theatres, surfaces a few of them, if you're quick to catch them. The "Barbie" movie, which premieres Friday in U.S. And her progression continues with Barbie Fashionistas, a diverse representation of beauty that encourage kids to fight the stigma around physical disabilities.īut along her journey, Barbie and her crew have delivered a few head-scratching moments too. Barbie was reintroduced in four body types and seven skin tones, with 22 eye colours and 24 hairstyles. She's had an enviable motley crew of doll friends who've stood by her through the decades, and her dollhouse mansions put Bel Air mega estates to shame.īut some much-needed aspects of her evolution have also taken longer to happen.īarbie for years was light-skinned – white – slender, blonde, with a very narrow waist, ample bosom and always teetering on impossibly high heels.įinally, in 2016, facing softening sales of the doll, Mattel crafted a more realistic depiction of a female doll, making the newer Barbies more inclusive and diverse in their appearance.
She boasts more than 200 careers on her resume - doctor, astronaut, computer engineer, CEO and even presidential candidate. There's nothing Barbie has loved more in her 64 years in the toy world than to keep reinventing herself.
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