'I found an old dress in my attic - I was stunned to learn it's worth £35,000'
Based on the zigzag trim on the strapless gown, Wilkinson estimates it came from Christian Dior’s autumn/winter 1949 collection at a time when the he was still creating designs personally.
Adeline said: “Henry encouraged me to get my grandmother's dress valued and put me in touch with Kerry Taylor Auctions in London.”The TikToker said: “This completely floored me!” Recently Adeline's uncle sent her a photo that shows her grandmother dancing in the dress before her death in 1956.“My grandfather worked in the foreign office so my grandmother would have worn the dress for events held by my grandfather’s office, or events he was invited to.“I’ve kept the dress for this long because I had always planned to wear it. But it’s so beautiful, it needs a really special occasion.”She said: “I plan on keeping the dress, at least until I’ve had a chance to wear it.
“I think lots of people were also really interested to know its value, but overall, the interest has been mostly around how my grandmother came around to having a custom-made ballgown.Last year another TikToker told how she hoped to wear her grandmother's 1950s wedding dress at her own wedding.
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