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Mattel’s Barbie Fashionistas line gives children a range of more diverse dolls to play with

Toymaker created the doll, which carries a cane, to create a ‘sense of belonging’ for children with vision impairment

WNBA great Sue Bird has been honored with a signature Barbie doll

The Bayou Barbie (or the Baltimore Barbie) now has her own Barbie.

Can the last 65 years of mainstream western design tastes, consumer culture and women’s history be told through the story of an 11.5-inch plastic doll? Barbie: The Exhibition at the Design Museum in London attempts to do just that. By considering Barbie through a design lens, the show explores how…

‘Barbie®: The Exhibition’ is on view at the Design Museum from 5 July 2024 - 23 February 2025, showcasing over 250 objects that explore the iconic doll’s design evolution, spanning fashion to architecture

Deep dive into the pink plastic universe charts society’s cultural, design, fashion and body-image changes – reflected in the life of the world’s most popular doll

For fanatics there are 180 dolls, including the mechanical inside of 1968’s ‘talking Barbie’ and 1975’s ‘growing up Skipper’ whose boobs grew by rotating her arm

Chris Wiggs made the first Polly Pocket prototype for his daughter, Kate, in 1983

Daniella Kallmeyer's queer-coded suiting has now been miniaturized for Barbie.