Ever hear of this dressmaker?

[Better Dresses Vintage]

This is one of the most gorgeous dresses I've ever seen. It's not flashy, no, but my goodness, the work, and the quality of work, that went into it. I cannot find a SINGLE bit of information on Miriam Shore of Philadelphia. Were she working today, or in the recent past, surely a Google search would turn up something. Then again, perhaps she made the dress for herself? It's a complete mystery. I tried contacting the Philadelphia public library for help (perhaps an old phone book would provide answers). They charge for such services! So much for public.

 

[Better Dresses Vintage]

how do I post another photo?

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Label pics?

My guess is that she's a professional dressmaker - google isn't great for historical information, aspects from the past are only available if someone has cared enough to put it online. It might be worth spending a little money and researching at the library (although I'm surprised they charge, I guess it costs them to store and retrieve the data).

Oh, and I would date your dress around 1977-78.

Nicole

 

[Better Dresses Vintage]

Well yes, but I'm not in Philadelphia, I'm in Atlanta! They want several dollars for each search. I'm willing to give it a try, but narrowing down WHICH phone book to look in would be helpful. Clearly not a modern one, as they are on line already. So which decade would you suggest?

 

[Better Dresses Vintage]

Yes, I think 70s makes sense. Too bad there weren't more clothes like this, and less of the polyester doubleknit... huh? ; )

 

[Better Dresses Vintage]

I think I must be dimwitted, and I'm sorry to trouble you, but I find this message board extremely difficult to use (and I'm pretty computer savvy, normally). How do I delete that bizarre empty comment? How do I post an additional photo? Do I have to go back to the admin page?

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

If you read this thread, you will see instructions about posting photos.

http://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/viewthread.php?tid=70727

Nicole

 

[Better Dresses Vintage]

Will do. Thanks.

 

[Better Dresses Vintage]

Link gives me this error message: Sorry, you are not permitted to view this forum

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

Lisa, it appears you are posting directly from your hard drive, so you just need to reply to the last post and then add in the other photo with the browse feature at the bottom of the box

Attachment: box :browse

I hope this is clear, I apologize if it is not.

 

[lkranieri]

Here is a bit of information for you:

March 28, 1997
Deceased Name: MIRIAM SIEGEL SHORE
RETIRED DRESS-SHOP OWNER, 74--Miriam Siegel Shore, 74, retired owner of a Center City dress shop, died of cancer Wednesday at her home in Margate, N.J.

Mrs. Shore, who grew up in Woodbine, N.J., came to Philadelphia soon after graduating from Woodbine High School.

In 1974, she opened a clothing shop at 103 S. 18th St., where she sold dresses, coats and suits. After selling the store in 1985, she and her husband moved permanently to their summer home in Margate.