As my mom will willingly tell you, even as a child I was a bit of a clotheshorse and spent perhaps an unhealthy amount of time fussing with my own clothes as well as those of my numerous Barbie dolls.

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 ...