Re: What was the first Gene you ever saw? Archived Message
Posted by Sharon Meyer on March 23, 2022, 11:02 pm, in reply to "What was the first Gene you ever saw?"
White Hyacinth. I saw her in a magazine right after I had stumbled on the Theatre de la Mode exhibit at the Maryhill Museum in Washington state. I fell in love with the mannequins and next thing I knew, there was one of them come to life in my face. I bought one immediately.
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- What was the first Gene you ever saw? - Gael March 23, 2022, 5:42 pm
- I went to FAO Schwartz to find Barbie a new outfit & saw Red - Lee March 25, 2022, 8:20 am
- I really can’t remember where but it must have been a magazine ad - SandyNY March 24, 2022, 9:29 pm
- I received the first brochure from AD in the mail and ordered all the dolls right >>> - George in NC March 24, 2022, 5:26 pm
- Great topic, Gael. I saw the initial advertisement of first 3 dolls… > - dollster March 24, 2022, 2:37 pm
- Like others here, I saw the first 3 Dolls ad and had to have them all - Travis Kaller March 24, 2022, 2:03 pm
- Pin Up . I kept seeing her in Barbie Bazaar again and again lol. I finally looked up ro - CecyinIL March 24, 2022, 12:33 pm
- Pin-Up for me. Saw an ad, and then--lo, and behold!--my >>> - Kathleen in NKY March 24, 2022, 10:52 am
- Iced Coffee! It was shown in a Collectibles magazine. Fell in love! - Denise in MI March 24, 2022, 10:52 am
- I saw an insert for the first dolls in a Barbie magazine while standing in the grocery store line>>> - Megin in Bend March 24, 2022, 10:08 am
- PinUp was the one, my first 16" doll got her on my 39th birthday. Saw her in Barbie Bazaar. - Misty1 March 24, 2022, 9:41 am
- USO in a magazine. Then I went to look in person at a collectibles trade show in Chicago when >>> - Patsy aka Madra March 24, 2022, 8:23 am
- the first was Blue Goddess... I came late to Gene as they never - Karen in NZ March 24, 2022, 6:08 am
- Red Venus, and Had to get her. - bb March 24, 2022, 12:32 am
- That would be "Pin Up" and I loved her so much! - Brian in Los Angeles March 24, 2022, 12:18 am
- Twlight Rumba was my first gene - I think I saw her at a convention in Indiana and just - Max March 23, 2022, 11:17 pm
- Re: What was the first Gene you ever saw? - Sharon Meyer March 23, 2022, 11:02 pm
- The first year line at FAO in Orlando. Pinup was my first Gene. - Donna in FL March 23, 2022, 10:21 pm
- I think in a doll magazine tool me a long long time to come around and buy - marym74 March 23, 2022, 9:39 pm
- For me, I believe it was when I saw my friend Vince's Premier Gene. Hooked ever since! LOL - RyeGuy March 23, 2022, 9:23 pm
- Blue Goddess, Red Venus and Pin-up - in a magazine - Vicki in IL March 23, 2022, 8:41 pm
- I saw Iced Coffee in Barbie Bazaar, but fell in love with Midnight Romance. - Bryan March 23, 2022, 8:26 pm
- She was in the FAO Gene book from 1997-my mom had received it in the mail and - Dee Dee in CA March 23, 2022, 8:21 pm
- First on the internet looking for vintage Barbie, then in a shop, Monaco & Blue Goddess, bought both - Mario March 23, 2022, 8:05 pm
- I was shopping with friends at Gigi’s dolls. During show and tell one friend showed the Gene doll - Lori N March 23, 2022, 7:59 pm
- I first saw Gene in doll magazines, my first Gene doll, Red Venus was a gift. Blue Goddess was the.. - Ivy in MA March 23, 2022, 7:56 pm
- Like Anne, I saw an ad for the first 3 & started calling doll shops for more info. Funny response>> - IL Deb March 23, 2022, 7:41 pm
- Blue Goddess! But I wasn't a "doll collector" then--LOL!--so it took me a while to buy her. My ... - Jennifer-in-PA March 23, 2022, 7:38 pm
- I first saw Gene at a local shop that specialized in collectibles. My sister>>> - SuzanneMcD March 23, 2022, 7:18 pm
- Blue Goddess made me want Gene. - Mo in PA March 23, 2022, 7:09 pm
- The entire first year line>>> - Anne in Port Angeles March 23, 2022, 6:59 pm
- The first three dolls in one of those Doll Reader ads. My heart really wanted to buy the... - Lynne D March 23, 2022, 6:58 pm
- LOL. - Kelly Red March 23, 2022, 8:58 pm
- Sparkling Seduction and the catalog from Gigi's that came with her. - Ori March 23, 2022, 6:51 pm
- It was actually a whole shelf of Gene's at FAO. The one that stood out to me was Encore. I thought > - Mike March 23, 2022, 6:26 pm
- Creme de Cassis....I saw her in a mall in a gift shop. msg--> - Lori in RI March 23, 2022, 6:17 pm
- Blue Goddess in a full page ad>> - Kelly Red March 23, 2022, 6:04 pm
- Me, too. - Mo in PA March 23, 2022, 7:10 pm
- Red Venus in a Premiere magazine ad (Sep 1996) - LOVE at first sight! - Jim S March 23, 2022, 5:48 pm
- Mine was Destiny, still one of my favorites! - Poughkeepsie54 March 23, 2022, 5:47 pm
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