited to his birthday party, in the photo section to the folder "Happy Birthday Barbie" Obviously we can indulge board using our imagination. By creating a dress for her party, by including pictures of the important things have already been completed as relating to the theme, create a setting .... short, one click to celebrate this day with our dearest childhood friend! While here on the blog, we want to celebrate it by talking a bit about her ...
Barbie is one of the best-selling dolls in the world, the first example in trade dates back to March 9, 1959. The best-selling Barbie has been released in 1992, Totally Hair Barbie, with her hair long to the foot of the doll.
His story
While Ruth Handler (the pictured) watched his daughter play with paper dolls, she realized that often she liked to give dolls adult roles. At that time most of the dolls representing infants. Realizing that it could be a good choice of the market, Handler suggested the idea of \u200b\u200ba line of adult-looking doll to her husband Elliot, co-founder of Mattel Toy. Initially, the idea did not seem really excited.
reorganizing the idea of \u200b\u200ba doll similar to the idea he had in mind, marketed in Germany (the Bild Lilli), the Handler, aided by engineer Jack Ryan, created the first Barbie, who was given the name of the Handler's daughter, Barbara precisely. Barbie made its appearance in stores March 9, 1959, dressed in a zebra costume and with her hair tied with a long tail. Built in Japan in the first year of "life", were sold 350,000 Barbie. Barbie was also the first toy to have a strategy for me
rcato based heavily on television advertising strategy subsequently taken up by all the toys to come. It is estimated that more than one billion Barbie have been sold in over 150 countries, and Mattel said Barbie is sold in three seconds.
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