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It's a little hard to tell because it's so dark, but it looks to me like the entire sleeve is knitted, and the collar, and the pocket 'tops'. If I'm right, they are knitted with flecked wool for a tweedy effect. The pockets and collar look like garter stitch, and the sleeve stocking stitch with...

I think it must be the same Monsoon - it's totally their style from their early days. They started in 1973

Yes I can see it has hidden buttons. It's gorgeous! I particularly like the collar. I think you've described it well. I have no help to offer on a style name though. I wonder if Burberry would respond if tried to ask them?

Your zip says Koh-i-Noor Kover zip https://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/threads/will-you-please-offer-your-dating-opinion.39163/#post-377321

My local shop (groceries not clothes) has a wall of shame - stills taken from video footage of shoplifters caught in the act.

Sigh, Time describe it as Intarsia knit. But this photo showing the reverse at the neck, shows it's stranded knitting, not intarsia. I mean, it may be a combination, the black sheep, may have been intarsia/stranded combined, and I'm wondering how they did the black eye on each sheep, but...

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I've seen them stapled. Might it even be the name of the drycleaner, rather than the customer?

It could be another cat I suppose. I'm no expert in fur as stated. Pretty much all the spotted cats are endangered, so if it's not printed, you can't really sell it.

I would not expect leopard to be very soft and fluffy though,

That's quite small, though not tiny, so perhaps 50s or early 60s. Curious if anyone else has an opinion on date. What does it say above and below Pointer? I can't quite read it. The lining appears to be real suede, is that your impression? Which suggests that it is real leather on the...

That looks to be such a good resource! I'm more used to the sewing pattern wiki, which isn't always easy to search.

Are they unfinished (showing raw edges), or are they French seams? French seams (raw edges enclosed in straight stitch channel) would be normal for sheer garments and lingerie.

I agree that the simplicity of the style suggests later. Hard to date something like this precisely..

Do you mean synthetic thread, eg polyester, being available in 60s, but not necessarily used by everyone? People still sew with cotton thread today, although commonly cotton clothes these days are sewn with synthetic thread, which is really annoying if you want to dye something. Cotton and...

Nice Bag. Elbief mostly made frames, which other manufacturers bought to make bags. So Pointer is the brand of your bag, who used an Elbief frame. You can find more info about Elbief if you search the forum. Never heard of Pointer bags though. Can you show the inside of the bag, and the Pointer...

Florence has/had so many small independent leather makers, I would imagine it was made by one of them, hence no labels. Not sure on dating hopefully someone else will have an idea.

Ooh nice to meet another knitter here. I have several knitting bags. This would be a good sock knitting bag as you say. Yes the cassette cardboard might be older than the bag!

ha! that could put it back into the 80s... I have a 'thing' about tapestry and I really love this bag. I'd certainly use it a knitting project bag, for a small project, it really does have that vibe.

sorry to hijack your thread Brooke! I know next to nothing about your garments, but they are wonderful.

yeah whereas in the UK, a tank top is a sleeveless sweater, usually worn over a shirt, and for men or women, like this (doesn't have to be fair isle though) though we are seeing the US terms here these days as well. When I was younger, waistcoat, tank top and vest were as I've described them...

In the UK, a vest is an undergarment, worn under a shirt/blouse, usually for warmth, as below. Or possibly the same garment worn in summer as a tshirt. I don't know what you call that in the USA/Canada, (an undershirt?) but here it's a vest. Although we take on more and more USA terms, a vest is...

That's probably just a US/UK thing. I'm British, and what you call a vest, I call a waistcoat. Not specific to this particular type of vest/waistcoat.

Is there any sign that a label has been removed? Eg at the back of the neck?

Elbief made both frames and bags - mainly frames, but they did bags at some point. See my post here for some basic company information: https://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/threads/elbief-handbag.49527/#post-491954 As stated, you will find more information if you search the forums for Elbief...

The 1973 date? That's not the date of the trousers. It's the date of some Italian legislation that is often quoted on Italian made clothing labels. Just means can't be earlier than that, but could be decades later.

If they were making up Vogue patterns, I would think this was a small establishment, and there may not be much to find. The name Mwynwen is Welsh, in case that helps

I wonder if they are men's bathing trunks. The belt thing, no idea.

Rayon is sometimes called a semi-synthetic. It is made from plants, but it differs from other natural plant fibres, such as cotton, because it's made by a chemical process. Cotton or linen are spun using only mechanical, (or even purely manual) processes. I find rayon breathable, which is what...