Oh my gosh I LOVED these! I could play with them for hours.

I had a set of these WAY back when. I think they even re-released them in the late 90's as I bought a Barbie set of them for my niece.

I own the barbie set still!! Its fun to get out and look at after all these years

It's scary to see these things and know you played with them! I think I still have some of these deep in the basement, the Neew Kids ones even.

I think my sister and I had the Barbie set.

Wow...this is really awesome to see because i forgot all about them my jaw dropped when i seen them lol

My mom got it from a yard sale a long time ago and I used to play with them for hours!

There was a boys version of this toy (I had the boy one and my sister had the girl one) it was blue and you could make different monsters... does anyone remember what it was called? Thanks!

Actually these were around in the 70's too. Somewhere in my closet I have a plate I found that had bellbottom high waisted jeans.

OH my christ, I'd TOTALLY forgotten about these! God, I actually PLAYED with these?? Man....talk about flashbacks.

OMG I forgot all about these! I got one for when I was going into the hospital for my open heart surgery, I loved my Fashion Plates!

i had one these sets and played for hours with it but my dad threw it out when he thought i was not using it proerly as i had my own ideas of fashion

Im having crazy flashbacks !! iloooooved fashion plates :)

hahahah...forgot all about these....hours of barbie fun...to be little again!

I definitely had a Little Mermaid one - I was crazy about it!!!

I had a set and they were my favorite toy. I cried when my mother cleaned my room and threw them away because the base was broken. I would love to own a set again. I think they instealed a love for fashion illustration in me.

Yes Bob I remember the monster one...my brother had it. I never got the girl verson so I had to play with his but it was just as good!

Wow! Does this bring back memories. Use to keep me entertained for hours.

apparently they didn't do the right kind of marketing! just like everyone else, when i saw this i was shocked bc i loved them as well but hadnt thought about them since i was probably 7 years old

I wonder if we could get a list going of all the different types. I know there was The Hasbro brand versions and the TOMY brand versions. Who was the Barbie type liscened with? Are there other brands that people can think of?

I just got my set out from the shed for my 3 and 4 year old. They love to do the tracing but aren't too interested in adding the patterns. I think it will be a great toy for them to grow into. I also have a couple small versions of trucks and greeting card patterns/wording.

"You're a Fashion Plates fashion designer" Wow! I wanted these so bad, but my Mom refused to buy me anymore Barbie things! I have a 100 Barbie Barbie collection in my mom's attic!

Barbie is licensed with Matel

Wow. I forgot about these!

Fashion plates was the bomb! I got my daughter the new, updated Bratz version the lights up... Ah memories...

I was just cleaning out an old drawer to give away to a friend and found a lower section of a skit fashion plate! I had the light pastel pink ones. Not the hot pink ones pictured above. I think were older.

I had that exact set in the picture. I LOVED them- wow what a great reminder.

A friend gave me her set of Fashion Plates in the 80's and I thought it was the most fun! I spent hours putting together outfits!! Wish I could have that set back!!

is it possible to get these still???

I absolutely loved this toy - I just knew I was going to grow up and be a fashion designer - I still have my set (pale pink not hot pink...)

I'm watching "I Love the 80s" and I just had to get online and see if these things are still around...I had them in the 90s, but I think it looked the same. I loved mine! I had the fashion one and the face one. I think I have to go in the attic and try to dig it out now...

Awwww...I always wanted one of those!

They actually sell something quite similar now! http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/item/productid/5677

We had these as an activity in my 4th grade class. I found an entire set of the Barbie one, the New Kids, and even a Beauty and the Beast at our local thrift store last month. They were still in the original boxes and in great condition. I gave them to my daughter for her 3rd birthday. She loves them and so do her friends. I feel lucky to have found them, I had so much fun with them now she is also.

I'd love to find a similar product now for my son - something with monsters or animals would be nice. He's too young to draw, but would like to create a cool picture. I used to have these as a kid and LOVED them. I think I could still find them in my mom's basement!

You can still get these but now they are called Fashin Designer. I found them on Amazon.com

The original one was made by Tomy. I remember my mom bought one at a garage sale when I was about 5 years old (31) now. I wish I still had it. Do you guys see how much they go for on ebay!!?? I would have made a small fortune. :)

My mom got some fashion plates for my niece last year at Sears they were Disney Belle or Cinderella, or maybe Barbie, Im looking for some this year and didnt see them there!!!!!!HELP

I LOVED Fashion Plates. My husband and I were talking about toys we had as kids this weekends and I mentioned these and how much I loved them. I'm actually thinking of going on ebay and seeing if I could find a set.

I did buy them on eBay and tonight I took them out and played with them (I'm 33!) I had so much fun ~ the fashions are hysterically 70's but I felt like a kid again!

