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    Steppin Out Doll

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    The Mattel Barbie Collector Edition Steppin Out ‘Great Fashions of the 20th Century’ doll is the epitome of the 1930s fashion. The 1930s style is possessed in this collector doll. This doll was released as the third edition in the series of ‘Great Fashions of the 20th Century.’ It became available in stores on January 1st, 1999. The fashions of the Barbie dolls in this collection highlight the biggest style influences of the 30s. This edition of the Barbie Is made specifically with collectors in…

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    Twiggy Research Paper

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    Lesley Hornby, aka Twiggy, was considered “The Face of ‘66” by Daily Express (Reed 36). It’s no wonder why she was given this title, considering that at the time, she was the world’s most famous supermodel. Twiggy stands at five foot six and weighs ninety pounds. Even for her petite size, Twiggy has still done many amazing things, but it all started in 1949. Twiggy was born on September 19, 1949 in Neasden, London. At a young age, it was already evident that Twiggy would love fashion for the…

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    Colleen Moore was an American film actress in silent film era. Moore became one of the most fashionable stars of the era and popularize with her's bobbed haircut.Moore was the eldest child and she owned dollhouses as a child, but her father suggested that she should pursue her passion for miniatures and dollhouses by creating the "doll house" of her dreams. She started taking her first step in Hollywood when she was 15 years old,her uncle arranged a screen test with American film director like…

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    Barbie Vs Bratz

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    The case that I chose to represent misappropriation of trade secret was Mattel, INC v. MGA Entertainment, INC also known as Barbie v. Bratz. This particular case struck my interests because Barbie© was a very influential toy in my childhood in result I promoted the use of entertainment by Barbie© to my daughter. This case was very enlightening due to the history of these two companies and how each of them posed a threat to one another. Also, threatening the complete future existence of Bratz©.…

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    Alex Kimmell Mrs. Andrea Glenn Composition II, First Period 29 January, 2016 Barbie Doll An Annotated Bibliography Anschutz, Doeschka, and Rutger Engels. "The Effects Of Playing With Thin Dolls On Body Image And Food Intake In Young Girls."Sex Roles 63.9/10 (2010): 621-630. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Jan. 2016. This was a study conducted to observe the effect that playing with Barbie dolls had on girls ages six to ten. The study was conducted on several young Dutch girls. These girls were…

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    being 57. The one thing most people know about Ruth Handler and Mattel Inc. is that they created Barbie. Ruth Handler married the Mattel Inc. founder, Elliot Handler, together the Handlers worked on turning a garage furniture shop into an ongoing successful company. They had two children, Barbara and Kenneth Handler and in the 1970’s Ruth was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She later died in 2002 from complications from colon surgery. Ruth Handler has changed the way companies have been…

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    represented the fact that a woman has choices.” Handler got the inspiration for her iconic fashion doll, by watching her daughter Barbra play with her paper dolls. Barbra often used these paper dolls to play adult or teenage make believe. Handler believed that experimenting with the future, through pretend play, was an essential part of a child’s development. During this time, most children’s dolls were representations of infants. Realizing a gap in the market, Handler set out to create a…

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    Barbie Nation Essay

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    There is no doubt that Barbie has become a natural part of our nation and the significance that Barbie literally has had on our society has shaped the values of women in general. Ruth Handler, the co - founder of Barbie herself describes Barbie as a "cult". Initially her intent was to create a more adult like doll that would ease a girl's self-esteem as she’s growing up. Due to the fact that this dates back to the 1950's, there were no adult like dolls at the time. The only dolls on the market…

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    “Maybe,” Caroline answered back, smiling at May. May squealed with pure delight and clenched the Azurill doll she was still holding. She might be getting her very own Pokémon! Maybe Hoenn wasn’t going to be so bad after all. The interior of the new home had standard high-end furniture. “Looks nicer than what we used to have. Guess Dad’s new job must pay better.” May thought, admiring the arranged furniture throughout. Caroline began heading up the stairs and called for May to follow. They…

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    Mattel’s Barbie was first introduced to the world in 1959 by Ruth Handler. Ruth came up with the idea of Barbie by watching her daughter and friends play with paper dolls that mimicked adults. She thought to herself that there were no teenage and adult dolls on the market, she then took her idea to husband Elliot Handler who was one of the co-founders of Mattel Toys. He was skeptical at the idea because there were lots of baby and toddler dolls on the market but there were no adult dolls. Even…

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