Vest Collection

House to house fighting in Stalingrad, USSR
House to house fighting during the bitter battle amongst the ruins of the battered city of Stalingrad (Volgograd), USSR

TED KID LEWIS
Ted Kid Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff), British-born World Welterweight Champion in 1915, 1916 and from 1917 - 1919. His nickname was the Aldgate Sphinx

Mid-Air on Skis
A man in a vest in mid-air as he skis down a steep mountain

Chemstrand - Woollen vest top - Model: Pattie Boyd
Client: Chemstrand - Woollen striped vest top - Model: Pattie Boyd - Shoot: November 17, 1965. Date: 1965

Chemstrand - Woollen striped vest top - Pattie Boyd
Client: Chemstrand - Woollen striped vest top - Model Pattie Boyd - Shoot: November 17, 1965. Date: 1965

The Cross Country Runner. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1968. Date: 1968

Cambridge Blue 1907
Douglas Stuart dressed for sport in short sleeved vest with pale blue trim & flannel shorts. English sports clothes were to have an increasing influence on fashion

Summer Happening at Harvey Nichols
Shoot for Harvey Nichols - Summer Fashions ('Summer Happening') - white woollen round neck vest top Date: circa late 1960s

Summer Happening at Harvey Nichols
Shoot for Harvey Nichols - Summer Fashions ('Summer Happening') - white woollen round neck vest top Date: circa late 1960s

Comic postcard, Woman on the phone - reducing diet Date: 20th century

Man in new blue suit, pearl vest and white shirt, 1913
Man in new blue suit, pearl vest and white shirt, designed by Kriegck, with red-lined cape. Habit nouveau par Kriegck. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Advert for Aertex men and womens underwear 1933
Aertex underwear, little cells in the fabric that allow the body to breathe. Date: 1933

Lifeboatman with cork life jacket, Victorian period Date: 19th century

Comic postcard, A blow on the Hindenburg Line, WW1 - a satirical comment on the German defensive position on the Western Front, showing a German soldier with a line of washing. Date: circa 1916-1917

Comic postcard, Plump man drinking in pub Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Middle aged couple in bedroom Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man chats with lifeguard on the beach Date: 20th century

Woman in striped linen dress and vest in soft ribbed silk or faille, hat with cockade. She writes love with her cane in the sand. Robe de linon raye avec petite veste de faille souple

Bride in embroidered sheath wedding dress with lace
Bride in embroidered sheath wedding dress with long lace veil with tassels. Une mariee. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Armand Vallee from Tommaso Antonginis Journal

Woman in outfit for tennis, 1913
Woman in outfit for tennis. Scarlet jacket, white skirt, green cloche hat. Costume de tennis. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Woman in marine blue chiffon skirt and turquoise vest, 1913
Woman in skirt of marine blue chiffon, vest of turquoise crepe de chine, seated on a chaise longue. Jupe de mousseline de soie marine

Porcelain designs for tableware, 1913
Porcelain designs for tableware from Saxe, Mennecy, Nymphenbourg and Wedgwood, 1913. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames et des Modes

Woman in long coat of chincilla fur with lampstand
Woman in long coat of chincilla fur, wide brimmed hat with feathers, fixing a lampstand. Grand manteau de chinchilla. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Woman in yellow chiffon night gown and hat getting into bed
Woman in yellow chiffon night gown and hat, bed with striped curtains, white doves in foreground. Costume et coiffure de nuit en mousseline jaune

Woman in evening gown of ash blue satin with Irish lace. Manteau du soir en satin bleu cendre avec garnitures d Irlande. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Woman in vest of Scottish silk vest, crepe cotton skirt
Woman sitting in armchair wearing a vest of Scottish silk vest, crepe cotton skirt, with a cat playing with her parasol. Veste de soie ecossaise, jupe de crepon de coton souris

Lux Soap
Lux won t shrink woollens. Why don t they use Lux? Depicts child crying because his vest has become too tight. Date: circa 1907

Knitting for the long winter evenings, 1943. Patterns for vest and pants, and a pastel sweater. Date: 1943

Proud Father sitting in bed with his young baby
Proud Father wearing a string vest sitting in bed with his young baby. Date: 1953

Tommy Green with 24 trophies, 1932 Olympics
Tommy Green (1894-1975), British racewalker and 50, 000 metres gold medallist in the 1932 Summer Olympics (held in Los Angeles, USA), photographed with 24 trophies. Date: circa 1932

Cuff links, waistcoat buttons, shirt studs in mother of pearl, jade, carbuncle, etc. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Javanese man of the upper classes, a mantri, wearing a silk sabook girdle and wide djarit sarong and sikapan vest. He carries a kris in his girdle

Javanese man in war dress, Indonesia. He wears tchilana drawers, katoh coat, amben girdle, sanglang and kotang vests and sikapan jacket. Three kris swords in his girdle

French page boy, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Advert for Aertex mens underwear 1911
Aertex Cellular clothing for men, for all seasons. Date: 1911

Woman and boy in a kitchen, possibly as part of a safety in the home campaign. Date: circa 1960s

Woman Golfer in Red Vest Acknowledges Crowd Date: 1913

Clears Up Date: 1925

Thomas William Green - English Racewalker
Date: 1935

Advert for Dorothy Perkins - womens undergarments 1928
A selection page of undergarments for women in 1928, available at Dorothy Perkins, at Oxford Street. Date: 1928

CLOTHES FOR MOROCCO 1924
Man: plus fours, flat cap, knitted vest, plaid or tartan socks & brogues. Women: cloche hats, tubular shaped skirts with jacket or belted tunic & spectator/co-respondent shoes. Date: 1924

Englishman of 1670
In 1666, a new style for men is introduced in sharp contrast to the extravagant court styles : the long vest or body-coat is an intimation of things to come Date: circa 1670

Seller and cycle-powered mobile food stall, Fetiye, Turkey
A street food seller stands beside his cycle-powered mobile food stall in Fetiye, Turkey. He wears a trilby hat and a waistcoat and looks sideways at the camera. Date: circa 1984

The Northwestern High School Basketball Team 1913-1914. Date: circa 1914

Couple sitting on their 1948 Harley Davidson motorcycle
Young man & girlfriend wearing helmets & goggles sitting on their 1948 Harley Davidson 1000cc Knucklehead motorcycle & sidecar in the countryside in the ealy 1950s

St Michaels Fireworks Factory, Lija, Malta -- close-up of a workman. Lija is well known for its firework displays, especially during the early August festival period. Date: 1966

Kim Wilde Wannabe
A Kim Wilde or Bananarama wannabe with blonde highlights and a fetching string vest with an off-the-shoulder t- shirt and rather tight jeans ignores The Jam lookalikes! Date: mid 1980s

Jacobin. The French Revolution, 18th century. Engraving

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