Fashion Plates! We had the first version, tres chic! Very seventies, flaire pants and puffy shirts. I swear I saw a girl in Seattle wearing a Fashion plate "Teryl original" that I designed in 1980, someone has stolen my ideas and has made a fortune! LOL.

i think i must have had my sister's plates from the 70s, because the outfits involved a lot of bellbottoms and polyester looking numbers. i bet a lot of contestants on "project runway" got inspired by this.

LOVED mine as a kid! I played with them forever! I never ran out of ways to mix and match the outfits! I felt like such a fashion designer whenever I'd create a new "look".

Does anyone remember a similar drawing kit- it was geared for boys- there were different templates/stencil pieces that you used to put together a picture of a car (using pencils) then you would have a complete picture of a car and would color it....? My son (now 25) is going crazy thinking about the name of it!

I LOVE THESE! I forgot they even existed until my roomate brought them up! It brought back ALL TYPES of memories....oh the 80's. How i miss them so.

Oh man! My mom still has our old original fashion plates. And I still find myself occasionally taking them out and playing with them when I'm home.

I had Fashion Plates in the 80's too and loved them! I was in Value Village a few months ago and found a complete set! My 5 year old loves playing with them now, and hey - the styles are even back in fasion now! Go 80's!

I had the barbie version of these. I also had another set that I think was the same as this brand but it had fabric and you put the fabric under the lid and the plastic lady would look like she was wearing real clothes.

i loved these SOOOO much, my dad had to get me the original with the hot pink plates, the wedding ones with the light pink plates and the fashion faces with the green plates and makeup (i got a lot, being a child of divorce, lol). i still had all of my originla 80's toys and books in my grandmother's attic until recently. in 2002 when i was pregnant with my first child, i went there to take the toys home, excited that i was going to have a little person who i could enjoy them with, and found out she had just cleaned her attic and thrown them all out about a month before thinking i didn't want them. all those years and she waited until then. i'm still hurt. but my dad got it worse. she threw away a 20+ year sneaker collection of his, which was in great condition and included air jordans from every single year but '96. his mood was worse than hurt, lol.

I was trying to remember the name of the one with the fabric where you close the frame so it looksl ike cothes - I loved clipping onthe accessories to finsih it off. Was it called Fashion Plates too? I searched but haven't been able locate anything on the fabric version. Does anyone know?

My duaghter found my fahsion plates but she lost the holder and I would just love to get the one I had when I was her age it bring back so many fun days when it rained

THey are available on ebay but they are not cheap. They are going from 30-60 dollars!!

your dolls for free are so cool that i want to keep playing them online but my mom said that i cant stay on the computure all the time so i just haft to live with me and did i tell you that your games or alsome

I am 7 and I lovvvvvvvvvve them!!

To tabbymeow: FLIP AND FOLD FASHIONS!! Right? I just recovered my fashion plates from my parents' basement and my children are having a blast. One of the few toys that was durable enough to survive a couple decades in a humid basement. Along with my DOLLY POPS--remember those??

To: mommaceta5 those ones with cars were called "Little Van Goes" by Tomy. To: tabbymeow the ones with fabric were called Tomy Flip and Fold Fashions. Both are usually available on eBay, there are a few Flip and Fold right now, the Van Goes with the Vans are a little bit harder to find, but I did get my set on eBay.

"Mighty men and monster maker" was the monster one made for boys I think

I remember they had New Kids on the Block set for this.

Why dont they make more toys like these now. I feel like everything has batteries these days. What happened to children using creativity and their imagination

I have mine here with me now - all in good working order except the box hasn't really survived. Just can't bring myself to throw it away.

Wow. Look at all the fond memories of Fashion Plates! This was one of my favorites too. Small wonder I work in the fashion district in NYC!

Where can i buy the fashion plates

My goodness. I had the New Kinds On The Block fashion plates and my 6 year old daughter plays with them now. I rtied to keep as much as possible for her when I found things, but these by far are her favorite.

Why doesn't some smart toy executive have the bright idea to bring these back? I think I had the 70's version and I used play for hours!! My own daughter is quite artistic and would love these!

OMG I had one of these. I used to love it. I got it from my dad's christmas party one year.

Fashion Plates were so cool! I used to like changing out the tops with the bottoms and then taking the color pencils to scketch it! I remember I wanted to be a fashion designer!!!

I loved my fashion plates. I remember I was about 6 or 7 and my mom bought me these when I was in the hospital for a surgery...and they were a total blast. I had them for years and played with them ALL the time.

I am an 80's baby and loved to play with these --- I swear that if they were still available I'd have a set now!!! These would be a great come-back!!! If anyone knows where I can purchase one please let me know yadontwanitwitd@aol.com

I received this for Christmas one year and adored them! I think my mom was hoping designing girly fashion outfits would snap me out of my tom-boy stage. It just eventually made me an artist later in life instead!

