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We would love to have these to add to the VFG Wedding Resource! I happen to be the admin for it, and we welcome members and guests to submit wedding photos that are dated within a year. You can either submit via the thread I linked to in post #2 of this thread, or you can email me -...

New at MagsRags.net a 50s rockabilly dance dress with rhinestone accents - 31" waist! a 20s/30s emerald green velvet bag with marcasite Art Deco clasp - at a friendly price due to shattering lining

I am guessing she tried it on but didn't actually buy it? It's a needle in a haystack without more information.

If the skirt hem is original, I agree. But older dresses sometimes have been chopped.

This dress might be a gateway drug! Mine was a full beaded cashmere cardigan thrifted when I was a sophomore in college.... in 1970. :cool: Vintorious has given you some good advice. I do sometimes hand wash silks, but not if there are facings or linings made from different fabrics. A facing...

Nautical chic at MagsRags.net a 70s Boho gauze blouse with sailor-style lace collar 40s/50s Breton style straw & velvet sailor-inspired hat by Mad Caps 80s middy/sailor style dress by Sabino 50s cocktail dress with sailor-style collar by Max Lawrence

Lovely dress, and you look so happy!! The VFG website has a Wedding Resource, with hundreds of dated wedding photos going back a couple of centuries. If you would like to have your photo appear in the 1970s section, go the THIS THREAD to review details and give us official permission.

Can you show us and and all inside tags? Frequently those can be helpful with narrowing a date range.

Welcome to the VFG forums. I will be deleting your duplicate post so that responses can go in one place.

Lycra is a branded fiber, Jantzen is a clothing brand. I don’t think Lycra ever manufactured clothing per se. So it could be made by Jantzen using Lycra fiber. Nicole’s question was about the possibility that it was made by another company out of Lycra and then the Jantzen logo added later.

Check out this week's Fresh Vintage video on YouTube, created by Suzanne @Vintage Runway

I had the same reaction, Barbara. The embroidery style and technique looks out of place with the rest of the dress to me. The dress itself has enough style elements going on with the ribbed fabric and the areas of pintucking on the bodice front and cuffs for the collar to be a head scratcher for...

New at MagsRags 80s St John for Saks dress with chain link detail These rose velveteen covered hat display stands with flex spring and pull cord are from the 20s or 30s - they sold almost immediately

FWIW I could see it being a man's kimono. Not saying it is, just that the style looks fairly tailored and the print not too girly.