Many Fleur collectors know the struggle... you found this really gorgeous doll somewhere in the wild, she's in great condition...but who is she??? Fleur dolls have no marks, besides the Logo Fleurs, no date of production, nothing! So how to identify her??? Is it even possible? If you ever searched the internet for Fleur dolls, you for sure stumbled upon the Fleurdolls webpage, that is currently under construction and the corresponding blog. This blog contains also a guide on how to identify Fleur dolls. It is really amazing to start with (click here to read it).
I however thought, that it must be possible, to narrow these dolls more down.
Because when you look at these two pictures, although these Fleurs both having centerpart hair, they differ so much from each other.
So I made my online research, examinated every doll I have very thoroughly and consulted the amazing Angela from Vintage Fleur doll, who has any doll possible (and also impossible...but that will be a different blog post... ). And after many hours and hours of work, I was able to create the following identification chart for Fleur dolls made in the 80s.
The key feature for identification is the facemold. To make yourself familiar with the facemolds of 80s Fleur doll, click please here. Than I looked on the bodytype (to see all Fleur bodytypes click here) and finally on the hair style. Like this I can narrow the dolls down to just a few. Some dolls have additional unique features, which make it possible to identify them without any doubt. Their characteristic features are described next to the doll picture.
This blog post is a work in progress as the more I learn about Fleur, the more dolls I own, the more variants I see which I am adding fluently.
Rainy Day
Secretary
Ballerina 1. edition
Ballerina 2. edition
Florida
Parade 1. edition
My Fair Lady 1. edition
Popstar 1. edition
Shopping 1. edition
Sunny Day 1. edition
Wedding 1. edition
Wedding 2. edition
Kitties 1. edition
Aerobic 1. edition
Miss World
Baby Nurse 1. edition
Special Offer 1983
In Concert 1982
Jeans 1. edition
Parade 2. edition
Kitties 2. edition
Ballerina 3. edition
Aerobic 2. and later editions
Sunny Day 2. edition
Popstar 2. edition
My Fair Lady 2. edition
Travel
Shopping 2. edition
Parade Fleur 2. edition
Baby Nurse second edition
Famous Fashion 1. edition
Jeans 2. edition
Jazz Ballet 1. edition
Brides Happiness 1. edition
Amazone 1. edition
Jogging 1. edition
Tennisstar
Surfing 1986
Jazz Ballet 2. edition
Brides Happiness 2. edition
Colourstar
Animal Doctor
College
Grand Gala
Amazone 2. edition
Special Offer
Jogging 2. edition
Sunshine
Mount Everest
Jogging 3. edition
Country Walk
Sweet Dreams
My First
Tennis
Amazone 3. edition
By studying the facemold, the facial features, the hair style and the body you will be able to identify most of your dolls or at least to narrow them down to only a few. Otto Simon did use for some models the same dolls, but most of them are unique.
As always with Fleur dolls it's not always as easy at it seems... you will not be able to identify every doll with this chart. Sometimes Otto Simon used a batch of newer dolls for an older model and made a second, third or fourth edition. Some dolls from the early 80s, that supposed to be in a dark green box can be found in a light green box with no doll name written on it, probably from 1987. ... these dolls have for sure a later facemold and will not have a match in this chart. Also there are dolls, that shouldn't exist, but here they are totally real...the unidentifiable mystery Fleurs. If you have a mystery Fleur, please let me know!!! A blog post about them will follow soon.
A special THANK YOU goes to Angela from Vintage Fleur doll, who made this Indentification chart possible by providing me her knowledge, comparing dolls that I don't own to identify their facemolds and by letting me use pictures of her dolls for this blog post. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
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