There is a label in this 20s dress. I think it says Anne tte. I don't know if that is really Annette. Is it familiar to you? What do you think it says?
Here's the dress too
Here's the dress too
Is this 20s label familiar to you?
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Circa Vintage Clothing
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I wonder if it's not a designer/maker label but a name label - so this was Annette's dress.
Name labels are not uncommonly found in garments, it helps with laundry or when the wearer is somewhere there are lots of people, like a school.
Nicole
Name labels are not uncommonly found in garments, it helps with laundry or when the wearer is somewhere there are lots of people, like a school.
Nicole
That could be a possibility. It could also say Anne He. Thanks Nicole
pastperfect2
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The dress certainly appears to be 1920s from what I can see. The armhole looks atypically deep, but that is possible.
But that label style doesn't look 20s - the font style isn't right. Where is the label inside the garment? Modern placement is usually center back neckline. 1920s placement would be low on a side seam, on the waist seam or even on the hem.
I wonder of this is a later label added to an older dress? I knew vintage dealer who added her own label to all her goods, so I wonder...
Hollis
But that label style doesn't look 20s - the font style isn't right. Where is the label inside the garment? Modern placement is usually center back neckline. 1920s placement would be low on a side seam, on the waist seam or even on the hem.
I wonder of this is a later label added to an older dress? I knew vintage dealer who added her own label to all her goods, so I wonder...
Hollis
yes, and look at the quality of the sewing (or lack thereof) attaching the label to the garment? definitely looks like it was added on.
The label is in the neckline. The sewing detail in the dress itself is lovely and does not match the just stick it on there with a few stitches that was applied to the tag. There are more stitches on one side of the label than the other and the label could come off quite easily.
Do you think I should take the label off?
Do you think I should take the label off?
i would remove it, but would keep it with the garment.
Thanks Mary, I took the label out and the back confirms that the name on there is Annette. There is no break between the threading on the back between the name.