vintageveta
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Yesterday, in searching through a 3$ bargain bin at a local vintage/thrift shop, I found what I think is a 1930s floor length black velvet skirt. I will post pictures as soon as I can get to my camera, but in the meantime I had a couple questions to ask:
The skirt is bias cut black velvet that when I tried it on (it fit perfectly!) sat at my waist, hugged my hips, and flared at the hem. It has a metal Talon zipper and two hooks at the side, with no label. Some of the seams are finished by another, straight line of stitching along the seam about a quarter inch from the actual seam. The only two reasons I even doubt it is 30s is that it was in great condition (a couple of small, easy, invisible hand repairs needed, in a spot where the waistband has come loose for an inch from the rest of the skirt, and there's also a hand repair along one seam which is all but invisible when worn. All the velvet is in excellent condition, with no threadbare spots) and it's a gorgeous skirt, so why would something like that be in a $3 bargain bin. Could the owner not have identified it as 30s? It's a mystery to me (the owner wasn't in that day and someone else was manning the shop). Also, I can't seem to find anything online about 30s skirts, as it seems most evening wear came in the form of a one-piece dress.
Also, I found in the same bin a 1940s skirt with a label reading "nathalie of california", and couldn't find anything online. Does anyone know anything about this label?
The skirt is bias cut black velvet that when I tried it on (it fit perfectly!) sat at my waist, hugged my hips, and flared at the hem. It has a metal Talon zipper and two hooks at the side, with no label. Some of the seams are finished by another, straight line of stitching along the seam about a quarter inch from the actual seam. The only two reasons I even doubt it is 30s is that it was in great condition (a couple of small, easy, invisible hand repairs needed, in a spot where the waistband has come loose for an inch from the rest of the skirt, and there's also a hand repair along one seam which is all but invisible when worn. All the velvet is in excellent condition, with no threadbare spots) and it's a gorgeous skirt, so why would something like that be in a $3 bargain bin. Could the owner not have identified it as 30s? It's a mystery to me (the owner wasn't in that day and someone else was manning the shop). Also, I can't seem to find anything online about 30s skirts, as it seems most evening wear came in the form of a one-piece dress.
Also, I found in the same bin a 1940s skirt with a label reading "nathalie of california", and couldn't find anything online. Does anyone know anything about this label?
Close up with macro on of the label will help alot as well