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I had an Angela Gore dress once: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/204972810/70s-green-paisley-cotton-maxi-dress?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details I know I found some articles about her when I was researching that dress but I haven't kept them, but as per my listing I decided she...

Back in the day, I’d have called this Snow washed, rather than stone washed. The white effect was as a result of using some kind of bleach/acid, along with the stone washing. Stone washed was faded and worn in, but not bleached, whereas Snow washed was bleached and worn.

I’ve seen Laura Ashley scarves with the brand name printed onto the scarf, but as Maggie says, never in script, only in block type. I think GemGem’s assessment may be correct.

I'd definitely call that ruching.

I also thought 80s. The print looks 80s to me.

That's really lovely. I think you are describing a sleeve-head puff, which is quite typical late 30s I think? Like Maggie, 30s was my first thought.

I think it's partly experience. The more garments you have handled, the more you easily you can tell. But I wasn't sure about your first blouse - I did think it was later, but I wasn't sure. That one for me was mostly about the print. It just didn't quite look like a 40s floral to me, and I'm...

I love home sewn garments. I mainly date them by style, and fabric. Less by sewing techniques. There are always puzzlers though. Looking at sewing patterns can be helpful.

Also apparently polyester sewing thread was first introduced in 1955 - not sure if that’s for home sewers or for commercial production. So your thread burn testing is relevant to dating. I’m not sure about nylon, but I really doubt it was available for home sewing in the 40s

Just wanted to say, everyone finds it harder to date handmade garments, it’s not just you. And I adore that purple vest!

Ooh I think I had a 3 Speed Raleigh Twenty! It looks awfully familiar.

Welcome @Hope Smith

As Donna says, any RN number calculation, can only ever give you a very approximate No Earlier Than date. If that calculation came up with the 70s, it doesn't mean the garment is from the 70s, only that it's unlikely to be very much earlier than that.

Shapewise, it looks to me like it might be a traditional garment, rather than a dress for the western market. It looks like the top part of a salwar kameez, meaning it would have been worn with matching trousers, and a shawl

Apparently it doesn’t. (I had to check).

that looks like a stockinette rolled edge on the button band and cuffs. If I’m right you’ll be able to unroll it with your fingers, and it’ll roll right back up when you let go (unless it’s been stitched down, but that’s unlikely) I think it’s a fairly modern way to finish an edge, I wouldn’t...

Yes they dropped the S from Burberrys in the late 1990s, so it must be since then.

Berketex is a well known to me in the UK. They are especially known for wedding wear, but I've seen some funky 70s evening wear from them. They've been around much longer than that though. We do have them in the label resource, and it'd be great to add your label if we are confident on the...

I call those Carpenter pants. Don't recall them being flared, or having turn-ups. I was a 70s UK kid too.

Thanks for weighing in. I was also wondering if it was 30s, but wasn't sure enough to say so.

I love a psychedelic paisley!

I’ve just skimmed it but that looks like an extraordinary guide! Seems well researched. I did see one error, that the author has confused the ‘dry flat’ symbol with ‘line dry’. But I expect to explore this article more thoroughly at some point. I think there will always be exceptions to these...

What a great first post! Welcome and thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of history about this brand. It’s fine to post links as long they aren’t selling or promoting anything.

What a gorgeous coat! Great colour. We can't help with value, but I hope someone will be able to help pin down a date range for you.

I doubt that this is set in stone. I was thinking the cape is likely no later than mid-80s, because it doesn't have a drying symbol. I've read that four symbols and no drying, rather than five with drying, is a sign of 'no later than mid-eighties', but I expect that is also not set in stone...

I have often seen REGD on British garments later than that. I've seen it at least to the 1960s. I repeat, the OPs can't be that old, because of the Queen Mother Royal Warrant. This is not a matter of opinion, that particular royal Warrant simply did not exist until 1952. You may have seen the...

This is an old thread, nearly 6 years, and I doubt the original poster is still looking to have this coat dated. 'Aquascutum of London' appears on labels at least until the 1980s As @Shusteroo Vintage says, the OPs coat can't be earlier than 1952 because it has the Queen Mother's warrant...

@Ranch Queen Vintage new Burberry labels offered here.

The ‘snow wash’ and pleated front scream 80s to me. The Guess buttons are a mystery to me though. Are there any labels inside?

what a great tweed. We don't have this Burberry's label in our label resource, and it'd be great to add it, with your permission. I haven't seen the Burberry's Irish Tweed label before either. The main label is similar, but not the same, to this one from the 40s-50s. In the early 60s the labels...