“Try going feet first,” the lead designer suggests, and I do. No good. Her plump bottom gets stuck in the same spot. Yes, plump. Barbie’s got a new body. Three new bodies, actually ...

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. For its latest campaign, Barbie is partnering with the Black in Fashion Council (BIFC) to spotlight three emerging Black women designers, ...

A Home Designer's Personal Barbie Penthouse Nicole Sassaman purchased a Los Angeles penthouse apartment from Barbara Segal, the real-life namesake of the Barbie doll. Barbie memorabilia can be ...

In honor of Black History Month, Barbie is teaming up with the Black in Fashion Council to spotlight emerging designers and inspire the next generation of leaders in the fashion industry.

Neither Barbie production designer Sarah Greenwood nor set decorator Katie Spencer had Barbie dolls growing up. “Or a DreamHouse, or anything,” recalls Greenwood, who joined Filmmaker on Zoom ...

Another design change did not go over as well. In 1972, Barbie sales declined after they released a doll with bigger breasts. Second-wave feminists protested the doll's unrealistic figure because ...

Barbie also celebrates the 45th anniversary of the first Black Barbie doll which was designed by trailblazing designer Kitty Black Perkins. To commemorate the anniversary, Kitty Black Perkins ...

The iconic Black Barbie celebrates nearly half a century of representation this month with a tribute that's making waves ...

This exhibition, however, is primarily about Barbie and fashion. It opens with the first 22 costumes Charlotte Johnson designed for Mattel, among them “Barbie-Q” (1959–62), “Roman Holiday ...

Barbie has tasked three up-and-coming Black designers — Nia Thomas, Fumi Egbon and Larissa Muehleder — with identifying barriers to entry to becoming a fashion designer. Barbie and BIFC will address ...