Help With 1930's/1940's Dress Info...

[TrickVintage]

Help With 1930\'s/1940\'s Dress Info...

hello all,

i have a very neat sheer navy blue dress from either the 1930's or 1940's....no labels, excellent condition, "crown" metal zipper.

Would luv all suggestions on how to describe this dress (I will be posting it on ebay)...

here's some questions I have:

1. how can i tell if it is crepe, rayon, etc. (it does have a give/stretch to it) ?

2. I'd like to know the name of the type of buttons...the back of the button has a cylinder-piston-rod type thingy that is pushed and then it comes out of the button hole. I was also told they were made this way to be removed when the dress needed cleaning. (i'll post photos of the back/front of the button)

3. Not real sure what the embellishment is called on the bodice...

Thanks so much !!

 

[TrickVintage]

here's the buttons

 

[TrickVintage]

here's a close up of the bodice

 

[TrickVintage]

sorry about the tiny photo resizing...let's try this

 

[TrickVintage]

try this again

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

It is definitely 40s and it looks like a rayon gauze fabric.
The embellisment appears to be a soutache trim, sorry I don't know what you call those sort of buttons, maybe they are called a stud button.

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

very pretty dress! you may want to shoot it w/a slip under it, too ;)

aren't those called shank buttons?? can you make that pic bigger, cboppre?

 

[dorotheascloset]

I think they are stud buttons, like the ones men used in tuxedo shirts back then, I've had some sets of them w/ matching cufflinks. Pretty dress! Ang

 

[TrickVintage]

thanks everyone ! i do have a navy blue vintage slip - thanks for the tip !!

i've attached a large photo of the button

 

[TrickVintage]

i'm so sorry about the photos - let me try again !

 

[TrickVintage]

ok - that one was too big...take 20 ??!! lol

 

[TrickVintage]

and here's the front of the button

 

[Ookoo]

Very nice dress - I hope you post a link when you put it on e-bay.