SCA Barbie?!
just julia
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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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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Mage Steve
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
Peanut
jsta...@scws23.harvard.edu (just julia) writes:
> It's kind of scary. A barbie in "garb".
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!"
-- HC Andersen, A Poet's Bazaar
Henry Troup
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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G. Richard Auklandus
>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
Brett Williams
julia) writes:
>
>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.
>
>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"
>
>
>
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
Trinlay Khadro
: 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"
that my Gramma bought for my Barbie back in the 60's or 70's...
Phyllis Gilmore
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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SandraDodd
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.
BRgarwood
mi...@nickel.ucs.indiana.edu (michael squires) writes:
>>It's kind of scary. A barbie in "garb".
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
China
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
Kathleen Marshall
On 30 Nov 1995, China wrote:
X--snip--X
> Barbie. Star Trek Barbie & Ken, due out spring of '96.
OOOOOOOOOO! When are they going to put out a KLINGON Barbie & Ken?
>
> Lady Brigid of Linnhe
> Canton of Elvegast
> Windmasters Hill, Atlantia
A lurker
Katherine Roberts
>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)?
Well... How about Ken... in a kilt... I'll leave the rest
unsaid... hehehehe
Fionna
>Cheers!
>Nicolaa de Bracton
>scl...@epas.utoronto.ca
Michael A. Chance
> Barbie of Arc, with armor
Sort of puts a whole new slant on the phrase "Fire up the Barbie",
doesn't it?
Mikjal Annarbjorn
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Susan Carroll-Clark
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
IainRanock
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."
Chandra Savage
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
William Underhill
> 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
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
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Majesty's Custom's and Excise with his small cargoes)
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TRISTAN CLAIR DE LUNE/KEN MONDSCHEIN
>ok...
>so if there's to be a Braveheart Ken, will he be anatomically correct for a
>change?
>
>Kitrynn
No. There has to be a Tristan Ken.
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IVA...@delphi.com
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
>gown is accented with golden tones. Plust faux pearl necklace with
>cross. Ages 3 and up. $49.99"
(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.
IVA...@delphi.com
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...
MHWag
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
Kitrynn of the Two Swords
Orilee Ireland-Delfs
styles and periods that I picked up at Pennsic years ago. I've made
the high-waisted gown with the hennen for my nieces.
Orianna
Istvan Dragosani
>FROM: Orilee Ireland-Delfs <ojid.w...@xerox.com>
>
>Orianna
>Mother of 2 daughters who have Barbie on their Christmas lists this
>year.
It seems to go without saying that if you have daughters, Barbie will
be on several Christmas lists in a row. But I like the idea of making
Barbie garb...
The best present I ever bought, for my son, was this big toy
castle, complete with a rock shooting catapult, and a dungeon, and
viking warriors (I think it's made by Fisher Price, but I'm not sure).
He plays with it for hours and hours, and is counting the days,
literally, to when he can get authorized. :-)
In Service,
Istvan
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Susan Carroll-Clark
William, do you have Toys R Us out in BC? The Medieval and
Elizabethan Barbies are going for $59.99 at the ones here in Toronto.
That's CANbucks, bTW.
William Underhill
> Greetings!
> William, do you have Toys R Us out in BC? The Medieval and
> Elizabethan Barbies are going for $59.99 at the ones here in Toronto.
> That's CANbucks, bTW.
Toys R Us...
Yours aye,
William the Mariner
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Since I'm not likely to get to Pennsic until I win the lottery
or discover a recently deceased, hitherto unknown rich uncle--
and since the Source probably wouldn't be there anyway--you
wouldn't happen to have an address I might write to for these
patterns, would you?
Pleeeeeeze?
SL Beyer
in the case right next to Scarlett O'Hara Barbie.
Brighid
Imagine
§I have seen both Barbies. The Houpeland and the Elizabethan at Walmart,
§in the case right next to Scarlett O'Hara Barbie.
§
§Brighid
Is there a Carol Burnett 'Scarlett O'Hara' Barbie; one with the curtain
rod still in the dress?
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