30s or 40s robe? and DAMAGE is it still collectable

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She photographs and presents herself very pretty, but there are quite a few flaws.

I think its a rayon or rayon and silk blend? Not as stiff as taffeta but not silky either. It frays like silk but definitely not pure silk. Help with the fabric type/material would be appreciated.

Also I was thinking 30s/40s I cant decide... the shoulders look like some 30s pieces I have/had but I keep telling myself it looks more 40s....

Fully lined in a perfect apple red that doesn't match the blue/mauve/golden orange colors of the outside but I love it,

one hook closure at waist and one larger "older" type snap. Short matching belt, and has belt loops.

Now the bad,,, its a quilted type material complete with the cotton inner lining. You can see this on the elbow. Each elbow has split/frayed and one is far worse than the other. There is a repair in the arm where apparently the worst elbow has been addressed before. The quilt like stitching has come out all over the highly used areas (arms, rear, bodice).

No stains though :-) lol
So my questions #1 is this still collectible/valuable #2 what kind of tag is that (in shoulder seam lining, no other labels) #3 material content /type (is quilted an appropriate term) and #4 date help..

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH ALL!!!:adore::help:
 
I really can't say much about the date either - 30s or 40s would be my guess too due to the shoulders. Maybe more leaning toward 30s, but that's just my gut.

Anyway, what I wanted to say is - that fabric is just gooooorgeous! :headbang: Those colors are just what I love. Too bad that it isn't in better shape - but I guess someone really, really loved it and wore it as long as they could. No idea on value or collectability either. But I'd say, if this had fallen into my hands, I might have put single color patches on the elbows :BAGUSE: and thought about re-doing the quilting - but that's just my unorthodox look at things. I wear my vintage stuff, and if it doesn't cost much, I'm not averse to repairing it, but I might do it the most practical way around...

No idea on material, I'm not very good with that I admit, but I'd definitely call this quilted ;).

Karin
 
yeah I thought about patching it with an iron on from the reverse side in similar pattern since the fraying can be laid ti "hide" it... since it is on the inner elbow it wouldn't be noticable when worn and I have thought of keeping it..

If I can't fetch a few bucks for It I will keep it... I would rather a collector who could restore it or display it have it over me who will use it once or twice a year here in Florida lol... but if its going to go for like 4 bucks I would rather it take up space in my closet lol!
 
Once silk shatters like that, it's pretty much game over. You can patch it but that's only a temporary fix, as the fabric is weak and it'll continue to shatter.

I wouldn't bother at this point to try to repair it, and I certainly wouldn't try to sell it~ though it is still lovely. Keep it and use it as much as possible!
 
thanks...luckily its not shattering... Ive had plenty of shattered pieces,,, its not dry rot or anything... just very thin and weak from overuse! I pulled at it to make sure its durable. I was saying id fraying like silk and I have never come across rayon with the fibers separated so it made me unsure it was rayon... after some comparison I now know it is rayon. So i think I will repair including the stitching and keep it for personal use. I like the patch idea also... thank you all! And looking at the pictures it does look like shattering, my apologies on bad photography.. its more like a "run" in nylon... so when I put a patch on and stitch around it that should stop it....since I am gonna keep it personally I might do Iron on and stitch to really make sure it stays in place lol!
 
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