a long time a comin'

I have been surprisingly lucky in the last few weeks re dresses not only to sell on, but for me too.
This one I got at a market last week. The girls who sold it to me said it belonged to a 90 year old who handmade it but left it hanging in her wardrobe for 50 odd years. Although I believe it came from this old lady I see traces where a label once was on the neck. Maybe it was the nursing home name label. Oh Jeez.

This is a dress I have been waiting to have for 25 years. Twenty five long years!
A 1940-50's brown wrap around. In the 80's I wanted so badly to wear this with cowboy boots. I have never grabbed paid and said adieu so quickly in my life when I found this. I think I am a kind of normal person but to yearn for a dress for this long?? It may look like a robe but its not. Really.