{"product_id":"milk-lace-handmade-1960s-70s-lace-hem-baby-dress","title":"Milk Lace · Handmade 1960s Lace-Hem Baby Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCotton · synthetic lace trim · handmade · 1960s · 47cm length flat · approx. 12-18 months · excellent condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour small silver poppers sit at the shoulders, unassuming until you notice they are the only manufactured thing about this dress. Everything else was decided by hand: the placement of the neckline, the width of the A-line, the double band of lace stitched on last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no label to trace and no maker's mark to search, which tells its own story. Synthetic lace and metal poppers place it loosely in the 1960s, when nylon lace was available to trim everything and home dressmaking for babies was still the norm rather than the exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cut is a simple A-line shift, sleeveless. The neckline is bound in a narrow lace edging that matches the wider insertion lace stacked in two tiers at the hem, the kind of detail that took real patience to keep straight around a curve this small. The poppers at each shoulder are silver-toned metal, sewn on by hand rather than machine-set, and the dress still opens easily over a small head.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"caitiedid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44198519537798,"sku":null,"price":68.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/5960\/8966\/files\/DSC_4332.jpg?v=1785390256","url":"https:\/\/checkout.caitiedid.shop\/products\/milk-lace-handmade-1960s-70s-lace-hem-baby-dress","provider":"caitiedid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}