Fashionista Ken

[JediJaida]

Oh yeah.

Matt O'Neill, now THERE is a good looking male fashion doll. He's just too large and too expensive.

Last I heard a basic Matt was somewhere in the $90 range.

I'd like to see something along his lines in both 1:9 scale and 1:6 scale.

Nothing too pretty boy, just nice, clean classic features, a well articulated body, and a range of male fashions that don't break the bank.

That's not too much to ask, is it?

They wouldn't even have to make him look like any particular person and avoid image infringement suits.

[PNGwynne]

Yes, some of the Tonner stuff is excellent--I'm hoping to get Aquaman & Dick Tracy.

The Harley Davison Kens were kinda nice, but most Kens are either bland or bizarre.

(I don't know what you mean by "pimp" and "Sugar Daddy" Ken, I don't really collect Barbie.)

[Werewolf]

(I don't know what you mean by "pimp" and "Sugar Daddy" Ken, I don't really collect Barbie.)

Sugar Daddy Ken (yes, that's the doll's real name) was an ill concieved addition to Mattel's Silkstone Barbie line.

The doll's name and appearance depicted the stereotype of the rich older effeminate predatory gay males which prey on young gay men. Mattel tried to back peddle saying the doll's name was actually Sugar's Daddy Ken in reference to the small dog the doll came with and not insinuating Ken was a Sugar Daddy (yeah, right). Never mind many online stores had the doll up for pre-order and it was clearly officially listed as Sugar Daddy Ken.

From what I've read, Mattel even further tried back peddle after news of the doll spread by saying it was just an internal design sample that got leaked and was never intended for release. Again, yeah right. Mattel quietly cancelled the doll after people caught onto the whole Sugar Daddy reference and news spread to the media. It was a hedious doll that was inappropriate for the Barbie line and insulting to the market they were poorly trying to pander to.

Museum thread.

Sugar Daddy Ken? - Mego Talk

[JediJaida]

Believe me when I say that you did not miss out on anything with that wretched thing.

Or even this one. I predict that it won't last long on the shelves; if it manages to make it to one in the first place.

Every single customizer on this board can come up with something ten times better looking, better dressed, and more in demand than either Fashionista Ken or Sugar Daddy Ken.

There are some very handsome head sculpts that can be used for such an endeavor: Ivanhoe, Superman, Flash Gordon, Hutch, Luke Duke, Tony Verdeschi, Commander Koenig, Nick Carter, Galahad, Robin Hood, Will Scarlett, and even Jefferson D'arcy (goofy looking as he is).

Maybe we should have a contest as to who can come up with the best idea.

Vintage figures and new figures could both be used. Custom headsculpts, hand sewn or kitbashed outfits, or even vintage outfits.