Punda milia
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Can anyone please tell me more about a dress made of this Liberty fabric? The label say Fashion Flair pure silk-dry clean only hand woven in India. The name of the fabric is printed in the seems. Thank you.
Liberty of London Ltd ''VIGNETTE''
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Hi and welcome.
Have you posted pictures? I can't see them.
Have you posted pictures? I can't see them.
Punda milia
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Here you go - sorry its not ironed! Thanks for responding.
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It looks to be a beautiful fabric, as far as I can tell from the photos.
Have you read our entry in the Label Resource about Liberty?: http://vintagefashionguild.org/label-resource/liberty/
Were you hoping to date the dress? If so I think we'll need more information.
Have you read our entry in the Label Resource about Liberty?: http://vintagefashionguild.org/label-resource/liberty/
Were you hoping to date the dress? If so I think we'll need more information.
Rue_de_la_Paix
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Hi,
Can you show us, or tell us every word it says in the selvage/seam? The name of the fabric, etc. It is pretty, but it does not look like any Liberty Of London fabric I have seen. Is it perhaps a different Liberty company?
Can you show us, or tell us every word it says in the selvage/seam? The name of the fabric, etc. It is pretty, but it does not look like any Liberty Of London fabric I have seen. Is it perhaps a different Liberty company?
Punda milia
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Hello and thanks for taking an interest. I'll post more photos as soon as possible. It says LIBERTY (followed by R in a circle) of LONDON PRINTS Ltd. exclusive design. (followed by C in a circle) ''VIGNETTE''
The design reminds me of Clarice Cliff designs. The fabric feels like good quality cotton; the label says it is pure silk.
I'm curious about it and not sure what to do with it!
Regards
Deb
I thought of Clarice Cliff too!
Punda milia
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Any chance of a bigger picture? I can't really see it
Punda milia
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Sorry - I'm not the best at doing this - I'll have some help with it later! I've edited the photo above to enlarge it, sorry it's not clearer.
Circa Vintage Clothing
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Yes, larger photos will be helpful - I feel like an old lady squinting at these, they're just too small to see what we need to see.
Here are some instructions on getting the best results with queries, the information that would be helpful and there's a link to resizing photos too.
I agree that it's an unusual dress and fabric for Liberty - do you have any photos of the labels please?
Here are some instructions on getting the best results with queries, the information that would be helpful and there's a link to resizing photos too.
I agree that it's an unusual dress and fabric for Liberty - do you have any photos of the labels please?
Punda milia
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Gorgeous fabric. I don't think Liberty made the dress, just the fabric. I'm wondering if the label is even accurate. Is it actually silk?
Punda milia
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I doubt the label too. The fabric looks and feels more like a good quality strong cotton, all in good condition as the dress seems unworn. It was the fabric that attracted me to rescue the dress from a charity shop over 20 years ago.
You could try emailing Liberty a picture of the fabric and selvedge information, and see if they can look in their archives. I don't know if they will respond, but sometimes companies with such long histories do have someone to answer these kind of questions.
That is a good possibility that it was a Liberty fabric and designed by someone else.
I have a dress in my stock cupboard that is has a label stating it is a Liberty Fabric, alongside the label from the designer. Presumably Liberty supplied such labels, though in this case it's just the selvedge telling you the origin of the fabric.
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It looks like a home made dress to me, sewn from Liberty fabric. The India label is a mystery.
Punda milia
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The dress does have a home made look about it. I emailed Liberty with photos on Sunday eve and they have said they will send them on to the fabric team. I'll let you know what they say.