Life in plastic is fantastic, and Barbie has been making life look effortless since 1959. With the release of Barbie, the highly anticipated movie featuring Margot Robbie in the iconic role—and the Barbiecore phenomenon, featuring home décor and wardrobes in Barbie’s signature pink—the doll is only getting more popular in her sixties.
While she always looks great in pink, Barbie’s look has evolved over the years: From ’60s eyeliner to ’80s hair, she’s tried virtually every trend each decade has had to offer. She’s also taken on a ton of different careers and adapted to make the world of Barbie more inclusive and diverse over the years.
The Totally Hair Barbie from 1992 featured the longest tresses ever and still stands as the best-selling Barbie doll to date—but even if you weren’t born that year, maybe you were lucky enough to have a birth year that honored one of Barbie’s other major milestones or most legendary looks. In honor of our favorite doll and her fab friends, we’re taking a trip down toy memory lane and highlighting the new (and thus, usually the most popular) Barbie that hit the scene each year since 1959.
