EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2004--As the 2004 race to the White House heats up, the current presidential candidates received an unexpected announcement today: Barbie(R) is joining ...

LOS ANGELES — Barbie’s going through a mid-life crisis. After splitting with longtime boyfriend Ken earlier this year, she has sought refuge in shopping, surfing, bubble baths and partying with a crew ...

The fete is over, and Julie Bronski’s feet are beginning to regain some feeling. As co-chairwoman (with Norita Bergmann) of the 2004 National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention in Chicago, Bronski was ...

OCEANSIDE — Since Barbie’s inception in 1959, women and younggirls alike have been fascinated with the doll. And although thecurvaceous creation has gone through several makeovers since then,it still ...

Fashion has in recent seasons embraced a more classic look, a trend that some analysts say could be good news for a once-fashionable gal who has recently seemed out of style: Barbie. The iconic doll, ...

Watch out, Demi — there's another babe in California hooking up with the young hotties in town. Her name? Barbie. "Barbie finally said, 'Enough is enough,'" says the "couple's" business manager, ...

FRANKFURT, Germany — There’s no other fashionista who has reinvented herself more, splurged on expensive accessories as much, or gone solo just when the world thought she might get tied down for life.

Elliot Handler, a California artist, rarely gives interviews. It’s not that he’s a recluse or prima donna. If you had founded Mattel, you probably couldn’t stomach one more question about the Barbie ...