Retroland is amazing. How do they know what I played with when I was little? See "Fashion Plates," at right, which I'm pretty sure no one but my sister and I had and I've certainly never heard of since. This little toy might be the whole reason I write for StyleList today!We know you're into retro toys, but you won't believe what we found at Retroland.com. There's a whole community there; you can list yourself as a fan of various games and toys, and even submit your own anecdotes about them!
The best part? They provide links to Amazon, where you can usually find modern versions of the old toys. I found out you can buy "Fashion Studio," which comes with a designer's light table, here at Fat Brain Toys. I might search eBay for the original "Fashion Plates" to send my sister this year. You never know.
Here are ten more games and toys from Retroland I never thought I'd see or hear of again (and don't worry, I don't expect you to go "OMG, I forgot about Legos!"):
robin,12-04-2008, 8:38PM
I LOVED the fashion plates and tried to find them for my daughter's birthday; the cheapest I could locate sold on Ebay for around $80. So if you can find them cheaper LET ME KNOW!
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Tiffany,12-04-2008, 8:59PM
Oh my God, I had one of everything on this list! The Glo Worm was my favorite. Did they raid my granny's attic or what?
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Toy Store,12-05-2008, 9:08AM
I love fashion plates! I recently recalled them when my daughter got a "Bratz" drawing studio for her birthday. I hate Bratz, personally, but it did remind me of Fashion Plates and I wanted to get one for her!
Spirograph was cool too. We actually sell a modern version of that:
http://www.wonderbrains.com/spirogyro.html
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Susan
WonderBRains
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