Help dating a vintage label
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Hi Jennifer, and welcome to the forums. If you can post photos of the garment we can help to date. There are thousands of labels around the world and many have little information but if we can narrow it down to an era and a country it helps narrow the search.
Are there any other labels too? Legislation requires certain types of labels after particular dates, so a lack of other labels can suggest a smaller dressmaker or even a home sewer. For example, your label looks like it could be a small company or individual or even home made. More information will help. Thank you.
Are there any other labels too? Legislation requires certain types of labels after particular dates, so a lack of other labels can suggest a smaller dressmaker or even a home sewer. For example, your label looks like it could be a small company or individual or even home made. More information will help. Thank you.
Jennifer Avenido
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I have attached a photo below. This is the only label in the entire jacket. Thank you!
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Circa Vintage Clothing
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Is the label printed or woven? Please post photos of the garment is you’d like help with dating it. Thank you.
Jennifer Avenido
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Hi! Thank you so much for trying to help me. This is so awesome of you! I am posting pictures. Have you gotten any of them? I've uploaded files. I now see that I was uploading pictures wrong. Sorry! This is my first thread so I'm trying to learn how this works. It appears to be woven because if I flip over the label there is thread going through to the other side Here are some more photos...
Circa Vintage Clothing
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You're right: it's a woven label. If you're having trouble loading images, you can find information here.
Google tells me that the designer is Icelander Helga Bjornsson, and during the '70s-90s she was the head haute couture designer for the house of Louis Feraud. So your garment perhaps predates or post dates this? If you still want help dating the garment, please post photos. The labels are not sufficient, although as I mentioned, the lack of other labels suggests it's most likely pre-LF. I found a set online with a similar label, and it looks late '60s-early '70s. From the little I can see of your garment, it appears to be '70s. If you google her name you will find out more about her.
Google tells me that the designer is Icelander Helga Bjornsson, and during the '70s-90s she was the head haute couture designer for the house of Louis Feraud. So your garment perhaps predates or post dates this? If you still want help dating the garment, please post photos. The labels are not sufficient, although as I mentioned, the lack of other labels suggests it's most likely pre-LF. I found a set online with a similar label, and it looks late '60s-early '70s. From the little I can see of your garment, it appears to be '70s. If you google her name you will find out more about her.
Jennifer Avenido
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You're amazing! Thank you very much!!!!!!!
claireshaeffer
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I didn't know that Helga had worked for Feraud.
MaryLou Luther told me in the 80s that Helga attended couture collections for ideas which she used for her designs. I don't remember her saying that she worked in LA, but I assumed that she did. The one Helga garment I have is demi-couture.
MaryLou Luther told me in the 80s that Helga attended couture collections for ideas which she used for her designs. I don't remember her saying that she worked in LA, but I assumed that she did. The one Helga garment I have is demi-couture.
Jennifer Avenido
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Awesome! Thank you so much for this information!!! I really appreciate it!