Geoffrey Beene Boutique

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Hello, I am considering a dress by Geoffrey Beene. It has a huge circle skirt and pleating, looks very late '50s/early '60s. However, it has the "Geoffrey Beene Boutique" label, and in one place on VFG it says he didn't start that label until 1972. However, two very prominent vintage sellers are saying it's '60s. Can anyone confirm one way or the other or clear this up for me?
 
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The Vintage Merchant said:
we'd need photos of the item and the label to be able to make any suggestions for you. :)
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Here is the label. I would think any dress with this label would have started at a particular time. Just trying to confirm that was 1972, or if there is a possibility it was before.
 
I would trust the resource as Spring 1972 for the start of the label.

I understand if you don’t want to show the garment itself, but other labels may hold clues. Does the garment have any other labelling? Union, care, or fibre content?
 
I saw a Geoffrey Beene Boutique being shown with a crinoline but it should not have a crinoline. I’m not sure if this is the dress you are looking at but you can see how the back does not look quite right with a crinnie.

I also found another GBB with a similar cut as the one being shown with a crinnie, but in black, on Etsy.

It is 70s.
 
themerchantsofvintage said:
I would trust the resource as Spring 1972 for the start of the label.

I understand if you don’t want to show the garment itself, but other labels may hold clues. Does the garment have any other labelling? Union, care, or fibre content?
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Hi, it is being presented as silk. No other labels that I know of. I was hoping there would be documentation of when Beene definitively started using that label. I have some inquiries in at FIT.
 
The Vintage Merchant said:
have you tried to contact GB directly? http://geoffreybeene.com/contact-us/
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Yes, apparently the Beene company along with all of their archives has been sold to the Philip Van Huesen Corporation. I tried calling them and have not heard back yet from their archivist, but the general person who did answer the phone said that they didn't think anyone has looked into the archives in much detail yet. Do we know of any other entities who conduct research in the vintage fashion world? FIT also directed me to the Beene company.
 
I did some searching last night, and did find a NYT article from 1970 that referred to the Boutique line being in it's third year. Also that the Bazaar line was one year old. I posted the links to the citations, etc. in the Label Resource thread.

Hollis
 
pastperfect2 said:
Actually, I misread, it's not third year, but third season. So maybe 1968/69?
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Thanks so much for posting this on this thread, Holly. I was going to tell everyone how helpful you have been and offer the information you gave me, but you beat me to it :) Really appreciate it.
 
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