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I would say 1930s from the sleeve shape and the style of the button is quite art deco too.

I would say so - if you do some digging online there was a whole period of using scientific discoveries in art - this filtered down into textiles as well - it reminds me of some prints I've seen that were based on micro-organisms.

Lol in my head I was thinking 'what a great shoe rack!'

I'm pretty sure it was a 60's/70's boutique.

If it is washable (will probably depend on whether the buttons are metal or plastic) this type of lace can soften up a lot from a wash after a long time of storage.

That's lovely. It's quite short though so I'm suspect it may be later. Can you give the skirt length? Can you also show the shoulder pads? any labels. I can't see any applique either - were you using this to describe the floral print? Applique literally means applied so applies, no pun...

The Weyburn Room appears to have been a select area of the Bullock's department store for upmarket brands and some custom made items. Seeing as this garment does not have a brand label I would hazard a guess that it was custom made for Emilienne? and was labelled with her name during manufacture...

I also saw the fabric as later, so I'm saying 90's made from a 70's sewing pattern.

the sleeve shape and piped edges plus colour make me think this is early 1980s. Is there anything on the back of that tag? The leather coat hook is an after-market purchase.

Coming back to this, I have only dared iron it - it survived a medium steam iron well. I did notice however that when the water dropped on it, the fabric became strangely stiffened like wax paper and fairly transparant. Does anyone recognise this as a particular fibre or fabric?

first impression is 1960s. It's a stretch construction right like watch straps? The hook style is similar to 50s/60s necklaces. I'm thinking Cleopatra here.

I've never seen a Harris Tweed label that doesn't have the ID number on it. I wonder if this is because it was made outside of the UK and therefore the Harris Tweed Authority are not part of the process?

The heel shape and soft pointed toe would suggest mid/late 1950's to me. The pointed vamp is a bit exotic so perhaps they were something like hostessing shoes...

I saw c.1970 in everything...except the buttons. Those plastic metal style trimmed buttons are so 80's. Then I saw the CE (conformite european) mark on the back of the care label. If it is the CE mark it has to date to 1984 exactly, as apparantly it didn't appear in the current (I assume...

As far as I know on the inside yes, you sometimes get a similar mark (although only once) on a bolt of cloth when it's sold which typically has the manufacturer's mark on it.

Hmm They don't mention the jacket really, only the label - which is their domain after all - the manufacturer would have made the jacket. The 'facimile' would be like a ink stamped mark of the orb logo on the inside of the jacket directly on the tweed fabric. It's a way of marking the cloth as...

I think you may be able to salvage this. I would carefully unpick the stitching that holds the feather trim onto the dress. Let it untwist a little and settle into a straight line. Carefully iron the skirt with a damp cloth covering it on the lowest setting you can. Find the middle of the hem of...

Before you go listing it as Harris Tweed....does the fascimile mentioned on the HT label appear stamped on the cloth? As rather unusually the minimal lining on this garment means you would be able to see it. You may have to search under the lining. Did you show the HTA a photo of the complete...

It was in response to an ISO post on OLL and it matched her brief and measurements. I had a quick look on ebay beforehand and there was nothing half as nice and modern sets selling for more. I sold it or £85 The drawstring off-the-shoulder ties were my favourite bit too! hard to display on a...

thanks, well somebody liked it, it sold in 15 mintutes of listing!

I am getting ready to list this thinking it was 1950s at the latest and since looking up the adverts and the label resource I'm beginning to wonder if it's not earlier. Certainly a lot of the ads around 1950 have the frilled hem and sweetheart neckline but I haven't been able to find any with...

I would agree it looks like a custom-order 1950s-1960's dressmaker's dummy especially for evening dresses.

Super fun print! Hard to pin point an age on a home made garment (which I suggest it is by the armhole stitching :) ) but can you help by giving us the measurements? (shoulder, bust, waist, hip, length) I'd expect a 70's shirt to have a wider shoulder measurement and be fairly slim in ratio all...

Hi Lin if you read the forum rules we cannot help with valuations. Please upload full pictures of the dress, modelled if possible, in daylight plus close ups of the construction (fastenings, seams, lining etc) so that we can help you date it.

This is gorgeous! interested pending shipping costs to UK, waist size and material fibre please

block paving, or crazy paving :P

Ah I actually got asked to costume this year but I was already booked elsewhere :( There are some 200 actors to dress and make up each morning as part of the event. A friend of mine was running the make up dept.

Bourne and Hollingsworth was an upmarket department store in England. I could have sworn I wrote a bio for the label resource, is it not up there? Please do post photos of the garments and we will try to help.

I saw some knitting machines for sale recently and am seriously considering getting one so I can knit up some of the mary maxim patterns I have. I think I'd need a chunky one and an intarsia cartridge though? anyone used one? I can barely hand knit.

Ahhh thank you I know what I did. I checked the UK trademark and of course that would not have been the first country it was trademarked in. Italy would have been.... Do you remember if yours had the hologram in Deborah?