Chinoiserie Red Midnight Barbie

The Chinoiserie Red Midnight Barbie doll is a 2004 Gold Label release in the Barbie Fashion Model Collection, designed by Robert Best and issued as a Barbie Fan Club (BFC) exclusive with stock number C6259. The original retail price was $49.95. Produced on the Silkstone body, the doll wears cherry-red Asian-print pajamas comprising a snap-back strappy top and wide-cuffed long bottoms, finished with red heels. Her black hair is worn in a short bob with bangs, giving the release a distinct silhouette within the Chinoiserie group. Red Midnight is one of three related Chinoiserie releases that the Barbie Fashion Model Collection issued in 2004: Chinoiserie Red Moon (stock number B3431) presents a red oriental-print pajama-shorts set with a short robe, and Chinoiserie Red Sunset (stock number C6260) offers a red Asian-print short pajama set, each with its own hair styling and stock number. Within that trio, Red Midnight is the Barbie Fan Club exclusive, distributed through the club rather than general retail. Its Gold Label designation situates it in Mattel's collector labeling system. Reference listings cite the doll as 2004 Chinoiserie Red Midnight, Chinoiserie Red Midnight Silkstone, or BFC Chinoiserie Barbie, all identifying the C6259 release. For collectors assembling the Chinoiserie group, the short bob with bangs and the long wide-cuffed pajama bottoms are the identifying features that separate Red Midnight from its Red Moon and Red Sunset companions.

Collector notes

Red Midnight is the Barbie Fan Club exclusive within the 2004 Chinoiserie group, which also includes Red Moon (B3431) and Red Sunset (C6260). Collectors distinguish the three by hair styling and pajama configuration: Red Midnight pairs a short black bob with bangs and long wide-cuffed pajama bottoms. Gold Label tier, original retail $49.95. Confirm stock number C6259, as the three Chinoiserie names are easily conflated in listings.