Vintage: Birthday Barbie

The ever-present Barbie doll was launched March 9, 1959, launching a must-have toy for little girls for more than 50 years. Below: In 1963, in honor of Barbie’s 5th birthday, LIFE magazine photographer Allan Grant photographed each of her 64 outfits, from evening gowns to beachwear.

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hocuspocus13 March 9, 2015 at 4:28 pm

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crescentmoonramblings March 9, 2015 at 4:42 pm

Wasn’t she gorgeous

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J Walters March 10, 2015 at 7:16 am

She was indeed. I had the b&w stripe bathing suit, and a pink, soft plastic wardrobe case that I actually liked playing with better than the doll, sometimes.

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  crescentmoonramblings March 10, 2015 at 2:55 pm
  
  Oh, how wonderful.
  
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revkmorey March 10, 2015 at 2:49 am

My first was a bubble hair (like the one in the hat) then my husband got rid of the shed. Could have killed him when I found out what it was worth!

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J Walters March 10, 2015 at 7:17 am

I bet there are a lot of us with stories like that one! Who knew?

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  revkmorey March 10, 2015 at 1:45 pm
  
  She was a gift from my cousin for being a flower girl in her wedding. I think I was three at the time.
  
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