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Continental Holiday Silkstone Barbie doll is ready for the cocktail hour in Mattel's vintage "Red Flare" velveteen coat with matching pillbox hat and envelope purse (1962-65). It is the perfect compliment to "Silken Flame" reproduction dress by Mattel. White gloves and pearls complete this classic ensemble.
From Reproduction Booklet
#939 RED FLARE
"Luscious red velvet ensemble. Flared coat with bell sleeves and white satin lining. Matching pillbox hat, handbag; long white gloves and red shoes. $3.00."
Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Christian Dior was the first to name the early evening frock a "cocktail" dress in the late 1940's and thus began a thriving market for cocktail specific fashions. Here is Dior's "Pisanelle" cocktail ensemble from his fall/winter 1949-50 collection. The ensemble is navy and blue silk satin with navy silk velvet. Perhaps this was the inspiration for Mattel's "Red Flare" coat design a decade later?
Loving the combination! So the silkstone body can be fit in vintage repro's outfits?
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