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Welcome, Mia - We look forward to seeing your vintage finds!

Moonchild, Instead of clicking on the "Reply" - write your response in the space below the last posting. When you click on Reply, it copies/quotes what the person who posted wrote. It looks '80s to me, too.

Walter Lampl - "Remember Pearl Harbor" Brooch - originally painted red, white and blue. The back is inscribed "For Aid to the Honolulu Community Chest". It was made in early 1942 . This is an image of how it looked originally: Uncas - Palm Trees and Birds - Personal Collection...

I never learned how to sew and never made anything from a vintage tablecloth or other vintage linens. The one in the photo is just on top of the duvet cover. I own a lot of vintage tablecloths and napkins, etc. etc.

Speaking of using vintage linens as a bedcover - this is my guest room: Close-up. The tablecloth has faded a bit since it landed there but I still enjoy it!

I was able to see this amazing exhibit in Honolulu at U.H. in October, 2001. (Of course I bought the book.) I still remember it. It was fabulous.

Thanks - Could you please tell us what each of the letters on the label are - it's still hard to read it. Thanks.

Hi Lianne - I think your dress is from the 1980s and is what we call '80s does '50s. If you can let us know all the letters on the label - maybe "Dory"??? someone might recognize it. The label looks '80s to me.

I've never quite known what to make of these earrings - marked 825. Still in my personal collection!

I would put it into the '70s because of the colors - and the collar. I did a quick search and found a reference to Women's Haberdashers on Madison Avenue. I have not been able to confirm this. I lived in NYC from 1970 -1972 and it sounds familiar but I'm not sure...

Thank you. It looks like you have (3) separate garments - is that correct? I've tried to put the close ups with the dresses. Please add any pictures that I didn't show and indicate which dress they go with. This is what I think you have. (Again - this is not my area of expertise but I...

I have absolutely no idea but am replying to bump your post back to the top of the Forum in hopes that some one will be able to help you! You didn't' mention if you live in Dublin, but even if you don't you might want to take the coat to a furrier for an opinion.

Welcome to the VFG Forums, Nora! Please post/ask your question(s) here: https://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/forums/public-vintage-fashion-ask-questions-get-answers.39/ If you need help with posting photos please look in this Forum...

I do not see the traditional mandarin collar or the diagonal closure on the front in your photos. This image is from the book I mentioned "Shanghai Girl Gets All Dressed Up". There are definitely lots of "modern" versions of this traditional dress so I may be wrong in not calling it a...

I would not call the dress a Cheongsam - the construction is different, but it is certainly influenced by the classic cheongsam/qipao. There are a lot of interesting websites that discuss the cheongsam/qipao - here's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheongsam I have a wonderful book...

I have an early edition of that book (1940 ). It was written in 1938. It's a great read.

Looking at all the photos again I agree that you have two different dresses. I agree that you should take a photo of each piece separately.

Personal collection - earrings are marked Japan Fenichel Butterfly Brooch - personal collection Trifari Enamel Floral Brooch -- SOLD

Welcome to the VFG. I am not an expert on this era, but I think your dress is Edwardian (C.1900 - 1910.) I think it's an afternoon summer dress, not a vintage wedding dress. Let's see what others think about the way you have it displayed. I think photo #7 that shows the yellow embroidery...

Welcome to the VFG. What an intriguing question. They all appear 20C. to me. The floral pattered one on the far right looks like it is from the 1960s or early 1970s. It's difficult to see the other two clearly. Could you take a photo in natural light of the other two and we can try to help...

From what you have shown, I would date this C. 1920s. I think the bead looks like it could be Bakelite. If you have a way to test the bead - test it. If not rub the bead until it is warm and then "sniff" it - if has a "chemical" smell, it is Bakelite. I am not sure if your last photo is...

Jessica McClintock Gown - Purchased at the Union Square shop, San Francisco, 1997. (Photo taken December 1997 at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.)

I agree that it is not Haskell. I don't think I have ever had a piece with that type of construction but if I were guessing about origin I would say Japan or Italy early 1950s. I would like to see a close up of the earring clip.

There were some back zippers used at the very end of the 1930s. They were not used frequently but they did appear. There are some shown in the movie "The Women." This is a late 1930s dress in the University of Hawaii's "Historic Costume Collection." I volunteered there for a few...

I had bi-lateral hip replacement surgery in February of 2011 and did really well. The biggest issue other than recovering a "normal" gait was that you can't carry anything (like your coffee) while using a walker. I recovered really quickly and well and was driving in 19 days - stick shift car...

These are all in my Personal Collection, except the earrings - that I sold. Makers: Hattie Carnegie, Vendome, D&E and Weiss.

It would be helpful if you could take a photo in more natural light on a white or light background so that the color of the stones and the metal are more true to their actual color. That said, I think that this is a piece from the late 1930s or 1940s in the "Retro" style that was popular...

Hi Tamlin - I have no idea but I think it would help if you could show us a photo of the entire dress - and closer view of the label. It may have had an attached bow or scarf that went through the loop (?). Thanks!

This isn't really my area of expertise but I think it's C. 1960s. Does it have a mirror and change purse - or a place for them? I'm sure others will come along with opinions!