From her career background to her history with Barbie ... Handler was inspired to create Barbie after watching her daughter Barbara, the namesake of the doll, and her friends play with paper ...

Inside the biggest change in barbie’s 57-year history–and what it says about ... Barbie has courted controversy since her birth. Her creator, Ruth Handler, based Barbie’s body on a German ...

This Week In History: On March 9, 1959, the Barbie doll made her first appearance at the American Toy Fair in New York City. The doll by Matell, Inc. has remained popular around the world ever since.

Here's a look at the iconic doll, her history ... Even Barbie's birth, such as it was, sprung as a fully formed plastic woman, was a knock against traditional expectations: Her creator, Ruth ...

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Nickolay Lamm, the creator of Lammily, the self-proclaimed "realistic Barbie," has another challenge for Mattel: a realistic Ken doll. Simply dubbed "Boy Lammily," this average-proportioned doll ...

Barbie is letting "You Create" your own doll for the first-time ever. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Barbie Basics, a line of collector's edition Barbie dolls, the dollmaker is releasing a ...