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Black Tie International:
Ken is 50 Party
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Ken and Barbie made a personal appearance at the Ken is 50
Party hosted at the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History in
Boynton Beach, Florida for the attendees of the 2011
National Barbie Convention. Ken and Barbie replica outfits
were created by Christina Rodriguez. |
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Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History
Hosted
Ken is 50 Party celebrating the National Barbie Convention
More than 70 conventioneers attended
Some Guests were from Australia, France and the United
Kingdom
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What:
The Ken is 50 Party hosted this summer at the Museum of
Lifestyle & Fashion History in Boynton Beach, Florida
commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Ken doll as well as
celebrated Ken’s most loyal fans from the He’s A Doll Club
and the National Barbie Convention that was held this summer
in South Florida.
Ken expert and author Jef Beck of Cedars Rapid, Iowa, signed
copies of his book I Love Ken: My Life as the Ultimate
Boyfriend. The books were provided by Barnes & Noble
Booksellers and more than 50 copies were sold. Guests also
met Barbie and Ken live. Ken was dressed in his original red
swim trunks and striped red and white shirt outfit; and
Barbie wore her iconic black and white striped swimsuit.
These adult-size replicas of the original Ken and Barbie
outfits were custom designed exclusively for the event by
Christina Rodriguez. Ken’s and Barbie’s hair and make-up
were styled by the new Sephora and the Salon both located
inside the recently remodeled JcPenney at the Boynton Beach
Mall.
The Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History (MLFH) coordinated
a caravan of buses to transport the international Barbie
conventioneers to MLFH for the Ken is 50 Party. The event
had national and international attendees with more than 70
conventioneers who are among the most devoted Ken doll
enthusiasts visiting from Arizona, Delaware, North Carolina,
Virginia, California, Vermont, Illinois, Georgia, Iowa,
Tennessee, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, New
York and New Jersey as well as the Country of France,
Australia and the United Kingdom.
Guests delighted in the all-you-can-eat buffet sponsored by
Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, Donnie's Place Southern
Restaurant, Le Petit Pain French Bakery, The Village Tavern
and PRP Wine International.
Sephora of JcPenney donated the gift bags, and amazing jazz
music was performed by Michael Kennedy plus the guests had
unlimited access to view exhibits at MLFH and enjoyed a
Shopping Night at the Boynton Beach Mall. Hallmark at the
Boynton Beach Mall offered for the event limited edition Ken
Doll ornaments.
Pageant winners Miss Teen Miramar, Florida and Miss Teen
Bonaventure, Florida volunteered at the event and were
gracious hosts as they welcomed and greeted the guests.
MLFH is currently showcasing an anthropological display of
more than 100 Barbie dolls, friends, family members, clothes
and accessories in the Barbie: History, Fashions & More
exhibit celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Ken doll.
The doll showcase chronicles the evolution of the Barbie and
Ken dolls and their historical impact. More than twenty
collectors from South Florida, New Jersey, New York and
Canada have provided dolls.
Where:
Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History
801 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 483
Boynton Beach Mall (inside Mall in North Wing of Mall)
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
561-243-2662
e-mail:
BarbieExhibit@MLFHMUSEUM.org
www.MLFHMUSEUM.org
Additional Sponsors:
JcPenney, Boynton Beach Mall, Patricia Ann Ravo Fund, Boris
& Edith Rueger Fund, and US 1 AC Self Storage.
A Brief History of Ken!
Ken is 50! The Ken doll was introduced by Mattel on March
11, 1961 as the boyfriend of Barbie, the Teen-Age Fashion
Model. He is two-years younger than his gal-pal Barbie. Ken
Carson was named after the son of the Mattel company
co-founders, Ruth & Elliot Handler, who was named Kenneth.
Although the Ken doll was introduced on March 13, 1961 at
the New York Toy Fair, Mattel is celebrating the birthday on
March 11th.
He has been the first and only true love of Barbie. When Ken
arrived 50 years ago, he was featured with flocked (fleeced)
blonde or brunette hair, and he wore red cotton swim-trunks,
cork sandals and carried a yellow terry-cloth towel. In
1981, the African American Ken Doll premiered.
The Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History in Boynton Beach,
Florida is celebrating 50 years of Ken in its Barbie:
History, Fashions & More exhibit. This exhibit has been
modified from its original display that opened in year 2009
for the 50th birthday of Barbie. The Ken doll and his
history are chronologically integrated in the Barbie
exhibit.
The Barbie exhibit features numerous Ken dolls, his clothes,
friends and family members along with more than 100 Barbie
dolls, clothes and accessories from more than twenty
collectors who are from throughout South Florida and Canada.
The Ken dolls are on exhibit now and will be showcased all
year.
The Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History (MLFH) is located
inside the Boynton Beach Mall (inside Mall in North Wing) at
801 N. Congress Avenue, #483, Boynton Beach, Florida. .
561-243-2662.
www.MLFHMUSEUM.org
History of the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History:
The Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History is a non-profit
501(c) 3 history museum that was established in 1999. The
inspiration for the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History of
Delray Beach was the phenomenally successful popular culture
& retrospective exhibit "40 Years of the Barbie® Doll" in
celebration of Women's History Month which was on display
from March 1999 thru September 2000 in Delray Beach,
Florida. More than 20,000 visitors from around the world
attended this exhibit which made it the #1 attended exhibit
in the history of Delray Beach and one of the most memorable
Museum exhibits in all of Palm Beach County. The Barbie®
Doll exhibit was conceived and curated by Lori J. Durante
who is the Executive Director/Chief Curator of the Museum of
Lifestyle & Fashion History.
Presently, the Museum is located in a donated 8,000 square
feet facility located inside the Boynton Beach Mall in
Boynton Beach, Florida. The Museum will be at this location
for at least three years.
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