Ultrathin dolls could be detrimental to young girls’ body image, a new study has shown. Researchers observed 5- to 9-year-olds playing with dolls of different body types and found girls who played ...

For over 50 years, Barbie dolls, with their almost nonexistent waists and bleached-blond hair, have helped shape a certain standard of beauty. And although Mattel recently introduced three new body ...

As Barbie celebrates her 60th birthday on Saturday, her longest-running clothing designer has defended the iconic doll’s thin body against criticism of promoting unrealistic body image. Carol Spencer ...

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Addressing decades of criticism that its best-selling doll fails to accurately reflect a woman’s proportions, Mattel has released three new body shapes to its iconic Barbie line. The body types ...