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YES, Fashion Plates! I always liked the big, floppy hats.

I used to love those! Now I'm going to keep my eye out for a set.


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I loved these toys and I had completely forgotten about them until now. :)

I had both a "modern" (from the early 90's) set of these, and the original set in the picture that was passed down to me by an older friend. This sort of thing just reinforces my pack-rat tendencies, because if I hold on to everything for long enough, it will become cool again or I will find a new use for it. If only I had unlimited storage space!

I loved these! Many hours of fun during my early elementary after school playtime at Gramma's....

i definitely bought one of these off ebay last year! spent a whole day drinking wine and color with my gf's!

My mom is a teacher and took our old set into her classroom for kids to play with on rainy days when they couldn't go outside. Oddly enough each year it's the boys who fight over it . . .

Fashion Plates were one of my favorite toys as a child. Thanks for the flashback!

I loved those as a kid. I had completely forgotten about them until now. Heading over to ebay...

I always wanted these when I was little. Then my friend gave me her set for my 16th birthday and I've had it ever since. I use it to make birthday cards and all manner of people with thought bubbles added. The best ever.

These were also my absolute favorite as a kid. I had the 90s set and spent hours and hours playing with them!

I loved these! I'm calling home to see if they're still lingering around...

Oh, now this takes me back. In the UK we had something similar called Fashion Wheel:

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But Fashion Plates looks even cooler. Framing the drawings is a great idea. Wonder if I can get one on ebay!

I never had Fashion Plates (I was just a little bit young for them back in the '80s), but I saved all my best illustrations from design school...

barbie had a licensed version of these. i loved it. the plates were her bubble gum pink. You could use silly putty on them too :D

I loved these as a kid. My friend had them, and I wanted a set soooo bad. I would spend hours at her house playing with them.

LOOOVED these. I would sneak out of bed and color with them on the floor of my room by the crack of light coming in from the hallway. I eventually became a fashion designer. I totally want these for my daughter- the OLD ones.

How odd, I was just thinking about these a couple days ago. If only I had a little girl as an excuse to get them...

I loved these as a kid. They were one of the toys me and my little sister always fought over. I will have to be on the lookout now.

OMG! Such a trip down memory lane. I've totally got to hunt one of these down for my kids.

What a delight to see this! I have asked many people whether they remember these, and nobody ever knows what I'm talking about. I loved Fashion Plates.

Spirograph, on the other hand, bored me to tears.

I was just thinking about these the other day.