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Hi Laura, if you read the forum rules we are not able to help with valuations. From the date and condition you can search ebay solds for similar to guage the current prices similar dresses fetch. I would think this is early to mid 1960s. The lining looks like a stiffened muslin. (it may have...

I don't recognise the brand but I think you just about have enough remaining to decipher it with technique. I thought there may be another part, perhaps just an initial before Jeanne? It would also help to know what is written after Paris - telefre? telepre? Can you show me a few photos from...

No I didn't think the waist was elastic, it's literally only the white rubber threads woven through the middle that are, just for grip as it 'sticks'. I'm wondering if they mention drying by the fire because in this period people would have been in chalets etc. with a big hearth and the...

I would have thought (perhaps incorrectly I'll freely admit) that the slip would be black also as the resulting effect would conceal the square backing patches but reveal the ruching outside? The snaps at the waist look like it was for a matching fabric belt to me. I find a lot of 30s and bias...

It would be good to see this laid flat - it appears clipped in the first photo but not in the second so I'm not sure if it has a fitted or loose silhouette. Without the waist definition the shape looks 1920s to me - particularly that zig zag hemline. If it has shaping though I would be going...

Golden Crest sounds like one of the oriental import labels many British companies used in the 50s/60s. I have seen various styles of metal clasps before on 60s/70's fur coats. (maybe it was a British trend?) Your clasps are twist lock clasps (like those found on bags) and the hinged portion is...

I would have put them later that - I've only seen the rubber-integrated waist band in 60s/70's men's tailored trousers (the rubber usually degrades too so these must have been kept well) The style of labels look 50s/60s to me. Can we see more please?

As the label says 'made for' and not 'designed by' as I've seen on some other Penthouse Gallery labels I'd say it was made by another company. Who, though, can only be determined by the above suggestion, or finding the original advert (I did see a few original 1950s Penthouse Gallery adverts in...

Alfred Shaheen fabrics are typically printed on the selvedges with the brand and design name so I think your best chance is to look for this when you have it in hand. Can you show the Penthouse Gallery label the dress has in it?

3 possibilities strike me; a) it's from the 70's - colourway, length, retro style etc. (the zipper pull does feel seem as early as I normally see for a 50s/60s metal zip) b) It was made for a child - what is the waist size? I have a 50s period pattern for a child's poodle skirt so I can see if...

Ruth they appear to be different Henrietta streets. This is a letter from 1928 addressed Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square: https://repository.royalholloway.ac.uk/file/cb7d185e-ce95-4ffa-96a7-4db215973293/1/BC_AL_332_1_49.pdf and this excerpt from 'London past and present' lists them all...

Thanks, the close ups show the fabric itself does look as though it could be mid-century, the design of the skirt doesn't feel that old to me though. Is it a full circle skirt? can you show it laid flat so I can see the panels and print layout? Is that a channel under the waistband on the last...

I also waffled around those decades but the reasons I think 30s - ruffle 'dickie' style front, less defined waist, small collar, sleeve length, no waist darts in front (I'd expect these for 40s or 50s) and generally the delicacy of it. The pearl button should have a thread loop on the edge of...

I looked but couldn't get any results for 14A Henrietta street. Only that 14 Henrietta street has been owned (or long term leased) by a large and reknown publishers for some 75 years+. Clearly the flat 'a' was added to this address much later. If you can look at some form of national address...

Hi there, I'm afraid I don't see anything that looks like it could be 1950s from your photo. Could you please upload photos of the construction - the waist fastening, zip etc. seams, hem and a close up of the fabric in daylight. I'm interested to know, was it described as '1950s style' or true...

Does it say made in france below the YSL logo? What did the guys in France have to say about it? Can you find out what sort of metal it is made from? I looked up the trademark for YSL and they included fine jewellery right from 1962. Your bracelet however looks as though it may be 'costume'...

Hi Cindy I'm pretty sure that requirement is for new items, not second hand. A lot of older garments used to have this information on paper hang tags, from the 70's onward it is generally marked on a care label sewn inside the garment, though not always. (When missing from later era garments I...

Art Deco 1920s black leather mary jane shoes by Friedman Shelby of St. Louis: Real leather red suede western fringe jacket L: Charles N Baber high quality black leather mesh vamp oxford shoes US 8A: 1960's Elda-Versand white merry widow corset / long line bra 80B: late 50s / early 60's...

Firstly have you checked all the seams of the fabric to see if there is any details printed on it like the manufacturer, fabric name etc.? My first impression is 70s or 80s home decorating fabric someone took a liking to and made a dress from. The dress style is a generic peasant dress style...

Try looking up the copyright or trademark.

I would agree with 1930s, this is a British suitcase I had with the early St Michael label which is known to be from the 1930s - the outer was a linen type finish man made material and it had a metal handle. This illustration from 1941 shows a more expensive (double sided) variety of a shoe...

The lining in the last photo appears to be a fine grosgrain weave acetate. The noise is made by the texture of the fabric rubbing against itself. The dress outer appears to be a knit fabric, which is why you wouldn't have found it under the horizontally ribbed fabric categories. I can't decide...

I really love the design of this dress, particularly how the bias cut fabric has been reversed in contrasting panels (hips and upper torso/sleeves) for a really smart subtle effect. The fabric is fairly lightweight with really good drape, cool and silky where satin on top, matte and crepe on...

I would be confident that this is 1960s, by the short stand up roll collar and boxy shape of the cropped jacket and slimmer skirted dress. Very Jackie O. The fabric loop and knot closure is called a frog fastener. It does appear like a slub silk in the photos, but the effect can be created with...

I always wonder why people use Vodka, which has an acidic ph of 4, versus pure Ethanol, which is alomost ph neutral...?

That's a good suggestion actually. I'd forgotten until I saw the photo again! Would also explain the colour choice, which is less common I think than the brighter colours for the 60s...

Really late 80s to early 90s. The clue is that hint of a square toe at the tip which gets broader into the 90s. They are doing a revival of a 1950s style with that upturned heel and tab front. The trademark was applied for in 1988 and valid from 1989-1998.

John Lennon late 60s.

Thanks all. I had to wash this before seeing all the replies tonight as I'm out on the market tomorrow. I started by wetting the bottom of the back hem with cold water to see if the colour ran (thinking if it went tits up I could always shorten it), then tap hot water, then some soap on a...

Totally distracted by the banana?! print blouse in the first photo! but it's a good read to the end. Thanks Jonathan. :)