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Very Deep by Rick ElmesA young woman in a rather fetching yellow dress with matching hat and shoes, sits on a rock and casts a reflection in the water nearby. Date: 1927
Gibson Girl - Dorothy Date: circa 1910s
Gibson Girl - Bertha Date: circa 1910s
Striking Beauty WorkersFour women workers from The Beauty Shop, on strike for decent living wages and decent working hours. Date: early 1930s
Snake TattooThe latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the back with serpents, butterflies, etc. This picture was taken in a London salon. Date: 1929
David Wright woman in white evening dressElegant woman in a white evening dress, fixing her stocking near her dressing table. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour
Princess Daisy of Pless with her sonDaisy, Princess Henry of Pless (1873 - 1943), formerly Mary Theresa Olivia Cornwallis-West. A great Edwardian society beauty, she married one of Imperial Germanys wealthiest princes in 1891
David Wright woman in black evening dressElegant woman with red hair, wearing a black evening dress with a red flower on the bodice, and matching red material below the waist
David Wright woman with lipstickElegant woman in a low-cut blue evening dress, putting on bright red lipstick at her dressing table. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour
David Wright pin-upRed-headed woman in black underwear with bra straps slipping seductively down her shoulders. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour
Georgina, Countess of DudleyGeorgina Elizabeth (nee Moncreiffe), Countess of Dudley (1846 - 1929), society beauty and second wife of 1st Earl Dudley. Daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe
Calendar girl by David WrightA blonde woman dressed in a transparent black teddy which leaves little to the imagination relaxes on a chaise lounge and enjoys the sensation of a new pair of silky stockings through her elegantly
Gilt-edged Security by Elsie HardingIllustration by Elsie Harding featuring a beautiful and elegant young woman with red hair just visible tying a bandeau style cloche hat in gold colours around her lovely head
Britannia and Eve front cover, April 1954An elegant woman in a full-skirted dress with a nipped in waist typical of 1950s fashion, poses with hat and gloves finishing off her ensemble
Travelling HairdresserRoadside Beauty Service. A travelling hairdresser gives a girl a fashionable haircut
Mme Recamier / Cig CardJEANNE-FRANCOISE-JULIE- ADELAIDE RECAMIER nee BERNARD French society beauty and wit
1950S Girl and FlowersA blonde model with typical short, set fifties hairstyle and glossy pink lipstick poses with a bunch of pink roses
Striped Bathing CostumeEdwardian bathing beauty in a striped one-piece bathing costume & espadrilles with embroidered linen uppers & ribbon lacing
Brown Sugar by David Wright, showing a woman lounging on a bed. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
A Subject for Wishful Thinking by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Call to Arms by David Wright, showing a model removing her army uniform. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Caught in the Slips by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Life-Line by David Wright, showing a back view of a naked lady. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Yes or No? by David Wright showing a glamorous blonde woman with a headscarf looking questioningly at the artist. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during
The Red Herring by David Wright showing a red-haired woman in a red blouse. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Spitfire by David Wright showing a semi-naked woman, half-dressed in an elaborate evening gown and carrying a feather fan
Male Type / Naked BeauteA naked man in heroic classical pose
Lake Coniston 1950SThe breathtaking view over Lake Coniston in the English Lake District, Cumbria, seen from Tarn Hows
Cinderella & PrinceThe Prince is charmed by this unknown beauty and offers her gifts of fruit. He hardly acknowledges the presence of the other ladies at the ball
Tatler cover - Tamara KarsavinaTamara Karsavina (1885 - 1978), Russian ballet dancer, who, in 1919, at the time of this photograph, had been performing with the Russian Ballet at the Alhambra Theatre in London. Date: 1919
Sketch cover - Mrs Frank PershouseFront cover of The Sketch featuring a portrait of Mrs Frank Pershouse, the former Gwyneth Humphreys by society portrait artist, Olive Snell
Advert / Neige CevennesNeige des Cevennes - beauty creams and liquids Date: 1930
Lady Diana Manners (1891-1981), British society beauty, actress and wife of Duff Cooper. Later became Lady Duff Cooper, Viscountess Norwich
Advert for John Pound & Co cases 1913Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904. With less time to run his business, he gave contol of the company to his two sons
Contentment - A slightly dishevelled, yet happy, young lady. Date: 1908
Front cover of the Sketch Book, 1925, by E H ShepherdFront cover of the Summer Sketch Book of 1925, featuring an illustration of a young woman in a diaphanous green dress stepping gracefully down between two urns of flowers
Cool and Collected by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Sleeping Beauty - 5Beauty comes upon the old woman spinning in an upstairs chamber of the palace. The cat and the crow should be a warning to her that the old woman is a witch
His Fatal Beauty, by BairnsfatherHis Fatal Beauty OLD BILL: " My wife married me for love, ye know, Bert" BERT (after prolonged and somewhat pained scrutiny of Bills face): " I had been wonderin what it was, Bill
La Petite Francaise by William BarribalBeautiful portrait of a dark-haired French woman by William Barribal. 1917
Ginger by BarribalPortrait of a pretty young woman with flaming red hair by the artist William Barribal. Date: 1914
Woman in Blue by David WrightBeautiful portrait of an unidentified woman by David Wright, better known for his pin ups. She sits with her arms folded and looks over her shoulder while wearing a turban style scarf on her head
Woman washing by David WrightBeautiful portrait of a woman, possibly the artists wife, Esme, sitting in a small metal bath. Date: c.1948
David Wright woman with yellow gloves in a gardenElegant woman in a blue dress and yellow gloves in a garden, representing one of The Girls They Left Behind. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour
Gibson Girl - Miranda Date: 1903
Lady at dressing table - WWI postcard by George RansteadLovely, decorative illustration by amateur, soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, depicting a lady at her dressing table. circa 1916
Gibson Girl - Kate (on the telephone) Date: circa 1910s
Britannia and Eve, April 1940Front cover illustration featuring an attractive lady at the wheel of a car, although where the rest of the car is is anyones guess
