Barbie Logo — Barbie is a doll manufactured by U.S. company Mattel. Was launched on March 9th of 1959 at the American International Toy Fair in New York. It was created by Ruth Handler wife of Elliot Handler , co-founder of Mattel . The name Barbie was placed in honor of Ruth’s daughter, Barbara. Its creation was inspired by a doll German called Bild Lilli . The brand includes several dolls and accessories collection. Barbie has been an important part of fashion dolls and toys on the market for fifty years and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits , often with the parody of the doll and her lifestyle.
In the 50’s , Ruth Handler noticed her daughter preferred playing with dolls with adult features, rather than the child. At that time, most of the dolls that were made were childish. Realizing the potential business, decided to propose it to her husband and co-founder of Mattel, but the idea did not come to fruition, because the reaction was the director of Mattel. More