Claudie's Winter Coat
Claudie's Winter Coat was introduced to Claudie's Collection in 2023 and retired in 2025. It is paired with Claudie's Christmas Accessories. Retail cost was $40.
Coat
Mint green faux wool winter coat. White faux fur trim around collar. Two white ribbon ties with faux fur pom-poms on the ends. Black accent buttons. Two lines of black trim with gold sparkly edges; trim is placed vertically down the front of the coat.
Beret
Mint green faux wool beret with a white pom pom on the top.
Muff
White faux-fur muff with white ribbon attached to it. This was advertised as something Claudie could wear around her neck.
Pamphlet
Paper pamphlet describing how much Claudie enjoys Christmas in Harlem, along with illustrations to match this. This pamphlet was used for both this set and Claudie's Christmas Accessories. Claudie wears her holiday coat as she walks through Harlem. It mentions how much Claudie likes to stop and look in the window of Hart and Company, Inc., a five-and-dime department store. She hopes that she will receive the Velveteen Rabbit stuffed animal and book for Christmas. Claudie enjoys getting holiday cookies from her father's bakery and sharing them with the other boarders, and she always saves the smallest cookie for Dizzy Dot. On Christmas Eve, Claudie is excited to get a postcard from her grandmother in Georgia. Her mother gives Claudie and Jody a wooden quiz, also called a yo-yo, that their Cousin Sidney carved for them. Before church, Claudie's family and the other boarders gather together to decorate the tree in the boardinghouse parlor with paper chains, tinsel, and white cotton "snow." Claudie's father lifts her up to put the gold foil star at the top of the tree.
Pamphlet also includes the poem "Winter Sweetness" by Langston Hughes, a Harlem Renaissance writer. The pamphlet mentions that this poem is from his collection of children's poetry titled The Dream Keeper.
Trivia
- Unlike all of the other historical characters who celebrate December holidays, Claudie's books do not include Christmas; the information mentioned in this pamphlet is the closest to a Christmas story that American Girl has released for her.