The maker of Barbie dolls has released new designs to broaden the diversity of its range, including a doll with no hair and one with the skin condition vitiligo.
Mattel, the company behind the popular toy, said in a statement that the brand wants to showcase"a multi-dimensional view of beauty and fashion" through new additions to its Barbie Fashionistas line.causes patches of skin to lose their pigment. Mattel said in a statement that a prototype of the vitiligo toy, which debuted on the Barbie Instagram page last year, became its most"liked" post ever.
Speaking of the Barbie with no hair, the company said:"If a girl is experiencing hair loss for any reason, she can see herself reflected in the line."The company has expanded its range of dolls with prosthetic limbs, adding another model this year to its collection. To create its first doll with a prosthetic limb, Mattel worked with Jordan Reeves, a disability activist then aged 12, who was born without a left forearm.
Other dolls in the 2019 Fashionistas line offered a variety of appearances, including braided hair texture and more realistic body types .Mattel has incorporated more diversity in its Barbie range by offering dolls with different skin shades, eye colors, hairstyles and clothing. In 2017, the company
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