Belted Collection

Woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, London
A woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, at Kennington, London, wearing belted jacket (summer uniform), helmet with badge, white shirt and tie, and duty armband. Date: 1933

Lord William Howard, Belted Will
Lord William Howard (1563-1640), English nobleman and antiquary, nicknamed Belted Will (or Bold Will). circa early 17th century

Dressed to Kill 1912
Woman: tailor-made with a narrow skirt, belted long line jacket with bellows pockets & a trilby hat. Man: jodphurs, gaiters or leggings, belted jacket with a pleated back & patch pockets

Bon Ton Skiwear
For Chamonix: sensible yet stylish clothing includes gaiters & leggings, fringed scarf, knitted jumper, flat cap with earflaps; belted jacket & plaid skirt

Flight / Flying Girl
Pretty young aviatrix in a belted leather flight coat, leather gauntlets, helmet & goggles

Chic Vs False Chic 1914
True chic - elegant young woman wears the latest fashion to good advantage: hobble skirt & long belted fur trimmed jacket, the skirts of which create a tunic & a fur muff. Date: 1914

Burberry outfits
These models are wearing Burberry outfits in tweed, in an article printed shortly before the beginning of the grouse hunting season. Date: 1939

Advert for Burberry, depicting a fashionable shooting outfit. Date: 1939

A street dress from Susan Small, a ready-to-wear fashion label founded in the 1940s by Leslie Carr Jones. Date: 1954

The front cover of Britannia and Eve from January 1954. Date: 1954

An advert for Wolsey's range of women's wear. Date: 1943

A selection of women's loose jackets for sale. Date: 1921

Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, males 1, female 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania

Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus, adult male 1, and female in winter plumage. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds

Advert for Goochs childrens spring coats 1923
Selection of kids spring coats for spring 1923. Date: 1923

Page of Fashion adverts 1937
Two adverts from Woolands of model wearing a graceful full length Ascot dress, designed in floral organza, patterned in charming shades, petalled frill on bodice and skirt

Page of fashion adverts - October 1927
Page of four fashion adverts for womens clothing, for Autumn, from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 1927

Advert for Shoolbred & Co. womens fashion 1905
Two Edwardian women wearing, left; a very pretty and simple Paris-made Voile dress in cream and all shades trimmed in empire lace and lined fined batiste

Curtis British Entomology Plate 615
Lepidoptera: Nyssia zonaria = Lycia zonaria ssp. britannica (Belted Beauty) [Plant: Veronica hederifolia (Ivy-leaved Speedwell)] Date: 1824-39

JANTZEN SWIMWEAR 1930
Two athletic blondes in their Jantzen bathers. A green tank costume with matching cape & a belted costume in 2 shades of blue. Date: 1929

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

CULOTTES ON CYCLES 1937
Two French ladies cycle into the countryside on their tandem clad in tailored costumes comprised of culottes (divided skirts), a belted blouse or D-B jacket. Date: 1937

Toddler boy dressed up for his first studio portrait photograph circa 1903

Stylish woman in an elegant coat and handbag
Stylish late-1940s woman in an elegant coat and handbag - the floral buttonhole may attest to her attending a wedding when this shot was taken? Date: circa 1949

Dresses for 1932
Three women wearing smart frocks, first is a Dorville model in brown and green tweed, the sides of the bodies green to match the coat

Shirtwaister dress by Michael, 1959
An elegant outfit comprising of a white silk shirtwaister dress belted with tan suede designed by Michael of Carlos Place

Golden Square coat advertisement
Advertisement for Golden Square clothes manufactured by Watt, Thexton and Co who specialised in overcoats and topcoats. This half-belted travelling coat is described as

Chestnut-belted gnateater, Conopophaga aurita, and flame robin, Petroica phoenicea.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology

Elegant Ladies in Shower
Costumes by Doeuillet: narrow line skirts with wrap-over front or button detail & tunic style belted jackets. Hats: cocked brim & flat crown or tall cloche style with plume

Advert for Margaret Marks of Knightsbridge 1933
Models wearing ready to wear two-piece dresses, suits and coats. 1933

Advert for Aquascutum mens coats 1929
Mens coat made from impenetrable Aquascutum trench coatings, with detachable collar and lining of Teddy Bear Fleece. 1929

Autumn wardrobe 1935
Back page of a fashion catalogue, showing three women wearing autumn wardrobe. Date: 1935

Belted Kingfisher, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838

Autumn fashion for coats 1929
Model wearing tailored tweed coat with fox fur collar and leather belt and trim. Date: 1929

Rural ball dress 1832
Woman wearing off shouldered white rural ball dress with bishop sleeves. Date: 1832

Advert for Goochs winter clothing 1915
Winter double breasted tweed coats for little boys. 1926

Advert for Debenham & Freebody knitted coats 1915
Lightweight summer coats for women with wrap around tie belts. Made from artifical silk, knitted wool and pure rich silk. 1915

A steamer coat of Connemara tweed
A grand steamer coat that would look equally well ashore - an important consideration when one does not want to be overburdened with luggage

Jaeger advertisement 1931
Advertisement for Jaeger coats urging potential customers to dash round to Jaeger, to, abduct a gladdening coat. Date: 1931

Smart winter coats 1936
Various womens coats for winter 1936, in a fashion catalogue. 1936

German Nobles C14Th
Hood-turbans, fur-lined & trimmed houppelande with bagpipe sleeves, a voluminous garment cape-like in shape but belted & worn over a gipon (the buttoned sleeves visible) Date: 14th century

Swimwear / Barbier 1913
Pretty bathing belle in a swimsuit consisting of a high waisted & belted tunic (presumably with shorts or bloomers beneath) & a matching cap daintily holds a crab. Date: 1913

Advert / Kuppenheimer Clo
The Beltsac: double-breasted jacket with belted back, long lapels & large patch pockets - a somewhat effeminate style! Worn with a straw boater, spotted tie & cane. Date: 1917

Englishman of 1415
Short belted tunic, long sleeves : jewelled cap, and two-colour hose, more suitable for the parlour than the field of battle Date: circa 1415

Englishwoman 1385
Her loose surcoat is cut away, revealing her belted under- dress; her hair is hidden beneath her jewelled caul Date: circa 1385

English Ladies C15
Three ladies of rank wear long high-belted dresses to keep them warm in draughty castles, and high pointed hats for ornament rather than any practical purpose Date: 15th century

Costume by Rouff 1931
A tailored suit in grey by Maggy Rouff. The skirt has large pleats and the jacket is belted and has an unusual fold-back cuff detail. Date: 1931

Tweeds for motoring on Alpine roads 1929
Selection of fashion herring-bone tweed coats for women. Date: 1929

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