Mattel, which makes Barbie dolls, put on a fashion show to celebrate the leggy blonde's 50th birthday.
She customizes her dolls, removing their hair and "rerooting" them with mohair or Saran (polyvinylidene chloride), the filament used for Barbie dolls.
This series of fun-to-watch Web videos feature company founder Tom Dickson destroying everything from a vuvuzela to Barbie dolls in a blender.
Ipods, cameras, and cell phones seem as ubiquitous among the kiddie set as were Legos, slinkies, and camera-free Barbie dolls during my childhood.
She wouldn't let her daughters play with Barbie dolls, which may explain why Nina bought Barbies for her own sons, who weren't actually all that interested.
In addition to viewing 350 Barbie dolls and other displays, visitors can strut a long runway, "bake" virtual cupcakes in a pink kitchen or eat real ones in the cafe.
Given the history of sentiment being at extremes of bullishness at tops in any market, from beanie babies and Barbie dolls to dotcom stocks and real estate, it has my attention.
In contrast to Barbie's fantasy figure and perky high heels, these dolls are modeled on girls from historical eras and come with storybooks about themselves.
In Iran Barbie is banned outright (but consumers can buy locally made, plumper dolls, such as Sara and her male pal Dara).
According to former Mattel designer Carter Bryant, messing with Barbie had become so taboo at the company that he took his idea for dolls with big heads and dressed in hip-hop clothes to competitor MGA in 2000--where they became Barbie's first true rival, Bratz.
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