7280 Free Moving Ken Doll (1975) Ken has painted brown hair, free moving tab on back of doll makes it very movable. By rotating the tab the doll could appear to be bending, twisting or swinging an accessory.

This website, originally designed to showcase my collection of vintage Kens, his friends, and their outfits, has since expanded to become the most informative and thoroughly researched resource for male fashion dolls and clothing from 1961 to 1987. It contains over 5000 images, and is added to, and improved, on an almost daily basis.

MOD HAIR KEN #4224. The brand new doll for 1973 was Mod Hair Ken, the first Ken since 1961 with ‘real’ hair. He also came with stick-on facial hair: a beard, moustaches and sideburns. He was mostly produced in Hong Kong, but the later versions (c. 1975) were made in Taiwan.

Kenneth Sean "Ken" Carson Jr. is a fashion doll introduced by American toy company Mattel in 1961 as the counterpart of Barbie, who had been introduced two years earlier. Similar to Barbie, Ken is from Willows, Wisconsin, [1] and has a fashionable line of clothing and accessories (although he made his debut wearing only a swimsuit). [2]

Nov 21, 2008 · The Ken as Rhett Butler is the very first Ken doll specifically made from a collector point of view, and there have been lots of Barbies done before that. Another best-selling Ken doll is the Harley Davidson Ken, which is the first edition, but that’s pretty easy to find.

HE’S A DOLL!™ – Mattel copyrighted this line to introduce Barbie’s boyfriend Ken in March 1961, through the trade magazines Playthings and Toys & Novelties and at the American International Toy Fair in New York.

This captivating museum exhibit traces Ken's transformation from his debut in 1961to the present day, showcasing vintage Ken, Brad, Allan, and other male dolls in Mattel's Barbie universe.

Jul 27, 2023 · With Ken’s existential crisis getting a surprising amount of screen time in Greta Gerwig’s runaway hit film Barbie, we look at various attempts to make Ken more than just a plastic hairstyle...

Jul 22, 2023 · Ken (short for Kenneth Carson) hit the toy aisle as Barbie’s buyable boyfriend two years after her 1959 debut. He was available in two styles — blond or brunette hair, made of hard plastic — and...

Jun 9, 2024 · Discover the intersection of queer culture and fashion as reflected in Ken's evolving style, and explore the profound influence of the gay rights movement on his representation.