Barbie began in 2008, rather than as a model, Role Model

2008 Barbie is a wonderful collection celebrates 20 years of Holiday Barbie. Although Barbie is expected excited every year, the Barbie doll is a fascinating story, beginning with his "birth" in 1959.

Believe it or not, Barbie was originally a real person. Her name was Barbara (Barbie) Handler and his mother and father were Ruth and Elliot.

In the early 1950s, Barbie's mother watched as the young Barbie and her friends enjoyed playing with adultsdolls more than did the baby doll. His mother knew it was important for young girls to imagine what it would be like to be grown.

Since most of the dolls were available for adults at the time of paper or cardboard, the mother decided on a Barbie-size doll female adult three ... dream, is that life as' enough to be an inspiration and role model for girls what the future would bring. A future full of fun on the beachTravel to marry one day and a family.

He took his ideas to the leaders of ads to Mattel Inc., the company, before she and Barbie's father had founded in the garage for many years. The all male committee rejected the idea saying it would be too expensive to produce and with little market appeal to the masses.

Ruth was not so easy to take. He left for a trip to Europe and returned with a Lillie doll she had bought a doll inspired by a characterin a German comic strip. They then spent much time designing their own doll clothes Lillie realistic and even taken a similar fashion designer, do. The result was the first Barbie doll.

Mattel finally agreed to back their efforts and Barbie made her debut at the American Toy Fair in New York City in 1959. Girl walking her wild, and a new sales record was set in the first year for Mattel Barbie sold 351,000 to $ 3.00 per piece.

Marketed as "Teen-age Fashion Model", whichfirst Barbie dolls were manufactured in Japan, their clothes sewn by hand with the workers of Japanese land. The first Barbie was blonde with a ponytail and zebra bathing suit, open shoes, face, sunglasses and earrings. Even more amusing was the fact that Barbie had a lot of accessories available. Girl he loved, despite the buyer in the industry's annual Toy Fair in New York, seemed indifferent.

Ruth knew what girls like Barbie and has been a breakout hit!That's all it took for the retailers by storm! Mattel has been the case with orders that it took several years for supply to catch up with demand overwhelmed!

Since then the popularity of the Barbie doll has remained strong, and today, with over one billion of her look-alike "has sold the product line is one of the most successful in the history of the toy industry.

This Christmas, Holiday Barbie 2008 once again exceeded all expectations. Wearing a gorgeous, shimmering silver dressdoll collection exudes a stunning classic beauty.