July 22 (Reuters) - Matthew Keith bought his first Barbie dolls in the 1970s using his allowance money, hiding them from his parents for fear they would say the toys were not masculine enough. Today, ...

LOS ANGELES, April 14 (Reuters) - From the first blonde haired Barbie created by Mattel in 1959 to the upcoming "Barbie" film, the iconic doll with small feet continues to make a large impression on ...

Toy company Mattel has launched the first ever blind Barbie in its latest move to make the iconic doll more inclusive and represent more sections of society. This Barbie carries a white and red cane ...

This Barbie has Down syndrome: Toymaker Mattel Inc., has teamed with the National Down Syndrome Society to introduce its first Barbie with the genetic condition on Tuesday — the latest doll in its ...

Laverne Cox just hit a major milestone: becoming a Barbie doll. Mattel, which has previously released dolls based on other inspiring women—there’s an Ashley Graham Barbie, a Zendaya Barbie, ...

Mattel on Tuesday introduced its first-ever version of the Barbie doll representing a person with Down syndrome. The new doll is part of Mattel Barbie Fashionistas line, which aims to offer kids more ...

Even if you didn't have one growing up, you probably still know about the Barbie doll. The unique doll with silky blond hair made its debut in 1959. Barbie was created by Ruth Handler who co founded ...

Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history in 2016, when she became the first member of the U.S. Olympic team to compete in hijab. Now she's making history again by teaming up with Mattel to create ...

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Paula Bowie shares her two-bedroom Frederick apartment with 135 pounds of Barbie. In doll math, that means Bowie owns 300 Barbie dolls -- a collection worth about $5,000, she ...

GoldieBlox, an engineering toy for girls that got began on Kickstarter, made waves last year with a viral video showing girls using traditional pink toys to build a Rube Goldberg machine. For this ...

Mattel is setting up more playdates for its toy properties. Universal Pictures has added Barbie to its star stable, while He-Man and the Masters of the Universe has found a new home at Sony. U has ...