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That is very cute! The purple fabric looks to be a glazed cotton which is found quite often on vintage and antique children's Halloween costumes, as it was a very inexpensive fabric mostly used for lining women's garments, Victorian hat linings, etc. The yellow looks like a thin cotton or...

Hi Jenny! That would be considered a bed jacket, not really a nightshirt. Hard to date it accurately without seeing a close up of the lace and knowing what the fabric is, but it looks 1940s. Is it silk?

She is beautiful. I still think that Jonathan is correct and that this is Nelly, your great grandmother, who would be in her 20s at the time this photo was taken. Her clothing does not appear to be 1870 but later in the decade and closer to 1880. In general, a lady's clothing is a better...

As mentioned earlier on this thread, the theme which I see is 3 centuries of fashion. The artists has chosen fantasy costumes from the 16oos, 1700s, and 1800s. I am not sure that there is a connecting theme, other than perhaps Ms. Lecomte did costumes similar, but surface research does not...

Possibly 1970s, mid decade. Very nice, I love the design.

Hi, Lucky you, that is a size extra large hat. These are quite hard to find. While we do not give $$ values here on the VFG Forums, I can share that the size of your hat increases the value a great deal. What I might suggest is that you go on Ebay and search under "sold" items for hats that...

Hi, To measure, take a cloth measuring tape and place it along the very bottom edge of the inner leather sweatband (where it meets the brim). Do it twice to be sure, and measure as close to the 1/8" as you can. That will give you the hat's head size. You will also want to convert that...

I don't see anything really new in much of this mix. I think they are fast running out of ideas. Shock value to sell your designs is getting old hat. Some interesting things in there, if you separate them out. I am probably just jealous because I did not get my invitation. :hysterical:

How wonderful that you have your father's top hat. Judging only by your photos, I might date the hat to around the 1930s to 1940s. Hard for me to say, so this is really just an educate guess on my part. The interior construction is 20th century, the sides and crown are made of silk plush...

Yes, it is similar, although that is a different artist altogether on that fashion sketch you show. I do think it is Henriette, and the way she makes her "H" is so similar also.

I love it when a fashion mystery leads to another intriguing personality and new puzzle!

Lynee, I do see a strong resemblance in the style. And that does look more like an H (as Nicole pointed out) than an M. Lecomte opened her boutiques in 1947, and she represented Haute Coutre at the 1947 Cannes film Festival. Perhaps this scarf somehow ties in to that. It seems either a...

OK. No, those are drawn by various famous and not so famous French and European fashion illustrators. Most notable is Rene Gruau, whose style is very distinctive.

Cin stated: "The illustrator is definitely Germaine LeComte. If you find her illustrations from the 40s and 50s, you see this is her style." Cin, Yes, I have seen many of those illustrations in that link in some of the old magazines, on that site and many other sites. However, many are...

Is it possible that the scarf was a design of an artist named Cartier, and each of the 3 gowns is based on one of the costumes which she designed for a film? Each gown is a different time period, looks like mid 1500s to 1600s, then 18th century, then a Southern Belle of the 1860s. Just a...

Interesting. I had a bit of trouble finding any fashion illustrations which she drew. Can you post one or two here so we can see to compare? I have seen her clothing often in French magazines of the late 1940s but they are always illustrated by any one of number of artists, not her. I am not...

That is very pretty. It is too small to be considered a piano shawl, so maybe just call it a shawl or fringed scarf. Is it silk? It is not antique, and without having it in hand to feel it, my guess is that it is fairly contemporary. I have seen those tags on shawls before, likely an import...

This might be a crazy guess, but could it possibly be Grauman's Chinese Theater in LA? On opening night of a film, with moving spotlights and the cityscape or Hollywood Blvd. silhouetted underneath?

I am trying to get a good look at the weave, and it could also be a faille fabric. But the photos is not clear enough for my eyes to tell.

Yes, it looks like taffeta to me.

Nicole might be correct in that it does look as if possibly altered. The skirt hem appears taken up. Even for the late 1960s, that is really really short. The zipper is quite long, which also makes me think this dress was originally longer in length.

What a lovely find, how fortunate for you. Right now I can only add that to me, your dress appears to be from the 1930s. Where is the label sewn to the dress? Also, your label is different than the one dated as 1950s in the VFG Label Resource.

Well, if there is no cuff then I would definitely not call them clam diggers. I would call them Gaucho style pants as they do have a flare and are the right length. Besides, who would wear cropped hostess pants anyway? :hysterical: Capris and clam diggers are not the same. Capris are tight...

Those are so cool! To me, they look like a take-off on what we used to call clam diggers. But clam diggers generally should have a cuff and I cannot tell if yours do. You could also call these cropped hostess pants.

She has such a lovely and sweet face. I might venture a guess at 1880s, perhaps the early to mid part of the decade. This is a bit difficult as she is sitting in such a way that we cannot get a very good look at her dress and the way it fits on the body, the lines of the skirt, etc. If I am...

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At first I thought they were laurel wreaths for the head. But the rings seem to be attached to some sort of banner, if I am seeing it correctly, so perhaps Maggie is right. Having them on the arms of an empty chair is very odd, as if someone should be sitting there. Just a guess on the date...

Yes, it is rabbit, now that we see it close up.

I agree, Chris. The only method I ever found successful was a long long long airing out. There was no quick fix back when I got started in the business. And yes it could take months, I had a cashmere coat that took 6 months to air out successfully.

That is a bit of an unusual style for one of these coats, very nice too. It looks 1930s to me. In some photos, the fur looks like rabbit, but in other pix it has some of the look of ermine (which is more common on these 1930s coats). I think it is ermine. Can you show us a close up of the...