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?
They were created by a business woman from America named Ruth Handler and she credits a German doll named Bild Lilli as her inspiration.
Wow, I had no idea the concept came from a German doll. Do you know when they introduced the Ken character or was he always around?
Ken (doll)
Kenneth Sean "Ken" Carson is a fashion doll introduced by Mattel in 1961 as the fictional counterpart of Barbie, who was introduced two years earlier. Similar to his female counterpart, Ken has a fashionable line of clothing and accessories. In the Barbie mythos, Ken met Barbie on the set of a TV commercial in 1961, although Mattel has never specified the precise nature of their relationship. Since his debut, Ken has held at least 40 occupations. He was invented by Elliot Handler.
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