{"product_id":"handmade-ditsy-baby-dress","title":"Private Meadow · 1980s Handmade Navy Floral Baby Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDitsy floral cotton · cluny lace waist and hem · embroidered rose · scotty dog button straps · handmade, no label · 1980s to 1990s · approx. 6–12 months\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNavy cotton twill scattered with a whole meadow of tiny flowers, banded in white cluny lace at the yoke and hem, made by hand for one particular child. There is no label, because there is no label on a homemade thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree details make this dress extraordinary. First: a single embroidered rose stitched at the centre front waistband, where only the maker would think to put it. Second: scotty dog buttons at each shoulder strap, chosen with obvious delight. Third: the whole garment has been made from navy floral cotton that someone already had at home and loved enough to use for something. This kind of domestic dressmaking, a whole dress sewn at home for a baby with lace from the notions drawer and embroidery added for the pleasure of it, belongs to a very specific window in women's domestic life. The 1980s and early 1990s were the last period in which this kind of making was widespread. This dress is a small record of that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lace is white and cluny-knotted; the cotton body is clean and the embroidered details are bright. A genuinely handmade object.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"caitiedid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44084081164422,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/5960\/8966\/files\/DSC_2642.jpg?v=1782112494","url":"https:\/\/checkout.caitiedid.shop\/products\/handmade-ditsy-baby-dress","provider":"caitiedid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}