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Posted 3 years ago
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My grandmother bought this in Hawaii a long time ago. I'm not actually sure what this is... It looks like a dress, but it only fastens to the waste and there are large slits on either side. It's like a combo between a dress and a jacket, so I call it a "dracket".
Anyhow, it's in great shape; no dry rotting or tears. the fabric is a tiny bit faded perhaps, but maybe not. I think this garment was "new" before I was born. My parents stored things for my grandmother and this is one of them. I wore it a couple of times when I was younger (it seemed like a waste not to wear something so neat). It closes with those "frog" things made of cord. It seems Asian in style, but in a Hawaiian patterned fabric.
I've heard that some people collect vintage Hawaiian shirts, but I don't know if anyone collects something like this. Anyhow, if someone could just tell me what this thing is actually called I'd be happy.
Kimonos"Kimono" technically means Japanese dress, but for Westerners, the word ref…
You can look at the average selling price of this brand on ebay~ it's $16.79.
Many examples of this brand are on ebay, it might help your research. I'd say it was a jacket & had a matching dress or pant set.
does it have a maker's label inside it?