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“ Dad, please get me a Barbie like Shreya!” “Sure dear one, I will get you a doll this weekend.” “No dad. Not a doll, but Barbie. She is Barbie!” A phenomenal creation by Mattel, ideated by Ruth Handler, Barbie was born in 1959. Inspired by, Bild Lilli, the German sexy doll used as novelty gift for men, Barbie […]
What makes a Barbie stand out in a world of dolls? The 11.5-inch figure was one of the first of its kind back in the 50s. Barbie is essentially a plaything sculpture made of plastic. In every sculpture, it is the design and themes that play a huge part in shaping the perception in the
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Named after the creator Ruth Handler’s daughter, Barbara Millicent “Barbie” Roberts was officially launched on 9th March 1959. The doll was originally based on somewhat of a sex toy- a German adult call girl doll named Bild Lilli. Handler created Barbie with the intention of making a fully-grown doll for kids after noticing her daughters
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Pratiksha Shome During production, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie needed so much pink paint that the entire global inventory of one firm was depleted. In an interview with Architectural Digest, Gerwig and the movie’s production designer Sarah Greenwood discussed how Barbieland was built, which is nearly entirely bright pink, including the life-size replicas of the doll’s
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Smriti Malhotra Think pink, think Barbie, think Barbiecore! Barbie was a style icon in the 50s, the fashion dolls were released in 1959 by the American Toy Company Mattel which took the world by storm. 92% of American girls within the age range of 3 to 12 years had a Barbie. They were
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April 20, On This Day A Swedish piece of sunshine During the 20th century, a certain painting became an icon for the history of Stockholm, the Swedish capital. Even today, it is frequently displayed whenever the history of the city is commemorated. This piece of art is Vädersolstavlan (Swedish for ‘The Sundog Painting’) — an
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