Is this an 1980s does 1950s prom dress please?

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carrie_courtney

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Hi and good morning, i have sort of 3 questions,about this dress,
My friend does house clearance and he found this dress under a bed in a house belonging to an elderly gentleman, the house hadnt been looked after, but my friend gave me this dress on wednesday, it was in a very sorry state ive cleaned it as best i can and have grown rather fond of it,

But im not sure of the date i cant find any details on the labels ,there is 2 different labels sewn one on top of each other,
Also i think the moths have been in the top fabric and have made holes, on most of the skirt,and the zipper is broken, the attached cotton under skirt has the same holes too.

Should i go much further trying to fix the dress for re sale or should i put this one down to experience,
Ive gotten a little bit attached to the dress and my emotions are in the way of knowing what to do

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Lovely dress!! Labels do NOT appear to be 80s...yippee!! Too bad about the damage, but you still might be able to sell for stage or (God forbid) a costume, but at least someone is appreciating it instead of it sitting in a landfill, right!

Bonnie
 
Hi and thank you very much for the replies,i wasnt sure if it was silk, as its got that polyester feel and the russle as it moves
I thourght that moths only went for wool too,i didnt think of a stage costume but thats a great idea thank you,
 
I just wanted to compliment you on the photography. I can see you put a lot of work into the setup and presentation, and its nicely done.
 
Ookoo ,thank you very much, thats the nicest thing that anybody has said to me all week, im off to cook tea with a big grin on my face thank you
 
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