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Barbie has come a long way in her many years on shelves and in the hands of girls around the world. First introduced to the world on March 9, 1959, Barbie was created to be a woman with a plethora ...
Gatwa isn’t the first Time Lord to be Barbie-fied–Jodie Whittaker’s 13th Doctor had that honor back in 2018 –but Millie ...
McBride-Irby created the So In Style (S.I.S) line of Black Barbie dolls in 2009, which were inspired by her own young daughter. “I wanted to give her dolls that looked like her, reach girls in ...
The first models to ever wear original Anna Sui designs were Barbie dolls. As a child, young Sui would fashion ... and paved the way for generations of girls to dream bigger than ever before,” ...
(SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, "BLACK BARBIE") KITTY BLACK PERKINS: When I designed this doll, there was a need for the little Black girl to really have something she could play with that looked like her.
The Barbie marked a new era of diversity for the toy brand. Its impact spread amongst consumers, typically young girls, while boosting their self-esteem. For young Black girls, seeing a doll that ...
the back of the doll’s packaging states: “To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Aaliyah’s debut album, Barbie pays homage to the ‘Princess of R&B.’ Affectionately known as ‘Baby Girl ...
Following the overwhelming success of the Barbie movie, toy brand Mattel has begun work on an American Girl Doll Movie which aims to recapture a bit of that cinematic magic. Originally debuting in ...
The president warned of a 100-percent tariff on Mattel and said that the company "won't sell one toy in the United States." ...