She was the wife of Elliot Handler, the founder of the Mattel toy company ... decided to buy the rights to the doll in 1963 ...

Barbie,' starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, asks not just what it means to be a woman, but what it means to be human ...

Barbie is one of Mattel’s most iconic toys and the world’s most popular doll. Barbie was created ... off-again longtime boyfriend, Ken Carson, in 1961. Ken was named after Handler ...

Will new 'realistic' Barbie body types backfire? Are plastic toys dangerous ... believe paper dolls of adult women”. An instant hit, Barbie, along with her boyfriend Ken who was introduced ...

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

News and pictures of humans who strive to turn themselves into a real live version of Barbie or Ken BARBIE is finally here and we can't stop talking about the epic outfits, inspiring speeches and ...

She pitched her idea of an adult doll to toy maker Mattel and was initially ... In 1980, Mattel introduced the first Black and Latino Barbie and Ken dolls after previously relegating multicultural ...

with various new diverse live-action incarnations of Barbie and Ken appearing on screen, all of which have a corresponding toy doll. Barbie has even inspired online trends promoting the unique ...

Ken also got a update ... Six attempts to make toys more inclusive The creation of the Barbie doll But challenges remain. Sales have yet to surpass the $1.2bn Mattel reported in 2012 and the ...

On a family trip to Switzerland in 1956, she spotted a curvaceous adult doll called Bild Lilli. This toy, based on a seductive ... American woman in space. Ken may be Barbie’s boyfriend, but ...

A mom sporting a tattoo says that she prefers buying My Little Pony toys to any sort of dolls to avoid the body-image issue altogether, and other mothers nod in agreement. Most say the new Barbie ...

The end of Barbie leaves the iconic Mattel doll with a big decision to make. To Barbie’s surprise, Ken — whose entire sense of identity is dependent on Barbie — joins her on her mission.