Memo to Mattel: Thin is not in. The hottest doll at last month’s International Toy Festival in New York doesn’t have a super-spunky kid sister, a townhouse or a shiny pink sports car. But she does ...

A recent posting in a Facebook group, Plus Size Modeling, has raised a fascinating question about Mattel's (MAT-1.53%) classic doll, Barbie -- "Should (Mattel) start making plus-sized Barbie dolls?" ...

With obesity at epidemic levels nationwide and young girls and women doing damage to their bodies in the quest for the perfect body size, you run an article about a plus-size doll that will hopefully ...

For years Barbie, the 11-inch tall, blond, blue-eyed fashion doll, has represented the ideal American beauty. Never mind that Barbie’s stick-thin figure is impossible to achieve in real life — girls ...