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| Sarara Vintage image of 40s Glentex Scarf details. |
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Vintage Schiaparelli Scarf ad from magazine. |
So, looking at this newest 40s find, I thought hum, it does have a certain Schiaparelli flair, but alas her coupling with Glentex was much later.
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| November 1946. Glentex Scarf Ad. From my personal collection. Image copy property of Sarara Vintage. |
Exhibit A. Schiaparelli and Glentex's history. Exhibit B. Gloria Vanderbilt licensed a line of scarves in the 70s with Glentex....
Well, if you look the trademark up, this is what you find- That it is a registered trademark first applied for in 1939, specializing in Ladies Scarfs and Handkerchiefs owned by Honey Fashions, Ltd. Glensder Textile Co. After this information, I saw a New York address and a website lead/emails and a Quebec contact list. There was not much on the current site but email addresses. So I contacted the current owners!
LABELS and PRODUCTS:
In 1948, if I remember correctly they switched to the Duck in the rain logo or at least trademarked it for use beginning around 48 or 49.
The label on my is piece is early and maybe the earliest style, I am currently looking for the 1939 example.
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| 1952 Glentex ad, Honey Fashions. Notice the original New York address mentioned in the original trademark below. |
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| 1940s-early 50s Glentex Scarf. No tag, but displays similar cut, material and sequins. Image property of Poppys Vintage Clothing |
From what I have seen as a vintage seller, they produced accessories such as beaded collars via Japan and scarf pins as well. Many scarves were also made in Japan by the company of various fabrics including silk. Glentex was well popular through the 50s and famous as a brand working with Schiaparelli and other designers such as Gloria Vanderbilt by the 60s-70s.
Glentex tags on collars and scarfs during the 50s are very similar Glentex italic script as seen in the above ad with made in Japan below often on collars. I have also seen some made in India for Glentex. Simple white background and yellow lettering.
A similar tag is used in the 60s -look at the script on the ad below. Below I have also included a 50s-60s label example closeup from a pearl beaded collar.
"Manufactures women`s hair accessories, gloves, handbags, belts, scarves, shawls, & kids backpacks Bismalemide fabric or cloth, Graphite fabric or cloth, Glass fabric or cloth, Resin impregnated fabric or cloth, Wire mesh fabric or cloth, Lace, Netting, Mesh, Coated fabrics, Upholstery fabrics, Hook and loop fabrics or tapes, Elastic braid..."via www.macraesbluebook.com.
TO BE Continued...... ( I will post the results of the interview or info acquired via the contact etc.- if any) For now here is a sneak peak at the scarf I am posting in the vintage scarf this week!
UPDATE:
I did find a contact phone but they directed me to someone else. So to sum it up no real response. I may try one other thing, but I get the sense that they maybe wholesale or manufacture for others under that name if it is the same old Glentex!
Glentex tags on collars and scarfs during the 50s are very similar Glentex italic script as seen in the above ad with made in Japan below often on collars. I have also seen some made in India for Glentex. Simple white background and yellow lettering.
A similar tag is used in the 60s -look at the script on the ad below. Below I have also included a 50s-60s label example closeup from a pearl beaded collar.
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| Closeup. Sarara Vintage. 1950s Collar beaded Japanese tag for Glentex. |
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| Sarara Vintage cropped closeup of 50s-60s Glentex Trademark in ad. |
Current Glentex or Honey Fashions Ltd. company records for New York indicate that they produce today:
"Manufactures women`s hair accessories, gloves, handbags, belts, scarves, shawls, & kids backpacks Bismalemide fabric or cloth, Graphite fabric or cloth, Glass fabric or cloth, Resin impregnated fabric or cloth, Wire mesh fabric or cloth, Lace, Netting, Mesh, Coated fabrics, Upholstery fabrics, Hook and loop fabrics or tapes, Elastic braid..."via www.macraesbluebook.com.
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| 1940s Glentex Scarf/Tie. Sarara Vintage Image. |
UPDATE:
I did find a contact phone but they directed me to someone else. So to sum it up no real response. I may try one other thing, but I get the sense that they maybe wholesale or manufacture for others under that name if it is the same old Glentex!
Thanks for the article. I picked up some really nice vintage scarfso and this is so educayion.Thank you for the effort and sharing your knowledge.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the article. I picked up some really nice vintage scarfso and this is so educayion.Thank you for the effort and sharing your knowledge.
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ReplyDeleteMy stepmom passed down a Glentex scarf to me, and as I had never heard of the company before, I searched and found your site.
Thank you for the photos of tags.
The one my step-mom had was not printed, nor was it one solid color. A deep, rich brown in one corner yields to a Dijon mustard color- with a ripple or wisp of the brown flickering across the vast middle- and gradually shades off to a light butter color at the corner diagonally opposite the dark brown.
The edge is machine sewn.
I do not know what material it is made of…. And I am wishing to wash it for a fresh-clean start as it greets its 60th year and a new steward.
This is written on August 3, 2021;
Previous comments date back five years, so this message is hopeful in an abstract sense that
MAY BE
someone will see this and share what they know about the designer of the type of color-shifting Glentex scarf I have beside me now.
The washing instructions I welcome as well, though I suspect a “search” for determining such matters is a swifter source for that practical information!