Help dating this dress - 50s-60s?

[blubirdboutique]

Hello! I'm not quite sure about this dress. It has the rather ambiguous "made in the british crown colony of hong kong label" by Royal Victoria Ltd. Size 10. It has a back metal zipper closure. Any thoughts thanks!

 

[Pinkcoke]

I think early 60s, with the waist rising from the natural to the empire line. It's not a typical cut though so could be a touch earlier - late 1950s possibly. It's lovely!

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

Nice find! I agree with early 60s. So rare to find them with their hang tag!

 

[blubirdboutique]

Thank you! Yes, I was surprised to find the tags. I think I spent $5 on it, so I was happy! I found this one at the same time with the same british crown colony

tag. (also for 5$) I really like the white one.

 

[Pinkcoke]

Fab finds. Real State occasion type dresses!

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

Great finds is right...especially for that kind of price...luck was with you that day!

 

[MemphisVintage]

Both beautiful dress and great finds!!!

 

[BonniesVintageClothesLine]

Early 60s and both are lovely formal dresses.....I think you did very well with these two finds!

 

[Erin K]

Hi there! New to this site! I can’t figure out how to start a new forum so I’m asking people with a similar question! Sorry if I’m way off! Wondering if anyone knows anything about this label? It’s Crown Royal (like the liquor lol) and when I search, I only find things for Victoria Royal.
Thanks!

 

[Linn]

Hi Erin K -

Welcome to the VFG Forums. To start a new thread in a forum to ask a question about vintage click on this link:

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[Avantbo]

Thank you! Yes, I was surprised to find the tags. I think I spent $5 on it, so I was happy! I found this one at the same time with the same british crown colonyView attachment 60905 tag. (also for 5$) I really like the white one.

Lovely both of them, I have to say I prefer the white one which I would say is earlier 50s in style and the other early 60s.

 

[retro ruth]

Hi Erin I've copied your post to a new thread, here https://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/threads/crown-royal-label.73729/

 

[Jonathan]

Victoria Royal Ltd. was a New York based company that had their clothes made in Hong Kong. There were heavy tariffs on off-shore manufacturing, but if the company was HQ'd in the States, their quota was higher than if they were a foreign company importing into the States. Victoria Royal was founded in about 1960 - just as Dynasty, the pioneering brand of Hong Kong dress manufacturing founded in 1953, was peeking in popularity. I can't find a start date for the company but they were known by 1961.