Inside the biggest change in barbie’s 57-year history–and what it says about American beauty ideals Part 1 Barbie’s dress won’t fit. I’m sitting in a bright pink room at Mattel’s headquarters in El ...

Since 1959, Barbara Millicent Roberts - better known as Barbie - has been a household name. At 11 and a half inches tall, Barbie has had more than 180 careers and has become a pop culture icon, ...

Barbie the movie is a pretty pink phenomenon, raking in US$337 million around the world on its opening weekend this month — a record for a film helmed by a woman. Director Greta Gerwig’s film explores ...

Barbie just got several makeovers at once. Mattel, in an effort to boost its slumping sales by diversifying the look of its classic doll, is rolling out Barbies with three new body types and an array ...

America's most iconic blonde bombshell just got a whole new look. Barbie’s been a mainstay in most children’s lives since the late ’50s. According to Time magazine’s latest cover story, the doll does, ...

It might have been surprising to hear that the princesses in Disney movies can impact your body image, but some more recent news about what’s screwing with our self-perception isn’t so shocking.

NEW YORK -- At 57, Barbie is getting a major makeover. The iconic plastic doll, whose small waist and long legs have been criticized for creating unrealistic expectations for girls, will soon be sold ...

NEW YORK — Barbie, the world's most famous doll, has a new body. In fact, she has three new bodies - petite, tall and curvy. Some 57 years after the impossibly busty and narrow-waisted blue-eyed ...

When it comes to Barbie’s body, it will no longer be one size fits all. On Thursday, Mattel unveiled curvy, petite and tall versions of its iconic fashion doll whose unrealistically thin shape has ...

Supermodel Ashley Graham has inspired millions of women to embrace their curves. Now, that list includes Barbie! Toy giant Mattel honored Graham with a special-edition version of the iconic doll this ...

Girls and women don’t come in one shape, and now, finally, Barbie won’t either. Now, in addition to the original Barbie – impossibly slender and often parodied – the doll will come in tall, petite and ...

Starting Thursday, you might be able to find a Barbie that looks like you. Mattel, the maker of Barbie, announced that the doll would now be coming in three new body types—curvy, tall and petite—along ...