{"product_id":"steady-hand-hand-made-philippines-1960s-70s-pintuck-cotton-lawn-baby-dress","title":"Steady Hand · Hand-Made Philippines 1960s-70s Pintuck Cotton Lawn Baby Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCotton lawn · vertical pintuck bodice with a stitched vine of leaves · lace-edged collar and sleeves · scattered tonal floral embroidery · hand made in the Philippines · 1960s-70s · 37cm length flat · fits approximately three to six months · excellent condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRun a finger down the bodice and you will feel a full quiet row of pintucks, each one folded to the same narrow width, no give between them for improvisation. Between two of the rows a single vine of leaves climbs in tonal thread, easy to miss until the light catches it side-on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe label is small, teal script on a white ribbon: hand made, Philippines, size six months. Garments like this one moved through the mid-century Filipino cottage trade in real volume, cut and embroidered by hand for export, sold on through department stores and baby boutiques on the other side of the world. The fineness of the lawn, the machine-assisted evenness of the tucks and the tonal rather than coloured embroidery place this one in the 1960s-70s stretch of that trade. A woman's hours went into a dress built to fit for a season, and that arithmetic never seemed to trouble the women doing the sewing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook for the lace-edged collar, softened into two rounded lobes rather than a stiff point, echoed in the narrow lace trim at each puff sleeve. Small tonal blossoms scatter unevenly across the skirt below the tuck line, a spray here, a single flower there, placed by eye rather than a marked grid. The back closes with three small buttons, plain, practical, the only unfussy decision in the whole dress.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"caitiedid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44175429959814,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/5960\/8966\/files\/DSC_3567.jpg?v=1784614650","url":"https:\/\/checkout.caitiedid.shop\/products\/steady-hand-hand-made-philippines-1960s-70s-pintuck-cotton-lawn-baby-dress","provider":"caitiedid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}