More models are available with flatter feet and US producer Mattel is making the dolls more down-to-earth, according to a study by Monash University near Melbourne, Australia. Barbie, born in 1959, ...

President Donald Trump thinks kids can get by without 30 dolls this Christmas. He has a point. Heck, even three dolls would ...

From UNO to Barney to American Girl movies, Barbie has started Mattel's upcoming cinematic universe and it already has 14 ...

"You might have a sore back after you've worn high heels that day, but we've got no link between that and chronic long-term ...

Barbie once could only stand on her tip toes, in tiny high heels. Her job? To look pretty. A new study finds there's a correlation between flatter-footed Barbies and more job choices.

What do you get when a group of podiatrists team up with a Barbie doll collector? A research paper published in the journal ...

The podiatrists studied feet on dolls produced from 1959 to 2024. And while all of the dolls had pointed feet through the ...

Given Barbie is known to reflect societal norms, the researchers contended that this was most likely true for most ‘real life’ high-heel wearers. “While Barbie has moved with the times, it appears ...