2009 – Ken 50th Anniversary – Styled by Gareth Pugh

Source, Knotoryus

Gareth Pugh Quote

“I never had a Barbie or a Ken when I was little, but I’ve always admired how the dolls have adapted and evolved. Ken has never really had a chance to come out of his shell; his style is the antithesis of mine so I tried to remake him in an image that was very specifically me. Inspiration came from my menswear collection, which debuted in Paris earlier this year. We had this naked plastic body, but that terrible preppy hairdo was still there, and it informed everything we did. It didn’t work with my look at all. We tried shaving his head, and unpicking the hair with a needle, but in the end Mattel very kindly sourced some plastic, bald heads from the factory stage before the hair is attached that we could use instead. And then we gave Ken his mohican. Also, it was tricky working with a body shape I’m not used to. My aesthetic is tailored to quite a scrawny, indie physique ? basically what I know would work on me, and I’ve never been to a gym in my life. So it’s strange to see what my designs look like on this hunky, beefcake bod. It’s great on the doll ? very Edward Scissorhands meets Calvin Klein model ? but I’m not sure how it would translate to real life!”

Company	Mattel
Brand	Barbie
Type	Limited Edition Collector
Label	Platinum
Dolls Produced	50
Release Date	Revealed on March 12, 2009
Designer(s)	Gareth Pugh
Face Sculpt	2005 New Ken
Body Sculpt	1968 straight arms body
Hair Type	Unknown
Height	11.5″
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Solid Black
Skin Tone	Unknown
UPC	0027084852271
Mattel SKU	R8648
Price	£179.99

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