Toy company Mattel had expected “2023 to be ... An instant hit, Barbie, along with her boyfriend Ken who was introduced in 1961, has had to “evolve with the changing times” to remain relevant.

This is Ken’s fourth layout, not counting the S-gauge American Flyer toy trains his father gave him in 1959. Work began in 2019, after a move to a new home. Since Ken wanted to depict a single ...