“Barbie” (2023) – I’m a Barbie girl in the Barbie world. Life in plastic. It’s fantastic.” – Aqua, “Barbie Girl” (1997) “Ain’t that America? Home of the free, yeah. Little pink houses for you and me.” – John Mellencamp, “Pink Houses” (1983) Ruth Marianna Handler created the original Barbie doll in 1959, and she, the President of Mattel, Inc. from 1945 to 1974, launched a billion-dollar-a-year toy juggernaut. The 11.5-inch blonde-hair trendsetter/fashionista/all-American woman resonated with an unfathomable number of girls (and some boys) for 64 years. Mattel launched multicultural varieties…
‘Barbie’ fashions an enjoyable, ingenious cinematic playdate
