Toddler Outfits, 880-890s

The remainder of the 800s series toddler outfits that came out in 1988. I can only find a few, do you have one I don’t have recorded?

Toddler Outfits Summary Post
Toddler Outfits 870s Series

These outfits are all copyrighted from 1987 but were sold in 1988, as indicated by the 8- in the clothing code. (For more information about these codes, visit: Part 2: The Code Addition)

Clothing tag for outfit 871G that displays the 8- attached to the code. Factory OK, made in Amsterdam, NY. Copyright 1987.
Picture of a wheat haired, violet eyed Toddler girl wearing a blue and yellow one piece jogging type outfit. She is standing in a box that says "I'm the kid in the middle" at the top.

It appears that these outfits were all produced while Coleco HQ was located in Amsterdam, NY, with production stopping before they moved their headquarters to Gloversville, NY, in 198

Outfit #888: Blue and white checker patterned overalls with a yellow t-shirt underneath. The overalls have yellow buttons and a section around the middle that has three pockets, each with a star on it.
Outfit 889: A romper/shortall that is red with numbers and letters all over it. There's a yellow blouse underneath.
Outfit 890: A body suit that is blue with purple and pink hearts all over it. The neck area is solid white with a diagonal cut across the front. It has pink piping.
Outfit 891: Blue and yellow one piece with two small flaps on the chest, each with a button.
Outfit 892: Pink romper with ice cream cones, dark pink sleeves and dark pink ruffles around each hip.
Outfit 893: One piece with a most blue body and then a pink and yellow V at the top which has two buttons. The sleeves are white with square that have speed accents.
Some photos courtesy of Ami Day, Tasha Keathley Helms and Jodi’s Punki Patch.

I’ve recorded two outfits in the 880s and four outfits in the 890s. There may be more outfits on either end that are unidentified. As with the 870s series, the first outfit, outfit #888, came only on boys. (The girl’s version is outfit #119. It is structured differently and doesn’t have the stars.)

I have no letter C recorded for any of these outfits and no more than four options for any outfit. This leads me to theorize that there are only four versions of each outfit: A, B, D, and E. I have no idea why they skipped C. I theorize that the outfit planned for this letter wasn’t approved.

These outfits came with regular white lace-up shoes.

Version Information

My goal is to find every version of every outfit that was produced. Below is a record of each version of this outfit that I have. To understand clothing codes, factories, and variations, please refer to these posts: 1st Blog – Why do this project?, What are Clothing Tag Codes?, Factories and Companies

If you have an outfit that is not recorded here or does not match my information, (e.g. You have a 501D OK that is pink, not yellow.) I would like to hear from you. Information is best sent in the form of pictures. For details, visit Taking Clothing Tag Pics.

Spreadsheet showing which outfits I have recorded and which I do not.

Other Information

Although the outfits look like they may have multiple pieces (e.g. a shirt and overalls), they are actually all one piece.

Outfit #873 looks very similar to toddler outfit #892, except the ruffle goes all the way across.

Outfit 873: white body suit with geometric shapes on it, a blue waist ruffle and blue sleeves. The neck has purple trim.

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