Clock House C&A velvet dress, can you help me figure out when this was made?

[Secondhandmagpie]

Hi! I recently bought this black velvet dress that has 'ClockHouse' on the front of the label and 'C&A' along with the number 11998 on the back. I figured the number might mean it was made in 1998 but I'm not sure?

 

[Midge]

I wouldn't take that number as a date indicator. Clockhouse is C&A's "young and trendy" label, and panne velvet dresses like this were everywhwere ca. early to mid-90s, so I would go with that dating. The cut/shape is also typical.