1800s-1900s Blouse? Help with dating, please!

Cellsz

Cellsz

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Hello,

I just purchased this peice. I know nothing of womens clothing, but it looks and feels old, so I went with my gut. I can take more pictures on request, just let me know what you need!

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Thank you so much!

Justin
 
Hi Justin,

It looks like an early 1900s blouse but it could be Edwardian revival 1970s. Can you please post pics of any labels and tell us (or show us) about the buttons (glass, plastic, mother of pearl), button holes (machine or hand sewn) and the seams.

My feeling is that it's probably '70s but more information will help.
 
I agree with Circa. It's important to look at the way the insides are finished. The serged edges are a giveaway that this is a more modern piece. It is, however, still lovely and desirable in the Etsy market and others. also, whenever you see the acetate lace that trim the very edges of the sleeves, that dates it as a relatively more recent piece too. It's a lovely find!
 
I paid $13 for it. Is that a good deal... or? I tend to stay away from womens clothing, as, well... I just can't date them, haha! Men's clothing is what I know best!
 
It depends on your market. At the very least, you can get your money back out of it if it is in good condition! In which case, lesson learned for free. That's a pretty good result. Where / how do you plan to sell it? I always eat it when I try to step out of my comfort zone and purchase men's clothing, instead of women's.
 
I will probally just put it on E-bay like I do with my other items. It's in pretty good condition, with one stain I saw towards the bottom. Mens clothing is easy for me, cut, labels, etc. But womens, yeah.. I run the other way!
 
If you soak it in an Oxy cleaner, the stain will probably come out.

Reproduction fashions can be convincing, so that's when the fabrics and construction give them away. Once you've seen a real Edwardian blouse up close, you'll see the differences. We all learn vintage through experience, as clothes don't usually come with a context and the '70s is still sufficiently long ago that things can feel old.
 
I will be sure to try that.

I learned the hard way with men's clothing too. I jumped the gun on a blazer I figured to be older, but was from the 70's (before I knew what labels and cuts to scout for). Still have it sitting in my closet, haha! We live to learn, and learn to live!
 
It's true. A true Edwardian blouse is something to behold. I'll be you can get your money back out of this one pretty easily. The style is on-trend with the popularity of downton abbey. Good luck!
 
I look foward o hopefully stumbling across anything from the Edwardian era someday! Thank you!
 
I've got a couple of early 1900s blouses/bodices in my webshop at the moment - if you look at the closeups, you'll see what we mean about construction. They're also a lot more structured as they're designed to wear with corsets.

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