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Barbie dolls that have stirred up controversy

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - Jan 25, 2012
The controversy around the Bald Barbie continues. Story goes two women who bonded over hair loss launched a social media campaign in December urging Mattel to make a bald Barbie to acknowledge the young girls who suffer from diseases that can lead them ...

Iran shuts down shops selling Barbie dolls

Today's THV - Jan 25, 2012
TEHRAN,Iran (AP) - An Iranian news agency is reporting police have closed down dozens of toy shop for selling Barbie dolls. The stated aim is to fight Western cultural influence. The Friday report by semiofficial Mehr news agency quotes an unnamed ...

Iran shuts down shops selling Barbie dolls, news agency says

USA TODAY - Jan 20, 2012
By Nasser Karimi, AP TEHRAN, Iran – Police have closed down dozens of toy shops for selling Barbie dolls in Iran, part of a decades-long crackdown against "manifestations of Western culture," the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported Friday.

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Barbie Dolls books

Barbie A Rare Beauty

by: Sandi Holder
What a Doll!

The year is 1959. It is an era of one-dimensional paper dolls and cherubic baby dolls. And then, seemingly out of nowhere, there is Barbie doll. Sophisticated and full of possibilities. Barbie changes everything--forever.

When Ruth Handler created Barbie doll five decades ago she not only introduced a wonderful toy for little girls, she helped create one of the most popular and prized collectibles in the toy market. Imagine, Handler's first doll, a Ponytail Barbie, sold for more than $25,000 at auction; a staggering amount for a doll that originally sold for $3.
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Best of Barbie

by: Sharon Korbeck

This book features the best of America’s favorite doll with striking photographs and lively, insightful commentary. Includes trivia, histories, complete descriptions, 300 magnificent color photos, and more than 1,200 price listings. Collectors, appraisers, buyers, and fans will have the tools to identify the most influential Barbie dolls.

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Barbie dolls for 2010 inc. Fashion Fairytale, Fashionistas and Mermaid Tale

Barbie dolls to be released in 2010 dolls for Fashion Fairytale Mermaide Tale Fashionistas H2O Design studio Furniture Princess Careers

 

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The Barbie Doll Test

This video program, produced by Modesto Junior College video producer Wes Page, documents an experiment by Professor Sam Pierstorff and his English 101 class. Small children are asked questions about Barbie dolls of different ethnicity.

 

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BARBIE DOLLS

BARBIE'S OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY

 

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1992 Totally Hair Barbie Doll Commercial

This is the commercial the the 1992 Totally Hair Barbie. Totally Hair™ Barbie® was released in 1992. The doll's extra-long hair reached all the way to her toes. More than ten million Totally Hair Barbie dolls were sold world wide, making Totally Hair Barbie the best-selling Barbie doll...

 

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The Business of Mattel's Barbie Doll

www.WatchMojo.com looks at the business of Barbie, aka. Barbara Millicent Roberts. Inspired by her daughter Barbara, Ruth Handler created Barbie and suggested the idea to her husband Elliot, a co-founder of the Mattel toy company. With two Barbie dolls sold every second of every day, Barbie is the most successful doll ever. Launched at the 1959 International Toy Fair for $3, Barbie initially sold over 351000 units in its first year in the market. With over 1 billion units sold since 1959, Barbie is the # 1 selling doll of all time and a cultural icon; inspiring over 70 designers including Calvin Klein, Gucci and Versace. Totally Hair Body - launched in 1992 - remains its most popular doll, with 10 million units sold in three years (1992-95). In recent years, Mattel faced heightened competition from MGA Entertainment's Bratz dolls, but in 2008, it won a copyright infringement lawsuit. Today, over 90% of girls aged 3 to 10 years own a Barbie doll.