Chinoiserie Red Sunset Barbie Doll

The Chinoiserie Red Sunset Barbie doll is a 2004 Gold Label release in the Barbie Fashion Model Collection, designed by Robert Best and issued with stock number C6260 at an original retail price of $49.95. Its distribution sets it apart: the doll was a shared exclusive between BarbieCollector.com and Barbie Bazaar Magazine, rather than a general-retail release. Produced on the Silkstone body, Red Sunset wears a red Asian-print short pajama set consisting of a strappy top and matching shorts. Her dark hair is side-parted, falls past the shoulders, and ends in a flip. Red Sunset is one of three related Chinoiserie releases in the Barbie Fashion Model Collection in 2004. Chinoiserie Red Midnight (stock number C6259) was the Barbie Fan Club exclusive, styled with a short bob and long wide-cuffed pajama bottoms; Chinoiserie Red Moon (stock number B3431) wears a pajama-shorts set with a high-collar top and short robe. Within the trio, Red Sunset is identified by its shoulder-length side-parted hair with a flip and its two-piece strappy short set, the only ensemble of the three with neither a robe nor long pajama bottoms. Reference listings cite the doll as 2004 Chinoiserie Red Sunset Silkstone Barbie or Barbie Bazaar exclusive Chinoiserie Barbie, both pointing to the C6260 release. For collectors completing the Chinoiserie group, the dual-channel exclusivity and the distinctive hair treatment are the defining facts of this release.

Collector notes

Red Sunset is the shared BarbieCollector.com / Barbie Bazaar Magazine exclusive within the 2004 Chinoiserie trio, alongside Red Midnight (C6259, BFC exclusive) and Red Moon (B3431). Identify it by the side-parted dark hair ending in a flip and the two-piece strappy short pajama set, with no robe. Gold Label tier, original retail $49.95. As with the other Chinoiserie dolls, confirm stock number C6260 before cataloging, since the three names circulate interchangeably in listings.