How many Barbie dolls you have or had in childhood?
Since 1980, Mattel Inc. has produced numerous versions of it’s best selling product, the Barbie doll: Jamaican, Nigerian, and Kenyan Barbie; Malaysian, Chinese, and Indian Barbie; Mexican, Brazillian, Puerto Rican, Hawaiian,Eskimo, Japanese, and Native American, and on and on.
Barbie owns 100% brand recognition among girls aged 3 to 10, 96 percent of whom own at least one doll, and most owning more.
In 1989 nearly 500 million Barbies had been sold, along 200 million G.I.Joes. 800 million sold by 1994. following year 1 billion were sold. Now, nearly two barbies are every second somewhere in the world; about half of the dolls are purchased in US.
Share your experineces with your barbie. How you played with her? Did you make clothes for her or change her dress often- what type? What type of barbie you owned – white or black/colored?
Why do you like your Barbie? And how many you own?
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(references: Ann duCille)
I have actually NEVER owned a Barbie. I grew up in a pre-Barbie era and never really got into them. Now Teddy Bears–that’s a different story!
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Malaysian Barbie 1990 Dolls of the World Collection
$34.75
Malaysian Barbie doll was produced in Malaysia and had input from Mattel Malaysia in her design. She is the only Doll of the World produced in the country which she represents. She wears a magenta Kabaya jacket and sarong skirt with a banner and hairbow trimmed with rosetes. She uses the Oriental head mold. A $45 Value…
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Kebaya Barbie (Songket Series 1999) – Malaysian Barbie – RARE
$79.99
An unusual Barbie with sleek jet black hair pulled back in a bun and held in place with a gold fan clip. Kebaya Barbie wears an exquisite bright turquoise-with-gold-thread two piece tunic with gold circle buttons having a “diamond” in the middle”. Barbie has on tiny gold ball earrings and a long gold scar composed of loosely woven gold thread and a long gold chain around her neck. She wears whi…
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Kebaya Barbie
Barbie looks elegant in this white outfit. She comes with a gold brush, shoes and purse. Made for the Malaysian market and not sold in the U.S. This doll wearing white is the hardest Kebaya Barbie to find….
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