Netflix’s 'Black Barbie' tells the story of how the first Black Barbie came to be — and the lasting impact she left behind ...

Barbie was officially born on March 9, 1959, when she launched at the American ... After Barbie was introduced in New York, Mattel sold 300,000 dolls in its first year. The most expensive ...

Tokyopop and Mattel partner to release Barbie and Hot Wheels manga-style graphic novels by 2026. New stories and artwork will ...

TULSA, Okla. — From the 1950’s to the present, Barbie's evolution is on full display in the Tulsa Arts District.

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”.

Mattel on Tuesday introduced its first-ever version of the Barbie ... For decades after its debut in 1959, Barbie dolls continued to be light-skinned -- white -- slender, blonde, with a very ...

Barbie is wearing the black-and-white swimsuit from her very first doll in 1959. The woman on the bench The old woman Barbie encounters at a bus stop is played by costume designer Ann Roth ...

Let’s track Barbie’s journey… Ever since the first doll was released in 1959, Barbie has been criticised by feminists. Mattel founder Ruth Handler based the doll’s physique on a German ...

blonde doll that first launched in 1959. Sales of Barbie dolls rose to a six-year high last year, as the pandemic saw parents stock up on toys for their children.