After more than a half-century of white skin, bleach-blonde hair, blue eyes and ... The doll featured pursed red lips, ’50s-style curly bangs of blonde or brunette, pale skin, long slim legs ...

Dressing up and beautifying our beloved dolls was a huge part of our childhood ... lot about society's strict beauty standards (blond hair, blue eyes, hourglass frame). Luckily, a lot has changed ...

Over the years, doll after ... was too pale compared to the brown skin tones in India and that her features were a cookie cutter of the American Barbie: rounded face, blue eyes, upturned button ...