Come Thru With The Body Diversity Barbie! #TheDollEvolves
Introducing the 2016 Barbie® Fashionistas™ Dolls. The dolls, which comes in 4 body types, including Curvy, Petite &Tall, 7 skin tones, 22 eye colors and 24 hairstyles will be available at various times throughout the year. Here’s a look at the new Curvy versions. They all come with their own fashion personalities & accessories, from sporty to everyday chic.
While this is a long overdue move for the iconic franchise that has been under fire for years now because of it’s unrealistic body proportions among other things, I give Mattel kudos for making this happen and in such a huge way.
I recently purchased my first (and only) doll as an adult, the now sold out limited edition Ava Duvernay Barbie® doll and it definitely made me think more about how representation matters, even when it comes to something deemed as simple, like a doll.
So I am truly happy to see that little girls (and boys) everywhere will get to enjoy a classic toy in such a variety of ways. My only wish is that one of the curvy dolls had curly hair like this Tall Fab Fringe doll & that they had a little bit more meat on them but this is still a step in the right direction for mainstream dolls.