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I wonder if she was the one who started that whole Indian industry of beading and embroidery those cocktail dresses with jagged hems that were so popular in the mid 80s. I found a vintage shop in London that had a rack of them for 15 pounds each! They were closing and I didn't have time to look...

English label - that makes sense - printed labels are typical

That's quite... unsubtle! The highish waist accented by the purple ribbon is a late 50s feature - 58ish I would think, since the hem is still quite long. The ties are possibly loops that were cut - and were intended for hanging to remove some of the weight off of the straps, but I see it has...

I don't think it's old old - maybe made for theatre or carollers? 1960s? not older.

I had never heard of Frederick Loeser & Co., but it turns out that that department store's Garden City branch only existed between 1937 and 1950 (when it was bought out by Abraham and Strauss), so I think its pretty safe to say 1940s, considering it wasn't around much more than that decade.

If Cliff doesn't take....

Can you post a pic of the label?

As much as I would love to have it for the collection (we have a fair number of stewardess/airline hostess/attendant uniforms (whatever the PC name is these days...) We just got a Pacific Western uniform from the same year - 1969, but the hat and scarf are missing...) The best home for it would...

There aren't serial numbers on Gucci footwear - there might be production numbers for internal factory information on the inside of the quarters - along with the sizing. The VFG doesn't authenticate items, so it's best to look at the quality of manufacturing - if there are high quality materials...

I think we have the exact dress in black moire. The donor we got it from couldn't remember exactly when she wore it but she remembered the boyfriend she had at the time bought it for her as a birthday or Christmas gift (it was a size too small, so she only wore it a few times). it dated...

looks 68/69 to me!

This one was definitely inspired by Courreges - although several designers were doing similar looks in 66/67, like Jean-Marie Armand. It's well made, probably couture, and likely French, but without a label... I wouldn't be surprised if it originally had matching trousers, or a matching coat.

It looks like an 'apres' pool or beach coverup to me - 1960s

I think it was just a typo - they were probably trying to delete their own comment.

I am thinking 1949-50

I don't know, but I suspect the BP ink stamp is a date '20, June 1952', so postwar.

meandering vine?

1960s - early/mid- 1962-67

We can't authenticate here - but I don't see any reason to query whether the label is original to the garment as the label is sewn into the seam.

The CA number is for Montreal manufacturer Irving Samuel, who was in business from 1947 to 1995. He was known for high-end fashion, and was the best, or one of the best of Canada's RTW manufacturers. He was the type of manufacturer who likely bought toiles from Dior and did legal knock-offs...

What's the full CA number? The last two digits are obscured by the '10' size tag. It looks 70s to me - hard to tell without seeing it mounted or handling it in person. I've never seen that label before, but Dior had a LOT of different labels, and in the 70s, designer labels were scrambling for...

LOL - LOVE the label! As far as I know there are no clothing manufacturers in Saskatoon - it's not a large city, and fashion is not its milieu... The European sizing is interesting - suggests it was made abroad... I have never heard of Marck's , but a search online shows up other examples with...

The CA number is for Joseph Ribkoff, who has been in business since 1957 and is still in business, and the original owner (Joseph Ribkoff) is still alive too! The coloured care labels were in use from about 1973 to 1993, although someone recently found they were in use longer than that. NAFTA...

Definitely 80s --- I am thinking 87ish?

It seems there is some confusion about whether its before she closed or just afterwards - nobody seems to know... Generally speaking, garments with the printed labels are not considered with the same reverence as those with woven labels.

The printed labels and the 'made in India' label puts it later - at the end of 'Big' Biba just before it closes, c. 1975.

I agree - looks early 70s to me c. 1973ish?

I don't know a lot, but it is Chinese robe. White was traditionally worn for mourning, but that has changed since the introduction of Western style white wedding gowns.

I know they go back to the 1950s - I can't put my hands on any images at the moment, but I have seen ads for matching pjs, at least for a man and woman - not sure about the whole family.