Soon, we had designed a research project to study the feet of Barbie dolls on the market from her launch in 1959 to June 2024 ...

What do you get when a group of podiatrists team up with a Barbie doll collector? A research paper published in the journal PLOS ONE that looks into 65 yea ...

What do you get when a group of podiatrists (and shoe lovers) team up with a Barbie doll collector? A huge opportunity to ...

According to a new study, the proportion of Barbie-brand dolls with the toy's iconic tip-toe posture has dropped over time.

What do you get when a group of podiatrists (and shoe lovers) team up with a Barbie doll collector? A huge opportunity to explore how Barbie reflects changes in the types of shoes women wear.

Researchers in Australia found that the doll’s feet have, over time, gone from arched to flat — a shift that correlates with ...

Simply put, Barbie is becoming a modern woman. “Barbie appears to reflect what many high heel wearers (mainly women) do every ...

She’s keeping fashion on its toes by keeping fashionistas off their tiptoes. In Barbie’s world, real-life glamor girls on-the ...

You might have noticed something strange about newer Barbie dolls compared to the ones from decades ago – many no longer ...

Barbie once could only stand on her tip toes, in tiny high heels. Her job? To look pretty. A new study finds there's a correlation between flatter-footed Barbies and more job choices.

The podiatrists studied feet on dolls produced from 1959 to 2024. And while all of the dolls had pointed feet through the ...

A study of 2,700 Barbies shows a steady drop in high-heel arches, echoing a broader fashion industry shift toward function, ...