Barbie has been criticized for decades for her unrealistic proportions. But In 2014 an artist gave kids a doll based on the proportions of the average 19 year old American woman and a Barbie doll. Why are Barbie’s body proportions an issue? According to BBC, all four of Barbies’ body shapes, including those recently released […]
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May
May
Three weeks ago we asked you what Boy Lammily’s hobby should be. We received nearly 500 responses! We were thrilled not just with the amount of responses, but with the stories you made which went in depth into his character. Thank you so much for taking your time to offer your suggestions. After reading your […]
Before the exciting new Boy Lammily campaign was launched 15 days ago, a lot of effort and time went into making sure that we have absolutely the best and most accurate possible design to present you. Our very first step was to get in touch with Dr. Matthew Reed, University of Michigan, because we knew we […]
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Mar
from http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/hains-reed-mattel-lego/ … Reed: That’s a great point. I think it’s hard to disentangle the reasons why these numbers may be dropping so much for Barbie. To what extent do strategies like this appear to be more desperate attempts at marketing gimmicks at the 11th hour correlated with sales dropping and things of that nature? Don’t […]
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Mar
On March 9, 2016 at 9:00 am, Lammily launched a crowdfunding campaign to make the world’s first realistically proportioned male doll a reality. You can help make this project happen by contributing at the link below! https://lammily.tilt.com/real-is-beautiful On the first day backers contributed $18,000, already 25% of the crowdfunding total!
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Click here to go back to the crowdfunding campaign for boy Lammily
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Thank you to The Gabbie Show for sending over these photos!
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Mar
We think that Barbie’s Evolution is a step in the right direction, it validates what Lammily started in 2014. How do the new dolls’ measurements stack up? We found an article from the BBC which we pasted below… From BBC… The 1:6 calculations reveal that Curvy Barbie would have a UK size 6/8 waist (63cm […]
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Mar
Mar
Your Lammily Photographer doll is setting out on her grand adventure, from our manufacturer to your doorstep! Lammily Photographer’s camera is so intricately detailed that it is taking a little longer than expected for the manufacturer to complete the mold for it. However, we really wanted the dolls to reach you by May, so the […]
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Feb
If you put ‘Curvy Barbie’ next to Lammily, how would they compare to one another? And how does each compare to the typical proportions of the average woman? On the left is ‘Curvy Barbie, in the middle is a model based on the proportions of the average woman, and on the right is Lammily. […]