Ensuring the Barbie characters had arched feet all went into Gerwig’s plan to capture her own experience with the doll growing up. “Even though it’s this huge movie, it feels very personal to me,” ...

The researchers found that, over time, Barbie’s feet did indeed go through a revolution. In the early decades of Barbie’s life, 100 percent of the dolls had arched feet.

The director of the upcoming Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie said the studio entertained the idea of using CGI for the numerous Barbie actors to replicate their signature arched heels, but she ...

In Barbie’s early years, her feet were always arched. But as the doll evolved to take on more varied roles, her feet became more flat. By the 2020s, only 40 percent of Barbie dolls had arched feet.