Sheer Collection (page 3)

A Languid girl from Southern Russia
Languor A pretty girl from one of the southern Turcic States of Russia with her hand placed luxuriantly behind her neck - giving the a; ppearance of a dreamy, lazy mood (hence the title of the piece)

Alme - Bauty from the Caucasus
" Alme" - a Russian beauty from one of the Southern Turcic States (Turkmenistan?). Date: 1904

A Boyaryshnya - A Boyar Woman
A Boyaryshnya - A Boyar (high ranking) Russian Woman with elaborate headdress, sheer veil and strings of fine pearls. Date: 1909

Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1941
Saving grace.... Here is a hint for fashionwise, yet frugal folk. Choose no other stockings but Bear Brand. For they will give you all the delicacy and beauty that your heart could desire

Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1939
A photograph showing two ladies taking tea dressed in stylish 1930s day dresses. 1939

Sheer cloth

Parisian beauty in figure-hugging dress Date: circa 1910s

Christmas greetings postcard with dance-related poem
Christmas greetings postcard featuring an inset photograph of a pretty girl wearing a sheer veil, over a sprig of holly, above the following dance-themed poem: " Like a dance be your Christmas

Festive stockings packaging design by David Wright
Packaging for Glamour Girl sheer stockings designed by pin-up artist David Wright wishing wearers a Merry Christmas and featuring a glamorous lady with shapely legs wearing a seductive ruffled dark

Santa Caterina del Sasso chapel
The interior of the Santa Caterina del Sasso chapel on Lake Maggiore, Italy. Part of a Dominican Monastery, standing on a sheer rock overlooking the lake. Date: circa 1910s

Miss Perfection Alias Sandra Storme
Alias Sandra Storme. English dancer and actress. Date: 1937

Advert for Aristoc stockings 1934
The Autumn tints year are wonderful this year. Yes - especially in Aristoc. 1934

Advert for Aristoc stockings 1937
" Whenever I see hands in a stocking I think, Ah, Aristoc! " A pure silk stocking of beauty, strength and quality. 1937

Advert for Aristoc stockings
" Whenever I see hands in a stocking I think, Ah, Aristoc! " A pure silk stocking of beauty, strength and quality. 1937

Climbing Foothold
Climbing a sheer rock face should not be attempted without appropriate boots and socks, pegs and safety ropes. Date: 1930s

Two ladies in dresses by Doucet and Beer
Two fashionable ladies in the latest sleeveless dresses. On the left, a pink crepe dress with crystal edging and three layers of frills at the hem, by Doucet

Marta Eggerth (1912 - ) singer and actress from the stage and film. Date: 1934

Two young ladies in dresses by Madeleine et Madeleine

Young lady in evening dress by Jenny
Young lady wearing a black sleeveless beaded evening dress with v-neckline and angular sheer hemline, by Jenny. 1924

Young lady in evening dress by Jeanne Lanvin
Young lady wearing a sleeveless gold sheer lace evening dress worn over a white slip, with a pearl and emerald belt, by Jeanne Lanvin. 1924

Bridal fashions 1928
For a spring wedding, the bride in a 3/4 length shirmp-pink enriched lace satin dress with panels to the sides, wearing a matching long net train

Jungfrau Mountain Allegory
A stylised (and rather bizarre) view of the Jungfrau Mountain, depicted as... a Jungfrau! Date: 1908

Greek Costume / Louvre
ANCIENT GREECE: Nymphs of the cortege of Aphrodite (Venus) wearing sheer & ornamented chitons through which their bodies are clearly visible. Date: B.C

The Sparkle of Champagne by Rene Fallaire
An almost naked woman raises her arms and a glass of champagne in apparent ecstasy as champagne bubbles surround her

The Second Scott Polar Expedition at the Barrier
Captain Scotts expedition reached the Great Ross Barrier in January - February 1911 showing the immense height of the ice barrier, which in some places reached to 280 feet compared to the Terra Nova

Lady of Lefkada, Greece, wearing traditional costume for the region

Georgia - Tbilisi - Gorge close to Botanic Gardens. Tbilisi, the capital (and largest) city in Georgia - formerly known as Tiflis

A View up the Great Beardmore Glacier
A view on the Great Beardmore Glacier up which Captain Scott ascended to the plateau during December 1911 on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole

Rock perched precariously on clifftop
A rock perched (somewhat miraculously) on the top of a steep clif. The striations in the stone attest to their soft compound, the way water has aroded their form over time being made fully apparent

Veiled Turkish Lady from a good Family with fine gloves and a fan

Mademoiselle Rosalia
The Charming and Fragrant beauty of Constantinople - Mademoiseel Rosalia

Cliffside Greek Monastery
Typical Greek Monastic complex, hugging the sheer wall of a cliff

Veiled Egyptian Beauty
A beautiful Egyptian girl behind the veil

Egyptian Beauty and scenes from the country
An Egyptian beauty is framed in a diamond, surrounded by scenes from the country including the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza, an avenue of Palm trees

Egyptian Beauty amoking
An alluring Egyptian beauty turns her gaze outwards from behind her sheer veil, as she smoking a cigarette

Sheer Rep-Hose
The long legs of a seductive flapper girl spill over the edge of a comfortable chair into which she is sinking

Horsemen Scare Aztecs
Because they have never seen horses before, the Aztecs flee in sheer terror from the Spanish horsemen, taking them to be satyr-like monsters

7-GUINEA SUIT 1939
A suit of elegance and dignity.. a sheer delight to wear

Talmas Audience
French actor TALMA, by sheer will-power, sees his audience divested of their clothes and transformed into skeletons, which he claims inspires his finest performances

Edward / Sri Lankan Train
Edward, Prince of Wales, riding on the footplate of a locomotive over the Ghaut, ( Sensation Rock )

Crystal Palace Crowds
Utter chaos and gridlock in central London due to the sheer volume of visitors travelling to the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park

Wall at Crag Lough
One of the most famous views of Hadrians Wall is the section which runs atop the limestone crags, west of Crag Lough

Dinner Table Collapses
During a meal, the dinner table collapses because of the sheer weight of food on it!

Paris Evening Gown 1904
Pretty Paris gown created with layers of sheer fabric profusely ornamented with ribbon & three-dimensional flowers. The pointed sash emphasizes the tiny waist

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