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Oh, and in answer to your search-terms question, I usually start my searches with terms related to the item I am researching, then if I get very few results I will broaden the search. So, for instance, I don't remember exactly how I did this search, but I believe I started with "Virji" and...

Donald L. Wright was Virginia's husband and the information I gathered was from a newspapers.com subscription database. I believe you can also access the newspapers through an Ancestry.com description.

I looked at many ads for California Holiday fashions and the first reference I found to their fashions (sportswear initially, I believe) was in 1959. The latest ads were from around 1978. Up until about 1980 I saw ads for closeout-type places selling their dresses.

I can at least try to research the label and its dates if you will post a photo of the label.

The silver hallmarks resemble the 1878ish marks of Mackay, Chisholm, & Co of Edinburgh.

Further into the 1986 article about Virginia Wright and Virji it says: "I'm looking to sell my line to those boutiques looking for something new, something different, something fresh. I don't want to mass market several thousands (of ) garments. I'd rather be a designer for the exclusive woman...

Here is a bit from a 1986 article: "Virginia K. Wright isn't a top-name fashion designer--yet. Working quietly from her Camp Hill residence and from her church basement, she has put together an impressive fall/winter collection which will be carried soon...in...boutiques in Lancaster...

Wonderful story and photos! I was interested to note that the combination of the light shirt (or whatever it is) under the short crocheted/knitted top and with the long skirt, gives a quick visual effect of an obi and kimono. It seemed to me to be an example of "how Japanese women incorporated...

Here is a closeup look at the collar...where you can see "Mack"

I am sorry that I haven't had time to dig deeper for more information for you, but the first reference I found to Alna Tricot Knits/Deluxe was from 1956 and the last one was a 1968 ad for Alna Knits. They may have been available earlier and later than those dates, but that was primarily what I...

I looked for vintage ads for 'Dick and Jane' bags, with similar images from the old primers, but I gave up after a few years' worth (there were over 7,000 hits on my search). I then had an idea that if you can't find that bag you might try making a personalized one that looks like that...for...

Th database I depended upon is a Proquest database (see here), which is apparently only available through libraries, universities, etc. The institution needs to pay for each Proquest package and I guess there was not enough demand for that package from the university I attended. I even offered...

I appreciate your kind sentiment, but believe me, I am much sorrier than you are. I am still working on trying to get them to renew the contract for the database I use, but...

Alas, the research database I depend upon the most is apparently no longer going to be available, so I scrambled to find information for you elsewhere, but it has been sparse. Because the "Madame de Jeunes" 42 South Molton St address is the same as the Madame de Jeane(s) addresses I found, I...

Yes, the articles were all from Country life. I looked quickly at search hits in other publications, but they did not have anything to do with 'your' Savita.

From a 1965 article: " For a touch of the East there is Savita, in Lowndes Street, which sell Indian brocade and sari fabric tunic tops, narrow silk tapered trousers, and delicate voile embroideries." ...and from a 1967 article/ad: "...from Savita, 2 Lowndes Lodge, Cadogan Place, SWI...who have...

No history here, but from a 1963 ad: "At Savita Richard Henry show and sell the very best that India can contribute to the fashion scene. Their saris are of the finest quality (they sell from 40 gn.) and range from the finest silks to elaborate brocades...Savita also have an excellent selection...

Thanks, but nahhh...it is just what is available to me online.

I found (through a database available through my university library) a 1995 Detroit Fee Press article about Janet & Co. it noted the company was started by "Michigan sewing entrepreneur Janet Pray," who began sewing at the age of five. The 1995 article noted Janet Pray had been marketing her...

I understand completely and what I think would make that donation more likely to happen is if you would write a good history of the items and of the maker. Any articles about other items your mother made? Any other of her items in a collection somewhere? I believe museums are inundated with...

Thank you so much for taking time you don’t have to find the answer to my question!

As Diana mentioned, I found several late 1980s-late 1990s ads for Spice of Life sweaters and all of them say "junior" or "petite" sweaters.

So, it can be called a coque toque? :)

I will dig deeper moentarily, but for starters that WPL number (8046, if am reading it correctly) belongs to RH Macy & Co Inc...

Wow! It is always so much fun to see--and learn from-- Matthew's button cards. What does DF stand for in some of his titles?

As a former curator of a (very tiny local-history) museum I would like to tell you what I told donors who wanted their item(s) on permanent display... There is an inherent conflict in museum missions to preserve and protect a collection and to use that collection to educate the public about...

Barbara, I understand what you are saying, as that was what I liked to see, too. I found that clicking on "What's new" in the bar above brings up what I think you (and I) want and were used to.

Resolved, thank you. I just wish I knew how it became enlarged, so whatever caused it (me?) doesn't happen again.

Just to add an observation about my problem... I went into the settings on my computer, selected Display, and it was correctly set to the recommended 100% size of text and to the recommended Display Resolution of 1920 x 1080. And, I THINK it is just the Forums page that is doing this to me...

OK, I think the blurriness in the screen print is related to the large screen size and I can't do anything about that. Can you help?