Bodice Collection (page 3)

Fashions for October 1865
Fashionable womens winter clothing from Paris. Date: 1865

Fashions for September 1865
Fashionable womens and girls clothing from Paris. Date: 1865

Fashions for August 1865
Fashionable dresses for summer 1865, (left to right) walking dress, plain slate-coloured robe. Morning dress, nankeen-coloured taffeta robe and seaside dress, in light grey muslin

LITTLE GIRLS DRESSES
Two little girls in attractive dresses. The one on the left is in two shades of blue and white. The one on the right in green wool crepe. Note the jacket effect on the bodice. Date: circa 1930

RAMSAY GENTLE SHEPHERD
Mary Ann Wrighten in the character of Peggy, in Allan Ramsays pastoral comedy, The Gentle Shepherd. Date: 1777

CRINOLINE REVIVAL 1930S
Crinoline revival gown by Annemarie Heise with a satin skirt with braid trim and a velvet long sleeved bodice with a two colour collar. Date: circa 1939

COSTUME / SERVANT C17TH
An English kitchenmaid: a bodice with voluminous sleeves, pattens, a skirt with ornamented hem hitched up to reveal the petticoat & a close-fitting cap. Date: 1640

WOMAN WAKING 1940S
Young woman, in a nightdress with gathered bodice & broad straps, stretches as she wakes up. A quilted dressing gown hangs up near her bed. N.B Satin quilt or eiderdown. Date: 1940s

Evening Dress 1889
Lady Ridgeway in a gown decorative front lacing, a pointed bodice, V neckline with falling tucker, small up- gathered sleeves & marabou epaulettes. Date: 1889

AT THE RACES 1912
A bright orange tunic dress with a narrow hobble skirt, sleeves with volans, a V neck bodice & pannier or polonaise over-skirt & a soft brimless hat with a plume. Date: 1912

Ladies Soire Early 1850s
Dark red dress: open bodice, basques, pagoda sleeves & 2 bands crossing over a habit shirt. Pink dress: vertical striped fabric worn with black lace fingerless gloves. Date: early 1850s

TRAVEL DRESSES 1931
Two elegant dresses suitable for travel. One has a bodice of broderie a langlaise, the other uses a striped fabric to great effect. Date: March 1931

EVENING DRESS 1819
Gauze round dress with pink spots over white satin slip; flounces of blond lace at the hem. The bodice is cut low revealing the shoulders & is trimmed with bows. Date: 1819

Flounced Evening Dress
An elegant woman wearing a spotted organdie evening dress with deep flounces around the hem & butterfly sleeves; a garland of flowers is worn around the bodice Date: 1930s

BELLE ASSEMBLEE 1852
A blue gown with 2 deep lace flounces; a wedding gown with lace on the bodice and cuffs. Date: 1852

YELLOW EVENING GOWN 1823
Yellow gown with intricate detailing at hem, sleeves & bodice & with a star-burst detail at the bust. She wears flowers & feathers in her hair & a holds a sheer scarf. Date: 1823

Costume - Women 1816
Staw bonnet with a high crown, white percale robe with tucks on the cuffs, bodice & hem possibly worn over a chemisette & with an embroidered ruff. Date: 1816

Fashion for May 1870
Fashionable women from early 1870. Date: May 1870

Fashion for March 1870
Entering the spring fashions of the early 1870s, four women wearing visiting costumes. Date: March 1870

Costume - Children 1880
Boy: knickerbocker, jacket, sailor hat, red socks, heeled boots. Girls: lace dress, yoke bodice, pink sash on hips; kilted skirt, jacket bodies & tie-back skirts. Date: 1880

Visiting Costume 1899
Dark green costume with white floral applique trim. Open jacket bodice with puffed upper sleeve, waistcoat, lace high necked blouse, wrap over gored skirt with curved front. 1899

Woman with red hearts on a Valentine postcard -- My Valentine think of me. Date: circa 1890s

BOY IN FROCK 1850S
A small child (probably a boy) wears a tartan costume of short skirt & short sleeved bodice with shaped basque, lace tucker & narrow ribbon trim & shoes with ankle straps Date: 1850s

