Even Barbie's birth, such as it was, sprung as a fully formed plastic woman, was a knock against traditional expectations: ...

One of the year's most highly anticipated films is Greta Gerwig's live-action "Barbie," out on July 21. Starring Margot Robbie as Barbie, the movie promises to bring the iconic doll and her world ...

“Barbie is not anti-man; it is pro-man and is not necessarily a revolutionary film for women, at least not as much as it is for men,” she writes in the paper’s abstract. “This is because Barbie ...

The inspiration for Barbie came from an observation Ruth Handler made while watching her daughter, Barbara, play with paper ...

On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll was introduced at the American Toy Fair in New York City, becoming the first ...

Not only did Mattel start as a family business, but Barbie herself was inspired by Handler’s daughter, as she wanted to create a 3D version of her daughter’s paper dolls. “You must ...

Created in 1959 by Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel with her husband Elliot Handler, Barbie was inspired by “watching their daughter play with make-believe paper dolls of adult women”.

Her work has previously appeared in digital publications like Paper Magazine and TV Insider ... The "Levitating” singer, 27, arrived at the Barbie premiere in Los Angeles in a look inspired ...