Adorned Collection (page 3)

Modern magazine cover by David Wright
A front cover illustration from a womans magazine by artist David Wright. Wright regularly contributed to The Sketch during the 1940 s

Modern Weekly magazine cover by David Wright
A front cover illustration from a womans magazine by artist David Wright. Wright regularly contributed to The Sketch during the 1940 s

Home Chat magazine cover by David Wright
A front cover illustration from a womans magazine by artist David Wright. Wright regularly contributed to The Sketch during the 1940 s

Modern Chat magazine cover by David Wright
A front cover illustration from a womans magazine by artist David Wright. Wright regularly contributed to The Sketch during the 1940 s

A Present For A Good Little Girl by David Wright
An illustration of a lady inspecting a new necklace, a gift from a gentleman admirer. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Just A Piece Of Cake by David Wright
An illustration of a seductive lady, provocatively posed on a chaise lounge. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Where Did That One Go. By David Wright
A model posed in elaborate lingerie with a long train, decorated with orange flowers. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

The Last Silk Stocking. By David Wright
A lady reclining in an easy chair or chaise lounge, dressed in a negligee and inspecting the last of her stockings. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during

Landing Craft by David Wright
A lady posed on the edge of the bed putting in her earrings. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Gilding The Lily by David Wright
A David Wright illustration of a lady wrapped in a large fur coat. She looks away from the viewer, whilst putting in here earring

Cairo Dancing Girl, Egypt
A Dancing Girl from Cairo, Egypt - adorned with a multide of long necklasses and tassles

Ladies daywear, 1927
A design, from the Drapers Exhibition, for a dress featuring a low slung waist fastened with a metal clasp and a skirt adorned with embroidery and fringing, 1927

Paris fashions for February, 1864
Sketches of designs featured on the monthly ladies fashion page. (From left) The walking dress, made from dark brown silk, trimmed with black velvet

Swimming Pool 1930S
The luxurious bubbling swimming bath of St. Gellert, Budapest, Hungary, which has a hall adorned with Byzantine mosaics, and radioactive water

Empire Fashions 1864
Striped cloak: fringing & lace border. White ball dress with rows of puffings adorned with roses. Pink & white dress: under-skirt with 6 flounces & lace-edged tunic

Green Dress
Late 19th century deptiction of clothing from 1860. An emerald green dress adorned with pinked flounces, mandarin sleeves & white undersleeves (engageantes)

Warrior of the Congo
A warrior of the Congo (approximately todays Zaire) armed with bow and quiver : his feet are bare but his head is adorned with an extravagant feathered headdress

Monstrosities of 1819-20
A satire on fashion. Amongst the styles mocked are cossack trousers, pinched male waists, high stand-fall collars, the Nelson bustle, huge headgear & profusely adorned hemlines

Hats Like Flower Beds
A boy and girl, playing a kissing game, use Mamas flowery picture hats as flower beds. An ideal subsititue as they are adorned with roses, corn & stuffed birds

Opera Dress 1859
Green silk dress worn with a fichu Antoinette; grey dress with tablier of black lace; striped mantle / shawl. Hair arranged in stiff curls & chignons adorned with flowers

Two Danish Women 1901
Two Danish ladies on a wet street - one wears a tailored costume & white feather boa, the other wears a 3/4 length D-B coat with high stand collar & plume adorned hat

FASHION / GOSE / 1909
An impression of the top heavy fashions of 1909: large hats adorned with flowers, a narrow silhouette & and abundance of fur in the shape of stoles & muffs

Gypsy Caravan - 1973
A traditional gypsy caravan at an encampment in Surrey, brightly painted and adorned

LA MODE 1853
Lace trimmed black pardessus, pale grey skirt & a cap adorned with ribbons & flowers. Brown outfit: skirt trimmed in the pyramid style, caraco body worn over a habit-shirt

Green Morning Dress 1823
A lady holds a miniature of her lover. Her green dress has 2 rouleau round the hem and a white vandyked ruff. Her lace cap, adorned with flowers, ties with a pink ribbon

Babies / Long Clothes 1863
Long clothes - possibly a christening robe adorned with tucked panels & lace insertions; short clothes with vandyked sleeves & bodice, also habit-shirts & sleeves

Georgiana / Duchess / Sewell
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, wears a hat of the period - a broad brimmed hat with the crown adorned with ostrich plumes over frizzed hair with large ringlets

Garden Party Frocks 1911
Pelisse style coat with Directoire collar, large hats adorned with osprey & ostrich, high waisted gowns with narrow (hobble) skirts, over-skirt with a central split

Fashion September 1832
Presumably evening gowns? they are made of mousselaine & tulle adorned with ribbons at the shoulder. Both ladies wear black slippers, one has a blue scarf round her neck

Ostrich Farm Postcard
An ostrich farm in South Africa; at this time they were prized for their feathers which adorned fashionable ladies hats in a charmingly picturesque manner

Fashions October 1868
Girl: pleated skirt, front buttoning tunic, cape collar & skirt ends caught up. Blue dress: double skirt, train, pelerine cape, over skirt with diagonal rows of puffings

Grey Dress 1850S
1882 depiction of 1840s fashions: dress en redingote in grey with white under sleeves (engageantes). A white bonnet adorned with golden ears of wheat is also worn

Grey or Striped Gown
Robe redingote: bishop sleeves, defined lapels on the bodice & trimmed to simulate a front opening. Adorned with black net lace. Hair: worn flat to the head

Hair, Hats & Canezous
Front & back views of: Apollo knot coiffure adorned with an arrow; a wide brimmed bonnet with plumes & decorative detailing under the brim & a lace canezou (cape style)

Grape-Trimmed Dress 1840
Dress adorned with bunches of grapes: with a lace falling tucker, pointed waist & short puffed sleeves. The skirt is pinned up on one side. Worn with a plumed tudor style hat

Negligees & Undies 1920S
Stylish negligees, pretty chemise & French knicker sets adorned with geometric trim, fine pleating & embroidery & a boudoir cap with chin-strap & tassel

Theatrical Costume 1890S
Margaret Corneille (possibly an actress) wears a theatrical looking costume with arrow headed, strap shaped applied trimmings & sequin adorned diamond shaped straps & belt Date: late 1890s

Rose Dress 1899
Low cut dress composed of vertical panels of pleated blue fabric & white lace adorned with artificial roses. The skirt fits tight over the hips and flares from the knee

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