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 ...

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the first Black Barbie, Mattel has released a special edition of the prized doll, honoring its designer, Kitty Black Perkins. Perkins designed the original ...

In 'Black Barbie ... patterns with Barbie is styling and combining the hair. When the hair is short, we weren't able to do that. But we included a hair pick [with the doll]." ...

sleek black shades and her signature hairstyle, with hair swooping over one eye. The Barbie team worked closely with Aaliyah's brother, Rashad Haughton, to develop the concept for the doll and ...

Barbie adopted progressive stances: The same year as the Fair Housing Act of 1968, Mattel introduced Christie, a Black doll with a mod ... Indeed, a 2005 short documentary, The Tribe, uses Barbie ...