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Meet the Black History Month Barbies dressed by ‘Queen & Slim’ Designer

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 23, 2020 at 11:30pm

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The creative mind behind the movie “Queen & Slim” has designed Barbie’s latest looks, in honor of Black History Month.

Mattel worked with costume designer Shiona Turini to outfit a set of Barbies in 10 different hair styles, skin tones and body types.

“Thank you @barbiestyle — for collaborating with me to create Barbies with braids, finger waves and ever

MATTEL LAUNCHES ‘DIVERSE’ KEN DOLLS TO HELP BOOST SALES. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 24, 2017 at 1:30am

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*On Tuesday, Mattel unveiled a collection of diverse Ken dolls, and the makeover follows Barbie’s diversification in 2016.

Last year, Mattel rolled out a diverse Barbie line with four body types, seven skin tones, and 24 hairstyles. Now, her iconic boyfriend is available in three body types — slim, broad and original — and seven different skin tones. The new Ken dolls join Mattel’s Fashionistas line.

As CNN reports, you can also choose from eight different hair colors, nine hairstyles —

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