Just popping in QUICKLY to say HEY & to THANK YOU for your comments on my previous post....I'll be making my way back to you all shortly....!!
Last night after dinner & a FRUSTRATING day spent indoors endeavouring to bring some order to the CHAOS that is currently Casa de SVJ, I went out into the HR for an hour to wind down & look for wood....Yep that's right....I need me some GOOD woods for a couple of projects I have on the go....
Anyways....Sitting under a tree....UNDER a box filled with YUCKY MODERN Christmas lights was a brown suitcase covered in NEAT vintage customs & travel labels....I almost FELL over backwards when I opened it up to find this D-I-V-I-N-E Vintage Wedding Dress inside....A LUMP the size of Texas inhabited my throat & tears welled in my eyes while a MYRIAD of emotions whirred through my mind....
Isn't she BEAUTIFUL....I can just see it, sans sleeves & taken up to just below the knee....OR....Left as is....!!
It was folded inside out & resting between thick white unsoiled paper....There is the SLIGHTEST 'smell'....Though NOT musty/mouldy which I reckon will come out with a trip to Mr Gouge....
There's even a few pieces of CONFETTI tucked in the bodice....** magical ** ....!
Be STILL my beating heart....
As DROP DEAD GORGEOUS behind as from the front....
The label, non POOFINESS of the sleeves have me dating this to the 50's (as does the zipper below) though if you have any ideas yourself I'd LOVE to hear them....!!
All in all....A FABULOUS Treasure I'm THRILLED to have found....Currently displayed on my smaller dress dummy I'm thinking she's a size 10....Though possibly an 8....Ummmmm....I think that's around a 6 - 8 US....?? Oh yes & the veil was ALSO in the suitcase....!!!!!
Held onto for SO many years & then TURFED out into the HR without so much as a 'Thank your Mother for the rabbits'....While I am SO VERY PLEASED to have found her....From time to time....A GLORIOUS find such as this does make me cry I'm sure for OBVIOUS reasons....So now I'm on a MISSION to preserve her etheral BEAUTY....!
Cheers for now,
Tamarah :o)
OHMYGOSH Tam it's a sign for you and Mr SVJ ;]
ReplyDeleteReminds me of my mother's wedding dress from the 1950's. Very much the same styling. I had to rescue it from being put on a fire and being burnt in the backyard!
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous!
Pam x
So glad you were there to rescue her...she's beautiful! Doesn't it break your heart to think of the things that get tossed with no one there to rescue them? :(
ReplyDeleteGlad YOU were there to save this one...and that suitcase sounds pretty doggone sweet too!
Jan
OMG no way... Why why why would they at least not drop it off at a charity shop! It makes me shudder to think of all the treasures that go unnoticed, it is beautiful.
ReplyDeletePS: Ive only just noticed that I have EXACTLY the same two office chairs as you (the ones in your header pic) except my one without wheels had been painted pink, found in different places at different times, you've inspired me to get them out of storage. Megan xx
Wow, Tamarah! Thank goodness you found her! Makes me happy that something that obviously was cared about for so many years has found a new loving home. Magical!
ReplyDeleteLove your space, so many lovely pieces i see. WHat a darling vintage dress- just imagine whom wore it what the wedding must of lookd like..
ReplyDeleteLove it
Karryann
Oh Tamarah, I can understand why that would make you cry. I just don't get why someone would toss something so beautiful and so usable. Maybe it was tossed out in anger and grief of a broken marriage? Maybe someone was clearing out the garage and didn't even check to see what was inside? The story will remain a mystery, I guess.
ReplyDeleteShe's so very lucky you were there to save her. Well done you!
It was just meant for you to find it! I can see it all taken up and repurposed. BTW, love that you found the confetti...how cool is that?
ReplyDeleteIt was obviously meant to be yours! I am constantly amazed at the treasure you come across. Love you blog.
ReplyDeleteYou are indeed touched by the gods of thrifting. How the hell do you do it, I will never know! But I am thrilled I get to read your amazing stories!!
ReplyDeleteWow that is fantastic! Beautiful dress! I would have cried too!
ReplyDeleteOh dear! For an instant I thought it might have had a similar story as "Miss Havisham" from Great Expectations. All dressed for the wedding that was never to happen, then that piece of confetti is proof that there was a wedding.
ReplyDeleteStill a sad story that it was left on the curb as rubbish.
You deserve a medal, rescuing pieces of history.
Good grief Tamarah....I CANNOT believe someone could possibly turf that out...
ReplyDeleteBUT in a way it is good they did so now it is YOURS!!!
stunning....xxx andrea
How beautiful ... congrats on the find! :)
ReplyDeletemaybe someone clearing out a parents house? Very sad to throw away. At least donate it to charity, even if he pulled a runner.
ReplyDeleteTamarah, check out http://www.millcrestvintage.com/ they have a good assortment of wedding dresses. It may help you date her.
ReplyDeleteFaaaaar OUt!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely 50's!
And the case? A pic please?
Reminds me of the dresses my aunts wore for their weddings in the 50's - later rather than earlier and the label says it too. If its 60's its early.
Amazing to find it - just waiting for you :)
all i can say is WOW!!!!
ReplyDeleteCan you say gorgeous! What a great find. I'm loving the skirt, I just love light and airy feeling skirts.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool find! If that dress could talk huh? I would guess 50's too. There's part of it thats just timeless. =)
ReplyDeleteoh well done! saved for another day. how wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThe confetti...I LOVE THE CONFETTI!! What a terrific piece to have! Tears of joy well shed my friend!!
ReplyDeleteBeth
What a treasure I believe you were meant to find!
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet find Tamarah! Makes you wonder about who the bride was. But what about the case? I was anxious to see it with all those lovely labels!
ReplyDeleteoh god - who puts that on the street!
ReplyDeleteKarma that it found you.
Nasty sons....
I found a near perfect set of vintage cutlery last week. Still in its original box and some pieces still wrapped in cellophane. It is the most beautiful thing I have seen and the tarneshed silver scrubbed up with toothpaste just perfectly. Made me wonder where it had been and why it was eventually tossed out. Love that dress. Give it a name.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful find for sure! It is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHugs
SueAnn
How does a person throw something like that out? I don't get it! Did the marriage end badly?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great find, Tamarah! I'm glad you got it.
KARMA!! This was your day to find this special dress. I would have cried too. You are a lucky lady. Enjoy! judy
ReplyDeleteGlad you were there to the rescue.
ReplyDelete"Thank you mother for the rabbits"?!?!
You crack my up!
Susanne.
Tamarah, what a fantastic find. Can't help wondering about all the history behind it - really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAn amazing find Tamarah!! I still dont understand why people throw out some things they do. But then we wouldnt be in the business we are in if they didnt!!
ReplyDeletealicia
Oh...perfect...just in time for Valentine's Day! There are a couple hanging around in the shop and I will be sad to see them go!
ReplyDeleteI passed a large metal case while walking the other morning, out on the footpath, and thought of you :)
ReplyDeleteTis a real find! That old girl could go for another whirl around the altar, you think?
ReplyDeleteBrenda
oh so cute that you have "saved" this amazing dress...
ReplyDeleteIts so loveley did you see the one I picked up a few weeks back a bargain but not a great a bargain as yours tho.
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