Please help date these 3 pieces.

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Pepper Sinclair

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I just found these 3 vintage pieces in the thrift shop and I am having trouble dating them. The second one especially.

The first I believe is from the 1970s however I would like a second opinion on it. The label reads "Jinjer Jrs.".

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Here's the one I'm having trouble with. I originally thought it was from the 1960s because of the label and metal zipper but all the seams are serged. The buttons down the side of the skirt are also throwing me off. Was this a common thing in the 1960s? The dress also came with a plastic belt but there are no belt loops and no evidence that there ever were any so I'm questioning if the belt was original to the piece. The dress also has 2 pockets.

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The third piece is a vintage blazer. I believe that it's from the 1940s but again I would like a second opinion. It's wool and the label reads "D'aillairds". Was it originally part of a 2 piece suit? The flaps on the front are fake pockets.

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Thanks in advance!
 
I'll play!

Late '60s for the first one, second one is either early '60s or '50s if the hem has been taken up - or perhaps it's longer than it looks in the photo? Can you supply a measurement. '50s for the last one, probably late '50s. It's very shapeless so depending on the measurements it could be for either an older, stout lady or a younger pregnant one. I would expect it to be part of a skirt suit.

Nice thrift finds.
 
I have a knitting or crochet pattern for a dress much like the first I think it was c.1968
I suspect the second dress may be 1970s - mostly because of the denim effect print and the use of the striped pattern around the bodice. I also find those solid colour ridged edge buttons are frequently on 70's garments.
 
Oh cool! The skirt measures 27 inches and the bodice measures 11 inches when the dress is laid flat. The same grey thread is used around the hem in the same stitch so I'm assuming it has not been altered.

After reading about the company D'Allaird's, it makes sense that it would have been made for a stout woman as that company offered garments made in earlier styles. I was reading that a lot of their clientele were older women who wanted clothing in older styles.
 
Good point Melanie: also the patchwork style of the print is also a '70s thing, about mid '70s. The buttons are '40s style which threw me off but they came back with revivals in the early '70s too. I did a google for the label and found lots of '70s and '80s fashions so I think you could be on the money, so I'll update to mid '70s for that one.
 
Thank you for all your help! I forget to mention as a side detail that the first dress I posted has a slit up to about the knee. What would you call this dress? I'm searching for something to compare it to.
 
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