I like playing outside with my Barbie dolls. Do you ever play with them?
My daughters played with Barbie dolls, which are fashion dolls by Mattel, when they were little.
They're so much fun. I have some old collectible ones. I have no idea how old they are. Do you know when the company started?
The Barbie line launched in 1959. I also loved playing with them when I was a kid.
Wow, I had no idea they were so old. Do you know if they were modeled after an actual person? Or is it just an invented design?
Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. 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 over fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parodies of the
Barbie Basics
The Barbie Basics is a line of collector's edition Barbie dolls. They were created by Mattel designer Bill Greening and were introduced in late 2009 to be officially released in the spring of 2010.
From their name, the dolls are dressed in "basic" clothing that women usually have in their closets. The debut collection featured the best-known fashion staple: the little black dress.
Description.
The dolls have the so-called collector-only "ModelMuse" body sculpt (which is