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Yes they are late 1940's, nice find!

late 70's to early 80's. It's great!

what channel Midge?!! I've heard nothing :O

the skirt also looks to have been extended with the same fabric from I don't know where! You see how the border should line up in a V shape at the back, but is interrupted by a plain fabric portion. That or the left side with the border on has fallen down somehow through thread breakage... It...

I thought the colour scheme very 80's too. late 70's to 80's was very popular for corduroy garments.

The zip is probably cotton and the dress fabric looks like it could be nylon/of man made fibres in part or whole. Repeated washings will fade the dyes in black coloured garments, but cotton will fade faster.

I should ask them! If they included her fashions during that period then I would have thought so.

Hi, this is a fairly contemporary bag. At the earliest I would say perhaps late 2000s. The oversize kiss clasp and clip on bag strap style are both more modern style features.

A trademark search can be done via the WIPO website (World Intellectual Property Office) or ideally the country of the brand's origin of sale e.g. USA or UK. The US government trademark search system is called TESS.

We do not give valuations, as per the rules. You can look up the trademark to see when they registered it for use on clothing.

None of my 1930s swimsuits have strap buckle adjusters - they all tie together just using fabric loops. I also noted the way the brand label is machine made - I can't explain this well but it's the more modern sort of embroidery than earlier labels had. Particularly the way the word 'locked' has...

The V&A will be putting on it's first sole exhibition of Mary Quant since 1973 and is looking for more items to include: https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/network/we-want-quant-help-us-bring-to-life-the-first-mary-quant-exhibition-in-50-years

This would be fairly comprehensive to alter so unless you're willing to spend on a high end seamstress to do it I would not alter a it will damage it's value to be done poorly or to a lesser standard than it was made.

it's pretty charicteristic of Moire fabric with that woodgrain/wavy water effect pattern: https://vintagefashionguild.org/fabric-resource/moire/

It's what I would call a playsuit - for going round the garden in, sunbathing, a bit of paddling in a blow up pool maybe, nothing serious :D The print and ruched bust/halterneck combination have me thinking 60s/early 70s on this.

I don't know what country you found it in but if the label is cut and not folded there it could be Tesco - their old branding (1980's+) had vertical stripes like that (seen just on the bottom edge)

Trying to think the last time I was wearing them - I think it was around 2009/10. Earlier in the 2000s was wider legged A line 'skater' jeans. I was shopping for jeans today and noticed the flares are back in the shops again, although plain.

Waist to hem is 24" Nicole. It is too large for my mannequin which doesn't help with proportions. I also neglected to mention it has internal shoulder pads. Not very big ones, just for that shaping.

Thanks! Those ads both have the full length sleeves and the Juilliard even has the wider cuff I was talking about.

Not that I can tell no - it has a 2" hem with a rayon hem tape machine stitched on one side and herringbone stitched by hand on the other to the outer fabric, open bottom with thread cords attaching the lining. I mean the enlargement at the waist is really well done so it's possible they did the...

We don't have this Zelinka Matlick label in our resource so I'm looking for opinions on whether this is more 1940s or 1950s. It could well be cusper.... the sleeves are raglan cut, full length and ever so slightly A-line shaped to the cuff. It is a 3/4 circle skirt and 40" from nape to hem. Bust...

Hi Tammy you can resize your photos smaller to make it possible to upload them. If your computer has a 'clipping' program I find this works well. All I can see is a lot of very heavy duty nails in the sole? which indicate either very early sportswear ( like studs) or 19thC mill clogs, which...

I agree - the fact that Vinyl is used in their construction, and that the material content is marked on them indicates they were made close to the introduction of material content laws requiring this info by 1970.

I agree with Jonathan on the reasons for dating and just to add I have had these perforated vamps on shoes from the mid-1960's to mid 1970's. I'd place these on the earlier side of that. They are styled as a 'comfort' shoe probably for older customers used to the styles of the 1940s/50's.

Well I see plenty of tulips! It doesn't say hungarian to me.

Wow sounds very intriguing Ystranc! Can you show photos of the complete item please? (and I sure hope they lined their sleeping bags!)

Can you add photos please Joanne?

Bobix for all things concerning patents you need to first contact your country's intellectual property office. There are codes for different images and patterns you can use to search for patents but if you are actually considering patenting it you would be best to seek legal advice from a...

Thank you Lynn, there is no hurry this is just for my future reference and curiosity now. I wonder if your dress was once perhaps a costume also. The addition of bust pads is a strange one unless the garment was not made for that person originally - the design of this robe de style is not...

I agree it's an Indian Salwaar Kameeze and quite often the individual components are purchased seperately in a shop - border fabric by the metre and handmade embellishements sewn on patches - and taken to a tailor who makes it up to your size. I've seen an Indian tailor work like this in person...