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Old 03-17-2021, 07:34 PM
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AKA "Porn Star Ken"

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Old 03-18-2021, 08:43 AM
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Wow, nice! I think I only ever had 2 Kens. One was Malibu Ken, which came wearing nothing but swim trunks, and Crystal Ken, who matched Crystal Barbie, of course, and wore an opalescent suit and purple tie. And the Michael Jackson doll was in the mix somewhere, too.
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Old 03-18-2021, 08:57 AM
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That Ken is hilarious!
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Old 03-18-2021, 11:09 AM
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LOL at Porn Star Ken!

My Barbie preferred Alan, the purported boyfriend of Midge. She loved his dreamy auburn hair! My Midge had to settle for Ken.

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When my parents moved, they forgot to clean out a cupboard in the garage and my Barbie was among my childhood keepsakes that were left behindd.
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Old 03-18-2021, 07:15 PM
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In 1961, I was 8, and we moved to a new town about an hour away from where we had been.
I quickly discovered the neighborhood girls were into Barbie. I was more into my new bicycle, which I could ride with no training wheels, but it became obvious that I needed a Barbie to connect with my new friends. I don't remember how I got her, but one appeared - blond pony tail, striped swimsuit, and two very simple outfits that I don't remember now. Later, my little brother snipped off her nose and some fingers and then threw her under his bed. So much for a valuable antique!
My mom must have been behind the Barbie appearing...as a little girl she grew up very poor during the Depression but only had one homemade doll.
We soon found out that Barbie was all about the CLOTHES!
We poured over those tiny catalogs that came with each Barbie item, dreaming about "Enchanted Evening," "Red Flare," "Solo in the Spotlight" and "Golden Girl."
I actually got most of those, which was a miracle because Mom really pinched pennies. She got the idea to make some clothes - beautiful evening gowns made out of scraps of turquoise satin and gold taffeta, a summer dress of white pique with a pink appliqued rose. Yes, made with tiny snaps and hand-sewn trim!
I didn't appreciate them-I wanted to make the other girls jealous with my wardrobe of official Barbie outfits. Of course now Mom's homemade garments are my most precious ones.
My second Barbie - blonde bubble cut - was the first purchase of $10 I got for a straight-A report card. She cost me $3.18.
Lots of houses were going up in our neighborhood, so we re-purposed bits and pieces we found at the building sites when the crews had gone home. Blocks of wood make coffee tables, trimming tiles made sofas.
My grandparents made a rare visit sometime around fall...probably 1963. I fixated on a Barbie ballerina outfit and literally pitched a tantrum over it. I finally calmed down and decided I could wait for it, but my uncle took up a collection so I could get the outfit. I was so ashamed!
I graduated from Barbie about the time Midge, Skipper and the rest came out, and I'm glad. Nobody could collect everything they made.
I wouldn't even let my own daughter play with my vintage Barbies, but did let my middle granddaughter play with them when she was 5. I regretted it - some of the tiny accessories (gloves, purses, a phone, outdoor grill utensils) were destroyed or lost. I put them back up. Maybe I'll leave them to her in my will.
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What I've always found amusing is the wide assortment of Career Barbies they've come up with over the years...everything from astronaut to figure skater to veterinarian.

Meanwhile, Ken has been a surfer, groom, and male escort. That's it. And groom isn't even a career.
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I remember reading somewhere that Barbie went to the moon before Neil Armstrong! Yes, the careers have been amazing!
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In 1961, I was 8, and we moved to a new town about an hour away from where we had been.
I quickly discovered the neighborhood girls were into Barbie. I was more into my new bicycle, which I could ride with no training wheels, but it became obvious that I needed a Barbie to connect with my new friends. I don't remember how I got her, but one appeared - blond pony tail, striped swimsuit, and two very simple outfits that I don't remember now. Later, my little brother snipped off her nose and some fingers and then threw her under his bed. So much for a valuable antique!
My mom must have been behind the Barbie appearing...as a little girl she grew up very poor during the Depression but only had one homemade doll.
We soon found out that Barbie was all about the CLOTHES!
We poured over those tiny catalogs that came with each Barbie item, dreaming about "Enchanted Evening," "Red Flare," "Solo in the Spotlight" and "Golden Girl."
I actually got most of those, which was a miracle because Mom really pinched pennies. She got the idea to make some clothes - beautiful evening gowns made out of scraps of turquoise satin and gold taffeta, a summer dress of white pique with a pink appliqued rose. Yes, made with tiny snaps and hand-sewn trim!
I didn't appreciate them-I wanted to make the other girls jealous with my wardrobe of official Barbie outfits. Of course now Mom's homemade garments are my most precious ones.
My second Barbie - blonde bubble cut - was the first purchase of $10 I got for a straight-A report card. She cost me $3.18.
Lots of houses were going up in our neighborhood, so we re-purposed bits and pieces we found at the building sites when the crews had gone home. Blocks of wood make coffee tables, trimming tiles made sofas.
All this! But about snipping of the nose: do you remember how tiny and pointy their noses were? My sister did the same thing. Must have been tempting.
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Old 03-18-2021, 09:28 PM
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Wow, nice! I think I only ever had 2 Kens. One was Malibu Ken, which came wearing nothing but swim trunks, and Crystal Ken, who matched Crystal Barbie, of course, and wore an opalescent suit and purple tie. And the Michael Jackson doll was in the mix somewhere, too.
According to the box, he's the "handsomest Ken ever." Hmmm...looks like he needs a good tailor.
Is "handsomest" a word?

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Old 03-18-2021, 09:48 PM
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According to the box, he's the "handsomest Ken ever." Hmmm...looks like he needs a good tailor.
Is "handsomest" a word?
I tell my cats they are the “handsomest boy” all the time...that must be where I got it! 🐈
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Old 03-19-2021, 09:34 AM
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I wouldn't even let my own daughter play with my vintage Barbies, but did let my middle granddaughter play with them when she was 5. I regretted it - some of the tiny accessories (gloves, purses, a phone, outdoor grill utensils) were destroyed or lost. I put them back up. Maybe I'll leave them to her in my will.
Such fun memories! Our Barbie telephones were the 60s keychains made to resemble Trimline phones and distributed by the phone company.
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Such fun memories! Our Barbie telephones were the 60s keychains made to resemble Trimline phones and distributed by the phone company.
We had those, too!

Did anyone have a Tressy? I didn't, but I did have Tressy's Hat Shoppe.
My daddy would save the creamer containers for me to use for doll hats!

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I stand corrected: Tressy's MILLINERY SHOPPE!


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We had those, too!

Did anyone have a Tressy? I didn't, but I did have Tressy's Hat Shoppe.
My daddy would save the creamer containers for me to use for doll hats!

Our cousin Tammy had a TAMMY doll, whose original outfit was a blue one-piece gymsuit with white trim. Somehow that gymsuit permanently ended up at our house!

Slight sidetrack: Which of you remembers wearing a one-piece blue gymsuit in middle/high school? And was it required, as it was at my schools, that you embroider your FULL NAME in large, white letters across the back for all to read?
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