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Spread the pink carpet, pick up the feather boa and open the door to Malibu Dream House.
It's Barbie's 50 th birthday, and this iconic doll is unveiled today in her latest swimsuit with a lot to celebrate.
Only this US agency will inspire 48-year-old Barbara carleskint to spend nearly $700 so that she and one of her dolls can wear a match at the annual collector's party
Karleskint, who lives outside Orlando, Florida, said with a smile: "Look, we're not as bad as those of the Star Trek convention . ".
"Collecting Barbie dolls" brings me happiness;
That's all I can say.
Life is not worth it unless you have some happiness.
"According to Mattel, there are 8 million active collectors in the world, and carlsking is not alone.
Since Mattel launched Barbie in 1959, she has become a household name. -
Mattel spokeswoman Lauren Doherty said the company has 90% American girls aged 3 to 10 and sells in 150 countries.
She added that Barbie attracted 50 million visitors to her website every month.
Along the way, she spawned a cosmetics line, a clothing store all over Asia, and an entertainment franchise that sells more than 65 million DVDs.
Last week, the six-year-old watched the old toys for a new life.
The story flagship store opened in Shanghai, China. And a real-
Life Malibu Dream House, temporary residence for Barbie's birthday-
Including a chandelier with her hair. -
Currently on display in California.
According to the author Robin Geber, for an original subject to "sex-
Men with gag toys for the theme. "The now-
Geber, author of Barbie and Ruth, said the legendary doll was conceived by Polish immigrant daughter Ruth Handler: The Story of the world's most famous doll and the woman who created her.
"She and her husband Elliot owned Mattel until a scandal involving cooked food charges drove them out in 1975," said Cooper.
Handler, who died in 2002, watched her daughter Barbara play paper dolls.
Then, on a trip to Europe, Barbara got hooked on what Geber said was a buxom doll based on German female cartoon character Lily, who used sex love to get what she wanted.
"I guess she didn't know what it was when she bought it," because at that time, four years after Lili doll was released, it had already landed at the European toy store, explained the author.
Handler brought the doll back to the United States and insisted on getting Mattel's designers to work.
"Who will think of it," said Cooper.
Barbie is considered by a woman to be imitating a cartoon character "essentially a prostitute ".
"Although Mattel's people have never sold dolls, Handler is only skeptical at best, and it turns out that he is" a corporate genius, "says Geber ".
In the three years since the launch of Barbie, Mattel's market value has grown to $0. 2 billion, double that of the first 20 years.
Handler's daughter, now 67, Barbara Siegel, was a little dumbfounded by all the hype.
"It was a very interesting journey," she said at her home in Los Angeles, California.
"I can't believe this doll made it all.
Barbie's collection line (
Not on Wal. Mart shelves)
Designed for adults.
Still like the ups of Barbie.
Many people say that Barbie is the antidote to the adult disaster, allowing them to regain their youth and relive simpler times. iReport.
Com: Look, share the Barbie collection the woman at the back of the Sandy holder doll loft in Union City, California walks through her 3,000-square-
A warehouse andof-a-
The intimate Barbie museum, home to thousands of dolls, and talks about the influx of tourists from her door every year.
The doll can evoke strong emotions and see tourists cry for a lost sibling or a childhood friend, she said.
But 51-year-old Holder, who gave up nursing more than 20 years ago to pursue Barbie's Dream, said that while traveling to the museum may be emotional, they are also full of laughter and stories.
"No one shared with me the good times of their childhood and no one left," Holder said . " He used to sell a doll at auction for $27,600.
However, Barbie did not bring a smile to everyone. Though the 11. 5-
Inch doll can't be single-
Because of eating disorders and physical problems
The image problem that plagues young women, says Ellyn Kaschak, a psychology professor at San Jose State University in California, Barbie, especially given her popularity, is part of the problem.
"I don't think these concerns are excessive at all," Kaschak said . " Kaschak is one of the founders of the 1970 s in feminist psychology.
Blow her up to normal [human]
When she talked about the figure Barbie could not reach, she said: "She will fall.
However, Cindy Jackson, 53, still standsyear-
Inspired by Barbie, the old woman does more than just collect dolls and splurge outfits.
For more than two decades, Jackson has been involved in knife 13 times in a row.
Scaling operations, including multiple programs at a time, and hundreds of cosmetic adjustments with less interference
Ups in order to achieve "full-
She says Barbie represents American Beauty.
She said she grew up in rural Ohio and was "bland ".
"Every real woman around me is the wife of the farmer, the factory worker, the mother, or the school teacher. . . .
It's the soul for me. destroying.
No charm.
She remembers, and then she met her first Barbie, an old-fashioned doll with a foam cut-out, "side-eye", dressed up as Jackie Kennedy.
"It's powerful," Jackson said at her home in London, England . "
"I 've never seen a real woman like this, I think, 'This is what I want.
Pay attention to Barbie's looks and values, including materialism. -
Ms. Doherty of Mattel said she had already worn about 1 billion sets of clothes. -
Sometimes more angry than feminists and psychologists.
For example, the recently released Tattoo Barbie doll has been affected by some parents.
Watch the video about the controversy, according to hardcore fans, but such criticism ignores the full meaning of Barbie. iReport.
Com: Barbie's body is not a problem with "don't want to look like her.
It's about imagining what might be, "said Nancy Parsons of West Pennsylvania, who is the president of Barbie's 50 th anniversary celebration, and this year's Collector's Congress is scheduled for July.
"To say this is a bad influence ---
They don't know the imagination to play with dolls. . . .
My sister always pretends she's a nurse and [now]she's a nurse.
Mattel says Barbie's career has fallen by 108.
She was a candidate for police, doctors, vets, astronauts and the president.
By the way, it's not just women who attract Barbie dolls.
As many as 20% of the annual conference participants come from all over the world, said President Parsons this year, who is male.
In her own Collector's Club, she says, there are two: "One is a barber and the other is a car repairman . ".
Scott Warren, 45, will attend the annual conference for the seventh consecutive summer.
As he himself described, the "newbie fashion fan" has been collecting Barbie for about 14 years, and his favorite is Versace Barbie, Ralph Lauren Barbie and Dai
"I know I can't afford the designer's original work, but I think it's cool that my Barbie can afford it," he said . ".
Barbie has a long-term partnership with top designers, and last month, 50 designers took the opportunity to participate in the Barbie fashion show in New York, bringing life.
Big Barbie fashion show.
"A lot of people say she is their first client and the first model they wear," said Doherty of Mattel . ".
"We think this is the best place to start her celebration.
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