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<p>[QUOTE="Joan, post: 9831840, member: 5398"]I agree with Bluumz, that it was likely made by a small production clothing business. But it looks like it was altered to fit a shorter person. The cuff hem appears to have been shortened (in the thumbnail photo you can see a thicker/narrower hem underneath). The top could have been shortened and re-hemmed also, which would explain why part of the Helene signature is cut off. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, it could have been made at home by someone who has a serger (overlock sewing machine). I think home sergers became more common in the 1980s-90s. The hand-sewn hook and eye looks like something a home sewer would do, but could have been done by a small production company also.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fabric looks like a one-of-a-kind print since the design doesn't seem to repeat, and the signature on the scarf/belt has slight variations from the signature on the pants.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joan, post: 9831840, member: 5398"]I agree with Bluumz, that it was likely made by a small production clothing business. But it looks like it was altered to fit a shorter person. The cuff hem appears to have been shortened (in the thumbnail photo you can see a thicker/narrower hem underneath). The top could have been shortened and re-hemmed also, which would explain why part of the Helene signature is cut off. On the other hand, it could have been made at home by someone who has a serger (overlock sewing machine). I think home sergers became more common in the 1980s-90s. The hand-sewn hook and eye looks like something a home sewer would do, but could have been done by a small production company also. The fabric looks like a one-of-a-kind print since the design doesn't seem to repeat, and the signature on the scarf/belt has slight variations from the signature on the pants.[/QUOTE]
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