help with metallic unusual blouse

Hello all!
I have this incredible blouse, but am unable to find many comparisons in style to help with dating. It seems to be a metallic lame maybe mixed with silk. The material is soft and somewhat heavy. The interesting tubular fabric rows remind me of a dress by Paul Poiret called "Irudree". The buttons are velvet and it has a closure at the back of the neck and snaps down the sides. I'll include a photo of that dress too. I am leaning toward the 20's. Any thoughts? Thank you!

 

Thank you! It is quite lovely! Is there any tricks to washing this fabric? It has a dark area to the fabric I can't seem to get out with soaking.

 

Wow!

 

I, too, see 1930's. Wonderful timeless piece.
Marian

 

Agree: '30s. I wouldn't be brave enough to wash or soak: too easy to damage the delicate fabric. Agree with MJ about silk lame'.

The velvet buttons are probably replacements for the original ones. They were probably self-covered and this fabric would get damaged with use, so they may have frayed.

Really sensational blouse. Would look amazing with flowing trousers.

 

Thank you! I wanted to include this serial tag I found inside. I’m wondering if it could be a certain designer?

yes, I did soak it... it actually seems pretty sturdy except for a weakened section near the underarm that has thinned.

 

Oops the file is too large, I’ll upload when I get home.

 

Here's a photo of the stamp inside and also a photo of a Schiaparelli dress with similar "rolls". Could it possibly be a designer without a tag? Thanks!!

 

The cloth tag fastened on each end with a metal clip is an older style dry cleaning
tag. You can see it has rusted/discolored a bit, so it is important to take them out when you find them.
Marian

 

Oh, interesting! Weird how they would put it in a random area like that! Thanks!

 

That is a wonderful garment you have. That old lame' is a such a fabulous textile, in any condition.

I agree with 1930s, I see early 30s. It has that early 30s futuristic Deco influence, reminds me of a gown Dale Arden would have worn if she ever got out of her spaceship and had some real fun. Or a gown from the film "Things to Come".

You were brave to soak this, and congrats on some success with that. I never dared to soak any of my antique lame things. I find it interesting to see it survived nicely!

 

Ohhh my I LOVE your imagination! I didn't even go there - how lovely it would be worn over a red velvet bias cut! Yes, I think it really would take some big researching. I had an offer to buy it, so perhaps I'll just let it go and they can have fun wearing it. I wish I could find a way to remove some of the oxidation spots.

 

I probably wouldn't have soaked it had I known it was silk lame. I didn't really think about it too much honestly! Oops. I was just hoping to remove some of the oxidation but it didn't work.

 

Just a suggestion. You might want to do a little more research on this before selling it. Where is that tag located? Is that a museum inventory tag? It could have a clue as to its origin. Maybe?

 

The post above said it was an old dry cleaning tag? Would you disagree? I haven't see a tag like this before so I have no idea honestly. Thanks!

 

Marian's right: it's an old dry cleaning tag.

There are lots of books available on '30s designers, With a bit (a lot) of luck, you might find a designer but more often than not, it's a needle in a haystack. There are any number of people who could have designed and/or made it, and even if you find the exact design, it could have been copied by someone.

It's a beautiful piece in itself, regardless of who created it.