“Totally Hair Barbie was an extension of a long career working with hair play, stemming back to the 1960s. It started with Elliot Handler, the founder of Mattel. It was his idea to produce ...

Eric Bridges, CEO of American Foundation for the Blind, tells PEOPLE that the new Barbie "can help get blindness out into society in a way that is accurate and attention-getting" Hedy Phillips is the ...

As “Barbie” fever rolls into Oscar weekend — with Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster film up for eight awards — Mattel has unveiled its new slate of Role Mole Dolls, featuring two Academy Awards winners, a ...

Life in plastic is fantastic, and Barbie has been making life look effortless since 1959. With the release of Barbie, the highly anticipated movie featuring Margot Robbie in the iconic role—and the ...

In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Mattel has debuted an elegant new Barbie doll in the image of trailblazing Chinese American actor Anna May Wong. On ...

When the curator of Barbie: The Exhibition landed herself the job in 2024, she asked herself a philosophical question: what is a Barbie doll? The answer? She’s a cultural icon, according to Danielle ...

Barbie, based on the Mattel doll that launched in 1959, leads the way for recent toy-centric titles — and the season’s theatrical features in general, having topped $1.1 billion globally. And ...

The new Barbie movie has done more than just fill theater seats – it’s also given the doll collector’s market a boost, according to various retailers. Online collectible toy store Brian’s Toys ...