Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Vintage Little Black Mistake

So I met this woman this weekend, a little strange but whatever, she claimed to have a huge collection of vintage dresses she wanted to sell. I went over to her house, and after she blabbed her life story to me I finally got a look at some of the clothing. She did have a ton of stuff, but only a few quality items. She showed me this gorgeous little black dress she had purchased in 1960, and it was adorable. I looked it over quickly and it seemed to be in pretty good shape. The zipper worked fine, there were no holes that I noticed, and it was so cute! She sold it to me for $15, which I thought was pretty good. Anyways, last night I was hanging it up in my bedroom when I noticed a huge stain! How could I not have noticed it before?! It was on the back of the dress, near the bottom, so I guess I just didn't look down that far. It's a really weird stain too, it looks almost faded...it's a strange reddish, almost burgundy color against the black. It's not obvious from far away, but up close it looks awful! I tried washing it, but it did nothing. What is this stain?! I've never seen anything like it before! Does anyone have any idea?
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3 comments:

  1. Dandelion Vintage12:01 PM

    Hi,
    We all buy stuff that ends up having flaws that you've missed. maybe it was the lighting of the room that you were in.
    If it is burgundy, on black, I would assume that it was some sort of fade spot. Some black rayons or acetates tend to get a burgundy hue to them after time.
    You might try dabbing a little black dye on the spot, or get a black fabric marker that will match to cover the spot. Test the marker on the inside first though, because some markers turn out shiny.

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  2. miss vintage love8:40 AM

    Thanks girls...I will try and find some black fabric dye...so hopefully that will help

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  3. S.9:56 AM

    I know that disappointment.

    Maybe you can wear it another way with some altering.

    Once I rushed to buy a gorgeous dress from the $5 rack. Got home to find an ugly iron burn.

    I cut out the beautiful cream crinoline and wear it as a skirt. It's quite elegant and feminine.

    People always ask me wear I got it.

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