All 1961 blonde and brunette Kens came with a pink booklet, a yellow towel and sandals in a cellophane bag, and they wore the same wrist tag. Close-up photos of these can be seen in THE ORIGINAL KEN ® BOOK). THE ‘BROWNETTE’ KENS. The …

4224 Mod Hair Ken Doll (1973-1975) - new rooted brown hair, extra beard, sideburns & 2 moustaches, bendable legs, brown/white checked jacket, white turtle neck dickey, light brown pants & brown shoes.

In 1961#750 Ken was available. He was named after Barbie creator Ruth Handlers, son. He was Barbies boyfriend. He had blue eyes, and either brunette or blonde flocked hair. In 1962 his hair was changed to a molded head. (He didn't get real hair again until 1973.)

Ken's hair was made of felt in his first year (known to collectors as the "flocked" hair Ken), but this was replaced with a plastic, molded hairstyle when the creators realized that the felt hair fell off when wet. [4]

The 1st Ken dolls had lifelike fuzzy "flocked" hair and are easy to tell apart from the later painted-hair Ken dolls. The first batch of Ken dolls also had larger eyebrows than the painted-hair Ken's, although flocked-hair Ken's were produced with thinner eyebrows over time.

Jul 20, 2023 · His hair, which came in blond, brown and “brownette,” was initially made of “flocked” felt, but once Mattel realized that Ken’s hair would fall off when wet they replaced his hair in 1962...

Ultimately this will be a complete listing of every Ken® made from 1961 until the present. I will include Name, Model # (M#), Box Date (BD) and Hair Color (HC). I am adding Clothing (C) and Accessory (A) descriptions as well. Highlighted boxes are the Ken® dolls I keep. Ken is a registered trademark of Mattel, Inc.

It is rare to find a Flocked Hair Ken with no rubs. He has a Straight Leg (SL) body. The yellow towel and red and white stripe terry jacket were not included in the earliest issues. Some have painted legs (rare). This body tends to get very pale (like the very early Barbie Dolls).

Oct 21, 2010 · Barbie's boyfriend Ken was introduced in 1961 and, for the first year, had "flocked" hair (fuzzy headed). This hair flocking easily rubbed off so Mattel changed Ken to a molded hair model in 1962. The hair colors available that first year were blonde, brunette, and a rare brownette color.

Various clone copies of Ken and other, non-Mattel, male fashion dolls are also mentioned here, but as there is very little documentary evidence available these sections are very much work-in-progress.