Is this a 70s does 50s or a true 60s dress?

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Hi everyone! I just bought this dress on eBay advertised as 50s. But when it came in it doesn’t have the typical metal zipper as seen on pre-1962 dresses. It also seems too short to be a 1950s dress with a skirt length of 21”. I’m not sure whether this is a 1970s dress attempting to do 50s, or if it’s a 1960s dress. Does anyone have a better clue? There’s no union label either. I’d love some feedback! :)
 

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My first impression is of a 1960s dress that has been shortened. How is the hem sewn? The quality of the dress seems better than what appears to be a basic machine straight-stitched hem.
 
I agree with Maggie/denisebrain. Even everyday dresses weren't hemmed with a narrow machine-sewn stitch like that in the 50s and 60s - they had proper hems, usually 1-3" deep, and hidden stitching that didn't show on the outside. And that would hold even truer for a party dress.

Someone chopped off the hem, and did a quick roll-the-edge-and-run-it-through-a-sewing-machine, probably at home. It happened to a lot of dresses during eras when mini dresses were trending.
 
MagsRags said:
I agree with Maggie/denisebrain. Even everyday dresses weren't hemmed with a narrow machine-sewn stitch like that in the 50s and 60s - they had proper hems, usually 1-3" deep, and hidden stitching that didn't show on the outside. And that would hold even truer for a party dress.

Someone chopped off the hem, and did a quick roll-the-edge-and-run-it-through-a-sewing-machine, probably at home. It happened to a lot of dresses during eras when mini dresses were trending.
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Aha. I didn’t know they did that. Now that I look at the thread on the seams vs. the hem the hem thread is a darker shade. Interesting. I think with the plastic zipper it might be an early 60s dress redone later in the decade?
 
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