Tammy Doll Outfits

When I first started collecting Vintage Barbie almost 30 years ago, I definitely had a negative view of her competitors.  Nobody was much interested in them in those days, me included.

But the longer I've been collecting, the more Barbie clone and competitor items I've picked up.  I've definitely changed my opinion about some of them... especially Tammy!

Tammy was a very nice doll to compete with Barbie, made by IDEAL.  Her ultimate downfall probably came because she was bigger than Barbie and they can't share clothes. 

Anyway, in my opinion, Tammy doll's CLOTHES specifically are equally nice in terms of quality as Barbie's clothes.  The accessories however, are definitely not.  The attention to detail in Barbie clothes and accessories are missing from Tammy's small wardrobe.  However, the quality in the clothes is pretty neat.  Here's just on of Tammy's outfits.

Here's Tammy's Walking Her Pet.  I would say the clothes in this one are very nice quality, but the accessories are not as nice as Barbie's.  Overall, of course, it's very cute.

The top seems to be real wool.  It has very nice twill tape trimming along the neck, sleeves, and hem.  It looks very professional and realistic.  The pockets are real and seem to be made out of the same vinyl as the skirt.   The skirt is just plain vinyl with no lining or anything and it doesn't hold up very well (it can shrink, dry out, or get stuck in a bent shape.) 

Showing the twill / bias trimming and the tag inside.  For some reason the heart is attached with a white thread.

Many of Tammy's outfits include a little brass heart like this one, on a little chain, or put on some other way.  This is really a nice design touch.  The little flower engraving is quite cute and delicate.

The back of Tammy's heart charms always is marked JAPAN.

The little dog is just made of pipe cleaners, more or less.  He came with a few Tammy outfits, but the dog also appeared in straight-up clone outfits, and he's not very well made and doesn't look much like a real dog.  The leash is just a chain with a piece of vinyl on the end to act as a handle.  It has a small grommet on one side only for the chain to loop through.  In mint condition, he has a tiny blue sticker on his belly that says MADE IN JAPAN.  (Maybe I can get a pic of this later... this is not the best-condition dog in my collection.)

The purse is a little oversized in scale, in my opinion.  If it were human-sized it would be a really big bag!  Though, that does mean a child could open it and put actual items into the purse.  The purse vinyl tends to get a white powdery substance on it from plasticizer leaching.  You can just wipe it off again.  The purse has a tiny blue sticker on the back that says "MADE IN JAPAN" that is usually missing.

The shoes are low heels.  They have a left and a right and are always marked JAPAN.  They are a little squishy.

This outfit also includes a scarf made of very wrinkle-prone organza-like material which I have not pictured... (because it was really wrinkly.)

Anyway I know I talked about this outfit before when I wrote about Peteena, but I think I'll picture some more of my Tammy outfit collection just for information of folks out there.

I always find out things I didn't know when I see an outfit in person so I want to share close-up pictures of many things!