Since Barbie's predecessor was an inflatable doll?

Is Barbie's predecessor an inflatable doll? Yes! In the long history, Barbie was really inspired by the inflatable dolls of that period.

During World War II, in order to improve the combat effectiveness and reduce the probability of soldiers being infected with gonorrhea due to indulgence, Hitler personally appointed SS commander Hillem to study inflatable dolls, which are similar to women's physiological structures, to meet the physiological needs of soldiers. If you want to look like him, you'd better look like his favorite actress K? Thevon Nagy's inflatable doll.

k？ When thevon Nagy was asked if she could make an inflatable doll according to her appearance, she was directly rejected, but eventually the face of the inflatable doll was made to look like her.

1952, German cartoonists created a cartoon character named "Lily", and soon made a plastic doll of 19-30cm according to Lily's appearance, which was sold in the red light district.

Ruth Handler, the founder of Barbie doll, thought on her daughter's paper-cut doll, "Why not make a mature doll?" Then she went to Germany on business, saw "Lily", bought it home without hesitation, and then wanted to design a mature doll with her colleagues in the company. But my colleagues all think Lily is too exposed for children to watch.

Ruth wants to know why they can't be together. A child needs not only a doll her age, but also an ideal image that can accompany her to grow up. The idea became more and more mature. The new doll was named after her daughter Barbara, and Barbie was born.

At present, the total sales volume of Barbie dolls exceeds 65.438+0 billion, which is sold to more than 654.38+050 countries in the world. It has become one of the best-selling dolls in the world, and it is also the favorite of little girls. But many people don't know that Barbie's predecessor is an inflatable doll. I also want to take this opportunity to introduce this history to you.

The early inflatable dolls and the present physical dolls have brought different inspirations to everyone in all aspects, and have gradually entered the lives of more people. They have also changed from the initial inflatable dolls to physical dolls with better materials, and they can also be intelligent AI voices; No longer just a sex doll, you can also be a fashion model, a photography model or a cosplay.

Although Barbie was inspired by the inflatable doll Lily at that time, many countries have banned the production and sale of children's solid dolls, so when choosing to buy, remember to be optimistic about the height and size!