Exactly, just like when people say ass-less chaps. All chaps are ass-less. If they’re ass-full, they’re just pants. Good lord, is eight in the morning too early to start drinking?
I must invent these assed-chaps! I will sell them on Etsy and make a fortune off moron hipsters! Perfect to pair with your sleeved vest! To the Craftmobile…!
When I was little I hung a barbie from my sisters ceiling light to scare her when she came in the room. I forgot about it and it melted to the hot light.
Ugh. Back in the 70′s companies like Buttrick made Barbie patterns. My mom never believed in buying name-brand Barbie clothes, so my Barbie got made fun of for wearing a lot of the above style stuff. She also had a lot of crocheted and knitted stuff. Yeah.
But that outfit is perfect for “Nosy Neighbor Barbie”. Comes with a few dozen cats, and a fifth of scotch (based on personal experience).
Yeah, my aunt sewed ugly Barbie clothes for all of our Barbies, and so I always had the boxy, ugly, crappy stuff made with wrong-color and too-thick fabric in eternally dated styles. Of course, I mostly spent my time cutting off Barbie’s hair and amputating her arms and legs for fun, so it wasn’t any great loss.
You totally beat me to it. I was thinking the same thing. There IS a kind of continuum from Ken, to Freddie from Scooby Doo, to Mr. Furley… (it’s the red neckerchief that ties it all together…)
The dress teh dress,… what about that HAIR barbie is kickin? When your kid is tired of playing with her you can scrub some pots and pans with that rats nest thing on her head.
Some diabetic compression socks and a girdle and barbie will be rocking her bridge club and the bingo parlor. We could even accessorize her with bingo daubers and lucky bingo charms.
My mom made me that dress and vest for my doll when I was a kid. It was a common pattern, and she had tons of polyester knit scraps. No princess dresses for me….
Our sewing machine was an old pre-stretch-stitch one, so I could only make clothes from cotton. Barbie didn’t rock it so much as appear to be caught in an updraft…years and years before Ken got into “upskirt” photos, unfortunately. My timing was SO off.
That flower print takes me back to the 1970s, and happily so…except it screams “I’m 100% cheap-ass polyester and will sear onto your skin when the sun shines on it.” I can see myself wearing a blouse of it, with a long Barbie pink vest for kitsch value. Knowing my friends, I’d be called “Maude,” for a week. It wouldn’t necessarily be a good thing to point out that I was either Barbie or Mrs. Roper.
My mom used to make clothes for my barbie doll. She said it was difficult making such tiny stuff. I guess that’s why my doll had lots of long skirts and tube tops. (hey, it was the ’70s!)
July 24, 2011 at 1:32 pm
And then there’s Maude!
July 24, 2011 at 1:36 pm
What’s upsetting is that I have a 27cm Obitsu named Maude. And I’m fairly sure she’d never be seen in this.
July 24, 2011 at 5:19 pm
fat jealous loser right here. i’ve wanted an obitsu for years
July 24, 2011 at 2:40 pm
Maude had way more fashion sense than this Barbie – she knew how to rock a jaunty scarf.
July 24, 2011 at 4:11 pm
That’s very true. My Maude can only be so lucky.
July 24, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Barbie does impersonations, and they’re just like the real person!!!
July 24, 2011 at 1:33 pm
And wait… aren’t all vests sleeveless, by definition?
July 24, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Thank the gods someone had the courage to point this out.
July 25, 2011 at 6:35 am
Exactly, just like when people say ass-less chaps. All chaps are ass-less. If they’re ass-full, they’re just pants. Good lord, is eight in the morning too early to start drinking?
July 25, 2011 at 11:23 am
I must invent these assed-chaps! I will sell them on Etsy and make a fortune off moron hipsters! Perfect to pair with your sleeved vest! To the Craftmobile…!
(cue Batman music)
July 24, 2011 at 1:35 pm
There’s something about the outfit- if it were tailored right I would totally wear it myself… and now you all know my shame.
July 24, 2011 at 1:36 pm
I would have killed for that outfit for my Barbie. In 1980.
