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Originally posted by @anothertimevintageapparel All photos are clickable links 1950s rayon bowling shirt with the owners name and team. Antique Edwardian black silk tuxedo vest waistcoat. 1960s grey felt snap brim fedora hat. 1950s wide rayon bold print necktie.

Original posted by @Circa Vintage Clothing Yes, these fancy camisole tops were very big in the '80s: they were worn underneath jackets or just as they were. Nicole

Originally posted by @Wally and recreated by Admin Hello all. While on a recent visit to London, I purchased a vintage Burberry (Prorsum) Harrington jacket. The salesman said he guessed it might be from the 90s... but I don't think Prorsum became a line until 2000. The jacket is...

I'm not sure why either. Thanks for coming back with more information.

I haven't tried to be honest. I only use it occasionally, and it doesn't get very dirty as I'm not using starch

Yes, that's the one. I have no experience of the cotton one, but I really like the silk organza one.

I have a silk organza pressing cloth by Dritz. Not sure if that brand is available outside Europe. It sounds like it'd be too delicate but it isn't somehow. The great thing about it is that it's sheer, and so, unlike with a tea towel, you can see garment through the cloth as you iron, which is...

It looks older to me in the photos too. I remember this kind of thing from the 80s, but I think yours could be much older. I wonder came with a dress originally.

Agree that the lacy one is much newer because of the label with two sizes.

That's interesting - I wasn't aware of filet lace outside of crochet. But looking it up, I see the term originates from other forms of lace, using the 'filled in squares' principle to create patterns.

Here's a closeup of true filet crochet, for comparison.

I'm really not sure. I wouldn't expect an antimacassar to button all around, if at all. I think it may be something along those lines, but it's obviously made to fit something in particular. I'm pretty sure this is machine made, yes. Although the loops do look to have been handsewn on.

Agree it could be an antimacassar, or similar - household lace rather than clothing, I think. I think it's mimicking filet crochet, rather than Burrato. Filet crochet is an often used technique for antimacassars. This is not true crochet, which is always handmade, but definitely it has the...

Agree tweed is a fabric, usually pure wool, that can come in different weaves. Outside the knitting world though, it's not necessarily flecked or mixed colour - plain tweed exists. Donegal tweed is a type of tweed that is characterized by flecks.

That's a shame. I remember her sweater collection and her enthusiasm for them, and it was wonderful!

Aha! @Diana Montanino I've found the original pattern. I knew there must a knitting pattern for this somewhere. Which means it's home made, as I suspected. It was published in 1953, in a pattern booklet called Doreen Sweaters Scandinavian Designs. The author/designer was Nell Armstrong. So...

You're welcome. Knitting is my thing!

I just bought this book, found it in a secondhand shop, so give me time, and I'll be able to tell the difference between Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Faroe Islands and Icelandic knitting styles!

That said, it's probably more Nordic/Scandi than anything else. It's not Scottish/Fair Isle in style. It's not like the Icelandic lopi sweaters which is what most people think of as Icelandic, but there are older Icelandic traditions that I don't know so well. The body of the sweater, with a...

Picture knitting is not traditional in any region, so you can't really nail it to a particular cultural knitting style.

It's not the same sweater - compare the top of the sleeves, and the slowflake motifs, above the deer, and at the transition from light to dark background on the RL - yours doesn't have these. So yes, I think it's a copy.

I searched the leather working category of etsy, which gave me some interesting results. This looks like similar tape (from a UK shop). I've ordered some. Less than £10 including shipping for 3/4 inch wide, so I'll soon have 50 meters of the stuff! I have a leather bag to repair, as well as...

thanks for this - very interesting. So unlike what I read, she leaves the tape in place, which seems much more likely to be successful. I'm going to see if I can save my sheepskin coat. The issue I have is that the tears are all at stress points where fasteners are attached. Re-enforcing with...

Here's another, from Europe (better for me), made in Germany, and much cheaper: https://www.globalsewingsupplies.com/sewing-notions/fabric-adhesive-tape-9mm-09-174

I found some, a brand called Lanas, and it seems they only sell it direct from their website. https://lanasfur.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=cold+tape From what I can see, this tape is used to stabilise the fur and prevent tearing while you are sewing, and then is removed afterwards - is that...

I can't but I'd love to know too!

Made in England isn't commonly stated these days (the things that are still made here, tend to say Made In The United Kingdom) - that phrase starts to fade in the 70s/80s. But it's not completely unheard of today, eg from a smaller maker.

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This blog post has some great history of the early days... https://vintagevixon.blogspot.com/2019/09/chasing-monsoon.html

I agree it says Shekhar. It seems to be quite a common name, though. I imagine they were the producer of the block printed fabric, rather than a clothing designer. I keep thinking we need a Monsoon entry in the label resource. Tagging @Ranch Queen Vintage in case you can make that happen...