"Mattel had spent years obscuring Barbie's backstory," Hitt writes. According to the new book, Barbie is actually a "knockoff ...

Barbie is not who we think she is. For nearly seven decades, Mattel has sold Barbie as a true original: a revolutionary and ...

Some people collect records. Others amass trading cards. Action figures. Shoes. Tchotchkes. Glassware. Art. Houseplants. Books. Vintage Pyrex. For Kari Johnson, it's Barbie dolls. Well before hype for ...

A bookstore event for the newly published “Barbie: The World Tour” brought out the die-hards. By Alex Vadukul Some 200 Barbie fans braved a hard rain on Wednesday evening as they made their way to the ...

Everyone has a Barbie story to tell. Bill Greening, principal designer for Barbie Signature at Mattel Toys and Barbie Brand Historian, always loves hearing other people’s stories. Greening, a ...