Her creator, Ruth Handler, based Barbie’s body on a German doll called Lilli, a prostitute gag gift handed out at bachelor parties. Her proportions were designed accordingly. When Handler ...

and rocked a red mani-pedi. After that launch, Barbie became an instant success, and 350,000 dolls were sold in the first ...

hair colours and body types. The Barbie Role Model collection includes dolls made in the likeness of space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock and presenter Clara Amfo. Meanwhile, dolls with prosthetic ...

After Mattel‘s culture sweeping debut of Barbie in 1959, it took nearly 17 years for the brand to come out with a version of the collectible doll that ... dressed her in a red gown, with a ...