I have this exact set some where so much fun to play with!

I still have the barbie version of these. I loved them as a kid.

I loved these and played with them forever!!! I am trying to find a set for my daughter. Does anyone know where to find them???

I remember the commercial. Im pretty sure I had this toy but never used it. I was prob too young.

oh my god! my uncle gave me this for christmas one year. it was the friggin sweetest toy ever!

Does anyone remember the one that came with colorful pens and stencils and you could make flowers and other designs with.

I so love Fashion Plates...I would sit and design all day long!!! I would love to have one now....for my daughter and I to share...

I had one of these too. I wonder where I put it...

I must of been too old by the time I got these one year as a christmas present. I got bored with them super fast.

Does Hasbro still make these? I would love to get one for my granddaughter. My son, who is 33 now, had the Mighty Men and Monster Maker set. He loved it!

I loved them, like a lot of you have mentioned, I would play with it for hours! Last year my daughter received a Barbie Rockin Runway and it has fashion plates. She loves it!

Still have mine. My kids would play with them for hours.

Oh my God I've just got my fashion plates out for my cousins little girl and they have kept her quiet for ages!! I used to love them, I made a whole catalogue of my drawings when I was young and set up my own label sort of thing!! I kept all my drawings in a business case!! I want to be a kid again beats proper work!!

I used to play with my sisters fashion plates when I was little, actually I used to play with all of their toys when I was little. And their both older than me, I'm 29.

Out of all the toys on here, this is the one that made me feel not so great. I remember playing with this by myself because all my sisters moved away and I was very very lonely. Weird.

i remember my grandma bying this for her house over the holidays and we all fought over it for the first 3 weeks so she told us she put it in the bin argghh

When I was a kid, I would try my best and mix and match the Barbie ones with the He-Man ones so I would get screwed up people with dresses on.

I used to play with my sister's set so much that my mom eventually got me my own set with a Kimberly paper doll. After designing the clothes, you had to cut them out and use some sort of mild glue-stick to put the clothes on her. I also had something similar for making your own greeting cards.

Ohhh I had one of these!!!I loved it...would play for hours...and always needed more paper!LOL

My 4 nieces have discovered my old Fashion Plate at my mum's and love it! they all want one for Christmas. I used to love playing with this and it is great to see that it is still fun today.

Someone must have heard all of you out there about these making a come-back. I saw something of this sort today while I was browsing in the kids' section at Jo-Ann Fabrics. Didn't look at the price though. :(

I LOVED my Fashion Plates! I used to think I was such the artist after I was done with them. I'd love to have another set!

I wish they had a boy one. I can't find anythning cars, trains, airplanes, etc. with the actual plates. Only paper tracing stuff.

I loved playing with this. My sister and I spent so much time together with it. Now I'm triing to find one for my daughters. Does anyone now if they still make them or if someone has one for sale.

Wow, what a trip down memory lane, reading all these posts! I spent MANY happy hours playing with these. But alas, my family was military, and we were not able allowed to keep many sentimental things. Am looking for one for my daughter now.

I had the Barbie Fashion Plates. I still have them in my stack of board games at my grandmother's house. Haven't seen them in years, but I know they are still there.

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those were like my fav toys when I was little!!! Now i'm 87 and I still have them. I sometimes eat cherries on them. YAY!!!! You can buy them from me on ebay my username is georgeissohot21. I like giraffes the best though, if you sell me on i'lll be it's friend. okay? THANKS!

i like to play with these

I'm nearly 40 and have just found my pastel pink ones in the shed only yesterday. My 7 year old is now totally obsessed with them!!! I don't have the box or pencils, but I still have a spare black crayon. Just to look at them gives me such a nostalgic feeling.

I loved this "toy". I'm actually trying to find out if anyone had another toy I'm looking for and I'mhaving no luck since I can't remember the name. it was a plastic body of a woman, I don't think it had a head, but if came with swatches of cloth that you could arrange and place on top of the body, close the top and it would make an outfit. I hope that's a clear description. please email me if you know the name of this or even what I'm talking about so I can put my mind to rest.

Oh man! I loved to always make my Fashion Plate doll wear the "tennis" outfit...oh and the bell bottom high-waist jeans, for sure. Soo much fun way back in the day!

I didn't play with this one for too long.

Hello I am actually trying to find someone who is selling this toy. If you have one and would like to sell it please email me. jenrigsbee@aol.com I would love to get it for my daughter. I remember having one when I was a kid and loved it.

I was just teasing someone about thinking they are a fashion plate and these popped into my mind. LOL What memories.

childhood memories. need one for my daughter

LOVED this toy! Ah, memories!

