Inside the biggest change in barbie’s 57-year ... The company hopes that the new dolls, with their diverse body types, along with the new skin tones and hair textures introduced last year ...

short hair, and a wrap skirt that could actually show skin.” Who made the first Black Barbie and why? South Carolina native Kitty Perkins made the first Black Barbie doll in 1980. People ...

Her long straight hair, tan skin and big smile reflected ... In 1980, Mattel introduced the first Black and Latino Barbie and Ken dolls after previously relegating multicultural dolls to the ...

In 'Black Barbie,' designers Kitty Black Perkins and Stacey McBride-Irby talk the evolution of the dolls and further tell PEOPLE about the differences they've made Hedy Phillips is the Senior ...

She has platinum blonde hair styled in the fashion of the late 1950s and early 1960s, and she’s dressed in a black-and-white striped swimsuit. The first Barbie doll, which sold for just $3 when ...