It’s National Barbie Day. Used to celebrate the iconic doll created by Mattel, the yearly occurrence brings back a feeling of childhood nostalgia. After all, most middle-class American women have had ...

(By John Shomby) The fourth biggest movie opening weekend in history happened earlier this summer and reinforced a brand that has been around since the late 50s. Mattel’s 64-year-old doll, Barbie, led ...

Best known as Barbie, Barbara Millicent Roberts turns 62 years old on March 9. Since her 1959 debut in a now-iconic black-and-white swimsuit, she’s become a worldwide sensation. Read: 5 Collector’s ...

Although you'll find boxes of collector Barbies on antique store shelves, antique Barbie dolls won't enter the market for another few decades. At over 60 years old, Barbie is a true vintage classic.

More than a decade ago, filmmaker Lagueria Davis decided to spend the day visiting her aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell. As her aunt poured her a drink, she began telling Davis the story of how she started ...