The first ever Barbie doll will be among 180 going on display in a new exhibition at London’s Design Museum exploring ... examples showing how it tracked fashion trends and changed with them ...

Barbie is in her mid-60s & still going strong, but she's not an antique yet. Pull back the pink curtain & discover the history of a cultural touchstone.

Louvenia ‘Kitty’ Black Perkins is the creator of Mattel's first-ever Black Barbie doll. Her historic design led the way for ...

Barbie was a a firefighter, a teacher, an actor, a lifeguard, a doctor. But it wasn’t until 1976, when Kitty Black Perkins joined the brand as Chief Designer of Fashion Doll concepts ...

After Greta Gerwig's box-office smash, haven't we had enough of Barbie? The arrival of a sprawling new exhibition at London's Design ... clothes are better quality than much of the fast fashion ...

Mattel released its new Aaliyah Barbie doll on Thursday in honor of the “Princess of R&B’s” 46th birthday. The doll, which ...

Let’s Call Her Barbie” by Renée Rosen  c.2025 / Berkley / $19 / 432 pages Looking great is serious business. Skincare, hair ...

After Mattel’s culture sweeping debut of Barbie in 1959, it took nearly 17 years for the brand to come out with a version of the collectible doll that represented more than one type of skin color.