1957, Ms. Ruth from Mattel found a doll named BildLilli in Germany. After repackaging and designing, the doll was nicknamed "Barbie" by Ruth's youngest daughter Barbara in 1959, and made its debut at the new york Toy Fair. The first Barbie wore a black and white striped swimsuit, sunglasses and high heels. Since then, Barbie has changed various styles, not only wearing the most popular and traditional clothes in various countries, but also changing various fashionable hairstyles and even changing different skin colors. Nowadays, Barbie, who is about to celebrate her 45th birthday, is still sought after by countless people-angel face and devil figure. Barbie is always synonymous with fashion. The first Barbie doll was in the 1950s. Barbie was the first doll with flexible legs in America. By the 1960s, Barbie's hair color had changed, and girls liked to do various hairstyles for her. In the 1970s, Barbie had flexible wrists, elbows and ankles, which enabled Barbie to participate in gymnastics, equestrian and ballet ... The first Barbie doll in the 1950s, Barbie was the first doll with flexible legs in the United States. By the 1960s, Barbie's hair color had changed, and girls liked to do various hairstyles for her. In 1970s, Barbie had flexible wrists, elbows and ankles, which enabled her to participate in gymnastics, equestrian and ballet ... Christine Dior, a world-famous fashion designer series, joined Barbie's design team in 1990s. Barbie designed by each designer can represent their unique style, from Polo's classic camel fur coat with dark blue coat to CK's street dress and Givenchy's elegant black dress, which brings Barbie a completely different look and feel. This is the work of gianfranco Fell, a senior exclusive designer of Dior. Audrey Hepburn in Tiffany's Breast saw the charm of Hollywood stars, and Barbie transformed herself into various actresses. Hepburn specially donated the portrait royalties of this doll to charity to help the world famine. In the 1980s, the craze for collecting Barbie dolls spread among adults. When Mattel launched its first ceramic Barbie, 300,000 of them were sold out immediately. This 200 1 ceramic Barbie was designed by the famous painting On the Stage. This model won the DOTY 2006 54 38+0 "Doll of the Year" award. Barbie's Swan Lake In the 20th century, Barbie's image was everywhere. Recently, Barbie will be transformed into Oti in the new cartoon "Barbie Swan Lake" to show her charm. Barbie's Swan Lake changed the simple story of the princess and the prince and told the story of an ordinary girl who defeated evil forces with courage, wisdom and tenacious will. Barbie plays odette in an elegant long skirt, and Prince Daniel is played by Barbie's boyfriend Kenny. The fairy tale series Sleeping Beauty is a children's collection series. Fairy tales are naturally the best material, and Sleeping Beauty is the sweetest one in this series. Barbie, she is not only a doll, but also an ever-changing brand-name dress and a handsome boyfriend, which has led women to brag for many years. Some people laugh at Barbie as a tool to corrupt women, while others love it like life, saying that Barbie has given all ordinary women a little dream. In the past 42 years, Barbie has experienced various changes in appearance, race, skin color, hairstyle, language and even clothing. On April 27th, Ruth Handler died suddenly in LA. Barbie dolls in more than/kloc-0.0 billion countries in the world have lost their mothers. These beautiful dolls with slim figure, long legs and thick hair are not only the most famous dolls in the world, but also equally famous cultural symbols. Ruth Handler's daughter's name is "Barbara", and her daughter's choice of toys is also the inspiration for her invention, so she nicknamed those new plastic dolls her daughter. Barbie, born in 1959, is 45 years old. She outlived the once popular cabbage dolls and teddy bears. No one knows why, even her creator Ruth Handler can't explain it. Whether in the toy world or in real life, longevity is a thing that contains mysterious factors. Someone once asked Ruth Handler: Why did Barbie behave so well? She just smiled and replied, "I am a marketing genius." Maybe she is. However, the martel Toy Company, which she co-founded, also produces many other types of toys. Not only did no one perform better than Barbie, but many of them died. From dolls to cultural symbols, America likes to celebrate, even if it is not clear why it is successful. Amid cheers, Barbie finally surpassed the definition of toys and became an immortal symbol. She attracted the attention of andy warhol, a master of pop music, who was as infatuated with her as he was with Marilyn Monroe. For a period of time in the late 1990s, she lived on American radio programs almost every day, although the Danish singing group Water jingle sang Barbie. As a representative of life in the 20th century, she was put into the time container of the American government. Some cultural critics say Barbie is one of the archetypes of women and the modern Mona Lisa, but in the eyes of feminists, she is a slut, which is harmful to children's minds. Even serious universities have to condescend to study Barbie phenomenon. Students have to finish this assignment