While Barbie's youngest sister is named Chelsea in the books, the doll version of her has had several iterations, including Shelly and Kelly in the 1990s and early 2000s. Barbie's parents weren't ...

She's Barbie: The doll that's launched the imaginations of millions of girls − and maybe as many think pieces about her role in American culture, fashion and feminism. But maybe Barbie is more ...

Barbie's dress was inspired by the 1959 doll's swimsuit Hedy Phillips is the Senior Style News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in ...

Ruth Handler is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 and serving as the first president of Mattel, a company she co-founded with her husband Elliot Handler, from 1945 to 1973.

Sixty-four years old, 11.5 inches tall, and with 250+ careers and counting, Barbie continues to live a fantastic life in plastic. The little doll who conquered the world has a pretty interesting ...