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    Can you help me date this item??

    Swinggal, that is fantastic, thank you for the info!:o
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Can you help me with this lovely coat please? Hi! I would like to list this pretty coat, but don't know much about it. Would it be called an opera coat? It is, oh heck, I don't know the fabric. Kind of dressy, mid weight, made of tiny horizontal lines, fairly shiny, and has a fantastic...
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    Ladies show us your best.

    MarieAnne ~ WOW!!! Great pic, and you look just beautiful! Looks like it would have been a fun wedding if that is the car they chose to use.
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    The Cleaning Clothes (vintage or other) Thread

    Marla, perhaps it would it do enough to clean the fabric covered belt if you were to just use a damp cloth to wipe it down on the top layer. Then you could sort of scrub the particularly dirty spots with out getting them soaking wet.
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    The Cleaning Clothes (vintage or other) Thread

    I think you would probably get it dry cleaned. I prefer to hand wash anything I can, but I assume this has a silky lining, and I think if you washed it it would be hard to get it back to a perfect shape. I have done this before, and then the lining hung down longer than the top layer because I...
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Hi susan. That is a very pretty dress. I read recently on the Vintage Fashion Guild site that from the 30's to the 70's hostess gowns were like beautiful casual wear for entertaining at home, but not as fancy or formal as evening wear. They seemed to always be long, like floor length, but...
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Lauren, thank you so much. You are so knowlegeable, and always so helpful! You are amazing, thanks again!
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Miss Moonlight ~ looks 60's to me. That is what I would guess, but I am not certain, just the feel of it. Here is this sweet and pretty dress I have. I think it is 30's, but I want to list it, so need a better idea about it. It is made of a black taffeta, that looks like it has small...
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Thanks Lauren! I would definatly have guessed the dress was earlier, so thanks for that info, that is really interesting. I will have a starting point now to research further. And the shoes, I know, aren't they neat?
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Oops, I don't think I am allowed to post pics, or else I am not as smart as the rest of you and just can't do it. Here is a link to a page with three different items I would like some info on. Thanks guys! http://www.villavillavintage.com/#!__help-me-date-this-item I have more pics if that...
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Hi ladies. I could use the benefit of your expertise again. I recently got a blue and white suit that I am in Love, LOVE, Love with! Lovely fabric and Very well made. I can just see a brassy, stylish, reporter in a wild matching hat and awesome shoes striding into the newsroom and giving orders...
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Hi, I have these two awesome metal purses, but I don't know when they could be from. One is older than the other I think, but I can only guess as to dates. I have more pics, and can provide more info if it will help, just let me know if it is needed. Still can't figure out how to add pics to my...
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    *Obnoxious* Vintage Fashions you LOVE

    Lauren, Thank You so much for the V&A hat exhibit link, Wow!!!
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Originally Posted by crazydaisy I think it looks smashing, and not frumpy at all! Fits perfectly, and it's a beautiful color. I love it.
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Thanks Film Noir. I thought it might be that old, but I am always unsure with things older than the twenties. It's like I have a hard time believing thay could be that old!
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    Can you help me date this item??

    Hi, I am new to the forum, so Hi! Love you guys, and I am so glad to become part of this fun and knowledgable community. I have yet to figure out how to post correctly. Can anyone tell me how to get pics onto my post? I put the pics of the coat I need help dating on the last page of my website...
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    Absolutly stunning! It is a stand out dress.

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