Barbie® Extra dolls rock bold fashions and bright colors, and they make big statements! Each Barbie® doll has their own unique style that's playful and over the top. And their pets -- each different and all adorable -- have tons of personality, too!

Barbie® Extra lets kids explore self-expression through style and offers an exciting fashion and styling play experience with posable dolls. They are all about having fun with fashion with glitter, gummy bears, emojis and stand-out hair -- bringing EXTRA vibes wherever they go.

Barbie is the most diverse fashion doll on the market. Barbie is sold in 150 countries worldwide. Barbie has products in over 50 categories, including food, fitness, and clothing. The Barbie brand has over 99% brand awareness globally.

As she grew in popularity, Barbie became more than just a children's toy: She emerged from her plastic wrappings to become a powerful symbol of womanhood for the girls who played with her, just as Handler intended.

"And, as 'extra' has become a part of girls' vernacular, our team was inspired to create a new line of playful and over-the-top dolls that encourage maximum self-expression." Barbie's embrace of diversity and being more inclusive of people of all shapes, sizes, colors, and abilities has been an ongoing campaign.

Barbie Extra (stylized as Barbie® EXTRA) is a doll line that began in 2020.

'It's literally impossible to be a woman' Barbie, the year's biggest blockbuster film, has something to teach the corporate world about supporting women and preventing burnout and fatigue in the workplace.

Over the years, Barbie dolls have developed to comprise a complex – but more stable – chemical cocktail comprising ethylene vinyl acetate arms, acyrylonitrile butadiene styrene torsos, heads of a hard vinyl compound, and outer legs in PVC, although using a different formula from the earlier dolls.

The Ordinary Barbie trend carries an essential message: self-love and acceptance. It empowers women to recognize that they are all like Barbies in their unique ways, shining brightly in their ordinary lives, irrespective of conforming to conventional beauty ideals or meeting society's expectations.

Totally Hair” Barbie Among the iterations of the iconic doll is “Totally Hair” Barbie, which, according to the Guinness World Records, is Mattel's bestselling Barbie doll to date. According to the company, the “Totally Hair” Barbie, released in 1992, sold more than 10 million dolls worldwide.

5.5-inch Barbie® Extra Minis™ are 5.5-inch dolls in looks made to slay, featuring over-the-top fashion and accessory pieces, plus a Barbie® Extra Minis™ branded doll stand!

On March 9, 1959, Barbie debuted at the New York Toy Fair. The first Barbie wore a black and white striped swimsuit and her signature ponytail. Toy buyers were skeptical because Barbie was unlike the baby and toddler dolls that were popular at the time.

The earliest materials were rubber and celluloid. From the mid-20th century, soft vinyl became the dominant material, in particular for children's dolls. Beginning in the 20th century, both porcelain and plastic dolls are made directly for the adult collectors market.