I was looking around at a charity shop the other day when I saw this beautiful dress! I instantly snatched it up because it reminded me of Gunne Sax dresses, and I actually think it could possibly be one, but it doesn’t have a brand tag. Any opinions as to what the brand could be or at least when it could’ve been made? I’m really curious about it because I’ve never found a piece like this!
Possible Gunne Sax Dress?
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RN number 54314 search comes back as BEE DARLIN INC.
https://rn.ftc.gov/Account/BasicSearch
Further research indicates Bee Darlin Inc was founded in 1977.
Many manufacturers made Gunne Sax-style dresses at the time. The prairie look was popular.
Gunne Sax brand dresses were sold in "better" department stores and therefore fairly expensive. My sister and I bought prairie-style dresses at Montgomery Wards back in the late 1970s... much more affordable!
EDIT: Yikes, size 3 is tiny... especially a vintage size 3, which it tinier than a current size 3. If you have purchased it for resale, that will affect the price realized.
https://rn.ftc.gov/Account/BasicSearch
Further research indicates Bee Darlin Inc was founded in 1977.
Many manufacturers made Gunne Sax-style dresses at the time. The prairie look was popular.
Gunne Sax brand dresses were sold in "better" department stores and therefore fairly expensive. My sister and I bought prairie-style dresses at Montgomery Wards back in the late 1970s... much more affordable!
EDIT: Yikes, size 3 is tiny... especially a vintage size 3, which it tinier than a current size 3. If you have purchased it for resale, that will affect the price realized.
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