Looking back, most of the toys I played with (Barbie) and movies heroines I loved (Ariel), were pretty poor role models as far as body image was concerned—all teeny waists and ample boobs and ...

The Lammilly doll, a more realistic version of the Barbie, is challenging body image ideals perpetuated by the children’s toy industry. Proportioned like an average American woman, the doll comes with ...

The artist behind the "normal" Barbie is one step closer to making the prototype a reality. Nickolay Lamm announced on Wednesday a crowdfunding campaign to create Lammily, a plastic doll that embodies ...

Nickolay Lamm’s “normal” Barbie alongside the standard-issue doll (via nickolaylamm.com) But lest we forget, the fact of Barbie’s ridiculous proportions is not news. It’s long been assumed that the ...