Boyish Collection

Wigan Pier
Boys in swimming shorts jump off Wigan Pier into the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

Eve Adamised 1927
Eve Adamised : new woman in a liberated age dons male attire of suit & tie with hair in an Eton crop, but signals her gender with make-up, earings & a cigarette holder

Unusual Eton crop for Fraulein von Poremski, 1928
Fraulein von Poremski, a noted Berlin dancer sporting a geometric, and close-cropped hair style, notably masculine and daring, even in 1928 when everyone was shingling their hair. 1928

New Forest boys, Hampshire
Two young boys pull another boy out of the river and onto the riverbank to safety on a summer day in New Forest Hampshire. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Marjorie Craigie, tapestry artist -- an exhibition of her work had just opened at the Bloomsbury Gallery, London. Working in silk and wool, she was influenced by the style of Picasso. Date: 1930

Fraulein von Poremski and her cropped hair, 1928
Fraulein von Poremski, a noted Berlin dancer, with a severe, cropped hairstyle. The Graphic magazine in which this photograph features comments

A ragged street boy is impressed by the boyish look of a smart young woman. Date: 1926

The Language of Hairstyles - what one can glean from the state or choice of hairtsyle! On this card the different styles include: The Joan of Arc - The Permanent (wave) - After the Melee

Slightly Louche Girl in a Studio portrait pose in rather unusual boyish attire. Date: circa 1908

Boyish Hairstyle 1950S
A rather doleful looking ingenue with short pageboy hairstyle with a short, thick fringe (bangs) wears a blouse or dress with a peter pan collar

French Fashion Mid 1920S
Two-piece dress: pleated short skirt & tunic or blouse with high shirt style collar & tie & a belt buckled at the hips. Also stockings with clocks, court shoes & a cloche hat. Date: mid 1920s

Vesta Tilley in her wig
Miss Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), born Matilda Alice Powles, later Lady de Frece, music hall entertainer and variety artiste, best known for her male impersonations

1930S Swimwear Photo
A woman in a boyish tank style swim-suit with a ship design belt buckle, and wearing a magnificent wide-brimmed hat, admires the view out to sea

Short Dress after Long
Old gentlemen reminisces with young lady about how he knew her when she was in long dresses. Comment on the vogue for short skirts in the mid 1920s

Regain That Boyish Figure
Advertisement from The Sketch for Rosenbaum Rubber Reducing Garments. Their range of corsets and bodices " disperses superfluous flesh naturally". 1928

Model Aeroplane
A father and son (or daughter, perhaps), flying a model aeroplane, Crawley, Sussex, England. Date: 1975

White Fox Fur Stole
A girl in clothing typical of the Great War period wears a white fox fur stole, complete with head, tail & feet, around her shoulders. Date: circa 1917

Fox Fur Stole C. 1917
Costume of the Great War: short gathered skirt & loose shapeless jacket with over-stitching, lace-up shoes with a Louis heel, a white fox fur stole & a straw hat

Flapper on a Cloud 1926
Androgynous woman with an Eton crop, short dress with square cut collar, patch pockets with tassel trim & pleated flounce, & rolled stocking tops sits dreamily on a cloud smoking

Trouser Suit by Worth
My friends looked askance, The first time they saw me in pants. I just hope this crepe de chine ensemble by Worth Doesn t excite their mirth

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