A BildLilli doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
The inspiration for all-American Barbie is Bild-Lilli, a doll with familiar blond hair and wasp waist that first appeared in 1955. The doll was in turn inspired by a cartoon, and a chance.
A BildLilli doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
Bild Lilli was as innovative of a doll as she was scandalous. Lilli wasn't only the world's first mass-marketed plastic fashion doll; she was also the first to come in different sizes. While the 12-inch dolls are the more famous, there were also 7-inch dolls sold at slightly lower prices but made just as well.
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To make things more complicated for Bild Lilli fans, the Marx Toy Company of Hong-Kong licensed the doll design and created their own line of Bild Lilli 'clones' between the 1950s and 1960s.
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Lilli, also known as Bild-Lilli, is a discontinued West German comic strip created by Reinhard Beuthien for the tabloid newspaper Bild, appearing there from 1952 to 1961.
BILDLILLI, Doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
Bild-Lilli doll. Unlike the German doll, the American Barbie has slightly more wholesome features. She still had a similar, curvy build. However, the makeup was lessened and helped the dolls to appear a bit more kid-friendly. The feet of the American Barbies are also quite different from the feet of the Bild Lilli dolls.
BILDLILLI, Doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
Barbie had a sister—Bild-Lilli, a racy doll marketed to men. And though the risqué 1955 doll has largely been overshadowed by the success of the American toy, she plays a part in the origin.
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A Bild Lilli doll from 1955 — the racier ancestor of Mattel's "Barbie" doll — is shown at a 2006 convention. (Frank Hormann/AP) 5 min
BILDLILLI, Doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
Bild Lilli was a German fashion doll produced from 1950 to 1964, based on the comic-strip character Lilli in the Bild-Zeitung newspaper. She first appeared in print on June 24, 1952. The cartoon was an immediate success and a new one appeared every day.
A BildLilli doll, Germany 19551964. Bukowskis
Bild Lilli is the doll that Ruth Handler found while shopping in Europe in 1956 and was exactly the kind of a doll she had been thinking of producing. Mrs. Handler noticed her daughter Barbie preferred playing with her paper dolls rather than baby dolls that were prevalent at the time.
BILDLILLI, Doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
This Bild Lilli doll was a platinum blonde, blue-eyed bombshell with large breasts. She wore red lipstick and blue eyeliner. Her feet were molded into black stilettos and she had arched eyebrows and sultry side-glancing eyes.
A BildLilli doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
Walking past a toy shop in Lucerne in the Swiss Alps, both Handler and her daughter were "absolutely transfixed" by the sight of a doll they saw in the window - known as Bild Lilli. "Barbara.
A BildLilli doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
First created as a comic-strip character in the Hamburg newspaper Bild-Zeitung, the Bild Lilli doll became so popular that she was immortalized in plastic — and sold as an adult novelty,.
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Bild Lilli: The 'adult' doll on which Barbie was modelled Premium Bild Lilli: The 'adult' doll on which Barbie was modelled As Greta Gerwig's Barbie continues to set global box offices on fire, a look at the German doll which was its inspiration. Written by Vandana Kalra follow New Delhi | Updated: July 28, 2023 10:17 IST Follow Us
BILDLILLI, doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
Bild Lilli doll was a German fashion doll launched on August 12, 1955 and produced until 1964. Its design was based on the comic-strip character Lilli, created by Reinhard Beuthien for the German tabloid newspaper Bild. The doll was made of palystyrene, came in two sizes, and had an available wardrobe of 1950s fashion..
BILDLILLI, Doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
Born in 1952 in Germany, the inspiration for America's most popular doll was a sexually assertive, modern young woman named Lilli. She emerged as a comic-strip character in Bild-Zeitung, a Hamburg newspaper, c reated by the German artist Reinhard Beuthien. On June 24, 1952, Lilli's creator was ordered to make a "filler" to conceal a blank space in the newspaper.
A BildLilli doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
The Bild Lilli doll was a West German line of fashion doll launched by Greiner & Hausser GmbH on August 12, 1955, and produced until 1964. Its design was based on the comic-strip character Lilli, created by Reinhard Beuthien for the tabloid newspaper Bild.