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Frederick’s Marabou-trim Babydoll

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Chocolates, jewelry, flowers--been there, done that? Here’s all you need to know about Frederick’s of Hollywood’s best-selling Valentine’s Day item, the “Marabou-trim Babydoll.”

*Designed by founder Frederick Mellinger in the mid-1950s; adapted from French lingerie he saw on a visit to, well, France.

* Originally priced at $6.99 to $7.99.

* Made of marabou and nylon; manufactured in Los Angeles.

* Available in pink, white, red or black; pink and white are most popular colors.

* One-size-fits-all or full-figure.

* Worn by Cindy “Most Downloaded Woman in the World” Margolis and other “Fembots” in 1997’s “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.”

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* Sold exclusively at Frederick’s of Hollywood stores (203 locations in 39 states).

* 4,000 sold a year.

* Costs $38.

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