New Barbie Dolls Feature Vitiligo and Hairless Models Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls, hopes to <br />highlight a “a multi-dimensional view of <br />beauty and fashion” with the new dolls. The company created the Barbie Fashionistas<br /> line in 2015 after years of drawing criticism <br />for promoting a slim, white, domestic image. Mattel expanded its range last year by adding a doll with a prosthetic limb and another in a wheelchair. The line also introduced the first <br />Barbie to wear a hijab in 2017. The Fashionistas line now <br />features over 170 “diverse dolls.”
