Barbie

Ruth Handler, the wife of Mattel's founder, came up with the idea for the most famous girl doll in the toy industry and breathed life and personality into the plastic toy. She was inspired when her daughter Barbara was playing with paper dolls. She created the doll for her and named it after her. Barbie first appeared in a black and white striped swimsuit. Her long hair was tied in a ponytail. Barbie also has four sisters - Skipper, Stacie, Kelly and Krissy. Her first pet was a horse called Dancer. Barbie also fell in love with a boy, Ken, who was named after the son of Ruth and Elliot Handler. Ken and Barbie split in 2004 after being a couple for 43 years. In her five decades of life, Barbie has already changed many professions and never tired of dressing up. A billion clothes have already been made for her slender body. Its perfection also impressed world-famous creators. Gucci, Calvin Klein, John Galliano and Versace created for her. To date, more than 96 million meters of fabric have been used to dress Barbie and her friends. Mattel thus became one of the largest clothing manufacturers in the world. For such a stellar journey and worldwide success, Barbie can also thank the fact that she was one of the first toys to appeal to her customers through television advertisements. The first doll cost three US dollars. At the end of the 60s, Barbie began to wear modern clothes, mini skirts, boots, and her face also changed. From year to year, the Barbie range has been improved. Today, he has quite a few friends and pets, from dogs, horses and other animals to cars, bikes and even his own house. Four years ago, a two-story Barbie townhouse was even erected on Madison Avenue in New York.
Two years ago, the largest private collection of Barbie dolls in the world, which numbered as many as four thousand blonde dolls, was sold at auction in London.

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