February 2009

  • happy

    hey how are you I love you soo much and happy birthyear!

  • barbare

    hello barbie i'm babi.

  • Barbie: The True Hollywood Story

    The Early Years

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  • From elee

    happy birthday!

  • Did Barbie have a Mommy or Daddy?

    There has been a lot of talk about two Barbie related books. One is called Barbie and Ruth and covers, as the name suggests, the role of Ruth Handler within Mattel. Written by Robin Gerber, this book is an interesting account of Ruth's contribution to the birth of Barbie.

    The second one, Jerry Oppenheimer's Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel, focuses on a more controversial topic. And that contentious topic would be designer Jack Ryan who might have been the genius behind the best loved doll. Well, this is what Oppenheimer claims.

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  • DR OUSSENI E.BANAO CHAIRMAN I B F C

    IT IS MY DUTY AND MY GREAT PLEASURE TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE ONLY ONE ALWAYS GIVING US SMILE AND JOYFUL TIME...
    SINCERELY

  • Barbie High Fashion



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  • Ignore the Haters

    Dear Barbie,

    You are the best role model a girl could have. You are pretty, you are smart, and you are the most popular girl in the world. Lots of people want to say bad things about you, but those people are just jealous that they could never in a million years be as cool as you! Some people go so far as to project their own insecurities on you, I say those people are crazy(talk about having ISSUES!). So, don't listen to the haters out there, and just have a happy birthday! You're turning 50 and you look great! I hope I look as good as you when I'm that old.

    Cheers!

  • Fun with saws and Barbies

    Dear Barbie,

    I remember when we first met, I was a boy of twelve and you were laying in the backyard, abandoned on the grass by my ten year old sister. Your long, golden, silky hair disheveled, and your plastic body, exposed in the burning afternoon light. You thought I was going to rescue you to the safety of the house, but I had other plans for you. I've never had more fun using my dad's band saw, thanks to you. The punishment that ensued after was well worth it. And my sister forgave me, eventually.

    It's been good times...Happy birthday Barbie!

  • 2009

    • Over 1 billion Barbies have been sold
    • This year, Barbie turns fifty, but shows no signs of slowing down, having already worked as a trainer at Sea World, a nursery school doctor, a vet, a pre school teacher and a gymnastic coach. She has most recently been an intern at a major fashion magazine - going back to her roots.

  • 2008

    • Barbie gets a belly button, and loses her Twist waist.
    • Aware of the global crisis, Barbie goes green with a new eco-concious line of accessories
    • Barbie is a TV Chef
    • Barbie is a swimming instructor
    • Barbie coaches soccer
    • Barbie works with kids at Space Camp
    • Barbie runs for president again

  • 2007

  • Barbie launches her own doll shaped MP3 player
  • Barbie is a pet sitter
  • Barbie passes on her dance skills to students as a ballet teacher
  • Barbie turns her hand to children's photography
  • Barbie is a cake baker
  • Barbie creates her own virtual world for her fans

  • 2006

    • Barbie and Ken get back together
    • Barbie becomes a zoologist

  • 2005

    Barbie wins American Idol!

  • 2004

    • Barbie splits from long term boyfriend, Ken
    • Barbie becomes a presidential candidate once again

  • 2003

    • Barbie becomes a movie producer
    • Saudi Arabia makes the sale of Barbie dolls illegal, saying that she does not conform to the ideals of Islam

  • 2002

    Barbie is an Olympic ice skater again

  • 2000

    • Barbie spends some time in bootcamp
    • Barbie is a paratrooper
    • Barbie is a pediatrician again
    • Barbie becomes President!
    • Barbie is an art teacher

  • 1999

    • Stepping up her career in commercial airlines, Barbie becomes a pilot
    • Barbie is a business woman once more
    • Barbie learns sign language and uses her teaching training to become a teacher for the deaf
    • Younger sibling Krissy arrives
    • Barbie is once again inspiration for art, albeit dark, in a series of photography by Tom Forsythe depicting Barbie in a blender
    • Barbie takes up sport and becomes a professional baseball player
    • Barbie cameos in the movie Toy Story 2

  • 1998

    • Barbie learns to be a race car driver and enters the Indy 500
    • Barbie joins the Women's National Basketball Association

  • 1997

    • Barbie becomes a dentist
    • Barbie undergoes some bodily changes, gaining inches around her waist and losing them from her bust
    • Barbie is bi-lingual. She has now learned Spanish
    • Barbie's first designer clothing boutique opens
    • Danish pop group Aqua release a song named Barbie Girl

  • 1995-1996

    Barbie spends a couple of years focusing on teaching

  • 1995

    Little sister, Kelly, arrives

  • 1994

    • Barbie is a Thunderbird Squadron Leader in the airforce
    • Barbie goes to space again in a new astronaut suit
    • Barbie turns her medical skills to children, as a pediatrician
    • Barbie's love of animals inspires her to become a vet
    • Barbie is a firefighter

  • 1993

    • Barbie is a police officer
    • Combining her experience in the forces and her medical training, Barbie becomes a medical seargeant in the army

  • 1992

    • Barbie becomes a Presidential Candidate
    • Barbie breaks records with hair reaching all the way down to her toes.
    • This was the best selling Barbie ever.
    • Back to business matters for Barbie
    • There is another sibling for Barbie, with Stacy
    • Teen Barbie talks, with a voice box and proclaims "Math class is tough!"
    • Barbie goes back to teaching

