They're just like the over-the-top Barbie® Extra dolls -- but miniaturized! Posable and playful in looks made to slay, these 5.5-inch dolls are mini with oversized personalities and aesthetics. Each doll comes with extra-long rooted hair, a playful fashion and over-the-top accessories.

​These dolls wow with bright colors and glam pieces that show off their personality and offer an exciting fashion play experience. ​Extra ups the fashion game with premium details like faux fur, shimmery fabrics and fringe. Kids can collect all the dolls and travel the world with Barbie Extra Fly.

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

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!

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.

Barbies who are petite, tall and curvy will join original-size Barbie. When it comes to Barbie's body, it will no longer be one size fits all. On Thursday, Mattel unveiled curvy, petite and tall versions of its iconic fashion doll whose unrealistically thin shape has attracted criticism for decades.

The Barbie Fashionistas line will come in four body types - original, curvy, petite and tall - and in seven skin tones, 22 eye colors and 24 hairstyles. Do they look like real women? Of course not. Curvy, tall and petite are, of course, much closer to real women than the original ever could be.

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.

"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.

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.

Description

• World's Smallest Barbie: 1965 Astronaut or 1992 Totally Hair.
• Each Measures Approximately 2.75" Tall.
• Both Feature Movable Arms and Legs.
• Ages 6+
• Great Stocking Stuffer or Party Favor!
• Each Sold Separately.

Barbara Millicent Roberts Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Barbie was named after Ruth Handler's daughter, Barbara, and Ken after her son, Kenneth. She is from (fictional) Willows, Wisconsin, where she attended high school.

When children create imaginary worlds and role play with dolls like Barbie, it prompts them to talk about thoughts about others' emotions and feelings. This can have positive long-lasting effects on children, building social and emotional processing social skills like empathy.

Since 1959, Barbie's purpose has been to inspire the limitless potential in every girl. We have always known that a small doll can make a big impact. Today we bring power to our purpose, not only as a global icon, but as an advocate for real social and environmental change.

fashion doll Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy company Mattel and launched in 1959. The toy is the figurehead of the Barbie brand that includes a range of fashion dolls and accessories.

HISTORY. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Barbie was named after Ruth Handler's daughter, Barbara, and Ken after her son, Kenneth. She is from (fictional) Willows, Wisconsin, where she attended high school.