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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Born2it, post: 4404761, member: 59977&quot;][QUOTE=&quot;Elen Beattie, post: 4403747, member: 18081&quot;I think I can see where buttons would have been before the zipper.[/QUOTE]</p><p>I think I can too. Plus where 2 darts in the front waist of the black bodice (I don’t think it’s a jacket) were let out on either side&nbsp; to suit a modern figure.&nbsp; There’s probably similar signs on the back.&nbsp; Same with the blue. The zipper didn’t just make it easier to get in and out of - it meant a critical extra inch and a half at the waist. Note where the trim at the back waist fails to meet.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you find someone who will appreciate them properly.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t believe these are garments made by reinactors; the fabric damage appears more consistent with age, and alterations made for fit and ease of costume change knowing they wouldn’t be looked at up close.&nbsp; I think these are vintage - and in the case of the black, possibly antique - garments acquired by a drama department/theater group or something similar.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Granted, there are reinactors short on time and knowledge, and sloppy reinactors, but generally speaking a reinactor would do the period thing and try to hide the signs of alterations, and would know better than to add that zipper.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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