Samantha Berman
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I picked this cute shirt at my local goodwill a couple of months ago but I could not date it.
Help me date this cheetah print button down shirt
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I am not sure about this one... couldn't find out anything about the company so far. I see their clothing on Etsy, Ebay and Poshmark, it all looks to be 90s and newer at first glance. As far as I know, not much clothing is produced in the USA anymore, so this is maybe on the earlier side of the this company's existence. I would hazard a guess late 90s to early 00s.
agree, it looks not so vintage to me...and, honestly, it looks more like sleepwear than casual wear.
oh, and for point of reference, your cute top would be a "button-front" or "button up" top, rather than a button-down. Button down typically refers to the COLLAR being buttoned down, like this:
oh, and for point of reference, your cute top would be a "button-front" or "button up" top, rather than a button-down. Button down typically refers to the COLLAR being buttoned down, like this:
anothertimevintageapparel
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This is a newer label, as in 2000s
Agree with late 90s/early 2000s. The RN belongs to American Apparel Packages (not sure how that relates to American Apparel)
It's cute and looks very cozy. It could be sleepwear as Mary suggests.
The VFG uses the 20 year rule to define how old something has to be to count as truly vintage, (same as Etsy). Meaning 1990s and the year 2000 is vintage, but not later than that. So this is borderline, possibly old enough to be seen as vintage, depending exactly where on the 1990s/early 2000s it falls.
It's cute and looks very cozy. It could be sleepwear as Mary suggests.
The VFG uses the 20 year rule to define how old something has to be to count as truly vintage, (same as Etsy). Meaning 1990s and the year 2000 is vintage, but not later than that. So this is borderline, possibly old enough to be seen as vintage, depending exactly where on the 1990s/early 2000s it falls.
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Distantdetails
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Thank you for bringing this question to the Forum, Samantha!! That's a really cute top!
MyVintageCocktail
VFG Member
That's adorable! I used to wear that label back around the late 1990s into the early 2000s, when I was still out in the corporate world. Their stuff was nice, and they did some good party dresses/evening wear. I think I still have two or three pieces, but I can't find them!
I'd put this more into the '90s than 2000s, only because there was a 1990s' revival of the 1980s' popularity of animal prints. Those are always popular, but I remember an upsurge in the late '90s. So, yes, I'd call it vintage.
I'd put this more into the '90s than 2000s, only because there was a 1990s' revival of the 1980s' popularity of animal prints. Those are always popular, but I remember an upsurge in the late '90s. So, yes, I'd call it vintage.
carla rey
VFG Member
I have a question about duplicate RN numbers. I have this label on a skirt with the trademark being assigned to SIMOR L. MOSKOWITZ
https://trademarks.justia.com/744/27/bechamel-74427430.html
first use anywhere is 1993
https://trademarks.justia.com/744/27/bechamel-74427430.html
first use anywhere is 1993
Vintagiality
VFG Treasurer
SIMOR L. MOSKOWITZ is the attorney for the company
https://trademarks.justia.com/744/27/bechamel-74427430.html
Vintagiality
VFG Treasurer
Also, looking at the labels, the one that Samantha posted and Carla's, Samantha's has not copyright symbol so I think hers is from 1993, as the following year the trademark was granted
Interesting, that the same brand uses two different RNs, which appear to be registered to different companies. I don't know why that would be, but I don't really know how RN numbers function.
Vintagiality
VFG Treasurer
I assume one company acquired the other
Good call.
Samantha Berman
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Thank you so much for the information, I am new to the fashion world and this is very useful!