Fading occurs in these half century old garments differing enough to make many unique. This one is still deep dusty blue in the tricot nylon body of the slip with the limp tulle fringe going purple. This one has the waist intact indicating it has seldom if ever been on a doll, an R tag with minimal fraying at the edge, main seams intact, shows minimal handling, fading has been uniform and minimal thread breaks, flattened from storage. near mint.