When the first Playmobil fairytale castle, set 3019, was released in 1998 this was also the first release of a ‘full skirt’ to fit over the lower half of a klicky, in this case a white-haired queen.
Since that time, many more ‘full skirts’ have been produced.
As of May 2022, there were 140 different skirts on 152 different klickies in 151 sets (103 ‘standard’ sets, 27 Mystery Figures in 19 of the first 21 series, 10 Girls’/Pink Magazines, 6 ‘Quick’sets, 2 sets with 8-digit numbers).
What to call them?
Crinolines, fathingales, panniers, hoop skirts, full skirts, big skirts. The first three terms may refer to the undergarments and engineering used to support the actual skirt.
In German they are called Reifröcke (singular Reifrock). According to this source, the word comes from Reif meaning ‘hoop’ and Rock meaning ‘skirt’, so it literally means ‘hoop skirt’. The English word ‘frock’ may originate from the German ‘rock.’
Types
There are six types of Playmobil ‘full skirt’. The rear half is shown on the right hand side in the following pictures. The most recent type, which I have called ‘narrow’ for the time being (PlaymoDB calls them ‘Skirt, hoop-type, with belt and long overskirt’), appeared in September 2020.
1. Standard, front panel (first seen in 1998), known as ‘skirt, hoop-type, curved layers’ on PlaymoDB: 49 examples. Hole for bow at the back. Usually printed on the front
2. Crenulated hem (first seen in 2005), known as ‘skirt, hoop-type, with scalloped hem’ on PlaymoDB: 9 examples. Usually printed on the front.
3. Child (first seen in 2005), known as ‘Skirt, hoop-type, front and back half (child-size)’ on PlaymoDB: 10 examples. 2 small bows at the front. No printing.
4. Bell-shaped (first seen in 2010), known as ‘Skirt, bell-shape’ on PlaymoDB: 42 examples. Usually printed on the front.
5.Tucks and Bows (first seen September 2015), known as ‘Skirt, hoop-type, for narrow waist’ on PlaymoDB: 21 examples. Printed on front and back. 2 small bows at the front, 3 at the back.
6. ‘Narrow’ (first appeared September 2020) known as ‘Skirt, hoop-type, with belt and long overskirt’ on PlaymoDB. 9 examples. Hole in the front is for a small embellishment, like a tassel or star.
Set Numbers
In the following pictures, the skirts are identified by the 4- or 5- digit number of the set in which they were found.
Skirts with 5-digit set numbers beginning 80 are all from Girls’ Magazines, as follows:
- 80518 Magazine no. 1 (No. 3 of 2012)
- 80525 [identical with 5163] Magazine no. 2 (No. 1 of 2013)
- 80535 Magazine no. 5 (No. 4 of 2013)
- 80538 Magazine no. 7 (No. 1 of 2014)
- 80552 Magazine no. 12 (No. 6 of 2014)
- 80554 Magazine no. 13 (No. 1 of 2015)
- 80568 Magazine no. 19 (No. 1 of 2016)
- 80580 Magazine no. 24 (No. 6 of 2016 )
- 80583 Magazine no. 25 (No. 7 of 2016)
- 80598 Magazine no. 32 (No. 7 of 2017)
- 80614 Magazine no. 39 (No. 7 of 2018)
Skirts with 8-digit numbers are figures which have no set numbers:
- 30791943 (40th anniversary klicky)
- 30898282 (a give-away figure)
Duplicate Skirts
Identical skirts sometimes appeared on more than one klicky, in the following sets:
(this list includes the six ‘Quick’ figures which were given away in Quick restaurants (France, Belgium, the Netherlands mainly) in 2016)
- 4165 and 4257 and 6253
- 4137 and 4258 and 4249
- 4777 and 4338
- 5854 and 5148 have the same klicky , although in 5148 she was given a clip-on collar
- 5055 and 5052/5144/5985
- 5285 and 6378
- 5756 and a Quick figure
- 5163/80525 and a Quick figure
- 5475 and a Quick figure
- 5476 and a Quick figure
- 5474 and a Quick figure
- 4781 (second skirt) and a Quick figure
- 5285 and 70819 and 5650
- 6626 and 6853
- 5158d and 9242
- 6848 and 6849 and 9157 (the last two are identical sets)
- 6850 and 9158 (identical sets)
- 6854 and 9160 (identical sets)
Pictures
In the following pictures, I have shown every skirt under the set number in which it appeared.
