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Message:: [QUOTE="Northern Lights Lodge, post: 4277161, member: 13464"]Fun pieces!!I agree that the top one looks very 70's... the cuff, that "prairie" look flounce at the bottom... Yes, it could be for a non-U.S. market... but if I had to slot it in to U.S fashion trends: It seems it is a bit of a puzzle. The top looks 40ish to me... the heavy beadwork and the "epaulette" at the shoulder (which I feel is very 40's - Boogie Woogie  Bugle Boy and all) and the pleated bodice with that funky mock "shirred" waist. BUT, the skirt isn't near full enough for a 40's to me.  I don't think they did much with that straight of a skirt in the 40's, as the 30's had straighter silhouettes. I don't think it is 20's as the waists were usually dropped. So IF it was made for a U.S. Market - it seems like it would be somewhere between a late 30's - mid-1940's piece. All just a guess... I wonder if it was a wedding gown.... again a but... but, it certainly doesn't follow the trends of U.S. brides during that time frame. Cheerio Leslie[/QUOTE]