1969 Barbie Dolls

Hairstyles have come and gone throughout this decade, and the style this year is long and flipped up at the ends.

Leg wear is hot, and so are Barbie doll's fashions. Fab Fur comes with waist high golden lame boots, and Yellow Mellow arrives dressed in yellow net tights that match her lemon yellow mini-dress.

Ken took the year 1968 off to work out, and returns this year with muscles. He also has a new head, knees that bend, and the ability to speak. Read more

1961 Barbie Dolls

A year after her introduction, Barbie doll is the hottest selling fashion doll of all time. Number 5 is released, featuring different hair colors, including a shade of red known as titian. And the new Bubble Cut hairstyle is popular, courtesy of Jacqueline Kennedy.

Enchanted Evening, a charming pink satin gown, debuts this year. This fashion becomes a collector favorite, and is produced again in 1996.

Barbie gets a boyfriend when Ken doll enters the picture. He's 1/2" taller than Barbie and has short, flocked brown or blonde hair, blue eyes and movable head, arms and legs. He's ready for a day at the beach with bathing trunks, sandals and a towel. Read more

1961 Barbie Gets a Boyfriend: Ken’s First Commercial

In the year of 1961 the world was introduced to Barbie's new boyfriend, Ken. And now thanks to the power of the Internet and YouTube, we get to enjoy the very first commercial that Ken was ever featured in today. Go ahead and check out the old 1961 Barbie commercial below now...