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Happy Birthday Ken Carson
a belated birthday wish to my friend Ken, seems the WHO announced a pandemic and that bumped everything a bit… HAPPY 59TH BIRTHDAY KEN!! “Life in plastic, it’s fantastic“ You don’t look a day older…
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Bill in a Box
I’ve only seen “Bill in a Box” once before, many years ago, also on ebay (see bottom image), ($27.00…I guess I wasn’t buying Bill at that time, just keeping tabs on him…) And here he is again… This time the … Continue reading
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New Bill
He doesn’t show up very often on Ebay…and when he does US Dollars and duty and Postal prices often put him out of my reach. Found this one on Ebay.ca from a fellow Canadian. He is my #4! He joins … Continue reading
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Tagged #Fab Lu Bill, #James B. Fowler, #Vintage Ken, #Vintage Male Fashion Dolls
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MENSWEAR OBSESSION
Why this man has 150 bespoke suits in his closet Published December 14, 2017 ‘The joy of collecting, to me, is not having the stuff in my basement, but in wearing it,’ Larry Richardson says. Photos by DARRYL DYCK/THE GLOBE AND MAIL When … Continue reading
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NEW KEN: JUNE 2017
#ENTERTAINMENT NEWS JUNE 20, 2017 / 4:21 PM / A MONTH AGO Man buns and cornrows: Barbie’s boyfriend Ken gets a makeover http://www.reuters.com/article/us-life-kendoll-idUSKBN19B2YH LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Man buns, cornrows or bleached blond hair? Barbie’s longtime boyfriend Ken is getting … Continue reading
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MENSWEAR: 21ST CENTURY / GOOD BYE TO SUITS
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20TH CENTURY MENSWEAR
ALWAYS interested in observations about menswear…from 1897! Masculine attire at the present day, though simple and practical, has few points of beauty to recommend it. Briefly, it resolves itself into a series of woollen cylinders which changeth not from generation … Continue reading
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GI JOE CREATOR DIES
Stan Weston, 84, Dies; Sent G.I. Joe Marching Into Childhoods of Millions By RICHARD SANDOMIRMAY 11, 2017 Stan Weston, whose concept for a military action figure became the heroic G.I. Joe, one of the most popular toys ever produced, died … Continue reading
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