Absolutely stunning dress 50's or 70's ? still learning here lol!

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Jluthye

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Absolutely stunning dress 50\'s or 70\'s ? still learning here lol!

Hello its me again... and I don't want hand outs on the dates... so I am trying to guess and tell you my logic lol... So i bought this thinking 50's... then as I acuired 70's dresses I am noticing the empire waist line is more of a 70s marker,,, but i still had an initial hunch of 50's i am torn, which era was the peek aboo slit? I just notice the quality.... the bottom two pictures are the inside... i mean this was immacuately done, but no tag :-( the only visible stitching is there the silver embrodery whatever you call it is reinforced at the waist. Um what material is this most likekly rayon??? its not silky and it is fully linned. looks stretchy but is not.. thank you everyone for your help... oh metal zip down back if that helps.

thank you everyone for looking :-)
 
Ok i am chimming in on myself... I am thinking 60s now.... but early... placement of zipper and length make me think not the 50s but the quality and how much skirt there is, is more than the straighter look of the later 60s and 70s...

So my final guess on this is early 60s..now the results lol.... oh and hatfeathers, I am sure you will get to this as you have all of mine...Thank you for taking the time to read these, there is lso two others who always respond but I cannot remeber their ID's lol.. But thank you all for making me feel welcome and helping me learn and I will look up the lighting photography thing,,, I need it lol... Im tired my spelling and grammer are atrociuos sorry!

Thank you Jennifer
 
I'm going to go with late '60s - and polyester for the fabric.

That dress would look great if you chop the skirt - I'm starting to think about chopping some of my maxis, they can be quite intimidating, all that skirt!
 
late 60's early 70's. I find that a great resouce for dating vintage dresses is the old department store catalogs. They are pretty easy to come by on ebay.
 
Late 60s - the fabric (polyester), raised waistline, maxi
length, glitter trim all point to this date.

I agree on this particular style, a shorter length would
be cute, however if you are planning on selling it,
don't chop. Leave that decision up to the buyer.
What you could do is 'faux hem' it with tape in
one picture.
The other question to ask yourself when doing the
scissor thang, is do you want to mess with the integrity
of the garment?

Sue
 
noooooooo.. please dont cut!

its beautiful...

can you see wearing it for Dinner at the captain's table on a cruise.. or a formal summer wedding when a long gown is in order?

do the tape trick for a shot and let the buyer decide.. imho, i dont like destroying the integrity of vintage.

jmho! :)
yvonne
 
Cutting a vintage dress defiles the original intent of the designer, no matter how insigificant the designer OR design. I cant tell you how many 30s gown I've come across that were shortened in the 50s by trendy gals....same with maxis being chopped now. It gets harder and harder to find things in original state. No matter how we think they may be improved by today's standards, as vintage sellers and collectors we should always strive to leave garments in their original state, no matter the current trends.

Ang
 
Dont worry im not cutting EVER lol this was too pretty anyway... slighly tight on me but I can get into it so I got a tightlace corset .. will give me more than the inch i need lol (rib cage 1/2 too big) and I am actually going to wear it to the Navy ball this Nov.... :-) I know it will will be an attention getter compared to the "hooch" (:wow: did I just say that?) outfits that are out now a days! Yea I was going to sell it but it is just too good quality and thats why I am selling to pay the habit lol!! not working so welll but I am a novice (3 weeks at it and 25 yrs old!) I am just getting the hang of it finally!... anyone know any reliable wholesellers? are any of you :-) !!! :USETHUMBUP:
 
Great to hear the dissent on cutting - I agree on preserving the integrity of design but hooley, what to do with all those long dresses from the late '60s and early '70s? I haven't cut (yet) but want to sell more frocks!

For the record, I would never cut vintage - only retro. That's where my values lie *nods*
 
Normally I'm not a fan of altering a vintage piece, in order to preserve its integrity, as has been mentioned here. But I think "never" is much too rigid a term. I have a pretty "strict" list of criteria I would use in deciding whether or not I'd change something. The cases are few, and there are very narrow constraints as to "what" and "how."

Not with respect to this particular dress, but not all vintage is great vintage. If a well-done alteration makes its owner love a piece even more and want to wear it often, then I don't think it's a sin. It's a given, of course, that one does not alter the overall intent of the designer, maintains the feel of the piece, retains its original lines, etc. In some cases, hemming a vintage dress would ruin it, in other cases, it can enhance it.


In this dress's case, I'm glad Jluthye is going to wear it as it stands for an event!
 
Thanks, and of course there are exceptions... but not to modify the "style" defeats the purpose of wanting vintage :P... i have a green silk thing posted on here from earlier posts that someone HACKED... its aweful... bust darts are like 3 inches off... i think it was a newbie...but it once was a nice piece you can tell.... i forgot who coined it frankensteins bride but they are right!! that incodent alone has made me fearful lol!
 
Well, yes, whoever "altered" that green dress made a HUGE muck of it. That's not doing an alteration well or, from what I could see, any good reason....

My point is that vintage should be worn, not just looked at, and if someone acquires a piece that they need to make a change to in order to make use of it, they should do it! Unless, of course, it violates what I consider "commandments" of vintage, such as, "thou shalt not alter an important designer piece (unless it has damage that cannot be fixed any other way)." The problem with saying "never" as an absolute rule is that it encourages such rigidity that it's hard to see that in some cases, a change is warranted.

I hope your event is wonderful--you should get lots of compliments on your dress!
 
Thank you and thank you for being a great encouragement to me... so many of you ladys have helped me greatly and I thank you sooo much!!! hopefully in the next month you wont see me as much but that would be a good thing...means I am getting it on my own and confident in my "eye" lol :-)!!! thank you ladies

Lots of love
Jennifer
 
Don't be a stranger Jennifer-

Even if you don't have questions pop in with ideas and opinions - that's how we all learn.

And we LOVE to see the beauties others have found!:D
 
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