1. A
~very~
brief
history…

2. BARBIE
• Barbie
is
a
fashion
doll
that
is
made
by
the
American
toy
company
Ma#el,
Inc
• Barbie
was
launched
in
1959,
created
by
Ruth
Handler
• She
suggested
that
children
played
with
‘infant’
style
dolls,
but
they
gave
them
adult
roles
–
there
were
no
dolls
that
were
adults
• Barbie’s
official
birthday
is
March
9,
1959

3. BARBIE
• Barbie
was
named
aEer
Handler’s
daughter
Barbara
• The
very
first
Barbie
doll
wore
a
black
and
white
zebra
striped
swimsuit
and
was
available
as
either
blonde
or
bruneJe
• The
first
dolls
were
manufactured
in
Japan
• In
the
first
year
of
producMon
around
350,000
Barbie
dolls
were
sold

4. BARBIE
• It
is
claimed
that
3
Barbie
dolls
are
sold
every
second
around
the
world
• Barbie
dolls
are
sold
in
over
150
countries
• The
standard
Barbie
doll
is
11
½
inches
tall
• Barbie
has
appeared
in
a
series
of
animated
films
and
is
a
supporMng
character
in
Toy
Story
2
and
Toy
Story
3

5. BARBIE
• Famous
arMst
Andy
Warhol
did
a
painMng
of
Barbie
in
1985

6. BARBIE
• In
2009
(when
most
of
you
were
in
Kindergarten)
Barbie
celebrated
her
50th
birthday
• Barbie
has
gone
through
several
changes
over
the
years
for
a
range
of
reasons,
some
of
which
are
shown
in
the
following
images:

7. BARBIE
• The
#1
vintage
Ponytail
Barbie
issued
in
1959
• The
vintage
#3
Ponytail
Barbie
from
1960
• The
vintage
#5
Ponytail
Barbie
from
1962
• The
#6
MMan
hair
Ponytail
Barbie
from
1963
• Vintage
Swirl
Ponytail
Barbie
from
1964