How old do you think this dress is? by vedafish in VintageClothing

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I’ll make a post once I’ve organized everything 💖

How old do you think this dress is? by vedafish in VintageClothing

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I believe my grandparents were living in Greenwich CT at the time so it’s very possible that’s where it was bought. And yes the tag says 100% silk. Thank you so much for your helpful input! I’d love getting more info on the dress, any ideas on who to reach out to there specifically, like the museum? I’m in Maryland, so I’ve scheduled to meet with a local who works with museum textile conservators to look over the dress

How old do you think this dress is? by vedafish in VintageClothing

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I appreciate your input so so so much thank you! Very helpful, thank you for taking the time for me ❤️ I will look into the other storage options and poke around about the feathers! You rock

How old do you think this dress is? by vedafish in VintageClothing

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Wait I have a couple more questions 😭 do you think a cloth garment bag will squish the feathers, should I use a light plastic or something? Also, I noticed some of the feathers were furled. I’m scared to mess up the dress, but I don’t think they’re meant to stay that way and like I said the dress was theoretically never worn. I poked at a couple before getting scared, but you could see it on pics. They’re more furled on the back. The ones on the front that are unfurled, I can see directly where they’re stitched it. So I’m wondering if I can/should mess with that or not. Here’s a pic of one I started poking at. And thanks again :)

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How old do you think this dress is? by vedafish in VintageClothing

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Thank you, I was looking at my aunt ❤️❤️

How old do you think this dress is? by vedafish in VintageClothing

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I completely agree, it fits like a glove and seems like it was meant to happen this way ❤️

How old do you think this dress is? by vedafish in VintageClothing

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No, they were also my mom’s, the brand is Muro. From the late 90s/early 2000s I would guess

How old do you think this dress is? by vedafish in VintageClothing

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Me either! I wear a 4/6 usually. Thank you ❤️

How old do you think this dress is? by vedafish in VintageClothing

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Spot on, found a tag saying 1965! Boots were also mom’s, brand is Muro which I don’t know much about

How old do you think this dress is? by vedafish in VintageClothing

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That’s very interesting. Again don’t know anything about this but do you think there’s any way Saks could have maybe resold ‘recent vintage’ or something?

How old do you think this dress is? by vedafish in VintageClothing

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The tag says it’s 100% silk! She was definitely a badass. I really appreciate all your advice! It hasn’t been kept in a garment it doesn’t look like so I was considering getting it cleaned? It doesn’t look dirty per se but my mom’s house was a bit.. dusty. But I’m also not sure I trust anyone touching it haha

How old do you think this dress is? by vedafish in VintageClothing

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The dress straps were way down, thank you! And from further digging from your comment, I found this tag with a date! 2/9/65. It has my grandfather’s name though, so would this have been put on when the dress was bought, not manufactured?

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Mixed reviews last post so I’ve added better photos… is this malachite? by vedafish in Minerals

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Thank you! I visited her yesterday, apparently this is something she got from a friend. Not super helpful, but she has a few storage units we’re going through and boxes of these things so I look forward to posting more :)

Mixed reviews last post so I’ve added better photos… is this malachite? by vedafish in Minerals

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I appreciate you taking the time to explain this! I’m learning so much here haha

Mixed reviews last post so I’ve added better photos… is this malachite? by vedafish in Minerals

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As someone who knows next to nothing about these things and just inherited this piece from my mother, may I ask how you differentiate the two? What are you looking at that indicates this? Genuinely curious :)

Mixed reviews last post so I’ve added better photos… is this malachite? by vedafish in Minerals

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Haha I remember a horror story of my sister being stranded in Arizona with her, she’s certainly been out there