in sociology class: How has Barbie been criticized for becoming a role model? Do you think manufacturers should consider these criticisms? There are no "correct" answers to these questions, but a series of inferences must be made before making a value judgment. No matter what the opinions are, one thing is certain: Barbie is the first living woman born in the doll design industry, and she is no longer a passive baby. Barbie's adult design has opened the eyes of little girls, who can perceive the world outside the kindergarten through Barbie and let them experience all aspects of adult life with Barbie. From beach girls to politicians, Barbie's ever-changing image has inspired children's imagination, and they hope to be like Barbie when they grow up. As Ruth herself said: Through this doll, little girls can realize that they can realize any dream. The birth of Barbie Ruth Handler is another classic example of the American Dream. Her parents immigrated from Poland to Denver, Colorado, in order to avoid military service. Her father is a blacksmith, and her mother is exhausted to raise ten children, but the hardships of life don't seem to have brought much harm to this big family. Ruth Handler wrote in her memoirs that as the youngest child, she didn't lack love when she was growing up. /kloc-at the age of 0/9, Ruth came to Hollywood alone. She didn't want to enter the film industry, but went there to study industrial design. She met Handler at school and soon married him. 1942, the couple founded martel Company in a garage. At that time, the main product was photo frames. Later, they added a business to design and manufacture furniture for children's playrooms. A few years later, the company began to make money, and its main business turned to producing toys. A good business environment enables Ruth Handler to travel to Europe. In Switzerland, she found a doll named "Blonde Lily" made in Germany (it is said that the prototype is a stripper). Her figure is impeccable, with all kinds of signs, and her dress is also "exposed", which seems to be specially designed to arouse boys' desires. Although a little shy, Ruth bought three "lilies" and brought them back to America. She said that she had been thinking about designing a "mature" doll for her children, but all the male colleagues in her company said that there would be no such demand: children like dolls just as children like dolls. But the temptation of "Lily" was so great that Ruth finally couldn't help but design her American version-Barbie. This doll is an "adult" with full breasts, but it is wrapped in beautiful clothes. The first batch of Barbie dolls were made in Japan and made their debut at the American Toy Fair in 1959. The name of the exhibition is "Barbie-a role model for girls". Barbie has achieved unexpected success, selling 350,000 Barbie dolls in the first year. Today, Barbie has sold more than 10 billion Barbie dolls all over the world. According to martel's statistics, an American girl of 1 1 may have 10 Barbie dolls, while a French girl of the same age has five. But millions of adult women also buy Barbie. "To them, no matter how old they are, she is more than just a doll," Ruth Handler said. "She has become a part of them." Barbie collectors are even more gender-neutral: a Barbie doll priced at $3 in 1959, if well preserved, may now be worth $5,000. Innocent forever? "A thousand beauties" is one of the reasons for Barbie's enduring. She can be a dancer, a policeman, a doctor and an astronaut. She can be chinese baby, an Indian doll, a black doll, anything except her ancestor Lily. Although Barbie has a charming figure, she has no other sexual characteristics except her plump breasts. Children with a little understanding often ask such a question: "Why doesn't Barbie have a navel?" At this time, mothers will say, "That's enough, son. If you ask me again, I'll put Barbie away. " In the face of feminist doubts, Ruth Handler said that her Barbie was a professional woman, not a vase with an empty heart. But Barbie seems to have too many occupations. At the age of 43, her marriage prospects are still bleak. She has a childhood boyfriend named Ken, who got the name from Ruth Handler's son. Barbie and Ken have been talking about love for many years. Who knows what Ken is thinking? Born in the innocent 1950s, Barbie may feel that she can't cope with such a big change, and Barbie's friends of all ages are equally confused. Barbie Legend ◆ Barbie represents 45 countries. Barbie has 43 kinds of pets. Her first pet was a horse named Dancer. ◆ Barbie has endorsed more than 80 professions. ◆ All the Barbie families sold have a length from head to toe that exceeds the distance of 7 circles around the earth. Since 1959, more than 10 billion pieces of clothes have been produced for Barbie and her companions to wear, and about 100 pieces of new Barbie clothes will be introduced every year. ◆ Barbie's appearance has been modified and improved more than 500 times before it becomes what it is today. ◆ The best-selling Barbie is "Long Hair Barbie", whose hair length extends from the top of the head to the toes. ◆ Barbie * * * has three sisters, namely Jobi introduced in 1964, Stacy introduced in 1992 and Kelly debuted in 1995.