Hello and welcome back to more of Barbie Month here on TBP! I may have gotten in over my head with this idea, which is pretty typical for me. Barbie has a very rich history, and it feels like every day I encounter something new that I want to write about! For example, Kenzie mentioned the My First Barbie dolls from the 80s in her comment, and that intrigued me because I love dolls from the 80s! I also got an Instagram request to look at Gloria from the upcoming movie. And then I feel like every time I do internet research for the review I'm working on, I come across a new Barbie doll or concept that I hadn't thought to include. It's going to be a busy month!
For today, I want to go back to the beginning of Barbie's timeline and look at a doll that represents her roots. Barbie made her debut in 1959, but the very first dolls from that year are expensive now, with prices as high as $10,000 or more. However, there's a reproduction of the original Barbie that was sold in 1994 to celebrate her 35th anniversary. These dolls are still easy to find on the secondary market and cost in the $50 range, so that's who I decided to feature in this review:
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| 35th Anniversary reproduction Barbie by Mattel, 1994. |
