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Jul 21, 2023 · Barbie is the star of the summer's hottest blockbuster. The much-hyped movie is the pinnacle of a 60-year history filled with rejections, lawsuits, and controversies for the world's most iconic ...
- Henry Blodget
Jul 31, 2023 · Video Girl Barbie appears in the film along with the other discarded dolls in Weird Barbie's house. She complains about her design to Gloria and Sasha. "I have a TV on my back," she said.
- Sophie Caldwell
- 2 min
Jul 22, 2023 · In her 64 years of existence, Barbie has had hundreds of careers, including as an astronaut and running to be U.S. president. But her story isn't all bright pink. The doll has also been the focal ...
- Sophie Caldwell
- 2 min
- Associate Lifestyle Reporter
- 'Happy Family' Midge. As Barbie (Margot Robbie) takes viewers on a tour through Barbie Land, one doll's appearance sticks out. Midge, played by Emerald Fennell, sports a huge baby bump as she eagerly waves to Robbie's stereotypical Barbie.
- Allan. Allan, Midge's husband, has been similarly wiped from the records: The doll disappeared just two years after his release in 1964, reappearing only in the 90's.
- Earring Magic Ken. As seen in "Barbie," Ken frequently takes a back seat to Barbie. The movie's tagline says it all: "She's everything. He's just Ken."
- Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken. While Mattel might have pled ignorance about Earring Magic Ken, it would be difficult to contend that Mattel created a doll called "Sugar Daddy Ken" with zero knowledge of the term's implications.
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With a doll sold every three secondsacross the globe, it's hard to believe that no one wanted to bet on Barbie. Nevertheless, when Handler presented the idea to her husband and colleagues at Mattel in the late 50s, not one of them saw the doll's potential. After watching her daughter play with paper dolls, dressing them up, and role-playing a range...
Along with inventing the bestselling doll of all time, Handler also popularized two marketing strategiesstill used today. After Barbie bombed at the toy fair, Handler decided to market directly to consumers, in this case, children. Mattel had begun sponsoring the Mickey Mouse Club in 1955, allowing them to broadcast toy commercials to viewers. In t...
Before she won the heart of little girls across the nation, Barbie—or Lillias she was known back then—had a very different fanbase. Created in 1952, Bild Lilli was a curvaceous German novelty doll targeted at men. A high-class call girl from the comic strip Bild-Zeitung, Lilli's likeness was found in bars and tobacco shops rather than toy stores. A...
According to Verderame, you can identify the most valuable Barbies by their clothes. The original Barbie in her iconic black and white striped bathing suit is highly sought after, as is bubble cut hair Barbie (1961), Barbie's English cousin Francie Fairchild (1966), Gala Abend Barbie—which was sold on the Japanese market in the mid-60s—and Midnight...
Barbie was named for the Handler's daughter, Barbara. When Mattel gave in to customer demand and made Barbie a boyfriend in 1961, they named him after their son, Ken. The fictional couple broke up in 2004 after 43 years together, but reunited in 2011. During their split, Barbie dated an Australian surfer named Blaine, but a tweet of Barbie wearing ...
Although Barbie opened little girls' eyes to new possibilities, she also perpetuated beauty standards. It's not news that Barbie's proportions are unrealistic, but just how unrealistic is still a shock. According to the Slumber PartyBarbie pack, released in 1965, Barbie only weighs 110lbs. Unsurprising, since the doll came with a diet book reading ...
We're still waiting on a female president in the real world, but Barbie and friends have had their sights on the White House since the 1990s. Mattel has released a Barbie for President doll for almost every election since 1992,with 2016's version having a female vice president as well. Why is Barbie still so influential in 2022? Verderame believes ...
Jul 14, 2023 · Curvy dolls — basically as plus-sized as Barbie ever gets — are still pretty thin by most peoples' standards, which caused its own controversy. Still, they do feature slightly fuller hips, thighs, calves, stomachs, and arms, creating the impression of a somewhat more anatomically accurate adult woman's body.
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Jun 19, 2023 · Barbie, the most famous doll in the world, symbol of American girlhood, and now the star of a feature film, carries with her, along with many accessories, a complicated origin story.
