Costume Collection (page 23)

Greek Costume / Scharf
ANCIENT GREECE: The clothing of a pedagogue of ancient Greece

January Sales 1980S
People queueing outside Hamleys toy shop and the sportswear shop next door, during the January sales, central London

Bloomers in Hyde Park
A view of things to come - women wearing the trousers. All of female kind take to wearing bloomers. A kilted scotsman chats to a newly emancipated lady

Model Aeroplanes 1930S
Playing with model aeroplanes on Wimbledon Common, London, England

Swimwear Men and Women
No bikinis yet ! The modern swimsuit is flattering fashion wear in its own right - including the Buccaneer, a new style in mens trunks

Old Lady Shoppers
Three old ladies walking home through the winter fog with their shopping

Smart Winter Coat
A smart winter coat by Aine- Montaille of the place Vendome

Smart Ski Costume
She pauses before embarking on the piste in her elegant ski costume

South Africans
(L) Natives of Senegambia : (centre) Zulu in visiting dress, Zulu dancing girl, Zulu warrior in dancing costume : (R) Bechuana woman

Indoor Dress by Poiret
Paul Poirets suggestion for Christmas wear

Two in Evening Dresses
Evening creations - one by Martial et Armand, the other by Doeuillet

Two Ladies at Tea-Time
Two ladies with fashionably short coiffures wear afternoon dresses by Brandt and Jean Patou

Fur Trimmed Wrap 1928
Blonde model in a fur trimmed wrap / jacket in a highly ornate fabric which like her dress is based on ethnic or archaeological textiles. Her shoes are in silver kid

C17 MENs HATTER
A mens hatmaker at work at his bench

Afternoon tea in a fashionable French home

Western passengers on a Nile steamer
A group of western passengers on a Nile steamer, listening to a young woman play the piano

Paddlers Photographed
Papa snaps Mama and the baby as they paddle

Richard Burton in eastern costume
Richard Burton, traveller, in the costume he wore as a pilgrim to Mecca

Ship canal, isthmus of Corinth, Greece
A man in traditional costume crosses a bridge above the newly built ship canal linking the Adriatic with the Aegean at the isthmus of Corinth, Greece

Man, woman and baby of Corea, Korea, 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton

Humanised parrots on a Christmas card
Humanised parrots chattering on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two Nuer Girls - Upper Nile, Bahr-el-Zaraf, Sudan, Africa
Two Nuer Girls - Upper Nile, Bahr-el-Zaraf, South Sudan, Africa Date: circa 1910s

Five Nuer Girls of the Upper Nile, Sudan, Africa
Five Nuer Girls of the Upper Nile, South Sudan, Africa Date: circa 1910s

Mother and daughter skating on a Christmas card
Mother and daughter skating, on a Christmas card design by Kate Greenaway. Date: circa 1880s

Two Scottish frogs on a New Year card
Two Scottish frogs in tartan on a New Year card in the shape of a tankard with two handles. Date: circa 1890s

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