Fleur bodies

This blog post is an overview about all the bodytypes that Otto Simon used for Fleur dolls. Bodytypes can help to identify a doll, if she's found not wearing her original outfit. However you should take into consideration, that Fleur dolls are very easy to decapitate, so it's possible, that your doll doesn't have her original body anymore.

Beware!!! This blog post contains doll nudity. If you feel offenden by naked dolls, you better not continue to read (but seriously dude.... dolls are toys made of plastic, you should relax!)

A big shout ot to my Fleur friend Angela from Vintage Fleur doll for correcting and completing the describtions!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Dungaree Fleur got a special unique body. It is similar to the 70s standart body, the waist and hips are made of hart plastic,  are hollow and have the same shape like the standart body. The legs and waist are ball jointed and stringed with an elastic, secured at the neck knob. The legs can side split, the waist can rotate. The legs are made of a soft rubber material and have a similar shape like the standart body with bending knees. The feet however are bigger and the toes are less detailed. As a new feature bending ancles were added. 

The arms are made of soft rubber  and they  are significantly longer than on the standart body. Also the hands are bigger. 

Only Dungaree Fleur was made with this body type.

The Ballerina body was first introduced in 1980 and was very popular due to it's extended posing ability.

The waist and hips are made of hart plastic and are hollow, like the 70s body, however the shape changed significantly and the proportions became a little bit more realistic. The legs and waist are ball jointed and stringed with an elastic that is secured on the neck knob. The legs can sidesplit and the waist can rotate. The legs are made with a soft rubber material, the knees  and the ancles can bend. The feet are smaller and there were no details sculped.

The arms also got a new shape with finally bigger hands, both hands have the same size and the palms point to the back. They are made of soft rubber and and can bend in the ellbows. 

Fleur dolls that were released with the Ballerina body are:

Rainy Day, Secretary, Kitties, Ballerina, Florida, Parade, Baby Nurse, Aerobic, Miss World, Popstar, My Fair Lady, Wedding, Shopping, Sunny Day, In Concert, Jazz Ballet 1985 and Jazz Ballerina 1986, Brides Happiness 1985 and 86, Colourstar and Sunshine.

This kind of body was released in 1983 with Special Offer Fleur. The torso, hips and legs are exactly like the Ballerina body with balljointed waist and legs that are stringed with the neck. The legs can sidesplit, the waist can rotate, the knees and the ancles can bend.

The arms are made with soft rubber, they are straight and cannot bend. They stick out with an odd angle,  the left palm points to the back, the right hand is a bit rotated to the side. The right hand is a bit smaller than the left one.

Special Offer Fleur 1983 was the only doll made with this bodytype.

The standart body was first introduced in 1984 and preferably used for dolls released in the later 80s. 

The torso and hips are shaped similar to the Ballerina body, also made with  hart plastic that is hollow. However they are not balljointed and not stringed anymore. The waist can only twist to the side. The legs are connected with a small round knob to the hips and can only swing, not side split.

The legs are made of soft rubber, the knees can bend, the ancles cannot bend. The arms are straight and made of soft rubber, they cannot bend.

There are two types of hands used for this body. The difference is very subtle.

Type one: the left palm points to the back, the right hand is a bit rotated to the side. The right hand is a bit smaller than the left one.

Type two: The right hand is as big as the left and both palms point to the back.

Dolls released with the 80s standart body are:

Famous Fashion, In Concert, Jeans, Amazone 1985 and 86, Jogging 1986 and 87, Tennisstar, Special Offer 1986, Surfing, Animal Doctor, College, Grand Gala, Amazone, Travel, Mount Everest, Jogging, Country Walk, My First, Sweet Dreams, and Tennis.

The Logo Fleur body goes always with dolls that have the Fleur Logo raised at the back of their head, hence the name. The shape of the body is the similar to the Ballerina and 80s standart body, but it is a bit shorter. The waist is not balljointed and can only twist. The torso and hips are made of hart plastic and are hollow. The plastic is usually darker and more orange than the Ballerina or standart body. The dolls is not stringed. The legs are connected with a plastic strip to the hips. They are made of a soft rubber material and  can side split, the knees bend. 

The arms can be made of hart plastic or soft rubber. They are straight and cannot bend.The soft rubber hands are the same size and the palms point to the back. 

Dolls made with the Logo body are: 

Bermuda, Snow Fun, Alpine, Special Offer 1986, Beach Time and Promotion Polka Dot 1987.

In 1988 Fleur doll got a completely new look and also a new body, that however only differs subtle from the 80s standart body. The color of the material is more brownish and less pink. The torso and hips are made of hart plastic, the waist can only twist. The arms are soft rubber and straight, the ellbows don't bend. The hands are slightly angled more inwards, the hands are a little bigger.

The legs can swing, they are made or a rubber material, the knees bend. The feet are the same as standart or Ballerina body.