Due to depressing things like homework, I haven't been keeping up on
the Rialto lately so I don't know if anyone has already mentioned this
but...FAO Schwartz is selling an Elizabethan barbie.

On page 4 of their barbie catalog (call 1 800 227 2439 to get your
own) there is an "Elizabethan Queen"

"The sixth in the Great Eras (tm) series, she's as regal as Queen
Elizabeth I.  And in homage to that great monarch her hair is bright
red (a rarity, as barbie collectors know!).  her authentic quilted
gown is accented with golden tones.  Plust faux pearl necklace with
cross.  Ages 3 and up.  $49.99"

It's kind of scary.  A barbie in "garb".

julia
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In article <49gfbg$...@decaxp.harvard.edu>,

Lady Freida Thorbjornsdottir, soon to be OL (poetry) has made both Viking
Barbie and Italian Ren Barbie.  The former has all the accouterments,
including jewelry and knife.

They are big hits at demos.

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In article <49gfbg$...@decaxp.harvard.edu>, jstar...@scws23.harvard.edu (just julia) says:

They're also pushing a "Medieval Barbie" with a houppelande and Big Hat.

Scary indeed.

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Funny you should mention Barbie...

My lady and myself were at Toys R Us this weekend.  We noticed, not an
"Elizabethian Barbie", but a "Medievel Barbie".  The price was about the
same.  She was wearing a purple Hoopx.

My daughter has garb for one of her dolls (I think it is a Cabbage Patch
doll or Crimp & Curl, so it is a bit bigger than Barbie).  We simplly took
the very first T Tunic we ever made for her, and fit the doll into it.  We
were a bit surprised when it fit!  We had forgotten how little she started
out as.

Kenwrec FitzRaymund
MKA Steve Sheets

In article <49gfbg$...@decaxp.harvard.edu>

A GARBIE, then!

LZ
"From Denmark!" repeated a cleric from Rome..."So you are American?"/
The [Greek] barber asked if I was an Englishman and when I said I was
Danish he clasped me to his bosom and said, "Bravo Americano!"
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In article <49gfbg$...@decaxp.harvard.edu>,

In Canada, Toys ya Us ("ya" is the name of the Cyrillic
backwards "R"), has the Elizabethan and a High Middle Ages
Barbie with a horned hennin.  Looks pretty good in the
catalog photo.  Pricy!
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In <49gfbg$...@decaxp.harvard.edu> jstar...@scws23.harvard.edu (just

As one who has an eighteen-month-old daughter, I have been idly looking
forward to designing and making period clothes for an 18" doll for my
little Kirstie to play with, something along the lines of an American
Girl doll. (Note: there is a Vogue pattern for a cloth doll in exactly
the same size dimensions as the American Girl vinyl head/arms/legs
dolls)  I am *not* looking forward to the probably inevitable demand
for the "My Size Barbie" who wears size 4T clothing...

ciorstan

: red (a rarity, as barbie collectors know!).  her authentic quilted
: gown is accented with golden tones.  Plust faux pearl necklace with
: cross.  Ages 3 and up.  $49.99"
My daughter's Barbies have a sort of "Hollywood Medieval" gown
that my Gramma bought for my Barbie back in the 60's or 70's...

In Article <49j7f5...@homer.alpha.net>, s...@glaci.com (Trinlay Khadro) wrote:
Oh, yeah--Christmas, 1965.  My Mom's best friend worked for
Mattel, back when the things were actually made in the U.S.  
I got *tons* of stuff that year--a theater and a series of
costumes for Barbie and Ken.  There was the 1001 Arabian
Nights set, and the knight-in-shining-armor and damsel-in-
distress set.  (There was also Little Red Riding Hood and
wolf)

I seem to rememeber an essentially princess-style gown and
a conical hat.  Has my memory blown completely.

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Years ago a friend and I had a long routine about medieval Barbies, and we
had planned to draw up "advertisements" (jokes) and got started but never
finished.  I can't remember it all now, but it involved getting a Barbie
doll, standing her on a hot rock near a fire at an event until her feet
were flat, and then getting one of our Wonderful Barbie outfits (which
only existed in our imaginations)--Barbie Queen of Scots, Barbie Allen,
Ishiyama Barbie (with plastic suchi), Barbie of Seville,  Barbie Borgia,
Barbie de Medici, Barbie of Arc, with armor (need a fire-proof Barbie for
that one, but then how would we have flattened her feet??)...... wish I
could remember the rest.  

In article <49goc2$...@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>,

Oh no, a Garbie Barbie.  
  A friend (geograghically distant) of one of our members costumes dolls.
One I've seen a photo of is in period ladie's garb, and holds a falcon.
It looks so real that Lord Wulfgar, upon first seeing the picture,
remarked along the "Wow, what a babe" line, before noticing the human hand
holding the doll up for the picture.  (OK, so Wulfgar's a bit of a pig.)
Another doll in her line sits and embroiders a section of the Baioux--
Bayou-- oh that tapestry thing.

Berwyn.  

