Please help with dating romantic (70's, 90's) dress

[kadavv]

Hello, perhaps someone here has knowledge, and could help me determine the decade of origin of this "Dji" dress. When I bought it I was convinced it ws from the 1990s, butt out of curiosity, I started checking the RN number, which indicates the year 1970. I've found a similar dress of this brand (with an oriental accent) online, and someone dated it to the 1960s, but I'm not sure if they did it correctly. I would say it's from the 1990s, that was my first association but I don't rule out that it's older.
Perhaps someone here would like to speak up and help me? I would be very grateful for any clues

 

[Jonathan]

The keyhole neckline and corset laced cinch in the back both strike me as very early/mid 90s 93/94/95

 

[kadavv]

The keyhole neckline and corset laced cinch in the back both strike me as very early/mid 90s 93/94/95

Thank you very much Jonathan, that was exactly my first thought! maybe I started looking for the rn number unnecessarily

 

[The Vintage Vendeuse]

Absolutely agree that it appears 1990s.
May I ask, what RN look-up did you use that indicated 1970s?
I know there's some loose guidance floating around on the net about subtracting this and dividing by that, and adding something else...etc. BUT, that only gives a possible estimate of when the RN number was issued to the company and has nothing to do with when the garment was actually made.
The RN lookup database returns your number, 42435, as DJ Fashions LLC.

 

[retro ruth]

As Donna says, any RN number calculation, can only ever give you a very approximate No Earlier Than date. If that calculation came up with the 70s, it doesn't mean the garment is from the 70s, only that it's unlikely to be very much earlier than that.

 

[kadavv]

Absolutely agree that it appears 1990s.
May I ask, what RN look-up did you use that indicated 1970s?
I know there's some loose guidance floating around on the net about subtracting this and dividing by that, and adding something else...etc. BUT, that only gives a possible estimate of when the RN number was issued to the company and has nothing to do with when the garment was actually made.
The RN lookup database returns your number, 42435, as DJ Fashions LLC.

So, everything is clear It's worth trusting intuition and knowledge. I'm glad that you also share them. I unnecessarily delved into searching for that RN number; another model I found online caught my interest. As for the calculator I used, it was this onehttps://independentmarket.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html and I think I took it too literally. I also used the one you mentioned - and I also received information about the brand DJ Fashions LLC.

Thank you very much for your guidance and suggestions. I appreciate you taking the time to help me