1930s gown? Thank you for your comments

EndlessAlley

EndlessAlley

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Dear friends,

Thank you for any help you can give me on this navy gown.
(I have attached for images)

I thinking 30's....but not sure.

Is bodice a Chantilly lace with "jet" beading? Beads reflect different colors.

I'm sorry gown is too small to fit my small dress form. It makes it difficult to see the cut. There are 3 tiers over hips that dip to a rather daring low "V" in back and ends with a bow over the "bum".

Finally there is a small tear in the lace. Should I treat it with something to prevent more fraying?

thank you for all your help :help:

Best regards,
Alice
 
Yep, later 40s, post war. Can't see beads well enough to tell of they are jet, but likely not.....glass or plastic is more likely. Very pretty!

Ang
 
I agree 1940's with all of above. It may originally have had a jacket, but it stands alone very well. We call that type of bead irridescent bugle beads, but there may be other terms. Click them against your teeth to see if they are glass. And are they relatively heavy for their size and cool to the touch? Also signs of glass. Depending upon where the problem is with the lace, sometimes you can draw it together with very fine matching thread, or fit a piece of matching net behind it and tack down edges of the lace.

Marian
 
Agreed with all that it's 40s, and it's very lovely! And Marian is right about the lace... If it is not too large a tear, and none of the original lace is missing, it's actually a much simpler repair than one would think. I would repair, because it will probably get worse with handling. I would draw it together with matching thread (if you can't find any fine enough, split the thread so that you have a couple of filaments instead of the entire thickness of the thread). I wouldn't do a net backing unless the rip is large. After you repair, you could lightly apply some fray-chek to stabilize even more.
 
Thanks Marian for the term "bugle beads" and how to identify them. Yes, they are heavy and cool to the touch.

Ann, the hole in the lace is about the size of a dime, and a very small section of lace is missing from what appears to have been caught in the zipper. This is a repair beyond my skills. Thanks for the idea of fray-chek. I'll treat it with that & make buyers aware of the two issues.

Thanks to everyone for your feedback regarding the date of this dress.
Some day I'll find one from the 30s!!!
Alice:USETHUMBUP:
 
Ha! Amanda, I have to take my glasses OFF (and they are bi-focals, so I "should" be able to see close up in them, but I can't....) to perform this delicate operation, holding the strand about an inch from my eyes! Then actually threading the needle once I have the thread split is another matter. Takes me a few tries, but I manage... And of course I never seem to have my little handy-dandy needle threader around. Probably couldn't see it if it were at hand, though!
 
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