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While you were smashing your Bernard Madoff doll, another famous figurine was busy celebrating the big 5-0. That's right, Barbie is officially a cougar! (On March 9th, to be exact.) To commemorate the occasion, 50 designers came together for a real-size Barbie showcase at Bloomingdale's and a runway show under the tents at Fashion Week.
Let's take a look back at Barbie during her formative years, shall we? This girl's got a lot of NYC roots! She first showed up at the American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959 (here's the first commercial that aired). Flash forward to 1974, when she was so popular that a section of Times Square was renamed Barbie Boulevard for a week. But perhaps her city-based education is the biggest shocker, allegedly Barbie attended Stuyvesant High School! At least, the fictional Manhattan International High School in New York City, which is said to be based on the real-life Stuyvesant.
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wow, she doesn't look a day over 20! Must've had a lot of plastic surgery...
where'd barbie go to college?
Yep, Barbie and I took chem together with Mr. Kahn. That girl is smarter than she looks. Sorry to see she's still have some eating issues though.
If you're interested in fun-with-Barbie parts, you gotta check out this artist: http://annalsofspacetime.blogspot.com/2008/01/interweb-shoutout-margaux-lange.html
Barbie used to have a really cool, smoldering look. Now she's all wide-eyed and vacant-looking.
"Math is hard!"
Mr. Orna loved that Schritzle Barbie.
Love this 50th anniversary coverage. Great work, keep it up!