The easiest way to date a piece of women’s clothing as vintage is to identify whether it has a union label.<\/p>\n
The most popular union label found in vintage clothing is from the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU).<\/p>\n
Vintage clothing pickers and sellers often use ILGWU union labels to help identify the general era a piece of clothing was made because the union tag’s design (which has changed 8 times since 1900) can help narrow the garment’s age within a window of approximately 10 to 20 years.<\/p>\n
To conclude a garment’s exact era, it’s recommended that you use my Dating Vintage as Clothing<\/a> and 5 Ways to Date the Age of Vintage Clothing <\/a>for more help, and subscribe to my newsletter for dating vintage tips only available to subscribers.<\/p>\n Because the top ranked search result for “union labels<\/a>” is an Ebay guide sadly missing most of its original images, I decided to produce this post to give you updated materials for identifying ILGWU union labels in vintage women’s clothing.<\/p>\n This guide is on ILGWU union labels found in women’s clothing only — guides to union labels in women’s hats, lingerie and men’s clothing will be produced in the near future!<\/p>\n Visit my article for 13 tips on dating vintage clothing labels<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/span>DISCLOSURE<\/span><\/h2>