July 24, 2011 at 1:45 pm
I would have killed my barbie if she had that outfit…
July 24, 2011 at 4:17 pm
most of my barbies met an untimely death. Mostly because of a need to see what a curling iron would do to them.
July 24, 2011 at 6:35 pm
I had one Barbie. I gave her a buzz cut and dressed her in G.I. Joe uniforms. I should have dressed her in this.
July 25, 2011 at 4:54 am
When I was little I hung a barbie from my sisters ceiling light to scare her when she came in the room. I forgot about it and it melted to the hot light.
July 24, 2011 at 1:38 pm
It’s about time that bitch started dressing age appropiately.
July 24, 2011 at 1:43 pm
It really covers up her Depends nicely.
July 24, 2011 at 1:41 pm
Somebody beat me to the Maude comment.
Ugh. Back in the 70′s companies like Buttrick made Barbie patterns. My mom never believed in buying name-brand Barbie clothes, so my Barbie got made fun of for wearing a lot of the above style stuff. She also had a lot of crocheted and knitted stuff. Yeah.
But that outfit is perfect for “Nosy Neighbor Barbie”. Comes with a few dozen cats, and a fifth of scotch (based on personal experience).
July 24, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Yeah, my aunt sewed ugly Barbie clothes for all of our Barbies, and so I always had the boxy, ugly, crappy stuff made with wrong-color and too-thick fabric in eternally dated styles. Of course, I mostly spent my time cutting off Barbie’s hair and amputating her arms and legs for fun, so it wasn’t any great loss.
July 25, 2011 at 12:31 pm
Did anyone else carve the plastic off their legs with carrot peelers in order to get to the litte knee jointy thinger?
What? No, me neither…
July 24, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Wait, if it weren’t for the hair I would swear this is from the Phyllis Diller collection…
July 24, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Phillis Diller has way more fashion sense than that see:
July 24, 2011 at 5:29 pm
Phyllis Diller rocked fuckery before fuckery was cool.
July 24, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Shouldn’t she have terrycloth isotoners to go with that?
July 24, 2011 at 1:55 pm
I prefer Lady Aberlin’s Muumuu.
July 24, 2011 at 1:57 pm
Wait Audra Lindley only appeared on Maude one time. I remember her as Mrs. Roper. Am I missing something?
July 24, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Yes, that image appears to be from Three’s Company.
July 24, 2011 at 3:43 pm
Then why are people saying it is Maude?
July 24, 2011 at 4:01 pm
They’re not saying SHE is Maude. Maude dressed just like this:
See, it took me about ten seconds to find that. You ought to try the internet, it’s pretty awesome!
July 24, 2011 at 4:41 pm
Because we’re old, dear.
July 24, 2011 at 1:58 pm
This isn’t Maude.
July 24, 2011 at 1:58 pm
I can’t say that’s worse than what she was wearing in the original photo.
July 25, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Yeah, who wears jewelry like that with their nightie?
July 24, 2011 at 2:05 pm
How is a “long sleeveless vest” anything other than an unflattering way of saying “dress that buttons in the front”?
July 24, 2011 at 6:37 pm
A long sleeveless vest is a stupid way of saying a sleeveless open coat. Welll that’s kind of stupid too, but neither has buttons here.
July 24, 2011 at 2:06 pm
At least it wasn’t listed as vintage.
July 24, 2011 at 2:09 pm
I’m sorry — I don’t wear anything until I’ve asked myself..
W.W.B.W?
and if Betty wouldn’t wear it, forget about it…
I don’t see Betty (or Elka Ostrovsky) in this outfit… uh uh, not even if she bedazzled it.
July 24, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Barbie looks ready to go Shoplifting.
July 24, 2011 at 2:28 pm
I feel like going to Walmart and having a housedress fashion show.
July 24, 2011 at 2:35 pm
I had the patterns to make this outfit for my Barbies as a kid! I totally remember sewing that vest!
July 24, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Where’s the Don Knotts Ken-wear?
July 24, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Don’t you mean Norman Fell? He played Mr. Roper. Don Knotts played Mr. Furley. I kind of hate myself for knowing that off the top of my head.
July 24, 2011 at 6:42 pm
Who would you rather dress your Ken as, really?
This?
or this?
