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These dresses were either found or inherited by a friend who thought that my nieces would have fun playing dress up in them....can you even imagine??? After one look at them, I convinced him that he would probably have more fun allowing me to sell them for him. I do sell clothing on e-bay, but not this old. I take great pride in my reputation and would like any help that you can possibly provide on dating, material or anything else of interest. I could guess on the dating; however, I would like to be more accurate than a simple guess. All have metal zippers (the pictures show them unzipped because they are a tad too small for my smallest manequin). THANK YOU!

I am not sure why I did not try this the first time. Hopefully, this will work!

Also, none of the dresses have any tags, but none appear to be hand made.

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If you could send us the link to your pictures, maybe one of us could help you with them. They probably need to be made smaller in a photo editing program.

Linn
 
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The white one with the blue cummerbund and the pink net one are 50s, that other white one with the pink silk ribbon bands looks 70s to me - it shouldn't have crinolines underneath it.
 
Thank you, Jonathan. I would have guessed 50s for all 3 ruffle dresses. They remind me of the pictures of my grandmother and her friends on prom night in 1953. I had absolutely no clue about the lace dress with ribbon bands. I took down the pictures of that one with the crinloline and put up the pictures without.

More of the story on these dresses- My friend found them in a house that he bought. The former owners left behind all sorts of things, including clothing, and he did not have the heart to throw it away. He donated most of the clothing and saved the nicer dresses because he thought that my nieces would have fun putting them in their "Fashionista Dress-Up Box." Which now makes sense to me as to why he did not have a guess on the date of the dresses if he did not know who might have worn them.

Thank you all again for your help and very quick replies!
 
Thank you, Louise. I was relieved that they did not end up in the donation boxes and that I intercepted them before our destructive divas got their hands on them. I am assuming that later he will be happy about that too.
 
yes i was going to say late 50s on the 2 dresses... and agree the white with lace is 70s.... a hint is look at the busts. 50s are either conservative or shelf busts lol. they are heart shaped so to speak, even into the early 60s. or you fing high square or scoop necks. nothing super dramatic.

The 70s dress on the other hand, is lower / looser but not a shelf bust or heart shaped. Also the 40s-60s LOVED to accent the waist. The white and pink, though pretty is much "looser" all around. More flowy not nipped at the waist becuase by then fewwer women were corseting their waists to the desired 24" lol :-) hope that helps
 
Thank you Jluthye and everyone else for your quick and very informative replies! I have learned a great deal from your responses and also from your website. I was inspired yesterday to pick up several older dresses (one that I have identified as 60s through your label resources). Normally, I would have looked right passed these lovely dresses, but now I feel inspired to research and learn more. I lost my income about a year ago and started selling "specialty sized" women's clothing and some 80s dresses on e-bay. Hopefully, my new found inspiration and eyes open to more vintage items will help to increase my income as well. Thank you again,

Kristen
 
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