Womens clothing for early spring 1912
Women models wearing early spring clothing for day and evening. 1912

Evening gown and bodice by Elsa Schiaparelli
Illustration of an evening gown and bodice by Elsa Schiaparelli, on a fashion page by Winifred Lewis. The outfit is described as

Italian Costumes C15Th
Italian costume: gown with hanging sleeves & laced across the kirtle bodice; gown with large sleeves ornamented with bows. Man: fur-trimmed jacket & sleeveless, hooded garment. Date: 15th century

Costumes of the 1640S
Costumes of various European women not all of them ladies of fashion. N.B decollete bodice with lace falling collar & cuffs & gowns hitched up to reveal petticoats. Date: 1640

Fashions by Dior and Worth
In the background is a two-piece by Dior of silk shantung dyed to a mandarin colour. The pleated skirt is mounted on a chemise top and worn with a sleeveless bodice trimmed with matching bows

Black silk organza dress
A black silk organza dress by Dior. The bodice is banded in black satin ribbon which is also used for the sash tying in a rosette highlighted with a diamante clip. Date: 1961

Mlle Lefevre as Colette at the Theatre Imperial
Mlle. Lefevre as Colette at the Theatre Imperial de l Opera Comique.. She wears a shepherdess outfit with pink bodice and skirts over a white full skirt, all trimmed with roses

Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburghs wedding dress
A sketch showing the profusely embroidered wedding dress worn by Princess Victoria Melita for her marriage to Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse on 19th April 1894 at Coburg

Evening Dress 1890S
Short puffed sleeves, lace- edged falling tucker, bodice with round waist, cuffs, bodice & waistband ornamented with bead work. She holds an ostrich plume fan open. Date: 1890s

Lilac & Black Dress 1870
Black & lilac polonaise: double-breased jacket bodice with revers, under-skirt with broad, single flounce. The over-skirt is arranged to produce an apron front

Evening Dress / Photo 1890
Bodice with natural waist level defined by a scarf, deep V neckline, shoulder straps descending in pleats to a point at the waist, soft short sleeves & roses worn at the bosom

Evening Dresses C. 1875
Pale blue gown with a princess line bodice, white lace bertha & tunic adorned with garlands of roses. Rear view of a blue gown shows the drapery & train

Metal Disc Dress 1968
Mini-dress: bodice & skirt are joined by a band of flat metal discs riveted to transparent plastic - a futuristic style reminiscent of Paco Rabannes metal dress of 1967

Dinner Dress 1913
Sprigged print robe by Doucet based on classical drapery: V -neck bodice with fill-in, dolman sleeves, tunic draped from a high waist, trained tango style skirt

Monkey Fur Coat 1922
A barrel-line coat trimmed with monkey fur has a low waist, pouched bodice, high stand collar & large bow detail at hip level worn with a broad brimmed hat

Falka by H. B. Farnie. Image of Alexina de Kelkirsch
Falka by H.B. Farnie. Alexina de Kelkirsch, shown here, is a young heiress. The caption reads Ive got a mind of my own. Date: 1880s

Amateur theatre performance, The Pyjama Game. Date: circa 1980s

Modern women wearing beautiful dresses 1912
Women models wearing simple spring dresses for afternoon and evening. Date: 1912

Latest fashion from Paris and Berlin 1912
Women models wearing the latest evening and afternoon frocks. Date: 1912

Costume April 1881
French woman wearing a floral dress with bustle. Date: 1881

Advert for International Fur Store 1888
Fur-lined coat with bustle, jacket bodice with high round collar. 1888

Misfitz Dolls - Norwegian. early 20th century

Stylish young lady wearing a cowboy tie-neck bodice
A stylish young lady wearing a pretty georgette bodice with a cowboy tie-neck. Date: 1923

Women in national costume, Mundal, Norway
Two women in national costume, Mundal, Norway. The costume was worn by most people on Sundays and also as a uniform by hotel waitresses. Date: circa 1910s

Woman in national costume, Mundal, Norway. She is carrying two milk pails with a yoke across her shoulders. The costume was worn by most people on Sundays and also as a uniform by hotel waitresses

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