Barbie’s Flat Feet Mirror Real-World Shift in Shoe Comfort Trends

Turns out, Barbie’s feet have been quietly staging a fashion revolution. A new peer-reviewed study in PLOS ONE analyzed more than 2,700 dolls manufactured between 1959 and 2024 — excluding…

KidSuper Puts Its Unique Twist on Barbie’s Boyfriend Ken

What do you get when KidSuper designer Colm Dillane is let loose to reimagine a Ken doll? You get a version that bears a resemblance to the designer, complete with…

Anna Sui’s Barbie Doll Rocks Her Iconic Styles

Anna Sui may have launched her first collection in the early ‘80s, but she was designing clothing long before that. Not for people, though. As a child, the namesake designer…

Anna Sui Gets a Barbie Doll Named After Her

Anna Sui will be getting her own Barbie doll named after her. In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month, Mattel Inc.’s Barbie will honor Sui with…

Anna Sui Gets the Barbie Treatment—She Looks Fantastic in Plastic

Below, Sui talks about how Barbie helped shape her world. Tell us about your relationship with Barbie. I am a total Barbie nerd. When I was a kid, I started…