How Did The Barbie Doll Evolve

1959, the time when the first known radar makes contact with Venus, the United Kingdom starts using postal codes and also the time when the first ever Barbie doll which derived from the toy manufacturing company Mattel, originated. Over time, the Barbie doll has been seen to evolve. Her choice in fashion has expanded throughout the years, from dresses and blouses to space suits and doctors coats, her attire has advanced according to Barbie’s career and the fashion of the era. Consumer’s interests and beliefs can also be seen to significantly contribute towards the changes in the Barbie doll’s outfits. Interests from around the world such as the wedding of the Prince and Duchess of Cambridge, or the Wizard of Oz book and movie collection, are

The Barbie doll that had originated at this time came with dark brown hair tied back with bangs, whilst wearing the retro clothing that would be soon to come in the following decade, the 60’s. By 1963, Barbie had discovered the ‘bubble cut’, a hairstyle that would sit just directly above the neck, influencing young females to do the same. Barbie’s figure was seen to be tall and petite. She had a waist smaller than her head, fitting approximately only half a liver and a few inches of intestines on a real life scale. Barbie’s legs were 50% longer than her arms, when the average women’s is only seen to be 20% longer, as well as a neck twice as long as what it should be, making her virtually incapable of lifting her head in reality. Barbie’s figure has gradually progressed from being unrealistic to more practical than not. The Barbie Doll can now be seen to come in all colours, shapes and sizes with darker skin tones, new body shapes including curvy, petite, tall, short and original as well as varied hairstyles, in Mattel’s Barbie Fashionista

On April 29th, 2011, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, got married. Being a world wide significant event, the royal newly weds got replicated into exclusively elegant dolls, costing approximately $100 for the pair. Online consumers were restricted to 5 sets of the couple per order, due to the rapid rate at which they were selling out from popular demand. On November 18th, 2013, NASA set out a United States of America Mars Orbiter, MAVEN, weighing approximately 2,550kg, in order to obtain critical observations in the understanding of climate change over the course of Mars’ history. With this, on August 5th 2013, in collaboration with NASA, Mattel launched its first Barbie Mars Astronaut Explorer, enhancing the education and support at which NASA was receiving for the mission to be set off. The world became significantly more involved and interested with the mission and bought the Barbie to embrace the