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Antique

I still don't know exactly what draws me to something this old, a nightgown monogrammed by a hand I'll never know, a pinafore that's outlasted whoever wore it first by a century. Some of these needed more than mending, seams gone soft with age, and restoring them properly has become something closer to a practice than a task. Once a piece is ready, it goes out from Melbourne.

Antique white dress shirt on the mannequin, a banded collar and buttoned bib front above long sleeves and a side vent gusset.Close-up of the woven label inside the collar, printed Vêtements Natté, Conchon Quinette, beside a small buttonhole.

Long Shadow · Conchon-Quinette Antique French Dress Shirt

A$230.00
Antique white corset cover on the mannequin, a deep panel of broderie anglaise scalloping across the chest above a plain cotton body and gathered waistband.The straps caught backlit, a small peg holding them together at the centre while the eyelet embroidery glows through the fabric.

Five Hands · Antique Edwardian French Broderie Anglaise Corset Cover

A$250.00
The pointed bib front pinned at the bust on a dress form, cotton eyelet reading as a field of small embroidered flowers. Seventy-seven centimetres head to hem.Back view of the waist tie knotted into a bow, the lace-edged sash trailing against the dress form. A single tie doing the work a waistband usually does.

French Maid · Antique 1900s-1920s Hand-Crocheted Lace Eyelet Pinafore Apron

A$145.00
Pale pink antique baby gown hanging full length on a wooden hanger, its pintucked yoke catching the light like a held breath.Detail of the pintuck rows flanking the button placket, with tiny embroidered dots scattered between them.

Petal Hour · Handmade 1910s-20s Pintucked Cotton Lawn Baby Gown

A$130.00
The White Hours · Antique 1910s Monogrammed White Cotton NightgownThe White Hours · Antique 1910s Monogrammed White Cotton Nightgown

The White Hours · Antique 1910s Monogrammed White Cotton Nightgown

A$240.00