Behind the Scenes At Mattel: See How Barbie Is Created Barbie has courted controversy since her birth. Her creator, Ruth Handler, based Barbie’s body on a German doll called Lilli, a prostitute ...

But years before the feminist discussion, the question of how American Jews could or could not relate to Barbie said a lot about their place in the United States at the time. Handler created ...

An iconic doll turns 66 on Sunday, and fans worldwide and in the Las Vegas valley are taking a nostalgic trip through her history.

Just in time for International Women’s Day, Mattel has introduced eight unique Barbie dolls honoring female friendships.

The company had its first major fashion partnership when Oscar de la Renta created a Barbie-size clothing line. The 1985 Day to Night Barbie "broke the glass ceiling as a CEO," per Barbie Media ...

In 1959, Ruth Handler created the Barbie doll and launched an American icon. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, and she came with a full array of accessories. While toymakers ...

This Dec. 3, 2019, photo, ecologist Nalini Nadkarni is shown in her lab on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City holding a Barbie created to look like her when she's climbing into the ...

Mattel created Barbie dolls of two Brazilian disability advocates as part of a special edition collection to mark ...

But, said Laura Freeman in The Times, "Barbie: The Exhibition" is "fun, glossy, nostalgic, escapist and just the thing for the summer holidays". Created in partnership with Barbie's parent company ...