accentuating her waist alongside her tucked-in, crisp white shirt. The skirt alone would normally be more colour than fans are used to seeing on the Monegasque royal, but she doubled down with her ...

The original Barbie stood at 11 and a half inches tall, with a 5.75 inch waist and a 9.5 inch bust measurement. While subtle changes were made to her hair and makeup in each iteration, the doll ...

Barbie got a new body in 1998 — slightly wider waist, smaller chest and hips. By 2016 Mattel had caved to pressure and offered petite, tall and curvy Barbies. But despite all the supposedly more ...

The toy had *** series of different jobs including astronaut and doctor. However, some argued Barbie's tiny waist and big bust gave an unrealistic body image for young girls, but that didn't stop ...

In 1997, Mattel decided to give Barbie a more realistic figure and made her waist bigger. Barbie starred in her first animated feature film in 2001's "Barbie in the Nutcracker." The following year ...

Barbie for years was light-skinned – white – slender, blonde, with a very narrow waist, ample bosom and always teetering on impossibly high heels. Finally, in 2016, facing softening sales of ...

A new face appeared with the Twist and Turn Barbie, who had a waist that rotated. The emphasis was on realism, from the body movements to the facial features. In the 1970s, everyone was “going ...

For decades after its debut in 1959, Barbie dolls continued to be light-skinned – white – slender, blonde, with a very narrow waist, ample bosom and always teetering on impossibly high heels.

Barbie’s proportions have often been criticized for being unrealistic, with long legs and a petite waist. One study found that if Barbie were a real person with her proportions, she’d have to ...

The doll is the latest in Barbie’s evolution toward greater diversity. The iconic doll was once known for its blond hair, tiny waist and depictions of traditional gender roles, which drew ...