Self. Barbies, Kens and Skippers
Welcome to the first “self” post where I share the little things that have made me “me” since I was little.
Like I said on here, when I was in Portugal visiting my family, I got to look through old picture albums and visit my young self.
Well, I also got to visit (are you ready) a big bag of Barbies, Kens and Skippers that my mom has kept in the attic.
It had been years since I had seen these good old friends of mine.
I was a late bloomer for sure! I think I was still playing with Barbies at the age of 14.
I would spend hours taking them to the theater, parties and creating a world that I guess I thought was pretty fabulous. (little did i know that Ken was gay and him and Barbie could have had more fun at those fab parties)
Not only did I create a fabulous world for these friends of mine but, I also created a pretty fierce wardrobe for them.
That big bag of Barbies, Kens and Skippers is mostly filled with clothes that I made by hand and hand knitted sweaters (with matching skirts mind you) that I would sucker my mom into knitting.
So, it really doesn’t surprise me that I was taken with the fabulous world of fashion and worked retail all my life.
P.S.- If any of you would like to join in this “self” exercise, just leave me a comment letting me know you did so and link back!
i think i predicted Paris Hilton at the age of 12. hand made fur coat with matching hair band. seriously!
the gang
hand made and hand knitted clothes
yeah. of course they all went to Michael Jackson concerts. what!????
Kelley
December 29, 2011 @ 4:12 pm
I, too, remember my last time playing with Barbies. 14 years old. I wasn’t as interested in dressing them as I was in creating art and decorations for their homes. I’d make posters for their walls and artwork and stuff like that. Ahhhh…good times.
Claudia
December 30, 2011 @ 1:05 pm
@Kelley,
that’s so awesome! do you still have your old dolls? happy 2012!
Baby Shopaholic
December 29, 2011 @ 4:59 pm
OMG! You still have these? I had that Michael Jackson doll! That should be worth a ton now! I loved playing with barbies. I think I stopped around 10 or 11.
Claudia
December 30, 2011 @ 1:04 pm
@Baby Shopaholic,
yeah, thanks to my mom i still have my Barbies and such. 🙂 happy 2012!
erica @ expatriababy
December 29, 2011 @ 9:15 pm
Oh boy, the ken in the rocker outfit???? I’m dying!!! (ps. how could we NOT have know he was gay. geeze)
Claudia
December 30, 2011 @ 1:02 pm
@Erica,
yeah, rocker Ken… lol. so 80-‘s! i guess we didn’t really know about gay yet. shame. happy 2012!
Citlalli
December 30, 2011 @ 2:16 am
wow! Love everything in this post! Those handmade outfits are killing me 🙂
I used to play barbies and now Jimena it’s beging interested on them too, she can play for ours with her 2 barbies and his Ken, so much fun!
yoly
December 30, 2011 @ 7:31 pm
Awesome memories you have there, Claudia! I too was a late bloomer and would play with my barbies into my early teens..yikes! Okay, I totally agree that Ken is gay…c’mon how could we not know with his fur coat and metallic pants. I know Lily’s guncle’s would love the ken dolls!
Loving the MJ doll! Don’t ever sell it 🙂