I had the original set and then got an 'add-on' pack of just plates. Then I got a set that made 'paper doll' clothes that you cut out and put on a cardboard standup girl. Funny, though, I was actually looking online for the 'version' of this toy that you used fabric to make oufits (was trying to remember the name) and stumbled across this page. Checked it out just for a trip down memory lane about Fashion Plates when, to my amazement, one of the pictures uploaded was for the 'Flip and Fold Fashions'! Exactly what I was looking for in the first place! :-P

I still have mine! My cousin and I made "magazines" for hours on end and we still have those too! We still enjoy it and we are 43!

OMG< I played with these for HOURS on end... they were my favorite gift that Christmas! I would sit in my room for hours and hours designing new clothes. I wish they still made them. I am looking for something similar for my 9 yr old daughter!

I also LOVED my Fashion Plates!!! This toy probably sticks out in my mind more than any other toy from my childhood. I had the set in the second picture with the light pink plates and frame. Even seeing the picture took me back to 1983 or so. I think it's really cool to see that so many people loved this toy. Doesn't it seem like they ought to bring it back? I would love to have this for my 7 and 8 year old daughters!

I am so amused. I was talking to someone about clothes and she mentioned being a fashion plate which reminded of this toy I had. I LOVED it. Glad to see everyone else loved theirs as well.

There was another one to help you do interior design. Does anyone remember the name of that one? I had the Fashion Plates and Van Goes and LOOOVED them!

Actually, TOMY Made the original Fashion Plates, Fashion Faces, Great Greetings (to make greeting Cards), Western Pony Plates (not sure if that's the EXACT name), Little Van Go, Fashion Plates Expansion Set (These were blue plates w/no tray included) & Travel-size Fashion Plates. Then Hasbro took over and made a set exactly like the originals, but different color plates & tray in the late 80's and then another color-variation in the 90's and 2000's, also, The wedding fashion plates, Family Matters Steve Urkel Fashion Plates & a New Kids on the Block set....possibly others. RoseArt is responsible for the Beauty & The Beast set, The little Mermaid Set and a few other Disney ones. Now I've also seen (on Ebay) A Holly Hobby Set, Strawberry Shortcake set, Hello Kitty, Batman, Superman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Snow White, KISS and a few others! There was also a set that had the name "Modern" in it, was from the 70's and I think it had French Designs, but I don't remember if TOMY made them or not. I just started collecting the various Fashion Plates myself (because of Nostalgia & memories of fighting with my two sisters when we were younger over the ONE set we had in the house.....which my Mom "confiscated" to prevent any more knock-down drag-out brawls) I'm sure there's even MORE sets that I just haven't stumbled upon yet, this is all the information I've discovered so far. I REALLY wish we could get our hands on a list of all the variations TOMY, Hasbro & RoseArt made! If anyone has any ideas on how to obtain such a list, or knows of any sets I haven't mentioned here, PLEASE let me know! (HNDWYW@Comcast.net)

I loved my fashion plates when I was a kid. I has 4 different sets, even wedding ones

i'm looking for these! but i want the old school ones from the 80's. i have 3 sisters and we all used to play with these i'd do anything to get my hands on some and surprise them!! any ideas/comments please let me know!

Kathleen, your best bet is www.ebay.com, or your local flea market, garage sales or resale shops as the only ones currently made are by some off brand and they're cheesy, nowhere near the fun we had with the TOMY, HASBRO or ROSEART ones. Here's a list of the Fashion plates available on ebay right now: http://toys.shop.ebay.com/Toys-Hobbies-/220/i.html?_nkw=Fashion+Plates&_catref=1&_fln=1&_sac=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282 To search on your own in the future, you need to make sure you 1st choose the "Toys & Hobbies" Category at ebay, then enter the term "Fashion Plates" in the search box, because if you don't first chose the category "Toys & Hobbies", eBay will list about 1500 items that include jewelry, art (fashion drawings/sketches from the late 1800's) and dinner plates. God Luck :)

I just saw an add for something very similar in a toy catalogue. Man it brought back memories. I got Fashion Plates for a birthday when I was in primary School and I used them for hours on end! Now I would LOVE my daughter to have a set (she turns 6 at end of June) I am going to have to get my hands on them!

hello everyone!! There is a flip and flop fashions on Ebay for sale if anyone is interested!

I had the girl version, and my brother had the boy version. They also sold accessory packs that went with the base set. I got the greeting cards version and used to make my own cards for family members. I forgot about how you'd flip the body plates over and they'd have texture patterns on the back. Allowed you to be so creative, and you didn't need batteries or a computer. This would be a great toy for kids today if they could tolerate being "unplugged". These are the toys that make me glad I grew up when I did!

I am a man love a particular toy, when nothing is always scouring the Internet toys, toys piled in my house no less, but I still want to buy toys, toy store because recently read called toyswill, there are many previous I have not seen a toy, really great.