I think this dress is from the 40s, but the waist looks otherwise

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Good morning/afternoon/night,

As I've said before, I am from Brazil, which sometimes makes it hard to identify the labels. This seller is the same one of that other dress, the blue, red and white which I thought was from the 1960s. Well, again they say it's vintage, and before buying three dresses altogether to save on shipping fares, I'd like to positively identify their decades.
At first, I looked at it and said: "Well, the color, buttons, and sleeves, for some reason, are telling me that it's from the '30s, '40s, or '50s." But something isn't right. I find the waist pattern very uncommon. If it was a plain grey dress, I'd probably buy it at first glance. The label doesn't say much, since I've searched the web for it and found nothing. What do you think? Is it fake vintage?

Thanks in advance for your time and willingness.
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I would ask how much hem is turned up and how many times, it looks quite thick and deep, it could have a reasonable amount there which could be let back down.
 
Thanks to all for the answers! I've just asked the seller how many times the hem was turned up and if it's possible to let it down, just like Melanie said.
 
Keep in mind that letting a hem down isn't necessarily a simple solution. Frequently, you are left with a permanent crease and/or hem fade, where the edge of the most recent bottom is lighter than the rest of the fabric. Sometimes you can camouflage by adding some sort of trim, but it is an imperfect solution and (of course) additional work for you. If it's something I want for my own closet, the extra time and effort might be worth it, but if I'm buying as stock, it has to be otherwise amazing.
 
mags_rags said:
Keep in mind that letting a hem down isn't necessarily a simple solution. Frequently, you are left with a permanent crease and/or hem fade, where the edge of the most recent bottom is lighter than the rest of the fabric. Sometimes you can camouflage by adding some sort of trim, but it is an imperfect solution and (of course) additional work for you. If it's something I want for my own closet, the extra time and effort might be worth it, but if I'm buying as stock, it has to be otherwise amazing.
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Thank you for letting me know. I don't know if it's worth it to buy the dress, but in Brazil, you either go to a thrift shop and hope for the best or you buy them online. In this case, I was lucky to find in Mercado Livre three dresses I think can sell for more than I'm buying. What should I do?
 
What should I do?
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Personal judgement call. When access to stock is limited, you might be more inclined to buy Projects. I have become more and more ruthless about not buying projects as the years have gone by. I still have an embarrassing number of what many of us call Wounded Birds that I fully intend to get to. Someday.
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There are even Facebook group for buying and selling vintage projects.
 
Me too! I have been in this a lot less long, but I have learned a lot too about "projects" and have gotten more selective in what I buy :). I guess if the price is low, you can risk it - a hem is easiert to fix than other things, if there's no marks, you've got something you can resell at a profit. If you're left with marks... it wasn't a big outlay.
 
196t's said:
Good morning/afternoon/night,

As I've said before, I am from Brazil, which sometimes makes it hard to identify the labels. This seller is the same one of that other dress, the blue, red and white which I thought was from the 1960s. Well, again they say it's vintage, and before buying three dresses altogether to save on shipping fares, I'd like to positively identify their decades.
At first, I looked at it and said: "Well, the color, buttons, and sleeves, for some reason, are telling me that it's from the '30s, '40s, or '50s." But something isn't right. I find the waist pattern very uncommon. If it was a plain grey dress, I'd probably buy it at first glance. The label doesn't say much, since I've searched the web for it and found nothing. What do you think? Is it fake vintage?

Thanks in advance for your time and willingness.
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Hello,
This dress is a 1950's dress, unfortunately a former owner has shorten the hem.
 
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