It’s been 57 years since Barbie made her debut in New York at the American International Toy Fair in 1959. Over the years, the world famous doll has evolved to include a wide range of different incarnations. Since it is Barbie Day, let’s take a look at some of Barbie’s different looks across the decades.
12 Oct 1984 – A collection of Barbie Dolls on exhibit at the Public Library in New York. Image by © Bettmann/Corbis
1986 Rock Star Barbie doll — Image by © Barry Lewis/In Pictures/Corbis
1986 Magic Moves (first black Barbie doll) — Image by © Barry Lewis/In Pictures/Corbis
Barbie doll 2009 playing with her dog. Written on the packaging: “Clean up pup. Cleanliness is next Barbie-ness. Barbie can do it all!” Image by © Barry Lewis/In Pictures/Corbis
Teenage Fashion Model Barbie® doll introduced at the New York Toy Fair on March 9, 1959 and featuring the famous black dress. Image by © Barry Lewis/In Pictures/Corbis
Homemaker Barbie from the early 1960s is on display at the city museum ‘Alte Burg’ in Wittenberge, Germany, 26 January 2012. Image by © Britta Pedersen/dpa/Corbis
Dentist Barbie is on display at the city museum ‘Alte Burg’ in Wittenberge, Germany, 26 January 2012. The travelling exhibition ‘Busy Girl – Barbie’s Career’ documents women’s history of the last 50 years with the help of Barbie dolls. Image by © Britta Pedersen/dpa/Corbis
A barbie doll in a white dress is on display in the ‘Barbie Dreamhouse’ exhibition near the Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany, 12 April 2013. Image by © Jens Kalaene/dpa/Corbis
Lounge of Barbie Experience at the Sao Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW) Winter 2015 RTW. Image by © Mauricio Santana/Corbis
Detail of the Barbie dressed like princesses. Image by © Daniele Baldi/Demotix/Corbis
A Barbie doll from the collection of Barbie aficionado Billy Boy wears and outfit by designer Thierry Mugler. Image by © Pierre Vauthey/Sygma/Corbis
Barbie and Ken dolls from the collection of Barbie aficionado Billy Boy wear outfits designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier. Image by © Pierre Vauthey/Sygma/Corbis
Barbie dolls from the collection of Barbie aficionado Billy Boy wear outfits designed by Yves Saint Laurent. Image by © Pierre Vauthey/Sygma/Corbis
A Barbie doll from the collection of Barbie aficionado Billy Boy wears an outfit designed by Paco Rabanne. Image by © Pierre Vauthey/Sygma/Corbis
A wax Barbie doll is on display at the Musee Grevin in Paris. The doll is wearing a dress by Christian Dior designer Gianfranco Ferre. Image by Pascal Le Segretain/Sygma/Corbis
This humorous version of The Judgment of Paris shows a Ken doll as Paris, a G.I. Joe action figure as Mercury, a Marilyn Monroe doll as Venus, and Barbie dolls as Juno and Minerva. Image by © Louis K. Meisel Gallery, Inc./CORBIS
The Barbie jetliner play set at the New York Toy Fair. Image by © Najlah Feanny/CORBIS SABA
Glamorous Barbie Doll. Image by © K.M. Westermann/CORBIS
The new 2016 Barbie Fashionistas line including seven skin tones, 18 eye colors, and 18 hairstyles, in addition to the three new body types. Image – Pinterest
Mattel launched three new dolls aimed at making more body types and sizes available to Barbie fans this year. Image -Pinterest
The full 2016 Barbie Fashionistas line came out of a two-year design initiative from Mattel. Image -Pinterest
