Happy Birthday Barbie!

Today is Barbie's 50th birthday. Barbie made her debut in NYC on March 9th, 1959.
Of course she looks as good as ever. She still has a rockin' bod, perfect golden hair, and skin as smooth as the day she was born.

Even though Barbie should have aged somewhat by now, I am pretty glad that she has stayed the same 'ol Barbie I know and love (well with a slightly larger waist and a slightly smaller chest- redesigned in 1997 to be more realistic). I remember growing up and thinking Barbie was the coolest "person" ever. She could do whatever she wanted and nothing ever got in her way. She could be a fashion model, an astronaut, a doctor, flight attendant, pilot and then she could run for president, all without skipping a beat (or adding a wrinkle or gray hair). Watching Barbie achieve everything she ever wanted was quite the inspiration to me.

Mattel has released a new version of the original doll. I have heard some chatter of them selling for the original price of $3. needless to say I will be skipping my lunch time workout and heading to every store I know of that sells Barbies, in search of the newold Barbie. A little nostalgia never hurt anyone ;)

On the left is the original Barbie from 1959 and on the right is the Barbie I hope to purchase today :)



A lot different from what a 50 yr old might really look like.