Fleur Dolls - K L

catalogue # 385 - 1025, year 1981

body: ballerina (bending elbows and ankles)

hair: blonde, red, brunette, center part

shoes: dark blue or red kitten heels with small flower

These Kitties Fleurs from the early 1980s were sold in the most unusual boxes - styled to look like a room, and the dolls sitting inside (not standing). The only other sitting Fleur was Famous Fashion. Kitties Fleur wears a red or a blue dress (buttoned in front), with a white belt and long white sleeveless vest on top. In the promo photo, she wears white kitten heels, but my boxed dolls wear red or blue shoes to match their dresses. Kitties Fleur has two promo photos - both shown in top row. Each doll has two cats (see bottom left photo).

catalogue # 385 - 1010, year 1979

body: 1970s body with long legs, tiny waist and small hands

hair: blonde, strawberry blonde, brunette, centre part

shoes: black flat shoes with a bow

The KLM Fleur may look familiar to you - because there was also KLM Sindy, in an identical uniform. Maybe they were part of the same cabin crew? Thanks to these two dolls, it's still easy to buy this outfit today in great condition. It will probably be missing the little silver wings on the jacket and the hat - that's because they are just poor quality stickers. As the jacket and skirt are easy to recognise, I included a photo of the undershirt, scarf, shoes and bag (see bottom left). Inside the jacket, shirt and skirt there is a paper 'Made in Hong Kong' label.

Fun fact 1: the blue KLM Fleur hat is made of two parts - the soft fabric on top, and a plastic bowl underneath. If this plastic bowl is missing, the hat looks like a beret (see photo top left).

Fun fact 2: this Fleur comes in two different boxes! Please note, the first box is not blue - it was originally green, but it's now badly faded from old age. The backs of the boxes show different promo photos.

Fun fact 3: this Fleur has no official promo photo. On her box, where a promo would normally be, there is a KLM plane. If anyone has seen a promo photo for this Fleur, please let me know!

catalogue # 385 - 1030, year 1979

body: 1970s body with long legs, tiny waist and small hands

hair: blonde, strawberry blonde, brunette, centre part

shoes: I don't know (maybe white sandals?)

Unfortunately, I don't have a beautiful picture of this Fleur in a box - but at least she is pretty familiar to all Fleur lovers. Considering she's one of the earliest Fleur dolls, her outfit is still easy to find today in great condition. She wears a beautiful white dress decorated with lace and trim, and a matching hat with a yellow ribbon. I don't know what shoes she wore - if anyone has this Fleur in a box, please send me a message via the contact box on the home page and let me know.

Fun fact: Lente Fleur's box is the same as Belle Fleur's box (it even shows Belle Fleur promo photo), only the doll name is different.

In the catalogue photo from 1979 (top right), Lente Fleur is posing with her world-travelling friend KLM Fleur (you can read all about her above).

catalogue # 385 - 1000, 1001, year 1982

body: regular upper body with non-bending elbows, ballerina lower body with bending ankles

hair: blonde, red, brunette, curly ponytail

shoes: blue, red, green sandals

Logo Shirt Fleur - like her friend Striped Dress Fleur - is a Fleur doll with no official name. She is usually called a 'special offer' Fleur - this is because of her low original price, as shown in the ads from 1982/83 in top and bottom row. But because her box doesn't have a 'special offer' label (like these dolls do), she is here in the L list.

The front of her box is decorated with a red flower and yellow label NEW! Bendable Ankles. Indeed, her ankles do bend. This Fleur doll has a strange hybrid body - the top is of a regular Fleur with straight rubber arms, but the bottom is of a ballerina doll, with bending ankles and an elastic string inside. This strange and unique body, in combination with her smaller head and curly ponytail, makes her easy to identify.

Logo Shirt Fleur wears a simple but very cute outfit - a long-sleeve body in green, blue or pink with a Fleur logo printed on the front, plus a floral knee-length skirt. On her feet - sandals to match the colour of her outfit. Her top closes at the back with a metal snap.