Clothes Collection (#10)

Trawlers at Aberdeen
Trawler boats at the Quay in Aberdeen. The fishing industry had increased in 1900 due to the convenance of the ports for the North Sea

Sir Thomas Lipton on a yacht
Sir Thomas Lipton (May 1848- October 1931) on board his steam yacht Erin'. Preparing for the Challenger of the America cup on the sailing boat Shamrock II

Three year old Spanish pianist
Spanish three year old, pianist is Pepito Rodriguez Ariola (14th December 1896- 24th October 1954). He was a child prodigy

Fashion from Aquascutum and Woodrows
A golf outfit and raincoat from Aquascutum, and various hats from Woodrows of Piccadilly. Date: 1932

Advert for Summer Suits in Ascot Crepe
Advert from Marshall and Snelgrove, promoting their latest range of summer suits, made from Ascot crepe. Date: 1932

Women's Fashion Feature
Lingerie, topcoats and hairstyles - an eclectic range of women's fashion trends. Date: 1932

Modish Accessories
Advert for fashion accessories available at Harvey Nichol's in Knightsbridge. Date: 1932

Fashions for Humans and Greyhounds
Advert for Marshall and Snelgrove, promoting their matching outfits for greyhounds and their owners. Date: 1932

Fashions for Town and Country
Advert depicting the latest fashions for town and country. Date: 1932

Promoting the Latest Fashions
The latest in women's fashion - coats and suits available from Kenneth Durward and Smee's. Date: 1932

Ladies Race at Sonning
The winner of the Ladies Adjacent Hunts Race, organised by the Berks and Bucks Farmers Staghounds, being congratulated by the runner-up. Date: 1932

Prince of Wales Golfing
The Prince of Wales, later to be King Edward VIII, pictured at the French golf course at Chiberta, with a female caddy. Date: 1931

Golf Fashions
The latest fashions for the female golfer, available at Marshall and Snelgrove on Oxford Street. Date: 1931

German soldier with his dog, WW1 Date: 1914-1918

Advert for Mothaks - Meet the Moth Menace with Mothaks, save your clothes from ruin Date: 1936

Cover design, Foxy the Footpad, picture story book
Foxy, the Footpad - children's book cover design by Dorothy Wheeler

A Musician, 1500s, by Giovanni di Niccolo Mansueti
Giovanni di Niccolo Mansueti (ca.1465-1527). Italian painter. A Musician, 1500s. Portrait of a young man holding a musical score. National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta. Malta. Date: 2019

Ottoman Empire. Turkey - Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam
Turkey. Administration of the Ottoman Empire. From left to right: Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam, Reis Efendi and Khadjedhian, member of the Divan. Historia de Turquia, 1840

Spain, Madrid. Exhibition of men's clothing, held by the Society of Master Tailors (Sociedad de Maestros de Sastre) La Confianza. It took place at the end of November 1881

Advert, Dereta Women's Fashion Tops and Skirts Date: 1952

Washing Day
This etching shows a large building, undergoing a large scale washing day, with people working under the canopy roof and clothes hung outside. Date: circa 1925

Courtine Linings Advertisement
Advertisement for Courtine Linings. Promoting the sale of well fitted dress clothes and suits woven by Courtaulds. Image shows a very well dressed Lady and Gentleman coming from a car

The Death Announcer
Artwork of a ruthless looking gentleman in top hat and black clothes, seated, titled The Death Announcer. Date: circa 1926

Advert for Du Barry maternity wear
Advert for Du Barry promoting a woollen maternity suit. Date: 1940

Advert for Christmas dresses
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove, promoting women's dresses in time for Christmas. Date: 1940

Shelter suit
The shelter suit, essential for remaining fashionable in one's air raid shelter. This one is by Burberry. Date: 1940

Shelter in comfort
Advert for Debenham and Freebody Department Store, promoting the latest fashion in air raid suits and coats. Date: 1940

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove capes
Advert for a range of wool capes available from Marshall & Snelgrove. They are being marketed as ideal for the air raid shelter. Date: 1940

Advert for Walpoles
Walpoles, advertising Autumn 1939's must-have outfit: an all-in-one air-raid shelter suit, with pockets large enough to accommodate gas-mask, torch and make-up. Available in Air Force blue

Advert for Braemar Knitwear's cashmere twinset. Date: 1939

Advert for Sy-metra stockings
Advert for Sy-metra pure silk stockings. Date: 1939

General Smuts
General Jan Smuts (1870-1950), recently appointed Prime Minister of South Africa in the run up to World War II. Date: circa 1939

Advert for furs from Debenham and Freebody
Advert for Debenham and Freebody Department Store, promoting their new season collection of furs. Date: 1939

Negligees and wrappers from Jenners Edinburgh
Advert for Jenners Department Store in Edinburgh, showcasing their negligees and wrappers. Date: 1939

Advert for Aquascutum
Advert for a woman's tweed suit, from Aquascutum's autumn collection. Date: 1939

Advert for Jenners, Edinburgh
Advert for a fur evening cape, available at Jenners Department Store in Edinburgh. Date: 1939

Sir Edmund Ironside (1880-1959), also Field Marshal and 1st Baron Ironside, pictured shortly before his appointment as Chief of the Imperial General Staff on 3rd September. Date: 1939

Autumn fashion from Matita
Showcasing part of the autumn collection from Matita. Checks were in. Date: 1939

Gracie Fields (1898-1979) in Shipyard Sally'. Date: 1939

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

Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) the American actress, wearing what was viewed at the time as relatively masculine clothing. Date: 1939

Advert for Moss Bros, widely known for its menswear, here advertising its children's riding outfits. Date: 1939

Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, writer, poet and traveller
Lucie Delarue-Mardrus (1874-1945)was a prolific poet and novelist, penning more than 70 books. As well as being married to a man for fifteen years

Advertisement for Peter Robinson, New hats for Spring, showing models wearing the Sailor hat and and Picture hat. The Peter Robinson department store was founded in 1833

Advertisement for Matita Ltd, British Made Sports Clothes'. Studio fashion portrait, showing model wearing striped jacket, skirt, gloves and matching hat. Date: 1933

Advertisement for Matita Ltd, clothing, with Mrs Balfour and two lurchers, fashion studio portrait. With description, Pleasantly assured in the matter of clothes

Advertisement for Peter Robinson, clothing. Captioned, Everything for Everybody's Wear'. Showing models wearing four styles of gowns, with elegant hats, shoes and umbrellas

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