V&A
Clear PVC Doll Raincoat with Button Front
1950s · 1950s · French
Production
mass-produced
Material
clear PVC
Culture
French
Movement
New Look / Post-War
Influences
1950s trench coat styling
A miniature clear PVC raincoat designed for the French Bleuette doll, featuring a classic trench coat silhouette with notched lapels, button front closure, and belt tie at the waist. The transparent plastic material shows characteristic 1950s styling with structured shoulders and a knee-length hemline. The coat demonstrates the post-war embrace of synthetic materials in fashion, scaled down for doll play. Construction appears machine-sewn with reinforced seams typical of mid-century plastic garment manufacturing. The garment reflects both practical rainwear design and the era's fascination with modern synthetic materials.
coata-linecollarlessknee length
Connected To
Movement·New Look / Post-War
LINEAGEsame era→ directed
Lineage: “1950s trench coat styling”
That dramatic cape collar on the 1950s wool coat—with its sculptural fold and confident sweep—finds its miniature echo in the clear PVC raincoat's own oversized lapels, both garments understanding that the collar is where a coat makes its first impression. The distance between them spans material worlds: one built from substantial wool for serious weather, the other from space-age plastic that turns protection into transparency.
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