![](https://fournews-assets-prod-s3-ew1-nmprod.s3.amazonaws.com/media/2020/08/cathy_newman_400.jpg)
Barbie’s long-awaited make over
Finally toy manufacturers appear to be waking up to the idea that make-believe has got to be a little more believable. Mattel has belatedly tumbled to the potential link between falling sales and its implausibly stick-thin Barbie dolls.