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New Arrivals

Newest first, though nothing here is new, which I've always liked as a contradiction. These arrived recently and left somewhere else a long time ago. Nothing is rushed here, and Melbourne is where each piece is packed and sent from.

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Pale pink smocked baby wrap folded flat on a white towel, the dovlee tag visible at the collar and one batwing sleeve spread wide to the left.Another close angle on the collar, the dovlee tag and the snap's two halves shown open beside the satin bow at the throat.

Small Wingspan · Dovlee 1950s Smocked Cotton Baby Wrap

A$75.00
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
The platypus toy lying full-length on a pink and blue floral patchwork quilt, showing its complete nose-to-tail shape. Faded by decades, not by neglect.Close-up of the vinyl bill and one plastic eye, the fur meeting the smooth bill without a seam. The contradiction the whole toy is built from.

Quiet Billabong · 1960s Vintage Genuine Fur Platypus Toy

A$105.00
A white short-sleeve blouse with a ruffled Peter Pan collar and scalloped hem, hanging on a wooden hanger against a green and white patterned fabric backdrop.Blue Punctuation · 1950s-60s Cotton Baby Dress with Scalloped Trim

Blue Punctuation · 1950s-60s Cotton Baby Dress with Scalloped Trim

A$130.00
Full front view of the vest laid flat, star embroidery trailing from each shoulder toward the button placket, the Philippines all cotton tag at the back neck.Close view of the collar and tag, small pastel stars trailing down the scalloped rickrack placket on both sides of a single button.

Small Constellation · Handmade in the Philippines 1950s Embroidered Cotton Baby Vest

A$70.00
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
Pale pink infant cotton vest with hand embroidered florets, hung front facing on a wooden hanger. Small enough to fit a newborn, patient as a held breath.Close view of the front button placket with two pearlescent buttons and rickrack trim, flanked by tiny embroidered flowers. Each stitch sits exactly where a hand placed it.

First Flower · Handmade in the Philippines 1950s-60s Embroidered Infant Vest

A$70.00
Nocturne · Outrage 1990s Black Liquid Satin Bias Slip DressNocturne · Outrage 1990s Black Liquid Satin Bias Slip Dress

Nocturne · Outrage 1990s Black Liquid Satin Bias Slip Dress

A$130.00
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