{"product_id":"1984-barbie-sea-lovin-ken-doll-nrfb","title":"1984 – Barbie – Sea Lovin' – Ken – NRFB","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThis Ken Was Never Sold in the United States — the Sea Lovin' Line Was a European and Canadian Exclusive in 1984\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSea Lovin' Ken is a 1984 foreign-issue release — produced for the European and Canadian market only and never distributed domestically in the US. The multilingual box carries the product name in four languages: Sea Lovin' (English), Regate (French), Maritim (German) and Mare (Italian), which are the four-language European distribution labels that identify this as a continental European release. Ken wears a red and white Breton-stripe crop tee and white drawstring trousers — a clean, period-appropriate nautical look that sits exactly in the early-eighties leisure sailing aesthetic. He uses the Crystal Ken head mould and was manufactured in Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sea Lovin' line was designed as a complete ensemble — Barbie (9109), Ken (9110) and Skipper (9111) — and the fact that it was never sold in the US gives the whole set a collector rarity that the domestic releases don't share. The Breton stripe in particular was a very deliberate choice for the European market, where the striped marinière had been culturally embedded since at least Coco Chanel popularised it in the 1920s. Mattel understood its market. Foreign-issue Ken dolls from this era consistently surface less often than their female equivalents, making this one of the harder pieces in the Sea Lovin' set to complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mattel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of manufacture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hong Kong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel #:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9110\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelody Likes box condition grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/MelodyLikes-Doll-Box-Condition-Guide_05303af8-20b2-4137-8091-87f3c51d9668.png?v=1773150063\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView our box condition guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mattel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47701370241214,"sku":"BARBIE-1984-SEALOVIN-KEN-DOLL0001","price":167.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/1984-barbie-sea-lovin-ken-doll-nrfb-front.jpg?v=1782213869","url":"https:\/\/melodylikes.com\/products\/1984-barbie-sea-lovin-ken-doll-nrfb","provider":"Melody Likes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}