“It’s going to be heavily marketed, which is also a first because, currently, there isn’t any African American doll line that receives its own commercial ... Style (S.I.S) line of Black ...

The first Barbie TV commercial aired during the Mickey Mouse ... Christie was one of the first Black fashion dolls on the market. "She was overwhelmingly accepted," Handler wrote.

I attempted to give myself a haircut when I was 4. Technically, it was a personal choice, but nearly 30 years later, I continue to attribute the idea to Mattel. I grew up in a multigenerational ...

The plastic pair met while shooting their first commercial that same year, per Mattel. The black-and-white spot saw Barbie, the “famous teenage fashion model doll,” attending a dance in a ...

After the first TV commercial about Barbie came out in 1959 in the United States, the doll became a hit ... with her could change her hair in any style they wanted. Today, the Pilot Barbie ...

When you think of dolls, you think of Barbie ... it’s the promise of a play experience on a damn toy commercial,” Durchin added. Barbie Fashion Designer was the top seller that holiday ...

where an animated Barbie and her friends regularly appear in vlog-style clips, she has a discussion with Nikki, a Black doll. Their talk has gone viral. "There is a huge movement going on ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use ... head of Barbie and dolls for Mattel. The age range for the original Barbie fashion dolls is for kids 3 and ...

examining historical fashion dolls before Barbie and celebrating her legacy as a design icon. “What I hope visitors take from this exhibition is a sense of joy, because that’s what really ...

There’s very little text in the exhibition “Barbie: A Cultural Icon ... the New York Toy Fair—Mattel’s “Teenage Fashion Model” doll has figured in the cultural conversation ever ...