Barbie turns 65, but there is no one to retire her: one day in her domain, the Mattel offices where she is created. With more than one billion units sold worldwide and after the movie's success last summer, the doll is further away from retirement than ever.
A walk through the California facilities where it is being renovated and a talk with those in charge demonstrate this. The route—in which there are Barbies everywhere, even in the bathroom—is guided by its workers.