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Flower in her Hair by David WrightLovely pin-up by David Wright depicting a slender woman in a strapless black evening dress at her dressing table fixing a flower into her swept up hair. c.1950
Harrods ballgown of nylon net, 1958Advertisement for a Harrods ballgown of nylon net and lace with a billowing skirt on a fitted swathed top. Perfect for a debutante, though inadvisable to stand near open fires while wearing it
Advert for Courtaulds, makers of rayon fabric. The gown depicted is made by Liberty's. In the background is a scene from Ranelagh Gardens in the 18th century. Date: 1954
Couple at Downhill Only Club celebration, 1954Downhill Only Club for skiers, celebration of the start of the season in London. A couple - Miss Vora Mackintosh, who was in the British skiing team, with Mr Jack Shaw-Stewart - share an aperitif
Grosvenor Ball, 1954 - guestsThe third annual Grosvenor Ball at Londonderry House, on Park Lane in Mayfair, London. (The building was demolished in 1965.) Guests Mrs R M Hicks, wearing a beautiful tiered ballgown
Couple at the Cambridge Uni Conservative ballA couple - Miss Colette Hinedson and Mr Leslie Thornton-Wallis - dancing the samba (apparently!) at the Cambridge University Conservative Association Ball. Date: 1949
The Tatler front cover, 9 May 1962Front cover of The Tatler for May 1962 celebrating London Fashion Week and featuring three models (Jean Shrimpton at the back)
Dance, English LancersPeople at a ball, dancing the Lancers (reflecting the military pride engendered by the war in the Crimea)