Most klickies had ‘long skirt legs’ under their full skirts, but a few had trousers/ leggings to allow them to ride a horse. These have extra pictures.
Four skirts are shown on mannequins, which is how they were released in their original sets.
September 1998
3019 Dream Castle, (also 3098 Adventure Set Fairy Tale Palace, June 2000)
January 1999
3033 Princess with Magic Fountain
1999
3977a Yellow Egg Princess
(also 7206 Prince and Princess (2000), 3345 Dastardly Dragon (August 2002) and 5760 Princess with Magical Unicorn (March 2005))
July 2001
4591 Queen
2004
4915a Easter Egg Lady
30898282
- March 2005 2012 September 2011
- 4257 6253 4165
- Prince and Princess Multi-Play Girls Advent Calendar
- Princess Wedding
March 2005
4253 Royal Bedroom
April 2005
5756 Unicorn Fantasy Land
July 2005
4154 Advent Calendar Unicorn Paradise (also 4639, Magnificent Lady, May 2006)
August 2005
4250 Magic Castle with Princess Crown
4258 Royal Carriage (also 5892 Carrying Case Princess (2010))
7773 King and Queen
- September 2006 August 2005 April 2009
- 4137 4258 4249
- Super Set Dream Garden Royal Carriage My Take Along
- Princess
- Fantasy Chest
2006
4657 Queen
July 2006
4211 Sleeping Princess Fairy Tale Set
4213 Prince & Princess Fairy Tale Set
2007
6100 Elisabeth
4918a Yellow Egg Princess with Green Dress
February 2008
4296 Church (also 7497 Bride and Groom (2010) and 6459 Formal Wedding (June 2015)
Light blue bow supplied in 4296 and 6459, purple in 4296 and 7497
January 2009
4777 Unicorn Take Along Castle
April 2009
4249 My Take Along Princess Fantasy Chest (also 5204 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 1) (2011)
January 2010
4338 Multi Set Girls
September 2010
4887 Saint Nicholas and Angel
2011
5204 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 1)
June 2011
6238 Royal Couple with Wedding Cake
August 2011
5148 Royal Dressing Room (5854 is similar, without collar)
5142 Princess Fantasy Castle (also 5997 Fairytale Princess Castle (2013) and 5063 Prinzessinnenschloss mit Pegasus (2014)
August 2011
5144 Pegasus with Princess Vanity Station (also 5052 Princess Pavilion and Carriage (2013) and 5985 Princess Room with Pegasus (2014))
5055 Play and Give Queen (2013)
September 2011
4165 Advent Calendar Princess Wedding
2012
5854 Play and Give Princess
February 2012
5158 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 2) (repeated in 9242, July 2017)
March 2012
80518 Playmobil-Magazin Pink 3/2012 (Issue 1)
August 2012
5244 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 3)
January 2013
80525 Playmobil-Magazin Pink 1/2013 (Issue 2 (aka 3?)). Also 5163 Bridal Couple Duo Pack (January 2015)
5242 Duo Pack Lady and Nobleman
5419 My Secret Play Box – Princess Castle
February 2013
5285 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 4) The first of these also appeared in set 70819 and on a different klicky in set 5650 Princess Vanity Carry Case in April 2016.