July 24, 2011 at 6:59 pm
Norman Fell is the second most-famous person to graduate from my college.
(Fortunately, the MOST famous person is Bill Cosby. So we have SOME credibility.)
July 25, 2011 at 6:59 am
Bill Cosby went to my high school! They make a big deal out of it, even though I’m pretty sure he dropped out or something. Bill Cosby connection!
July 25, 2011 at 11:14 am
Normal Fell is Canadian? That explains SO little.
July 25, 2011 at 6:41 am
You totally beat me to it. I was thinking the same thing. There IS a kind of continuum from Ken, to Freddie from Scooby Doo, to Mr. Furley… (it’s the red neckerchief that ties it all together…)
July 24, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Barbie wore it better.
July 24, 2011 at 3:19 pm
The dress teh dress,… what about that HAIR barbie is kickin? When your kid is tired of playing with her you can scrub some pots and pans with that rats nest thing on her head.
July 24, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Some diabetic compression socks and a girdle and barbie will be rocking her bridge club and the bingo parlor. We could even accessorize her with bingo daubers and lucky bingo charms.
July 24, 2011 at 3:56 pm
And butterscotch candies.
July 24, 2011 at 4:49 pm
And pink foam curlers.
July 24, 2011 at 5:17 pm
And gold lame loafers.
July 25, 2011 at 3:47 pm
And a pack of Pall Mall’s
July 24, 2011 at 3:56 pm
Wow, it took 2253 page views to sell. I would’ve expected many more!
July 24, 2011 at 4:06 pm
I think this seller was missing out on the BIG market on Etsy…SHORT Barbie vests WITH sleeves.
July 24, 2011 at 4:14 pm
July 24, 2011 at 6:40 pm
Fucking Awesome.
July 24, 2011 at 4:21 pm
My mom made me that dress and vest for my doll when I was a kid. It was a common pattern, and she had tons of polyester knit scraps. No princess dresses for me….
July 25, 2011 at 11:21 am
Our sewing machine was an old pre-stretch-stitch one, so I could only make clothes from cotton. Barbie didn’t rock it so much as appear to be caught in an updraft…years and years before Ken got into “upskirt” photos, unfortunately. My timing was SO off.
July 24, 2011 at 4:33 pm
I like it. It’s very retro. Love the fact that Barbie is over tanned too.
July 24, 2011 at 5:21 pm
I would use a yellow marker and a tissue or paper towel to give Barbie a tan. It worked.
July 24, 2011 at 5:02 pm
I feel that this is a sign from above to share last week’s “Three’s Company” trashury:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQ1NzM3OTB8NDQ3MjQ0ODkw/mystery-treasury-guess-the-classic-tv?index=12
July 24, 2011 at 5:05 pm
that fabric has had multiple lives:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67260674/vintage-1974-dress-neon-pink-velvet-abba
July 24, 2011 at 5:09 pm
If you’re very, very good polyester, and you serve Barbie well, one day you’ll grow up into a flammable Abba dress!
July 24, 2011 at 5:24 pm
That dress has some funk left in it. Remove the ruffle, redo the hem, add a small slit up the front maybe…it’s workable.
July 24, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Dog help me, if this dress was my size, I’d buy that fucker.
July 25, 2011 at 9:17 am
*hangs head in shame* So would I.
July 25, 2011 at 11:23 am
Me, too. Sigh.
That flower print takes me back to the 1970s, and happily so…except it screams “I’m 100% cheap-ass polyester and will sear onto your skin when the sun shines on it.” I can see myself wearing a blouse of it, with a long Barbie pink vest for kitsch value. Knowing my friends, I’d be called “Maude,” for a week. It wouldn’t necessarily be a good thing to point out that I was either Barbie or Mrs. Roper.
July 24, 2011 at 11:26 pm
My brain went here.
July 25, 2011 at 4:41 pm
Barbie proclaims in a sing-song voice, “Oh Ken…. I’ve got a surprise for you!”
July 26, 2011 at 10:12 am
My mom used to make clothes for my barbie doll. She said it was difficult making such tiny stuff. I guess that’s why my doll had lots of long skirts and tube tops. (hey, it was the ’70s!)