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Mattel’s Disabled Barbie Doll: Progressive? Or Late and Short-Sighted?

Posted on 1st March 2019 by Isabella Kemp

Mattel has finally introduced a new disabled Barbie doll. Mattel’s first disabled Barbie, ‘Share-a-smile Becky’, came out in 1997 but was quickly removed from shelves when people lost interest as the doll and wheelchair were […]

Frida Kahlo Is Not A Barbie

Posted on 2nd April 20181st November 2019 by Charlotte Loughlin

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Mattel, the manufacturers of Barbie, released a series of collectables to celebrate the inspirational women Frida Kahlo, Amelia Earhart and Katherine Johnson in the form of Barbie dolls. Although it […]

Our Halloween guide to looking stylishly spooky

Posted on 16th October 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

You’re more of a Christmassy person than a Halloween one as you don’t really like purposely looking dead to everyone on a night out. I understand, Halloween is, for me, every Monday morning, when I […]

Life in plastic, it’s fantastic

Posted on 12th February 20162nd September 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

After two years of revamping the classic Barbie to meet more realistic body expectations, Mattel have revolutionised an iconic doll which has not drastically changed since its first release in 1959 by releasing ‘curvy’, ‘petite’ […]

Fashion Fortnightly: The News Round-Up

Posted on 1st February 20165th September 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

We are well into a new year and a plethora of change and developments flood the fashion industry and can be observed over the last fortnight. It is a time of revolution and an exciting […]

Music | Outlooks – Obituary: The music industry

Posted on 2nd February 2014 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Throughout history and to the present day, the human race has enjoyed the wide ranging and now evermore diverse music that artists and bands have produced and within this, the music industry has been blessed […]

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