Patty and Selma - Distinguishing Features

Distinguishing Features

Although the two have a similar look, there are several easy ways to distinguish them. Notable differences include:

• Hair: Patty has an afro, while Selma's similarly textured hair is parted in the middle to form an "M".
• Outfit: Patty wears a short-sleeved pink dress and pink shoes while Selma wears a hemmed sleeveless blue dress and blue shoes.
• Earrings: Patty wears orange or blue triangular earrings while Selma wears purple or orange circular earrings (and, in earlier episodes, earrings shaped in an "S").
• Necklace: Patty wears orange or blue spherical necklace pearls while Selma wears purple or orange spheroid-shaped necklace pearls.

In the episode "The Blue and the Gray", it is revealed that Selma is actually a blonde, while Patty is a redhead. Their blue-grey tinged hair is due to cigarette smoke and ash.