April 2013
80535 Playmobil-Magazin Pink 4/2013 (Issue 5)
July 2013
5410 Victorian Lady with Pond
5461 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 5)
August 2013
5474 Unicorn Jewel Castle
5475 Magic Crystal Lake
5476 Fairy with Swan Pond
December 2013
5456 40th Anniversary Princess Island Compact Set + Romantic Gondola
January 2014
30791943 40th Anniversary Golden Princess
80538 Playmobil-Magazin Pink 1/2014 (Issue 7)
February 2014
4781 Princess with Mannequin
5459 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 6)
March 2014
4940 Princess with Vanity Station
May 2014
5354 Winter Princess with Pegasus
June 2014
6378 Queen and King
5359 Take Along Princess Birthday
80552 Playmobil-Magazin Pink 6/2014 (Issue 12)
August 2014
5538 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 7)
September 2014
5592 St. Nicholas and Christmas Angel
January 2015
80554 Playmobil-Magazin Pink 1/2015 (Issue 13)
March 2015
5597 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 8)
April 2015
6166 Princess Rosalie with Horse
6167 Princess Viola with Horse
6168 Princess Sunny with Horse (also 5656 Fantasy Horse Carry Case (July 2016)
6169 Princess Luna with Horse
June 2015
6467 Multi-Play Girls
July 2015
5599 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 9)
September 2015
6626 Advent Calendar “Dress Up Party” (also 6853 Masked Ball (September 2016))
January 2016
6841 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 10)
80568 Playmobil-Magazin Pink 1/2016 (Issue 19)
6825 Indian Princess
5375 Garden Princess
February 2016
6837 Queen Moonbeam with Baby Pegasus
March 2016
6843 Princess and Handmaid Duo Pack
2016
Quick figures
Same skirt on 4781 (second skirt)
Same skirt on 5475
Same skirt on 5476
Same skirt on 5756
Same skirt on 5474
Same skirt on 5163 and 80525
June 2016
80580 Playmobil-Magazin Pink 6/2016 (Issue 24)
July 2016
80583 Playmobil-Magazin Pink 7/2016 (Issue 25)
September 2016
6848 Grand Princess Castle (also in 6849/9157 Royal Residence)
6850 Dressing Room with Salon/9158 August 2017
6852 Royal Nursery
6854 Royal Birthday Party/9160 August 2017
6855 Castle Stable
January 2017
9147 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 11)
March 2017
9215 Prince and Princess
June 2017
6562 Royal Family
July 2017
80598 Playmobil-Magazin Pink 7/2017 (Issue 32)
9242 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 12) (this is a repeat of 5158d)
2018
9483 Rembrandt Wedding Portraits
January 2018
9333 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 13)
May 2018
9410 Wise Fairy with Twinkle
July 2018
80614 Playmobil-Magazin Pink 7/2018 (Issue 39)
9444 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 14)
September 2018
9485 Advent Calendar – Christmas Ball
9469 Crystal Palace
December 2018
70107 Princess Unicorn Carry Case
January 2019
70029 Princess
February 2019
70026 PLAYMOBIL Figures Series 15 – Girls
July 2019
70077 PLAYMOBIL:THE MOVIE Marla in the Fairytale Castle (2 standard skirts)
70160 PLAYMOBIL Figures Girls (Series 16)
January 2020
70243 PLAYMOBIL Figures Series 17 – Girls
70239 Queen of Hearts
70283 Costume Set
March 2020
70293 Gift Set – Princess
70387 Starleen – Candy World
July 2020
70370 PLAYMOBIL Figures Series 18 – Girls
September 2020
9877 Prince and Princess
70323 Adventskalender „Königliches Picknick im Park”
70447 Large Princess Castle
70448 Princess Castle
70450 RIding Lessons
70451 Castle Bakery
70452 Music Room
70454 Dressing Room
70455 Dining Room
December 2020
70564 Magical Princess
January 2021
70582 Starleen- Musical World
70585 Surprise Box – Musical World
July 2021
70149 PLAYMOBIL Figures Series 20 – Girls
December 2021
70819 Starter pack Princess Garden
January 2022
70733 PLAYMOBIL Figures Series 21 – Girls
April 2022
71002 Unicorn Carriage with Pegasus (pictures from playmobil.de)
Not included in statistics:
July 2022
70735 PLAYMOBIL Figures Series 22 – Girls
1 ‘tucks and bows’ skirt
Revision information
21 April 18 (publication date),
27 April 2019 (minor errors corrected),
13 July 2019 (updated list of skirts and sets, awaiting pictures of 29 new skirts).
17 November 2019 pictures of 27 new skirts and one repeat added.
11 December 2020 added pictures of seven skirts, details of 14 skirts in 10 sets without pictures yet, updated statistics in introduction, corrected date sequence of entries, added missing set names.
26 March 2021 Seven more skirts added without pictures.
20-27 May 2022 Pictures added for 25 skirts, statistics updated, minor corrections.