  • 1991

    Barbie goes to sea as a petty officer in the Navy

  • 1990

    • Barbie is a figure skater with the ice capades
    • Barbie becomes a captain in the Air Force
    • Barbie works at the Embassy as a Summit Diplomat

  • 1989

    • Barbie officially enlists in the Army in support of the Gulf War
    • Barbie is a UNICEF Ambassador
    • Barbie's cousin Jazzie arrives

  • 1988

    Back to hospital, with Doctor Barbie

  • 1986

    • Barbie is an astronaut and visits the moon
    • Barbie becomes a rock chick, and starts her own rock band

  • 1985

    • Barbie is a high powered business executive
    • Barbie is a muse for the artist Andy Warhol, who paints her
    • Barbie is an elementary school teacher

  • 1983

    Barbie is a professional pianist

  • 1978

    • Barbie get a job in an office
    • Barbie is a business executive, with a hectic schedule

  • 1975

    • Barbie is a figure skater
    • Barbie wins several gold medals at the Olympics, in figure skating, gymnastics and skiing

  • 1974

    An area of Times Square in New York City was temporarily named Barbie Boulevard

  • 1973

    Barbie becomes a surgeon

  • 1971

    Barbie goes to Malibu and sports a new look

  • 1967

    Barbie gains a twistable waist, letting her take part in the popular dance trend of the times

  • 1966

    • Barbie's younger twin siblings, Tutti and Todd arrive.
    • Barbie's cousin Francie is introduced.
    • It is back to the job of air hostess for Barbie, this time for Pan Am airlines.

  • 1965

    Barbie goes to college
    Barbie is a student teacher
    Barbie is an astronaut, and the first woman to go into space

  • 1964

    Barbie's little sister, Skipper, arrives

  • 1963

    Barbie graduates from Willows High School, Wisconson

  • 1962

    Barbie attends Manhattan International High School in New York City

  • 1960-1969

    Barbie's life is serialized in a range of books

  • 1961

    • Barbie meets, and falls in love with Ken Carson
    • Barbie is a ballerina, and dances the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in
    • The Nutcracker Suite
    • Barbie is a singer
    • Barbie is a registered nurse
    • Barbie is an airline hostess for American Airlines

  • 1960

    Barbie is a fashion designer

  • 1959

    • March 9th 1959: Barbie is launched at the American International Toy Fair in New York
    • Barbie is a teen fashion model
    • Approximately 350,000 Barbies are sold in her launch year

  • Astronaut Barbie, Fabulous and Pink!

    What if astronauts' uniforms really looked like this? Hot-pink puffy sleeves and pink go-go boots? After a hard-day's work in space, Barbie is ready to hit the disco in her silver and pink space suit, complete with fish bowl helmet, an accessory no hip astronaut can do with out. Only in Barbie's world....

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  • Barbie the Muse: How Barbie has inspired artists

    Painting by MonsalHere's a painting by Seattle-based artist Mon Sal, who has found Barbie to be her muse. The artist, born and raised in El Salvador never played with Barbies until she was an adult, having been brought up in a Marxist household, Barbie was a forbidden object in her household. Now that the artist resides in the US she can't get enough of Barbie. She is currently working on a website to showcase her art, this is just a sneak preview of what is to come.

  • Badgley Mischka Barbie

    Wow, I knew Barbie was glamorous but this dress is just amazing. Couture fans and Barbie fans alike should enjoy this special dress designed for Barbie by Badgley Mischka.

  • Will Barbie replace the Piglet on my desk?

    It could be the 50th birthday festivities or it could very well be a reaction to a changing world. Nonetheless, something is stirring within Mattel. Every new story about Barbie this year has an extra titbit of information. It's almost a tiny rumbling, as if Mattel has grand plans to break out of its regular cocoon and reveal a brand new Barbie. Who knows, maybe it will be a side to her we have never seen before?

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  • First Barbie Commercial

    For Barbie fans all over, this will be a rather nostalgic video. If you have not already seen it, it will prove to be an interesting insight into Barbie's television debut.

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  • Angela Merkel Barbie

    I rather like this new addition to the Mattel collection. According to various news sources, Mattel is all set to unveil an Angela Merkel Barbie at the 60th International Toy Fair in Nuremberg!

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  • Barbie, the globetrotter

    Photo Source: atxbil @ flickr, (License: Attrib & Non-Commercial)

    So what do you think about the new Barbie venture in China? Story goes that Mattel is opening a Barbie flagship in Shanghai! Yes, Shanghai, that wonderfully bustling fashion spot, not to mention its status as a bit of a consumer heaven. From what I gathered, this is Mattel's first major expansion attempt in Asia.

    First, a little bit about the store. It looks to be a Barbie bonanza; the store is 3400-square-meters and boasts a spa, a do-it-yourself design center, delightful café and of course, all Barbie related goodies will be sold here. Other events that are linked to the grand opening are the introduction of Vera Wang Barbie Shanghai wedding dress as well as the launching of an Asian doll (one of two new Shanghai Barbie dolls; the other is a Caucasian doll). Check out the Barbie Shanghai website if you want a glimpse into the up-and-coming event.

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