It was first commercially produced in 1924 by the Calanese Corporation in Cumberland, Maryland.

Celanese acetate was originally marketed as an artificial silk material in the 1920, but was not economical for mass apparel manufacturing until the 1930s when it was widely used as a lining material.

I've decided on a flower theme - lots of bright colours to cheer up the dreary Rochester winter, so out come my trusty scissors, glue and construction paper!

I made these little baskets for party favors - and as I can't get the flowers I want for the table - I made these: We're going to have bright yellow table cloths and blue plates, lots of mini finger food and brightly colored jello pudding.

If you’ve got an item with a nylon zipper in it, it may be 1960s or later, but there’s always a chance of the zipper being replaced on a older dress. When I’ve made dresses from old patterns, I will finish them with side snaps or metal zippers, because I’m a troll like that. The seams Many seams in 1950s clothing will not be finished. I have seen some vintage home-made dresses with a zig-zag finish to the seams, but I find that raw seams are a big clue that the garment is 1950s rather than say 1980s. FYI, most folks did not run around with a barking poodle on their clothing, no matter what the movies tell you.

The “wiggle” dress This slim-fitting dress is usually called a wiggle dress on online shops – use that term to search and you’ll be channeling Joan Harris in no time. Here it’s shown for evening, or day with a cropped jacket.

There’s something delightfully subversive about being a Feminist while wearing the trappings of the 1950s Patriarchy. Also, these posts will about women’s clothing, because that’s what I know about. These little tidbits can also help you tell whether the item on Etsy is the real thing or mutton dressed as lamb. The zipper More than likely, a 1950s dress will have a metal zipper.

These became prevalent in the late 1930s and were used until the mid-’60s or so, when the nylon zipper came to be.

This selvedge can also be found on the inside seam of 50's era denim jackets.

I am sole "owner", writer, and well, chief, cook and maid. I am bluntly asking, could you be so kind to think about donating a few bucks my way? Dating vintage lingerie can be a little tough to pinpoint down to the exact date when it was produced.

Simply because I do this blog on my own time, and donate my time away from our vintage lingerie shop.

So, you don’t need a new RN for every style, color, size of your garments.

are free and only take a few days to have one assigned.