Etsy finds

[Rose Clarke]

I have 2 dresses that I'm considering, I'd just like to check the dates.

The first dress says 1930s or 1940s and she thinks it was originally a gown and shortened.

The second says 1930s and has a good label, but I'm not sure if that's the label used in the 30s?

 

[Joji Furukawa]

I would say the Emma Domb one is from the 1940s as the company was founded in 1939 and if I'm not mistaken, the bustle back was popular then as well.

 

[Dee Dee Hall]

That girl on the tag tells me 50's but perhaps 40's. I'm not the best expert. I'm sure someone else can tell you more better than I.

 

[Pinkcoke]

I agree the first appears to be a shortened 30s or 40s dress and the white trim looks like it was added later.
I also think the printed satin label on the pink dress looks more 50's but the dress style is 40s.

 

[thespectrum]

http://vintagefashionguild.org/label-resource/domb-emma/

 

[Midge]

Agree - the black one looks shortened. The pink one looks fine to me for 40s.