Yesterday I found 3 more true vintage garments and none of them look exciting in the photos. But, if you know more about them and can “see” where they came from, each one is great!

This is a dressy frock for day, a date or a significant appointment. It will look great on Stella because it’s tiny, as are many from that era. There are tailoring details that told me it was not a modern copycat and set my thrill-meter going.

Looks like a rayon-linen blend that needs a press and light cleaning, but it’s in great shape. The facings and hem need to be stitched down, but that’s an easy job that anyone can do by hand and doesn’t intimidate me at all. I’ll probably make a replacement belt from some fabric in the hem, which does take a more time, but it’s worth it for a dress like this because I’m almost sure that was the original look.

Since there’s no label, I’m wondering if the dress was custom-tailored and maybe hadn’t even been quite finished yet. If so, the tailor was a real professional and it’s such fun to trace the story through the clues in the details.

Well, here’s another episode in fashion history when I get to experience the tale from someone else’s years-old closet and lifestyle. It’s a great way to time-travel . . . .