Recent content by retro ruth

I also wondered about goat, and agree yak is unlikely. However there’s various types of sheepskin, different breeds do feel different. Yes these are routinely referred to as Penny Lane coats.

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It’s pre-2000 because of the S on Burberry

I never say plaid. It is probably in use here, perhaps especially in the fashion world, but in my experience it’s not common. The first time I saw it was the film Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (Steve Martin) and I had no idea what it meant! I also assumed it was pronounced like played. Of...

I don’t know

That’s odd. Have you checked the pockets for labels?

By the way ‘plaid’ is not much used in British English. We tend to say check over here.

Your coat is post 2000 because it lacks the s on Burberry. In the 2000s/2010s Burberry went through a significant rebranding in order to distance themselves from the negative ‘chav’ association that the brand, and especially the signature check pattern, then had. So I suspect your coat comes...

Nice skirt. It’s giving me a 1980s vibe. Because there’s an S on Burberrys, it must be older than 2000. Is there a reason you think it’s sheep, rather than cow leather?

I was also thinking temperature might be a clue to whether they are glass or not

yes this. As far as I know a sample is no different in ‘value’ than the same garment when mass produced. So I wouldn’t price it differently because it’s a sample.

We have two or three TINY and stacked high independent fabric stores in my town. I’m so glad they are still there.

FYI It is illegal to buy or sell genuine leopard, and other big cats, with very few exceptions. We have a fur resource. https://vintagefashionguild.org/resources/fur-exotic-skin/

The back of real fur usually looks like real suede.

I immediately thought of John Lewis when I saw the title! I remember Jonelle but I didn’t know it used to be spelt differently. I think your dress might be earlier than late 50s. Early 50s maybe?