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Mens 80s bow tie and cummerbund set by Debenhams Classics:

The button up back, pussy bow neck and glitter fabric all say 1960s to me.

Have you contacted Dior to ask if they have ever manufactured in the Phillipines and if so when?

Does it have any care or fabric content labels?

I did think 60's too.

Forgot to say they distributed from Picadilly.

Yes they were. I've not come across a pair myself but they seem to be on par with Rayne/Lotus/Norvic footwear of this period.

I would put them as early 1950's. De Nero was a footwear wholesaler supplying high end shops and advertized in Harpers Bazaar.

A guess, but Fortnum and Mason? This thread mentions that Cojana, a quality coatmaker, supplied Fortnum and Masons and this is in line with their quality and styles. http://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/threads/cojana-london-harrods.35698/page-2#post-449537 Many department stores had garments...

Hi, Yes I'd say your swimsuit was 1970s, and I'd call it a skirted swimsuit.

You are welcome. Certainly this is most likely how it would be worn today. Can you just check the hem - either it's larger than the mannequin and it's just a bit lopsided (the photo shows it hanging lower to the right) or I wonder if it's been rehemmed, either unevenly or for someone who didn't...

Yes it sounds like a loose fitting shift dress from the 60's, might possibly have had a matching fabric soft tie belt, or not meant to be worn with a belt at all.

Do you have images without the belt? Can you show the shape of any bodice seams?

It looks mid century to me, I love the swinging eyes, and it reminds me of the rummikub joker!

You might get interest listing them in small auction lots for ladies with small feet. A lot of these women also search/buy their shoes in EU sizes (as they generally cross over between child and adult sizes this removes confusion) If you don't know the EU size for them, go to a specialist small...

I think you are safely in the realm of 1970s. In fact another guest posted a not too dissimilar dress earlier today. I think your dress is home made, hence the hand sewn hems (machining this fabric leaves a very bulky and unforgiving hem) and button backs.

Unfortunately not Nicole, he's all pale - blue eyes blonde hair - couldn't carry off red unfortunately. Navy and Purple he could do.

Nicole, that's virtually what I said, however the sleeves are also too big in width. Some of the 70's styles would suit (generally the less wild variety :) )

Trying to convert my sister's boyfriend to vintage, as they really struggle to find shirts small enough for him. He is a 34" chest, and anything other than a slim fit shirt in modern sizes swamps him. Preferences are deadstock (he's not opposed to vintage, just the idea that someone else has...

Nail varnish is a good paint for things that need to be washed - it works well on the tag of an invisible zipper if you can't get one to match. Of course on buttons like these it wouldn't be smooth but it would give you the pearly effect back. I'd save it for buttons you can't replace however...

either a silk manufacturer or shoemaker or both from the 19thC to early 20thC. All I can get is results for the modern silk flower company :/

Foam shoulder pads of that size can be sign it is fairly recent, but as they are not covered, you have to keep in mind they could have been added at any point up to today. I would expect a commercially manufactured dress of the 80s to have shoulder pads covered in matching fabric. However I...

That's a good point Karin, I have had german shoes marked Modell before.

They look mid 70's to me. Wide leg, front pleat trousers with turnups. What do the labels say re: material content?

I edited the thread title Louise, I hope you don't mind. I don't know when they began but Koupy did specialise in coats (or tailoring) originally - the Museum of London has a red CC41 Koupy regd. coat, dated between 1942-5) that was donated by the proprietor of the Koupy brand - Charles (Chas)...

I didn't think we had buffalo in the UK but apparantly there are a couple of hundred and it would make sense they would live in the highlands. Can you show some photos of the buttons please Melissa?

Earl Shilton is very close to where I live in the east midlands in Endland, this area has a long history in textiles and hosiery manufacture. Gildonese Co. Limited, based in Earl Shilton was listed in the London Gazette as a hosiery and knitwear manufacturer that was liquidated in May 1967 and...

about 1934-7 and yes those were the original ribbon laces, they were likely silk and degraded. Some ads I have show these cut out shoes with cut ribbons as you have, some are bound and then the end frayed on purpose.

Having just picked up a vintage tootal tie myself, your tie has some similarities in the way it has been made, the close clipped hems, the off-centre folding (I don't understand why most ties of this age are like this!) and the open construction of the wider end with a single tacking stitch...

Well, it's a woman's blazer (note the direction of fastening) and Tia is a woman's name so I would suggest the sleeve length was designed to be shorter, to display bracelets perhaps, as has been the trend in the 60's previously. I would think your blazer is 1980s. The labelling looks a little...