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Thank you, both. And the button fix is a great idea!

Is this lace dress 30s or 40s? I have such trouble discerning between those two decades. Too bad about the one damaged button. There are no labels/tags of any kind. It has a side-snap closure and some sort of stiffener along the inside of the hem. Thanks so much!

The construction is not giving me a vintage feel on this one... how old are you thinking it is?

Onceoza, I will admit that my sister and I didn't like the dresses at the time but my tastes have changed over the years. :)

It looks just like a bridesmaid gown I was forced to wear at my brother's wedding in the early 80s, LOL!

Yes! I thought the figures seemed familiar.

Thank you so much, determining a date for a garment doesn't get any better than that!! Technically speaking, just how would a RTW garment be hand-painted? Would the painting be done on some other surface and applied to the garment fabric at the factory? If so, then I can understand the...

OMG, that's got to be it! (But the "hand-painted" description still doesn't seem true to me.) Can you post a link to the article or give me some advice on how to find it for myself? Thanks!!

Carrie, as for the possibility of the circus performers being handpainted, I don't think so. They definitely look applied in some way, if you know what I mean. In fact, one sleeve has them applied as a mirror image of the other sleeve and if you look closely, you can see that on the sleeve with...

Thank you, Gayle and Carrie! This is the first novelty negligee set I've ever had. But I've looked up the word "negligee" and now wonder if it applies to this set. Apparently, a negligee is a light, typically sheer, dressing gown. "Peignoir" may be more appropriate, according to the description...

Hello, everyone! I can't seem to find anything about the lingerie company Tula. There are ads from the 40s so I assume this set is from then? It's so unusual, I couldn't resist sharing. There are balloons and feathers on the left bust of the gown and circus performers on each lower sleeve of the...

Thank you, Mary Jane, Nicole, and Amber!

No, there's no flocking. That's what I would have expected, too, but no.

Even on my monitor, the green-ness is not very apparent. I tried to tweak the colors so it looks more like it does in real life, but can't quite get it. But a definite green tint is there.

This is a pretty "lace" blouse... can I call it lace? There seems to be a pattern printed within the sheer fabric and the pattern is outlined in stitching which creates a lacy effect. Is there a name for this? And try as I might, I cannot read the name on the zipper pull, the pink paint dulls...

Thanks for the replies! Hmmm, mustard, I never thought of mustard as having a definite green tint (which admittedly isn't very apparent in the photos). As to the shoulders, NO they have not been propped, LOL! It's just the construction and placement of the shoulder pads that makes them so big...

I love the color of this gown! The limey-yellow fabric feels like a rayon crepe.There is a side metal zip, no tags. Thank for any input.

I'm no help with info but those are fab!

Hmmm, Lynn Downey, who is a Levi's specialist that offers appraisal services for vintage clothing, wouldn't appraise them due to "conflict of interest". I suppose that means she wants to buy them herself. Yet she didn't make an offer?

How could I describe the styling of this garment?

Re: shrinkage from washing... the sleeve length is still good, even if the body length is strangely short.

Lame, of course (*smacking forehead*), thanks Nicole! No, no matching anything was found with it. It DID seem short to be a dress... and the hem is definitely original. No sign of shoulder pads. I forgot to mention: the sleeves are extensions of the bodice fabric (not a separate piece) and have...

I assume this Fashion Originators Guild dress is 30s... or possibly early 40s. The fabric is metallic, does it have a name? How can I rejuvenate this dress? It appears to have spent the last 70 years wadded up at the bottom of a trunk. Can it be washed/cleaned/steamed? The belt is a mystery...

Thank you for the replies. Nicole, I like your descriptive "sporting ensemble", that covers everything. The reason I asked if it was vintage is because I know traditional-style German clothing is still made today, and this set is in "like new" condition. I can imagine a women hiking the Alps in...

This is an odd set. It's four pieces consist of a cape, a vest, and a pair of pants with belt. The pants are a shorter length. They have rib-knit cuffs and look to hit just below the knee. Metal zip on pants and cape with RUHR zipper and Made in Germany stamped on the back. The belt is...

Thanks so much, Nicole!

Late 60s/early 70s? The Trigere label combined with the Saks label (with its "S" looking similar to a diagonal infinity sign) seem to indicate that. The zip is nylon. It's fully lined in silk, hand-stitched in most places. I can't decide about the main fabric... feels kind of crepe-ish?? No...

Here are a couple more photos. One shows that there are, in fact, TWO darts going up diagonally from the side seams on both right and left on the side of the dress with the zip. Then I've included a photo of the waist seam on the non-zip side, showing how it dips down in a point in the center...

That pre-flash flash is to prevent red-eye. On my simple digital camera, I can turn it off so I only have the single flash.

No evidence of alteration at the side seams or the hem. And I really believe the zipper placement is original. But I suppose with a really expert seamstress, it may be hard to tell. It IS a crepe. Thanks!