[arista]

With his Lady



Good fella
sticking with his lady


[Happy birthday Ken! Barbie's beau turns 60

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ken, fashion
doll Barbie’s long-term companion,
turned 60 on Thursday, celebrating
the milestone birthday with a return to his original look.
Toymaker Mattel has recreated a version
of the first Ken doll, dressed in
red swimming trunks, sandals and
carrying a yellow towel on his shoulders.

Ken, who was named after the son of Mattel
founders Elliot and Ruth Handler,
first met Barbie on the set of a television commercial in 1961.

Over the years, he has had multiple
makeovers as well as careers,
ranging from firefighter to barista.
He now counts nine skin tones,
three body shapes, 10 eye colours
and different hairstyles and hairtypes.
There is also a Ken doll in a wheelchair.]


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-m...-idUSKBN2B31VZ