11-29

Heee, I've been waiting to purchase the Elizabethan Barbie since I
first saw her months ago. When I had the chance to visit New York
City over the holiday weekend, I _knew_ that I had to buy her at
FAO's. But wait it gets better, while I was waiting in line I
saw a Barbie magazine the was giving a preview of the next special
Barbie. Star Trek Barbie & Ken, due out spring of '96.

P.S. _Never_ try to shop at FAO's the day after Thanksgiving!

Lady Brigid of Linnhe
Canton of Elvegast
Windmasters Hill, Atlantia

On 30 Nov 1995, China wrote:
  X--snip--X

  OOOOOOOOOO! When are they going to put out a KLINGON Barbie & Ken?
                                                A lurker

    Well...   How about Ken... in a kilt...  I'll leave the rest
unsaid... hehehehe

Fionna

Mistress AElflaed writes about hypothetical Barbies, including:

Sort of puts a whole new slant on the phrase "Fire up the Barbie",
doesn't it?

Mikjal Annarbjorn
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Greetings!
        I've seen both Barbies in the flesh (vinyl?), as it were. To
my eye, the one in the houppelande was much nicer, and her headdress was
actually kind of pretty.  The Elizabethan one looked a bit more tacky,
partially because it's impossible to corset Barbie into a proper Elizabethan
shape.  The giant cone-like breasts just spoil the whole thing, and as
I recall, while the dress wasn't too bad, the hat was downright silly.

        So when are we going to see Viking Barbie (or better yet,
Viking Ken)?

Cheers!
Nicolaa de Bracton
scl...@epas.utoronto.ca

I'll have to check these two Barbies out, I might want to get one for my
lady.
For an idea, how about a Braveheart Ken to go after the mideval Barbie?

Still Smiling

Iain of Rannoch
"The World is entirely to serious not to laugh at it."

I was in a local Wal-Mart today and saw both the Midieval and Elizabethan
Barbies.  They both look pretty good, but $39.99 is a bit pricey for me.

Sionnan Mac an t-Sabhaisigh
Barony of Tir Ysgithir
Kingdom of Atenveldt

 On 12-03-95 chan...@SEDS.LPL.Arizona. wrote to ALL...

 > I was in a local Wal-Mart today and saw both the Midieval and
 > Elizabethan  
 > Barbies.  They both look pretty good, but $39.99 is a bit pricey for
 > me.
 >  
 > Sionnan Mac an t-Sabhaisigh

 Try CDN $85.99 in a Wal-Mart north of 49 (In Victoria, B.C., to be specific)
 I'm pretty sure that's a heckuva lot more than the exchange rate difference.
 What happened to free trade?

 Yours aye,
 William the Mariner
 (who believes in free trade to the point that he doesn't bother His English
  Majesty's Custom's and Excise with his small cargoes)

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In article <49u33e$er...@mhafc.production.compuserve.com>, Kitrynn of the Two Swords <103245.1...@CompuServe.COM> writes:

        No. There has to be a Tristan Ken.

                        --Tristan/Ken

Quoting jstarkey from a message in rec.org.sca
   >Due to depressing things like homework, I haven't been keeping up on
   >the Rialto lately so I don't know if anyone has already mentioned this
   >but...FAO Schwartz is selling an Elizabethan barbie.
   >On page 4 of their barbie catalog (call 1 800 227 2439 to get your
   >own) there is an "Elizabethan Queen"
   >"The sixth in the Great Eras (tm) series, she's as regal as Queen
   >Elizabeth I.  And in homage to that great monarch her hair is bright
   >red (a rarity, as barbie collectors know!).  her authentic quilted
   >gown is accented with golden tones.  Plust faux pearl necklace with
   >cross.  Ages 3 and up.  $49.99"
   >It's kind of scary.  A barbie in "garb".
I have a pattern for a "Guenevere" gown for Barbie from the early '70s
(published in Women's Circle Magazine or one of its sister publications).

Carolyn Boselli Host of CF 35  SCAdians on Delphi (Medieval Stuff)
Cohost for Caregivers Ref Med   Caring for those we love                  

Learning makes people fit company for themselves.

Quoting magesteve from a message in rec org.sca
   >My daughter has garb for one of her dolls (I think it is a Cabbage Patch
   >doll or Crimp & Curl, so it is a bit bigger than Barbie).  We simplly
   >took the very first T Tunic we ever made for her, and fit the doll
   >into it.  We were a bit surprised when it fit!  We had forgotten how
   >little she started out as.

The T-Tunic concept was nothing new for me when I joined, as that was the
method my mother taught me to make clothes for my dolls back almost 50 years
ago!
Carolyn Boselli Host of CF 35  SCAdians on Delphi (Medieval Stuff)
Cohost for Caregivers Ref Med   Caring for those we love                  

Atholl brose, breakfast of champions. ...Caber toss champions...

My mother-in-law is a collector, and sent me the Medieval for Christmas
last year.  There is also the Elizabethan, and back in the 70's there was
Arthur & Guinevere, Ken in plastic armor and Barbie in a hennin.
Anyway, I've given her several hand-costumed Barbies, making miniatures of
my own and husband's garb.  Ken isn't so hard to dress, but those breasts
make Barbie really difficult to fit.
Aileen      

ok...
so if there's to be a Braveheart Ken, will he be anatomically correct for a
change?

Kitrynn