Handler invented Barbie, a doll that became a cultural icon, and was even buried in America's official time capsule in 1976. She said her doll, one of the first to sport a womanly figure, was a ...

Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi, who designed custom Barbie dolls and invented the Italian Doll Convention, died in a car ...

Barbie has certainly been capturing the hearts of little girls everywhere for more than 60 years, and she’s just as popular ...

The Barbie team honored doll designers Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi after the couple died in a car accident in Italy July ...

Barbie was a a firefighter, a teacher, an actor, a lifeguard, a doctor. But it wasn’t until 1976, when Kitty Black Perkins joined the brand as Chief Designer of Fashion Doll concepts, that ...

The first Black Barbie was created in 1980 by Kitty Black Perkins. Here’s everything to know about the doll and her creator.

The doll's origin story is chronicled in the documentary “Black Barbie” (streaming now on Netflix), which examines the far-reaching impact of representation.