What is this bustline called?

[Vintagiality]

Hi all,

What is the name of this type of neck/ bust line with all the fabric twisted and sewn onto the bottom fabric? Also would you agree with 80s? I am a bit surprised that it comes with a white sheer crinoline.

Thanks.
Victoria

 

[Jonathan]

That short and in that colour - looks late 90s to me - but I don't think there is any particular name for that bustline, although in the 50s they would have called it an Empire line, because there is no waist seam.

 

[Vintagiality]

Thanks Jonathan. Since it had a union label and a lot number, I thought it wouldn't be from, at the latest, the early 90s. I read that lot numbers were used only up until the 80s. Is that not true?
Thanks
Victoria

 

[joules]

I'd go early to mid-90s, or so, with this one.

Agree with Jonathan, as to there being no set name for this sort of bustline, but I'd call it a twisted bandeau overlay.
Just made that up, but it describes the treatment.

 

[Pinkcoke]

Why don't you try looking up which union label you have? that should yield some used between dates at least.
More modern dresses often don't colour match the netting.
I would call it sweetheart neckline, due to the twisted fabric panel on top, swimsuit style (again, the front treatment, plus the crossed back straps - a shorter skirt would make it very similar to some 50s/60s swimsuits) and you could call it princess line as well, as it appears to have princess seams or boning down the front.

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

some would call that a sarong twist. and agree, looks like a 90s dress to me, too.

 

[Vintagiality]

Thank you all. Very helpful. The union label is in the fourth photo and I believe is the one used from 1974-1995. I found where I read about lot numbers being pre-80s. It's right here http://sammydvintage.com/vintage-style/vintage-clothing-label-tags/#lot
Is that not true?

 

[Jonathan]

It could be earlier - the short and full style could be 89-94ish. Its just that colour is so late 90s - early 90s were usually jewel tones - emerald, topaz, violet, ruby, and of course black, blacker, and blackest., and mid 90s were usually food colours - asparagus, melon, pumpkin... Those bright almost metallic colours I associate with late 90s - along with metallic blue, silver,baby pink, and celadon green.

 

[pastperfect2]

I don't know about the numbers, but I bought a very similar dress for a theatre production about 1990 - 92.

Hollis

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

I like early '90s for this pretty little frock.

 

[Midge]

My feeling is early 90s... just thinking of what I remember from the time, and of what was the rage in doll fashions then. This looks like something out of Barbie or Sindy doll's wardrobe at the time .

Karin

 

[Adoredvintage]

Definitely a 90s dress! Looks like something I would have pined for when I was little.