Chinoiserie Red Moon Barbie Doll

The Chinoiserie Red Moon Barbie doll is a 2004 Gold Label release in the Barbie Fashion Model Collection, designed by Robert Best and carrying stock number B3431. It was issued at an original retail price of $49.98. Produced on the Silkstone body, the doll wears a red oriental-print loungewear ensemble consisting of pajama shorts, a sleeveless high-collar top, and a short robe, completed with red sling-back heels. Her black hair is worn long with straight bangs, a styling that distinguishes her within the Chinoiserie group. Red Moon is one of three related Chinoiserie releases the Barbie Fashion Model Collection issued that year: Chinoiserie Red Midnight (stock number C6259), a Barbie Fan Club exclusive with a short bob and long pajama bottoms, and Chinoiserie Red Sunset (stock number C6260), a shared exclusive with side-parted hair and a strappy short pajama set. Among the trio, Red Moon is the release with no exclusive distribution documented, and it is the only one of the three that includes a short robe in its ensemble. Reference listings identify the doll as 2004 Chinoiserie Red Moon Silkstone Barbie or Red Moon Silkstone pajama Barbie, both resolving to stock number B3431. For collectors working through the Chinoiserie group, the long hair with straight bangs, the high-collar sleeveless top, and the robe are the identifying features that separate Red Moon from its two companions.

Collector notes

Red Moon belongs to the 2004 Chinoiserie trio alongside Red Midnight (C6259, a BFC exclusive) and Red Sunset (C6260, a shared exclusive); unlike those two, no exclusive distribution is documented for B3431. Identification points: long black hair with straight bangs, sleeveless high-collar top, pajama shorts, and the short robe unique to this release within the group. Gold Label tier, original retail $49.98. Verify the stock number, as the three Chinoiserie names are frequently mixed up.