need help dating vintage kimono-style robe

[persephone60]

So, this robe is not a traditional Japanese kimono (I know enough about kimono construction to determine that), but instead, a robe made for Westerners that draws from kimono elements (especially the sleeves). I know that there were quite a few kimono- and Asian-inspired robes made for Westerners from the 1920s-1940s (and I suspect this robe is from that general time frame), but I'm hoping to date it a bit more precisely. It doesn't have any tags or labels. It's a very fine tissue-thin silk. Any thoughts?

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Lovely kimono: I usually date this by fabric, colours and print. Can you either tell us more about the fabric and lining or show a close up? The early ones are often a silk crepe de chine I find, but I can't recall a "tissue thin silk" as it seems too thin for a garment like this.

The colours and prints suggest '50s to me. I really like it.

 

[persephone60]

Nicole, I'm bad with fabrics--thanks for the help. I think the fabric on the exterior might be a crepe de chine? It's very soft and lightweight and not a heavy silk at all, though it is more substantial than the lining. The lining is very fine (almost semi-sheer it's so lightweight--the first picture I've attached, you can see my fingers through a double-layer of the lining). I've attached some pictures.

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Thank you: that's very helpful. It does look like it has a crepe like texture and in the close ups, the colours could be '20s or '30s. The lining looks like fine tissue silk. The '20s and '30s kimonos I've had were not lined in this fabric, which is delicate and deteriorates easily but let's see what others have to say.