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yes this. As far as I know a sample is no different in ‘value’ than the same garment when mass produced. So I wouldn’t price it differently because it’s a sample.

We have two or three TINY and stacked high independent fabric stores in my town. I’m so glad they are still there.

FYI It is illegal to buy or sell genuine leopard, and other big cats, with very few exceptions. We have a fur resource. https://vintagefashionguild.org/resources/fur-exotic-skin/

The back of real fur usually looks like real suede.

I immediately thought of John Lewis when I saw the title! I remember Jonelle but I didn’t know it used to be spelt differently. I think your dress might be earlier than late 50s. Early 50s maybe?

There’s already a thread on Fays dress: https://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/threads/darnell-of-london-gown-questions.84498/

We already have an entry, but I’m sure it could be fleshed out! And the OPs label could be added as thats one we don’t have. It really is a great thread! And the dresses are all amazing

your dress looks 1960s to me. We had an ongoing discussion here about this fashion house, in this thread: https://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/threads/darnell-of-london.36515/ I had a Darnell dress once and it was fabulous work. I don’t think you will find out who owned it unless you...

No problem, thanks for understanding. I agree with 1980s.

Moderator here. Please read the forum rules regarding offering items for sale, and asking for valuations. I have edited your post to remove everything apart from the request for information on this model.

Thats a wonderful Laura Ashley dress! It looks like there is another label underneath, can you show that and any other labels (both sides if relevant) - care labels will help date it. The main label is similar to the 70s ones in the VFG label resource, but we don’t have this exact one: size...

The pattern is called Argyle, if you didn’t know. It’s very classic, going to be hard to date. Info from any other labels would help.

I was wondering this too. Does it have side slits?

it’s a hard call, but I’m thinking modern. I see a lot of Lurex knitwear from the 70s, less so in the 80s. But it isn’t really saying 70s to me. the buttons and the mix of colours are saying modern to me. It’s fab, I like it.

it’s possible this is Burberry coat, that perhaps lost its main Burberry label. Then someone, who may not have noticed the Burberry label in the pocket, added Aquascutum labels in an attempt to make it more sellable than an unlabelled coat.

Skipton and Shipley are both towns in Yorkshire. That’s a long way from London and not somewhere I’d particularly associate with the British swinging sixties scene. If Quorum ever opened another branch, I’m not sure why they’d choose Yorkshire. My hunch is there’s no connection.

1970s

Beautiful coat. I think it’s probably circa 1980s but not sure. Because of the wool mark, the earliest it could be is 1964, but I don’t think it’s that old. That Scottish wool label, with the thistle, next to the wool mark, is interesting, I have seen it before but not often. I wonder how...

Thanks for that - I was trying to remember that information! Can you remind me how to interpret those numbers? I seem to remember the 5 at the end indicates 1985, but where are you getting October from? I think I have some notes on this on my home computer, but I’m not at home :)

Yes it’s from the 80s with that label. That is when the lettering became horizontal, rather than sloping upwards within the box. Clothing from St Michael in the 80s was excellent quality.

I’ve had that in 80s LA dresses

That is unusual. It’s certainly seems like an older Harrods label, and it’s not a label we have in the label resource. 30s or 40s seems likely to me too. I do think this is probably meant as some kind overall for chores, rather than a blouse, because of the wrap front, ties and lack of any...

His sig looks rather different though..,

Interesting that it says worsted wool. I don’t think I’ve seen that with the woolmark before. It refers to how the wool fleece is prepared and spun into yarn - worsted spun as opposed to woollen spun.

One of them looks like Michael something. Or possibly Michel. Michel Le____ ?

Some UK insight. Is the Debenhams label actually from the same garment? Because it says size 10 and the other label 12. It looks much more recent than the other labels. And a Debenhams / Windmoor collaboration seems a bit unlikely, although not impossible. The lining appears a different colour...

I’m not sure if these count as a fishtail waist but it’s similar. Fishtail waist is higher at the back and split like this, but usually more so than yours, and, crucially, have buttons at each point , and at the front, for attaching braces/suspenders. Maybe these are a later version when braces...

We had a long discussion about a coat with the same combination of royal warrants (it’s not exactly the same label though.) It’s not entirely clear, but as you say it can’t be earlier than 1952 because of the Queen Mother warrant. That particular Prince of Wales warrant can’t have been used...

Could her garment be a coat? And she has something more formal underneath. FWIW a Russian friend told me that fashion changed very slowly behind the Iron Curtain. Not sure how accurate that is.

I’m in England and have never heard of them. In my opinion the Harris Tweed label is more important/ desirable than the brand label in this case.