Help dating a robe/dressing gown (at least I think it is)

Hi all!

Another $1 estate sale find and I was wondering if anyone could help date it for me. It's tiny! I've included a photo of a broken button (well the fabric has lifted) if that is helpful for dating purposes?

Thanks!

 

Hello, I have been out of the fashion loop for a few years due to life events, so I am a little rusty.

I know its late 30s to early 40s but I can not narrow it down further for you, perhaps a more experienced member will post soon I would lean to the early 40s if I had to pick. Mainly the waist detail and the buttons. I would agree with the term dressing gown. Once again though I am not an authority in vintage lingerie. If the underarms have a diamond pattern it is most certainly an early 40s piece. those are uncommon and have a specific time period for whatever reason.

 

Thank you so much There are no diamond patterns under the arms - but thank's for the tip - I love to discover new things about vintage

 

you are welcome. I found a picture online of what one may look like, so you know when you see one. First one to come up was from couture allure.

 

Beautiful piece!

I am no help with dating but just want to add that the technical term for these diamond-shaped inserts is "gussets".

 

So, were these gussets mainly used in the early 40s? I though I read somewhere that they were used in the 50s too? Or are the early 40s gussets more lingerie/robes etc?

 

Gussets have been used for centuries in all manner of clothing and appear in all decades up to the present time. They are seen less after the 1950s in mass produced garments, as clothing became more cheaply and simply made made over time.

Your lovely robe appears to be from the 1940s. The fabric looks like either organdy (cotton or rayon) or organza (silk), but if it is a nylon or synthetic it might even date to Post WWII, the later 1940s.

Very pretty!

 

Thank you

 

I agree that the style appears to be late '30s-early '40s but the fabric looks synthetic. As Barbara says, if it's nylon it will be post-War. I'm thinking a '70s boudoir gown that's inspired by the earlier era. So first step: identify the fabric. An early '40s one will be rayon probably.