The concept of a Black Barbie doll was first floated at Mattel almost ... Perkins wanted to ditch the traditional Barbie look of long cascading hair and a full, princess-like ball gown.

You know Barbie, right? No matter your age, you’ve likely owned the doll or known someone who has. Since debuting on March 9, ...

Inside the biggest change in barbie ... curvy doll looked fat, most of the kids in the groups I observe choose their favorite doll or the doll that looks most like them based on hair, not ...

She's beloved by kids, even if they chop her hair, color her face and tear off her head. She's Barbie: The doll that's ...

To promote equal rights, Barbie received her first Black friend ... debuted. The doll "celebrated the loud fashions and big hair craze of the early '90s" and had the longest hair to date, Barbie ...

Black Barbie is the untold story of the first Barbie doll created as a Black woman and the pivotal role that three trailblazing women had in working with the Mattel Company in 1980 to produce a ...

The doll's anniversary look pays tribute to its original design created by Kitty Black Perkins. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the first Black Barbie, Mattel has released a special edition ...

See the iconic Barbie ... Hair Barbie. She finished her fun hairstyle and spot-on Pucci dress with bold pink Chanel logo earrings. The first evening dress designed for the Barbie doll, this ...

The preschool Barbie is taller and softer than regular Barbies, with long rooted hair ... a new signature doll. These anniversary dolls are dressed in a classic black and white stripped couture ...