Which Barbie line introduced a curvy body type alongside petite and tall versions in 2016?

Barbie Fashionistas introduced curvy, petite, and tall body types alongside the original body in 2016.

The expansion marked one of the most significant changes in Barbie’s modern fashion history. For decades, Barbie had usually been represented by one familiar body shape. The Fashionistas range broadened that model and paired the different bodies with varied hairstyles, skin tones, facial features, clothing, and footwear.

The curvy body is sometimes described as the first change to Barbie’s proportions, but the 2016 Fashionistas launch introduced three new body options together: curvy, petite, and tall. That distinction matters because the line was not only about one new shape; it was a wider redesign of Barbie’s fashion-doll assortment.

Fashionistas also changed how clothing was discussed. Outfits were increasingly presented as expressions of individual style rather than as one ideal wardrobe. The range therefore combined a physical redesign with a broader approach to representation and fashion play.