●Barbie’shistory●Barbie’stheme●Barbie’sinfluence●OthersBarbieInthemid—1950's,whilevisitingSwitzerland,RuthHandlerpurchasedaGermanLillidoll.Lulllwasashapely,prettyfashiondollfirstmadein1955.ShewasoriginallyfashionedafterafamouscartooncharacterintheWestGermanNewsletter,Build.Barbie’shistoryLilliisthedollthatwouldinspireRuthHandlertodesigntheBarbiedoll.WiththehelpofhertechniciansandengineersatMattel,Barbiewasborn.RuththenhiredCharlotteJohnson,afashiondesigner,tocreateBarbie'swardrobe.Itwasin1958thatthepatentforBarbiewasobtained.Barbie’shistoryThiswouldbeafashiondollunlikeanyofhertime.Shewouldbelonglimbed,shapely,beautiful,andonly11.5inchestall.RuthandElliotwouldnametheirnewfashiondollaftertheirowndaughter,Barbie3.Barbie’shistoryThefirstBarbieThefirstBarbie•Called“OreoFunBarbie”(曲奇娃娃)•Meaning“Blackinappearance,butwhiteinheart”ThefirstAfricanBarbieBarbieDollshavebeenoneofthemostcollectibletoysinhistory.BarbiecomesinmanythemesincludingHolidayBarbieDolls,PopcultureBarbieDolls,andSilkstoneFashion&DesignerBarbieDolls.Barbie’sthemeHolidayBarbieDollsPopcultureBarbieDollsSilkstoneFashion&DesignerBarbieDollsInfluenceonchildren•Withthegrowthofchildren,Barbiehasadeepinfluenceonthem.Thisisawaytheyimageadultsandunderstandthesociety.•ManychildrentreatcollectingBarbiesastheirhobbies.InfluenceonstarsInfluenceonbodyshapeBarbiehasundergonealotofchangesovertheyearsandhasmanagedtokeepupwithcurrenttrendsinhairstyles,makeupandclothing.Sheisareflectionofthehistoryoffashionsinceherintroductiontothetoymarket.Barbiehasauniversalappealandcollectorsbothyoungandoldenjoytimespentandmemoriesmadewiththeirdolls.Nowadays,Barbiehasbecomeaculturalsymbol.Ithasbecomeastrangephenomenonnoonecantellthereasons.Tous,itisanattitudetowardlife.2000个芭比娃娃和1000个芭比的“男友”肯,占据了4间卧室的所有墙壁,这个类似玩偶博物馆的“梦幻豪宅”,是美国“芭比男人”史丹利(StanleyColorite)在佛罗里达州坦帕的家。据美国广播公司9日报道,现年41岁的史丹利自称“芭比控”,他自1997年开始收藏芭比娃娃以及和芭比有关的一切物品,其家中有7间卧室,其中4间装满了粉红色和塑料的收藏品,包括2000个芭比和1000个肯,总价值达8万美元。历史最悠久的,是产自1962年的全美第6个芭比娃娃。“很高兴每天醒来时都能有个好心情,因为你总是有美女在身边。”自封“芭比男人”的史丹利说道。AnewThankyou!