The Label says it is Filipino, Iloilo City being in the Philippines..a very
cool find indeed!
Sarah Paterson, a long ago visitor to that neck of the woods
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It is a gown made in the Filippines. The design is Filippino.
ex:
(Similar bead
Definitely Filipino clipped butterfly sleeves.Here are some instructions,
as demonstrated on a Barbie doll. The notes indicate this was how the
author's mother did them on people size clothes, which she's adapted for the
doll.
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It is a gown made in the Filippines. The design is Filippino.
ex:
(Similar bead pattern)
http://www.geocities.com/ganns_the_man/msintl05.gif
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To my understanding or what I was told once, the bead pattern is not scales
but a representation of pineapple.
I don't normally post photos without a proper photoshoot...but I'll make an
exception. Please keep in mind that I just took these in my dining room.
You should be able to zoom into the photos.
More about the gown...the waistline is at normal or slightly above normal
position. The skirt is
Hi Penny,
That sleeve looks like a very traditional, typical Phillippine-style sleeve
for evening wear. I certainly wouldn't date the dress by the sleeve at all.
I would bet the dress is from the 1980s.
The beading is lovely.
LynnD
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Penny Ladnier
Penny, my date take on the gown would be late 50's early 60's.? Someone has
already identified the sleeve as typical traditional Phillipines style.? It is
a style that shows up even today for formal ethnic wear.? The beading pattern
is also right for this period.? In my past Collection, there
I took the gown to my jewelry class for my teacher to identify the type of
beads. She said all of them are glass. The three stands of gold bugle
beads are unusual. They are gold in the middle and brown on the edges.
I have thought about the gown's date all day. When I was teaching at VCU,
Very ornate gown... I would also think mid - late 60's. The 80's had a
fascination for shoulder pads using padding not netting from what I have
seen but I am happy to be corrected.
Sidney
On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Penny Ladnier pe...@costumegallery.comwrote:
I took the gown to my
It is a gown made in the Filippines. The design is Filippino.
ex:
http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/modules/lesson12/images/sources/marcos.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/ganns_the_man/msintl05.gif
http://tinyurl.com/yku3msg
http://www.fisdu.com/gown1_big.jpg
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Very ornate gown... I
