Sunday, June 5, 2011
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattle, lnc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.
Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls and accessories, including other family members and collectible dolls. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involvingparody of the doll and her lifestyle.
Barbie is a teenage fashion doll manufactured by Mattel, Inc., an American toy company. It is one of the world’s best selling dolls and serves as an outlet for young girls' imaginings and is an ever changing reflection of American society and other cultures.Ruth Handler, a co-founder of Mattel Inc. invented the three-dimensional Barbie after being inspired by seeing her young daughter, Barbara, play with adult dolls made of cardboard or paper. Barbie was patterned after a “Lilli” doll, a doll modeled from a German comic strip.
The full name of the first doll was Barbie Millicent Roberts from Willows, Wisconsin and she was introduced as a teenage fashion model. Over the years, she has taken on many inspirational roles and was joined later by families and friends. The Ken doll, Barbie’s on-and-off boyfriend, was named after Ruth’s son and introduced 2 years after Barbie in 1961. Essays on the Barbie doll should then discuss the recent competition Barbie has faced with the Bratz series of dolls launched by MGA Entertainment. The Bratz dolls were Barbie’s first serious competition in the fashion doll market.
The average girl from ages 3-11 owns at least 10 Barbie dolls and spends hours playing with them and dressing them up. And the more time anyone spends time with anything, the more influence it has on them. So this perfect doll has not had the best impact on young girls. Of course Barbie has had many good role model jobs such as a teacher or a vet, but what was her first job? A super skinny teenage fashion model, and no matter what the job, she’s kept that look that makes most every girl jealous.
