Barbie

Barbie is an iconic American fashion doll first launched in 1959 by toy company Mattel, Inc. The brainchild of American businesswoman Ruth Handler, who named the doll after her own daughter, Barbara, the Barbie doll was one of the first to feature a grown woman's figure. The popular doll has graced the toy collections of little girls around the world for more than 50 years and is a popular collectible item with adults as well. Barbie is known for her luxurious blonde hair (though brunette Barbies and, later, African-American Barbies were marketed), as well as her ever-changing wardrobe and acc