With so much buzz surrounding the BarbieMovie, you might be wondering about the history of the Barbie Doll.
Dripping in all things neon pink, the new movie follows Barbie and Ken as they leave their dreamy Dreamhouse and glittering dance parties behind on a quest for self-discovery in the"Real World."surrounding the blockbuster, you might be wondering about the history of the Barbie Doll.
A decade later, Ruth Handler was walking along the streets of Switzerland with her 15-year-old daughter, Barbara, when they spotted Bild Lilli, a gag gift doll of sorts, in a store window, according to a 2002In the interview, Barbara Handler said she became obsessed with the doll, especially since unlike the paper dolls she loved playing with, Lilli was three-dimensional and came with clothes.
“Most of the men did not think, the buyers in the stores, or the people here, or any of the men, did not think Barbie was going to work and they were certainly wrong," Barbara Handler said in aEven so, Ruth Handler persisted in the creation of the doll, which she affectionately named after her daughter.Matt Campbell / AFP via Getty Images
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