The doll's anniversary look pays tribute to its original design created by Kitty Black Perkins. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the first Black Barbie, Mattel has released a special edition ...

Kitty Perkins also revealed to People Magazine that she drew inspiration from the iconic musician Diana Ross when designing the dresses. According to the documentary, the first Black Barbie doll ...

She made dress patterns from old newspapers and ... McBride-Irby created the So In Style (S.I.S) line of Black Barbie dolls in 2009, which were inspired by her own young daughter.

The iconic Black Barbie celebrates nearly half ... Fashion-forward yet nostalgic, the doll wears a striking red off-shoulder dress inspired by the original 1980 design. Gold accessories, including ...

Black Barbie is the untold story of the first Barbie doll created as a Black woman and the pivotal role that three trailblazing women had in working with the Mattel Company in 1980 to produce a ...

To channel Barbie's black-and-white-stripped bathing ... The first evening dress designed for the Barbie doll, this sparkling, body-hugging number is such an iconic Barbie look that the brand ...

dark denim suit in black heels and Ann sporting a blue jacket with ripped jeans and high-top sneakers. Alicia Keys Career of the Year: Women in Music Barbie Doll The Alicia and Ann one-of-a-kind dolls ...

but this was the first time a Black doll had the word Barbie," she said of Mattel's dolls. The very first Black Barbie (middle) debuted in 1980, 21 years after Barbie debuted on March 9 ...

Margot Robbie arrived at the 2024 SAG Awards red carpet in a black Schiaparelli Couture mini dress accented by a ... of outfits inspired by the Barbie doll herself. Working closely with her ...

In her classic black and white knit swimsuit ... is all smiles as she poses with two “Bubblecut” Barbie dolls, each wearing a dress and gloves in Miami, Florida in 1965.

Visitors can walk through a huge, human-scaled Barbie dream house that’s a re-creation of the 1979 plastic version. The ...

engaging dress-up opportunities, interactive elements and more. The “Barbie Superstar Era” exhibit will feature trailblazing and representative dolls, including Black Barbie, Hispanic Barbie ...