It was Barbie season recently, and everyone had a story to tell. Mine, sadly, reminds me of my worst moments as a daughter, proof that I was a disobedient, intractable, ungrateful child. But I can’t ...
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 home ...
I never had a Barbie Dreamhouse. I had 19 Barbies (and one Ken) who lived in a cardboard box mommune, splurging on trips to the Tropical Pool & Patio set whenever I felt like filling it. My local ...
The thing is, though, Warner Bros. and Mattel did not actually create this movie, which opens July 21, for their tiniest fans. There are scads of animated Barbie movies and television shows — I should ...
What are the best classic Barbie dolls? In 1959, the world was introduced to a doll named “Barbie,” which eventually became the most popular fashion doll ever produced. Now a new generation of kids ...
I was 3 in 1959, when Barbie was born, and by the time I was 13, I had figured out why so many people love her and so many people hate her: She’s beautiful, she’s stylish, and she can stand on a ...
Watch me get ready for the ultimate Barbie-inspired makeup look! From luminous skin to sparkling eyes and perfectly pink lips ...
This granny is a Barbie girl in a Barbie world. A grandma from Arkansas is living her dream life in plastic as Barbie in a pink home with an all-pink wardrobe — and no Kens are allowed. Dena Daniels ...
FARGO — Maybe this comes as no surprise to some of you. But the truth is, I’m a Barbie girl. There, I said it. Go ahead and make fun of me if you wish. Yes, I consider myself a feminist and have been ...
Ruth Handler's creation of Barbie was inspired by her daughter's preference for adult-shaped dolls, leading to a ...
Ever since I was a little girl, I was told that Barbie was the enemy. Barbie, to people I was around, was everything I should not be. I was actively warned against being "Barbie." Pink. Housewife.