Fashionista Ken in Action Figure Clothes

Hottie Fashionista Ken decided that he would create a photo post of himself wearing action figure clothes as a special gift to Barbie for her birthday. These are the photos he chose.

 

 

Josie asked that she have front row viewing of Barbie's reaction.  How do you think Barbie or the Barbies will respond?

 

Aside: the first three photos show Ken wearing a blue shirt and an Old Joe Infirmary pair of black jeans. The OJI jeans are a little loose on him. The blue shirt is a little long in the sleeves although otherwise the fit was nice.



 

The next two photos show Ken wearing a brown "leather" jacket and a pair of blue Dragon brand jeans. The Dragon jeans fit Ken better than the OJI brand.

The sixth photo shows Ken in a pair of tan camouflage pants by Hasbro for G.I. Joe. Only the left suspender remains on Ken's shoulder; the right one popped off because Ken's torso is taller than Joe's. The pants pull up a little snug for Ken's comfort. He exited those pants as soon as he could.

The seventh and eighth photos show Ken wearing Donald Trump's navy jacket and the green riding pants from Jakks Pacific's Van Helsing. The jacket fits Ken well; the riding pants fit fairly well, too. Ken did not particularly care for the inner leg gussets.

Sunshine Family Fan? Here's a Blog Link for You

I was responding to a question from Teresa of Everyday People when I discovered a newish blog about the Mattel hip 1970s family, The Sunshine Family. Lots of nice photos and details about these dolls. So if you are a fan of that series, check out that blog.

Janay by Integrity Toys

Janay is a 1:6 scale playline fashion doll produced by Integrity Toys from 1995-2005. Integrity Toys' president, Percy Newsum, felt that dolls of color were under represented among playscale dolls: Janay, Alysa, and Jade were created to fill that void.

I have several Janay dolls from 2001 and later, but I have none from her early days. Why not? At that time, I was mostly Barbie-focused. Here is a list of Janay dolls that I have had. If you have other Janay dolls to mention, please share the information.

2001    Heat Wave

            InStyle           

            Royal Heritage

            Sun Groove

            Tribal Treasures

2002    Color Rave

            Global Peace

            Icons

            Photo Hunt

            Urban Reflections

2003    Modern Living

2004    Ancient Legends

            CE - Pat Feick Exclusive

            Fashion Fling

            Fashion Insider

            Shimmering Nights

            Street Fusion

            Stylin' Zone

2005    Studio It

 

For photos of the earlier Janay face molds see these posts by Frannie, Ms. Leo, DollsofAllColors, KeepingKen, and BlackDollCollecting.

P.S. If you have any online photos of Janay, please let me know so that I can add your site to this list. Thanks!

Charles Has Playscale Presidents!

... and you're likely to want to see them so check out his Flickr photos under axer111.

You may also be "wowed" by the Michelle Obama figure he has. I was - smile.

Justifying a Monster High Want List

I just like the face on this one. And the style soooo ... here is my justification for why I can add this doll and some of the other Monster High dolls.

Drum roll.

The Monster High dolls will be citizens from a future time. "New Humans" who have evolved in the far away future. Part human, part animal/insect hybrids.

Yes, that is my rationale for including them. Sigh.

P.S. I saw this Scaris Catrine DeMew at a local Walmart store.

Janay Photo Link

Want to see LOTS of Janay photos? Check out this link on Flickr Hive.


Gulp. Those are some top notch photos.

Valentine Date Answers ...

T.J. reporting back with an official answer to the Valentine Day couple query:




Hasbro Landro Calrissan and the two Barbie(s) are NOT dating. Landro is considering suing the Joes for tricking him into participating in the contest in the first place. (It seems that he was chosen by the Joes as a prank and by the Barbies because he fit the suit. And the suit looked good with them. Sigh.)





Mattel Ken and Jakks Pacific Josie are also not dating.

He: She said she didn't want flowers, and God knows, she doesn't need chocolate. I mean, look at her.

She: I cannot believe he is real. And he needs to lose that hat. It is anything but cool.

On the cheery side, Tre and Aqua are dating, and Scottie Pippin and Kenya are "head over heels" in love.