Index:
Bild-Lilli, Barbie's predecessor
Barbie's Manufacturers Markings
Barbie's friends and relatives
Barbie through the ages, 1959 - 2009
Barbie luxury doll to massproduction
The five different collector types
Barbie is the main figure of this doll world.
In the subsequent description when referring to Barbie, this figure is meant at all times.
Barbie has always oriented herself to every actual fashion trend and therefore she remained
an impersonation of the evolution at each time, Her appearance has always changed accordingly:
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The very first Barbie, known as „Ponytail No.1“ to insiders, was available as a blonde and brunette,
incorporating a curled ponytail hairstyle. Her headmold witha a closed mouth, and molded on eyelashes
were copied after Lilli, and excactly as the latter she has a distinct makeup and a pronounced female body
with curves. Unlike most other dolls her legs do not spread when seated but remain ladylike parallel
(this had also been a trademark of Lilli). Later she was also available with short hairstyles and other hair colors.
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1967 Barbie gets a new face mold. The eyelashes are now painted or even rooted and generally
she appears more girlish that her predecessor.
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1977 Marks the appearance of „Superstar Barbie“ she gets a new head which is being
used for Barbie for the following twenty Years: a wide smiling face with large eyes and
a chin incorporating a dimple. This became Mattel’s the most used head mold.
The various hair colors were discontinued in favor of blonde only until 1991 when
blacks and brunettes reappeared.
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