This pretty vintage Jerry Gilden dress is included in an appraisal edition of Country Living Magazine this morning:
At the bottom of the article, it says : What It's Worth: $100
Their remarks on it include:
Your midcentury cotton confection bears a tag reading JERRY GILDEN NEW YORK. Gilden worked as a garment-industry salesman before founding his eponymous company in 1945, just as the American ready-to-wear market began experiencing a huge postwar boom. By 1955, the brand ranked among the top five producers of ready-to-wear dresses in the United States. The person who actually conceived your frock, though, was probably Sayde Weinberg, the firm's head designer from 1952 until its demise in the early '60s. During the Eisenhower era, Jerry Gilden dresses retailed for about $20. Today, they often fetch five times that on eBay. So, yes, you got a steal—and a stylish one at that.
Included in the article is a Pauline Trigere jacket, a promo scarf for Buster Brown, a child's hat, a double locket, and other interesting items (including a pencil sharpener, Susan).
At the bottom of the article, it says : What It's Worth: $100
Their remarks on it include:
Your midcentury cotton confection bears a tag reading JERRY GILDEN NEW YORK. Gilden worked as a garment-industry salesman before founding his eponymous company in 1945, just as the American ready-to-wear market began experiencing a huge postwar boom. By 1955, the brand ranked among the top five producers of ready-to-wear dresses in the United States. The person who actually conceived your frock, though, was probably Sayde Weinberg, the firm's head designer from 1952 until its demise in the early '60s. During the Eisenhower era, Jerry Gilden dresses retailed for about $20. Today, they often fetch five times that on eBay. So, yes, you got a steal—and a stylish one at that.
Included in the article is a Pauline Trigere jacket, a promo scarf for Buster Brown, a child's hat, a double locket, and other interesting items (including a pencil sharpener, Susan).
