mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Fashion at the threatre 1912French models wearing clothing for the theatre, creations by Buzenet. (left), Purple and blue taffeta tunic dress, with lace ruffles sleeves
Young woman in nylon nightieA young woman in a nylon nightie sits at her bedroom dressing table and combs her hair. Date: late 1970s
Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1935Bear Brand supreme superfine 54 gauge stockings. Soft sunshine hatters - so do Bear Brands finest gauge stockings. 1935
Female Hippy 1967HIPPIES A spaced-out hippy woman, wearing the obligatory flowers in her hair, transfers, beads, tinsel and floaty layers of chiffon etc. Date: August 1967
Dress by Pierre Balmain, 1960A dress by Pierre Balmain in pale yellow silk chiffon with a matching hat trimmed with roses and white lilac. Date: 1960
White crepe evening frock, by Gordon ConwayFashion plate by Gordon Conway, showing an elegant evening gown in heavy white crepe with a princess line skirt matched with a white chiffon-velvet wrap trimmed with white fox fur
Advert for Louvre evening dresses 1929Two long and elegent evening dresses, black and pink gown that is closely moulded to the figure almost to the knee then flares out
For the Tousseau 1933Model wearing fashionable nightdresses, all available from Harrods. Date: 1933
Young woman in a frilly white negligee, lying on a bed. Date: late 1970s
Evening gowns 1912Women models wearing attractive evening gowns, composed of crystal covered net making sparkles over the train. Date: 1912
Women in beautiful dresses 1912Women models wearing decorative dinner gowns with sequin-embroidered chiffon, silk net, edge with point lace and heavy bold embroidery. Date: 1912
Advert for practical womens clothing 1929Selection of ladies practical clothing. 1929
Costume for April 1913Three effective spring womens clothing. (Left), wrap-around afternoon frock, black Liberty satin contrast is obtained with gold embroidered brocade of the blouse-jacket, finished with tassels
Fashion for the evening and afternoon clothing 1912French model wearing clothing for the evening threatre and afternoon, creations by Buzenet. Date: 1912
Fashionable womens clothing 1913Women models wearing simple white chiffon tunic frocks with floral edging. (Top hat), is made from straw with a small brim composed of many little roses
Printed chiffon dress and coateeIllustration of a printed sleeveless chiffon frock and coatee, on sale at Mavis Murray, Swallow Street, London. 1930
Goodwood fashions by Gordon ConwayOn the left, a lace and georgette dress in champagne beige, with a jacket generously trimmed in fur. On the right, a printed chiffon frock available in many colour schemes
Edwardian womens clothing for spring 1909Two women wearing tunic frocks for early spring. (left) In deep prunells chiffon velvet embroidered in softer tones. Front panel is of ottoman silk, showing a small guimpe of ficelle net
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove womens clothing 1923Advertisement for Marshall & Snelgrove, department store in Oxford Street, saling a selection of womens garments. Date: 1923
Dresses for dining 1910Four women wearing fashionable dinner dresses with high waists. 1910
Advert for Debenham & Freebody undergarments 1915Danity negligees, tea frocks and dressing gowns. 1915
Worth Blouse 1930SAn Afternoon-into-Evening blouse by Worth in finely pleated black chiffon with full sleeves terminating in deep red suede cuffs with pailette (sequin) embroidery Date: 1930s
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove frilly dress 1938Like a petal of a flower, frills, frills, frills... even at the demure neckline. Woman wearing a full length Christmas party evening dress with frills around neckline and from the hips down. 1938
DRAPED VENUSA draped Venus, model in a flowing chiffon evening gown, framed within a large shell, in the style of a Hollywood goddess. Date: early 1930s
Green Spotted Cloak 1899Pale green theatre cloak with high collar edged with white accordion pleated chiffon & trimmed with black lace applied in serpentine waves to the border. Date: 1899
Trio of charming blouses 1907Three Edwardian women wearing fashionable blouses, (left) Fine cream net with epaulettes, straps and belt of black ribbon patterned with roses
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove fashionable dresses 1929Advertisement for womens summer floral dresses. 1929
Advert for Debenham & Freebody evening wraps 1929Advert for distinctive evening wraps, available from Debenham & Freebody. 1929
Advert for Debenham & Freebody tea gown 1933Charming tea gown of floral chiffon in artistic designs and colours, moulded hip line and softly flowing skirt, completed with coatee with flowing cape sleeeves 1933
Advert for Jays frocks 1937Models wearing long dresess and picture hats, frock on the left, finely pintucked chiffon with fluted hem with diamante buttons, woman on right wearing floral crepe-de-chine evening gown. Date: 1937
What People Are Wearing - Gabby VargasThe actress Gabby Vargas wearing a black and white dress with black ostrich cuffs by Toni Michelle. Date: 1966
What People Are Wearing - Anna NeagleThe popular English stage and film actress and singer Anna Neagle (1904 - 1986) wearing a printed chiffon evening dress designed by Rahvis. Date: 1966
Jane and Jane dress, 1965A dress of soft chiffon in an exotic print by Jane & Jane (designed by Jean Muir until she launched her own eponymous label in 1967). Available from Woollands of Knightsbridge. Date: 1965
Jane and Jane evening dress from Debenham and Freebody, 1965A long chiffon dress, printed like a poem to midnight in brown and pink or black and orange designed with the modern wizardry of Jane and Jane
Silk suit by H. B. PopperA coffee-coloured jack and skirt with an olive chiffon headband, by H.B Popper. Date: 1961
Night and Day fashionsNight and day fashions from the 1960s. From left to right: A Debenham & Freebody empire line nylon nightdress in which a 15 denier in the colours shown is mounted over a toning 30
White pure silk chiffon ball dress by Victor StiebelVictor Stiebels magnificent ball dress of white pure silk chiffon. The high bodice is entirely encrusted with crystals and Wedgewood blue embroidery while a satin sash of the same blue encircles
New fashions notes by Gordon Conway, 1927 - black satin dinner gown, a hat, tailor-made jacket and skirt and printed chiffon frock 1927
Woman in a chiffon dress, and tall striped taffeta hat called the Theodore.. Handcolored lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885
Costume of Granville She dresses in very fineCostume of Granville. She dresses in very fine fabric, but never wears lace in her bonnet.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux
Costume of Pont-Leveque, Calvados.. Her clothes show her to be a lady of leisure: merino-wool redingote trimmed with velvet, a shawl in imitation cashmere
Young woman of le Havre in a bonnet that risesWoman of Polet, Dieppe, dressed for a festival in headdress, silk casaquin, mittens and bracelets.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux
Children of the year JulyYoung girl in long white chiffon dress, standing in a garden gazing at a butterfly that landed on her hand.Date: 1901
Elegant woman in blue dressArt Nouveau style beauty in profile with blue chiffon dress. Artist: Raphael Kirchner Date: circa 1900
Peggy Page advertisement, 1964Advertisement for Peggy Page fashions of Margaret Street, London W1, showing a model in the pink wearing a pleated chiffon dress with tie neckline available for just 7 1/2 guineas. Date: 1964
Tatler front cover, Autumn Fashion 1963Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring a model wearing a Parma Violet Lesur honeycomb jacket worn over a shocking pink chiffon blouse with long sleeves, close-fitting cuffs and long tie scarf
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove teagowns 1917Two graceful teagowns. 1917
Advert for Debenham & Freebody evening gown 1938Delightful evening black gown in knife pleated chiffon with tiny frills of net on each pleat; gauged bodice and graceful attached cape Date: 1938