Help me find this dress from about 20 years ago!

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It's the dress Gwen Stefani wore in the video for Don't Speak. I wanted it then and never managed to find one similar.

Yesterday I saw the video and still loved the dress. I've been googling madly since and still can't find one like it. Gwen Stefani said she bought it from a thrift store around 1990 and it was made of a rayon material so draped beautifully.

Can anybody help? I have never coveted an item of clothing so long in my life!

I think your best option would be to find a good dress maker.

Laura Ashley used to have dresses like that.

Sorry - a long time ago!

Not exactly the same but this one is similar, maybe add your own buttons? www.lindybop.co.uk/dresses-c1/tea-day-dresses-c2/juliet-navy-polka-dot-tea-dress-p143

www.joythestore.com/louche-cathleen-spot-print-tea-dress
How about this?

Try The Seamstress of Bloomsbury.

www.lindybop.co.uk/dresses-c1/tea-day-dresses-c2/juliet-navy-polka-dot-tea-dress-p143/s1257?utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=apos-juliet-apos-navy-polka-dot-tea-dress-size-12-juliet-12&utm_campaign=froogle&cid=GBP&gclid=CjwKEAjwrMzHBRDW3saA88aT80MSJACbvo1THYFhSzbF3m1PMe6D2sROWCBMGN4ZwdLJHpe4TncqmRoCk-Lw_wcB#fo_c=1085&fo_k=c4d8d4caa0f799dff17ea08534ed9f18&fo_s=gplauk&fo_oid=2137&pdg=kwd-293443011815:cmp-749220121:adg-39625186059:crv-176799231589:pid-1257

This is really similar

Lol! Beaten to it by Odin

Ooh so many replies so quickly! Am off to investigate all of them and and stupidly excited!

i was going to say the lindy bop juliet too. I have this dress and its lovely

What about this? It's viscose so it should drape nicely.

Coming along to say that this was absolutely not 20 years ago. No way. Nope. Christ I am old.

Well I've just ordered the Lindy Bop one but am now hankering after the Nancy Mack one too - it's gorgeous! And since it's a different pattern maybe I should have both

And yes cali I feel old too

The Lindy bop Ionia dress (sorry link won't work) is also similar. I love her look in this video.

I had at least two two like that. One was from M&S and I can't remember where else. Anyway the point is, there were lots of them around so I would try vintage stores, websites and weigh and pay sales. Then find someone who does alterations if you need to.

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/295362639/vintage-1940s-1950s-navy-polka-dot-rayon?&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_uk_en_gb_-clothing-other&utm_custom1=331a47e6-3434-4859-9b73-455d235d71b5&gclid=CjwKEAjwrMzHBRDW3saA88aT80MSJACbvo1TcZi4Ya_KoPfM71Rc6X8CSgo891YtNyczLLDeponTuBoCV2fw_wcB

Could have the neckline altered?

Sorry this is a super old post but I was also hunting down a version of this dress for so long and came across this thread! I managed to find something pretty damn close so had to share in case anyone else is still looking! joanieclothing.com/gwen-navy-polka-dot-tea-dress.html from a brand called Joanie and it's even called Gwen so obviously an homage.

AHHH an old thread, no wonder the links didnt work

and I love a Lindy Bop dress

Yes, I was wondering why the links didn't work. I like that dress. I've seen a similar one in Whistles, but no buttons

This is the Whistles dress. I quite like it, but it has sleeves

https://www.whistles.com/product/daisy-print-frill-dress-30836.html#cgid=DressesClothingg_WW&sz=60&start=0&pid=daisy-print-frill-dress-30836&pos=40

Well I reckon the OP has long forgotten, but couldn't resist

Not quite the same

@Oldraver Oh that's a good one!

Ooh @Oldraver I have definitely not forgotten! It just took me a couple of months to notice this thread had been resurrected ... I am still searching for the perfect Gwen Stefani dress sadly. I bought the Lindybop Juliet dress, but I still don't feel like it ticks the Gwen Stefani box. It's a lovely dress but looks very 40's so I've not worn it much as it feels a bit fancy dress (for me anyway). I have been inspired all over again by just seeing the video on MTV so am now frantically googling again. If I find anything I will report back. I'm tempted to try the Joanie one but I can see from the pic it's shorter than Gwen's, and I have a wardrobe fill of 'nearly Gwen' dresses already