Handler's mother Ruth Handler created Barbie and named the titular doll after her daughter, according to The New York Times. Both Midge and Allan could fit into the clothing of Barbie and Ken.

Allan's box declared "all of Ken's clothes fit him," a line ... Week delivered directly to your inbox. Midge was also a real doll introduced in 1963 as Barbie's best friend. In 1991, Mattel ...

However, both Midge and Skipper were eventually ... by introducing Barbie's first Black friend, a doll with the same proportions (so clothes were interchangeable) called Christie.

Handler's mother, Ruth Handler, created Barbie and named the titular doll after her daughter, according to The New York Times. Both Midge and Allan could fit into the clothing of Barbie and Ken.