You might have noticed something strange about newer Barbie dolls compared to the ones from decades ago – many no longer ...

Rather, she’s been an emblem, a scapegoat, a lightning rod, a target and, most of all, a mirror. However we feel about Barbie at a given moment says a lot more about us than it does about Barbie.

Barbie is ditching high heels for cozier footwear, signaling a significant shift in real-world fashion trends, according to a ...

This is not a smartphone, but a clamshell-style feature phone that's all pink and branded with Mattel's Barbie logo. The handset has a shiny mirror on the front and a host of accessories like ...

Re “Barbie Has Never Been a Great Symbol, but She’s an Excellent Mirror” (Opinion guest essay, July 22): Andi Zeisler’s essay was a walk down memory lane. As a feminist and a professor in ...

There have been modern takes on classic styles, like an Hervé Léger black-and-white striped bandage dress to mirror the first-ever Barbie’s swimsuit, as well as nearly identical replicas of ...

dangled them from the rearview mirror, or gave them to girlfriends as a suggestive keepsake.” Bild Lilli doll, German, 1955Science & Society Picture Library / Getty Images The proto-Barbie was ...