More from mum's 60s/70s wardrobe
I'm not sure I can wear it out, it's white! Mum, how did you manage with it? I expect you never ate out in it!
The label tells me that it's a Blanes dress, made in England from Crimplene -- 'Terylene' polyester ICI(TM) fibre.
hildegard says:
Heh, in the 60s & 70s people wore proper foundation garments, slips, petticoats, camisoles, all them good things.
That frock's superb transparent or no...
Helen says:
I went to H&M; and bought a petticoat especially for it! It works a little. I shall have to be very careful with my undergarment selections.
Judo-Jule says:
I love it!
See Alfie, you always have to keep all your dresses as a girl! Your children might need them one day!
Geodyne says:
Gah gah gah WOW!
You have to find a way to wear that out.
ETA: and loving the hair.
Viv says:
and it doesn't crease
apparently Doreen wore a crimpelene shirt-waister dress to a family occasion and everyone admired it and U Jack asked what colours we wanted and everyone was provided with a couple - think I had white and blue!
But that was an unusual type of crimpelene - lots got very bobbly. I think I might have got that one for David and Diana's wedding
Helen says:
Ahh that makes sense. The Tina Turner film was on the other night and early on in the film she was wearing a dress that looked quite similar, with the buttons on the side, when she first met Ike... that would be late 50s.
There were lots of lovely dresses in that film.
I was refering more to the whole of the wardrobe -- all four dresses... they seem to range from 50s to 70s.
Helen says:
Oh! Found another Blanes dress online...
http://www.steptoesantiques.co.uk/acatalog/info_5088Le.html
That really is quite something.
MaggieD says:
Wow, this looks so good on you (hadn't realised you had cut your hair) ... the whole effect is so 60's (the era of my youth) ..... I just love it ....
Kostika says:
So very chic. All you need is the scarf, hat, glasses and gloves and you'll be very Jackie O.
OJ says:
I like it - and it doesn't look see-through in the pic but what does that say.
If it's crimpelene you might also want to be careful about hot days. Good choice Viv!
FWIW, I have a dress my mum made in the 1970s, that is one of the most stylish items I own. Can only wear it when I'm thin though as my mum is quite petite.
You're looking very slim there btw. I hope you're recovered from the law exams crash stress diet.
Dhamaka says:
wow this is a stunning dress and you look fabulous in it
I'm trying not to envy you for having the use of it
Helen says:
Pretty much recovered from the stress induced crash diet, but the gym is helping me to keep what I lost off. We'll see how long I can keep that up!
kel says:
You look great! *wants*
I've wanted a dress like that for years but they never suit me when I try them on... (I'm talking high street copies of that style, not the real thing!)
That would be the perfect dress to wear to a club I sometimes go to in London - you'll have to come down for it!
http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/