Taswegian1957

Ken’s 60th Anniversary


It’s a little late but let’s wish a happy 60th birthday to Ken, Barbie’s often ignored sometime boyfriend. He has disappeared from Barbie’s life on more than one occasion although I’m sure that was not his choice. Like Barbie he has also had many careers but his ongoing role seems to be to escort Barbie to functions wearing a tux. When he’s not doing that he can be found at the beach or wearing ultra casual, and usually mismatched clothing.

Ken has had many looks over the years here are a few of them.

  • Naomi’s blonde Ken.
  • Ken with photos and trophy
  • Bridegroom Ken 1983
  • Shaving Fun Ken aka King Eric
  • Ricky in Ken Fashion
  • Magic Jewel Ken
    Tuxedo Ken on a date.
  • Flower Surprise Ken 1997
  • AA 40th Anniversary Ken
    African American 40th Anniversary Ken. 2001
  • Modern Circle Ken
  • Modern Circle Ken 2003 restyled.
  • Georgie loves to wear hats
  • Frankie aka Harley Ken
  • Dr Sebastian Starr
  • Fashionista Ken 2012-13
  • Naomi has restyled him
Ken Carson 1962 – Present Day

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I was born in England in 1957 and lived there until our family came to Australia in 1966. I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where I met and married my husband, David. We came together over a mutual love of trains. Both of us worked for the railways for many years, his job was with Australian National Railways, while I spent 12 years working for the STA, later TransAdelaide the Adelaide city transit system. After leaving that job I worked in hospitality until 2008. We moved to Tasmania in 2002 to live in the beautiful Huon Valley. In 2015 David became ill and passed away in October of that year. I currently co-write two blogs on WordPress.com with my sister Naomi. Our doll blog "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls", and "Our Other Blog" which is about everything else but with a focus on photographs and places in Tasmania. In November 2019 I began a new life in the house that Naomi and I intend to make our retirement home at Sisters Beach in Tasmania's northwest. Currently we have five pets between us. Naomi's two dogs Toby and Teddy and cats, Tigerwoods and Panther and my cat Polly. My dog Cindy passed away aged 16 in April 2022.

3 comments

  1. What a fabulous collection! My first Ken was flocked and I have quite a few with rooted hair. They look so much better but I do have a few of the plastic haired guys. I love the AA 40th anniversary doll – I don’t think I’ve seen him before. I like Harley Ken too – I have one of the Harley guys but not that one. Very handsome. And particularly love Naomi’s restyle of Modern Circle Ken!

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  2. Love these guys..got ginger Ken recently but someone had put him on a shorter body so I swapped for the man bun articulated body. I love all the costumes and careers he has had and the posh clothes as well as the casual wear. My absolute favorite is 40th Ann. Ken, who I swapped out outfit to AA Steven to go w/ my AA 40ann. AA gal. Caucasian 40 ann. Ken is wearing a white tux jacket to go w/ my bride dolls.It’s so cool having newer Kens w/ the classic vintage ones. As I turn 60 this year it’s fun to be almost the same age.There is even one of the Ken’s that reminds me of my brother named Ken. Great blog!

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