Memories of Barbie

[carnation]

They were sooo ugly. They were a major reason I joined the dance line--so I wouldn't have to wear the gym suits. (Also because I was short and skinny and the only thing I could do right in gym was serve a volleyball.)

You know how Tammy was both taller and larger than Barbie? To this day, my sister and I might compare 2 people that way--"you know, the 2 cousins who look like a Tammy and a Barbie together".

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Ours were red. There were two versions: junior high school version with bloomer shorts (gathered legs), and the high school version with cuffed legs. Both ugly as sin and embarrassing to wear! Last name across the back yoke, first and last over the front pocket.

Ours were a nauseating gold, cuffed legs, name just on the front. They were phasing them out for the year after me, so wouldn't you know it? My gym suit met a disastrous end, and I was forced to wear the newer version! That was almost, but not quite, like a t-shirt and shorts.

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

That would be considered hazing today.

Absolutely!

Originally Posted by carnation

They were sooo ugly. They were a major reason I joined the dance line--so I wouldn't have to wear the gym suits. (Also because I was short and skinny and the only thing I could do right in gym was serve a volleyball.)

You know how Tammy was both taller and larger than Barbie? To this day, my sister and I might compare 2 people that way--"you know, the 2 cousins who look like a Tammy and a Barbie together".

Tammy just seemed gigantic compared to Barbie! I had a friend named Tammy, and I think every one of her 12 aunts & uncles sent her a Tammy doll! She hated them!