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Blue Cotton Doll Coat with White Fur Trim
1950s · 1950s · French
Production
mass-produced
Material
cotton
Culture
French
Movement
New Look / Post-War
Influences
1950s children's winter coats · post-war practical outerwear
A miniature winter coat designed for the French Bleuette doll, featuring a bright royal blue cotton construction with white faux fur trim around the hood opening. The coat displays a boxy, oversized silhouette typical of 1950s children's outerwear, with full-length sleeves that gather slightly at the cuffs. A front zipper closure runs from neck to hem, providing practical functionality scaled down for doll play. The attached hood is generously sized and lined with white synthetic fur that extends around the face opening. The coat's proportions and construction mirror adult winter coats of the mid-1950s, reflecting the era's emphasis on practical, weather-appropriate clothing with decorative fur accents that became popular in post-war fashion.
coatregular fithip length
Connected To
Movement·New Look / Post-War
LINEAGEsame era · cross-category→ directed
Lineage: “1950s children's winter coats”
These two pieces reveal how 1950s children's fashion operated as a miniature mirror of adult sophistication, even in play. The navy cotton ensemble with its crisp white shirt and structured jacket carries the same post-war formality that defined the era's children's wear—notice how the jacket's clean lines and proper proportions echo the tailored precision adults demanded.
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