need help dating a white linen dress

[Into the void]

Hey everyone I am back with another dress, please bear with me as I am brand new at this and still have a lot to learn! You guys are super knowledgeable and I value any responses that you can give me.

What era do you think this dress is? I just picked this up at the local thrift store and it has no tags and appears it is made out of linen with a metal zipper down the back . It looks as if it may be home made but I'm not sure I think I am assuming that because there are no tags. It has cute little flowers sewn into the dress.

Below I have photos of the dress front and back and I even turned it inside out so you can see the stitch work.

 

[Jonathan]

Looks like a late 1960s tennis dress to me.

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

That's exactly what I thought before looking at Jonathan's reply.
Also it does not look like linen to me.

 

[Into the void]

That's exactly what I thought before looking at Jonathan's reply.
Also it does not look like linen to me.

Ohhh thanks everyone for your help! Yeah like I said I am very new still. It feels very breathable like a linen. What are the other options that it may be?

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

It looks more like a heavier cotton to me with a weave through it. Not sure if that could be considered a jacquard weave in the cotton.

 

[Linn]

I thought it might be a tennis dress initially, too, but I think it is a late '60's mini dress - some of them were very short! I don't think there would be a zipper in a tennis dress or a belt.

The fabric looks like cotton piqué to me.

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Could it be for a child? I'm thinking confirmation dress, something like that - it seems to have no bust shaping. I agree that it's not linen, perhaps a cotton jacquard weave and that would be nice and breathable for a tennis dress if that's what it was. It seems to have some '20s influence with the drop waisted belt.

 

[Sheila Dawson]

That's a large hem for a dress, can you tell if it was shortened? I raised the hem on many of my 60's and 70's dresses when I was younger. sewingmachineemoti