Barbie Clones x2, then 2 more

Poseable Patti fashion dolls

So, I was browsing eBay when I found several $5 auctions for decent-appearing Barbie clones and competitors. One doll looked like a Barbie sculpt.

The seller offered several with a choice of outfits for some listings. 

Poseable Patti dolls close-up

I studied each listing and selected two with different head sculpts, hairstyles, and fashions.

The first two Poseable Patti dolls arrived swiftly and were well-packed and boxed.

Green Gown Patti (I don't know her given name.)

I will refer to this doll as Elegant Poseable Patti because she was unpackaged. She wears a full-length green satin gown, sheer white opera gloves, a white faux fur shawl, white nylon panties, and replaced green high-heel shoes. 

Elegant Poseable Patti close-up

Like the bride  (and the two dolls that followed) this vinyl doll is 11-1/2 inches tall. Like the two that followed, but unlike the bride, the elegant doll has black-rooted hair styled up in a loose bun and brown-painted eyes with painted upper and lower eyelashes. The elegant doll has a closed mouth with red lip color and brown lip liner. All others have parted, unlined lips, and painted teeth.

Poseable Patti's Wedding Day Bride

 

The front and back of the package label for Poseable Patti's Wedding Bride are shown.

Inside the bride's cellophane baggie, a cardboard label identifies the doll as Poseable Patti's Wedding Bride. The doll was originally sold at Dollar Tree as indicated on the back of the label. A headshot of the bride is on the front of the label. 

The bride's lovely face reminds me of a 1980s Barbie.

The bride has parted lips and painted teeth. Her red lips are not lined. The rooted waist-length black hair is straight with bangs. She wears a white lace and satin full-length gown, a lace veil, white sheer full-length gloves with a pink fabric rose attached to the left glove, white sheer panties, and white high-heel shoes. 

I correctly assumed that these better-quality dolls were made during the early 1990s. I contacted the seller for more information about the dolls and told him I was impressed with the quality. He confirmed their 1990s origin and added that they were originally sold at Dollar Tree during the 1990s, distributed by Greenbrier (the parent company of Dollar Tree). The dolls were discovered in an abandoned storage unit purchased many years ago in Dover, DE, and recently listed on eBay.

I reviewed the seller's clone listings and purchased two additional Poseable Patti dolls dressed as ballerinas.

Poseable Patti Ballet Dancer (pink costume)

The pink ballerina's accessories include a wand, a crown, and a pink cup trophy.

Pink Ballerina close-up: The ballerinas share the same head sculpt as the bride with an open smile.

The ballerinas wear ballet costumes with detachable iridescent wings, white sheer tights, and pink slippers. The doll in pink has white tulle elbow cuffs. 

Poseable Patti Ballet Dancer (lavender/purple costume)

The purple ballerina has a pink ballerina-shaped trophy.

Lavender/purple ballerina close-up

Except for the costume color, a ballerina-shaped trophy, and the absence of tulle elbow cuffs, the purple ballerina's costume and accessories are the same as the pink ballerina's.

If rebodying is desired, Poseable Patti doll heads are easily removable.

Poseable Pattis have slender bodies, soft vinyl heads, and rigid plastic firm bodies, unlike many current dollar store dolls. Their only articulation is at the neck, arm and leg sockets, and waist. The knees do not bend.  They have high-heeled feet. The easily removable heads attach to a round vinyl neck knob as illustrated immediately above. 

Poseable Patti dolls L-R; Wedding Bride, Purple and Pink Ballet Dancers, and "Elegant" Poseable Patti 

Check out the seller's eBay listings for the remaining Poseable Patti doll offerings. For the price, you cannot go wrong.

Poseable Pattis are now included in the Non-Barbie Clones and Competitors installation in the DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum.

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