Barbie and Ken are Together Again
Posted on February 19, 2011
Barbie and Ken are officially a couple again for the first time since they decided to spend time apart in 2004. Mattel says Barbie agreed to start dating Ken again on Valentine's Day. Barbie even officially changed her status on Facebook to "in a relationship."
Barbie and Ken dolls appear together in a new limited edition "Together Again" gift set. The gift set features the couple in modern fashions inspired by their original 1959 and 1961 swimsuits. Barbie wears a black and white one-piece swimsuit, sunglasses and sandals in her signature color, pink. Ken is dressed in red board shorts and comes with a yellow towel and sandals.
The cover of the box for the gift set says "She said yes."
The story goes that on Valentine's Day 2004, after more than 43 years together, Barbie and Ken decided to spend time apart. Barbie then started dating an Australian surfer named Blaine. Ken made a play to get Barbie back in 2006. He enlisted the help of celebrity stylist Phillip Bloch to get Barbie's attention. It worked but he was still in the friend zone with Barbie.
in 2010 Ken had a self-portrait role in Toy Story 3 that garnered him new fans and attnetion. He also launched a new digital reality series called Geniune Ken. Finally, today he has Barbie back in his arms again.