old-fashioned or antique

13:39 Mar 22, 2013 

I am not saying that "period" would does not relate to historical items/clothes etc. The problem is with using "period" here, is that within general usage, it is usually used to describe things when the context is present, but the actual time period being discussed is dated. For example, "Titanic memorial cruise: passengers dress in period costume on the MS Balmoral" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/titanic-anniversary/91957...
This is why we often say "a period drama" for example, because we are in this century, looking back to that period. (And I am not trying to discredit other respondents to your question - it just sounds odd to an English ear).

09:04 Mar 22, 2013 

With Lara. "Period" is inappropriate. IMO, you can simply remove the word. "From her dress, it's clear that the picture was taken around 1906" would work very well, IMO.

00:09 Mar 22, 2013 

Your sentence sounds fine, you might broaden the "period" to "start of the last century" or "early 20th century" instead of using certain year (unless the year is specifically required). There is sometimes certain degree of flexibility afforded to the translator :-)

23:40 Mar 21, 2013 

You would not call this a "period dress" in the context you suggest. If an item or piece of clothing belongs to another point in time, you can describe it as being of a certain "period", but in this context, I would not say "the period dress".

23:14 Mar 21, 2013 

The sentence would be :" The period dress she´s wearing proves she lived in 1906."

10:35 Mar 21, 2013 

The problem is that unless you give the sentence in which you wish to incorporate the term, it's impossible to know what will fit. Still, maybe you've been given enough information to formulate it yourself.

01:04 Mar 21, 2013 

I agree with Veronika.

23:07 Mar 20, 2013 

one word? "in vogue then" or worn/fashionable in those days would make it clear while leaving the "picture" intact.