John Bates dress listed

[cymbeline]

Hi Liz and anyone else who cares to have a look,
I have now listed the Bates Studio dress.

bates dress


kelly

 

[Hattysattic]

Looks great Kelly!

 

[seven****]

Agreed, looks fab! Wish it was my size!

Deborah

 

[cymbeline]

thanks girls. Nice to have some sunshine, huh?

 

[Hattysattic]

Tell me about it! I have been handwashing like it's going out of fashion before the cloudy skies return...

 

[emmapeelpants]

Thanks for letting me know - it's GORGEOUS!!

Thank goodness for the sunshine, I've been vinegar-ing some underarm stains (on printed silk - have to be SO careful - eek!) in the sun. Slow progress, but there's been some progress....

Liz

 

[cymbeline]

Liz, just thought I would add this bit of info. An ebayer sent me an email with the following info about this label, although I cant say this is accurate or not:

" This label was used for Jean Varon when Bates opened his showroom on 7th Avenue in New York."

kelly

 

[emmapeelpants]

Ooh, that's interesting - did they give a date?

Liz

 

[MyVintageCocktail]

Wow, this dress is definitely something I would have worn in the 70s--I love the stripes with the flowers! Ah, the good old days....

 

[cymbeline]

No Liz, sorry, no date. I may try to email him and ask.

Anne, I do love the 70's too, so much fun and so many outrageous outfits. Most people dress so boring today!

 

[cymbeline]

update from ebayer-

he says,

"I believe the New York showroom was opened in late 1977, though he had been showing in the States for sometime before that."

 

[Hattysattic]

He sounds like a good ebayer to know! and on a totally OT note, I love the print on your smocked peasant sundress Kelly..

 

[cymbeline]

thank you harriet. Im thinking you mean the dark jade green one? I couldnt remember the term for that style of print? I kept thinking "guinevere"? king arthur? wasnt sure.