Her creator, Ruth Handler, based Barbie’s body on a German doll called Lilli, a prostitute gag gift handed out at bachelor parties. Her proportions were designed accordingly. When Handler ...

Before Barbie's official debut in 1959, most young girls were given baby dolls as toys, meaning that they often found ...

Narrator: Barbie is one of the most popular dolls in America ... which they say set unrealistic and damaging body expectations for young girls. In response, her maker, Mattel, created a handful ...

If you hear the name, you know exactly what it is. Barbie is one of Mattel’s most iconic toys and the world’s most popular ...

First to go were the heels: a flat-footed Barbie arrived in 2015. Since then Mattel, which owns the brand, has flooded the market with new dolls, adding more than 100 body types, skin tones ...

But in 2024, Barbie is huge for a different reason: their celebrity Barbie doll creations. Mattel have made celebrity Barbie dolls for decades now, but more recently they have amped up the amount ...

and the manufacturer of the iconic doll is hoping it will signal a turn in fortunes. Will new 'realistic' Barbie body types backfire? Are plastic toys dangerous? Toy company Mattel had expected ...