Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Mattel has lowered its sales forecast for the year, after a ...

Barbie's dress was inspired by the 1959 doll's swimsuit Hedy Phillips is the Senior Style News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in POPSUGAR ...

For a fictional doll, Barbie has a long résumé. Since 1960, Mattel’s iconic doll has enjoyed 250 careers, everything from astronaut to zoologist. Some of Barbie’s career choices put her way ahead of ...

EXCLUSIVE: Two years after the record-setting release of Barbie, the feminist live-action take on Mattel’s iconic doll that became a cultural phenomenon, Illumination and Mattel Studios have finalized ...