Hello all! I'm back with another Laura Ashley query. I just bought this lovely dress from a woman who wore it in her youth in the 70s. So I'm sure about the age of the garment. But what bothers me a little is the fact that the label was sewn in a bit wonky. The "Laura" part is completely in the seam. What do y'all make of that? Thank you in advance for your two cents! ☺️
We do have a similar label in the label resource. The main difference is the name Laura does not show on yours and yours states Europe above the size, the one we have does not. It would be good to add this one to our label resources, if we can figure out if it is authentic. I see what you mean about the wonky label, could it be someone made this one up and added a Laura Ashley label???? I hope not. https://vintagefashionguild.org/label-resource/ashley-laura/
If the seller was the original owner and bought it in the 1970s, I think maybe just sloppy sewing at the factory?
Thanks for all the feedback! Honestly, it seems like an original, which is why I was a little thrown off by the wonky label. Though I have seen some sloppy label stitching in Laura Ashleys before, just not quite this bad. But I haven't seen this kind of floral print with an LA! I was excited about that ☺️
Agree with the others; looks original to me. The LA seamstresses were very busy keeping up with demand as these styles were very popular. They were probably rushed off their feet with the pressure so I'm not surprised a label would be missewn occassionally.
