Costume Collection (page 4)

Old Time Music Hall Show
The cast of the Old Time Music Hall show from the City Varieties in Leeds take a bow; the audience, dressed in Victorian and Edwardian costume, are part of the show Date: 1960s

Princess Elizabeth at the Bath Club
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) pictured in a swimming costume at the Bath Club. Date: c.1938

Advertisement for Jaeger in Festival of Britain Year, showing two women wearing classic fashions. Date: 1951

Ride-a-cock-horse to Banbury Cross to see a fine lady ride on a white horse... 20th century

T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918

Emir Faisal at Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia)
Emir Faisal (1883-1933) at Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia) during the First World War. He later became Faisal I of Iraq. He directed the Arab revolt against the Ottomans in 1916

T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918

T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918

Sketch of the Dolly Sisters, Paris
Illustration of the Dolly Sisters by Zig for a promotional leaflet for Paris - New York, Casino de Paris, 1927 1927

Victorian woman (Polhill-Turner family)
An upper class Victorian woman, probably a member of the Polhill-Turner family of Howbury Hall, Renhold, Bedfordshire. Seen here in a studio photograph, leaning on the back of a chair

David Wright woman reclining in black lingerie
Elegant woman with blonde hair, reclining on her bed in black lingerie and red shoes. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Advertisement for Thomsons glove-fitting corset
An advertisement for Thomsons glove-fitting corset, promising the wearer comfort and elegance

The Modern Girl by Wilton Williams
A series of sketches by Wilton Williams, subtitled Full dress and bathing dress (other artists show undress, and underwear in this series of three) showing the modern girl of 1925

Four ballerinas on a music sheet
Four ballerinas depicted on a music sheet, performing The Celebrated Pas de Quatre, composed by Jules Perrot, as danced at Her Majestys Theatre, London, on 12 July 1845

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) on a visit to St Columb, Cornwall

Algeria - Woman smoking a nargile pipe
Algeria - woman smoking a nargile (Hookah Pipe)

Highland Fling by Florence Hardy
Two children, dressed in traditional costume, dance an energetic Highland fling

Peter Cushing
PETER WILTON CUSHING British actor famous for appearing in Hammer Horror films, in Star Wars and as a cinematic Dr Who, pictured as Sir Palomides in the film, The Black Knight

Two types of dresses, 1954
On the left, an 1890-inspired party frock in striped taffeta with the stand-up collar, tight bodice, near-crinoline skirt, and steel-buttoned

The Five ALLs - John Kay
Satirical cartoon by Scottish caricaturist John Kay (1742-1826) entitled The Five All s, depicting five characters and their interpretations of their reltion to All

Mother Shipton Soap
An advertisement for Mother Shipton Soap showing a Wise Woman sitting with her basket of sparkling white linen - almost as white as her pet cat!

Map of the Balkans, highlighting Greek and Turkish territory
Postcard map showing the Balkans, highlighting Greek and Turkish territory

Semi-veiled woman at Muscat, Oman

Putting on lipstick - David Wright
A smart blonde girls sitting in her boudoir applies some vivid red lipstick. Her red and black evening gown, awaits... Painting by David Wright

Man in Dressing Gown
Man models a wool jersey dressing gown, and his wire- haired fox terrier poses for the camera

Victor Stiebel / Dress
A design by Victor Stiebel: fine, crystal pleating is used for the full stiffened skirt of this printed paper shantung reception dress. The skirt has a ruffled organza petticoat

Bunny and Child
A bunny dances with a child in a bunny costume, while coloured eggs lie on the grass and a robin sings on the bare branches of a silver birch

Victorian Shoemaker
A Victorian shoemaker in his workshop

Hats / Three Girls 1935
Three girls of the Ginger Rogers era who use SNOWFIRE FACE POWDER

The Bystander front cover by William Barribal
Woman in a yellow, polka dot dress trying on a variety of jaunty, colourful hats

Evening Wear 1939
Evening gowns by Lavin and Molyneux

Rama IV (Mongkut)
CHAO FA MONGKUT Pictured with Queen Rampuy. Began work on modernising Siam (Thailand). Relinquished Cambodia to French in 1867

Girl & Beach Ball 1950S
Windswept young lady, wearing shorts & a stripey dolman (batwing) sleeved top with cowl collar leans against a large beach ball to have her photograph taken

Lady and Blossom 1925
A girl, wearing a straw cloche hat with a two colour double brim and ornamented with a broad hatband and ribbon bow, smells some apple blossom

HENRY MORGAN 1635-1688
Sir Henry Morgan, a Welsh buccaneer in the English service, carrying out many raids on the Spanish, favoured by Charles II and appointed Governor of Jamaica

Two Cobblers Mend Shoes
Two cobblers, seated on a low bench in their workshop, set about repairing shoes and fitting new soles

Golfing Woman 1907
A modern sporty girl wears a gored skirt, blouse with detachable all-round collar worn with a tie, a large flat cap & a broad belt to accentuate her tiny waist

Social / Cup Day at Ascot
Society ladies in Ascot fashions: hobble skirts & panniers, tunic dresses, a loose fitting kimono style dress with oriental embroidery. N.B unfashionably large hats!

Shell Fountain / Costume
Tunic dress by Paquin: draped tango skirt with front split & train, translucent flared tunic & pearl adorned corsage, toque / turban with feather trim

Archduke Otto Habsburg
OTTO VON HABSBURG Heir presumptive to the last Emperor of Austria and the last King of Hungary, Karl I. Seen here in Tyrolean national costume

Woman & Aspidistra Photo
A woman in an enormous hat festooned with plumes & fabric sits in the garden outside her door. She rests her arm upon a small, 3 legged table on which stands an aspidistra in a pot

Factory Workers 1930S
Factory workers leaving the engineering and ship repairing factories of R. & H. Green and Silley Weir Ltd

STICK EM UP
Stick em up ! Boys playing with guns on the street

Leaving the Underground
Way Out - commuters walking up the steep steps leading out of Westminster underground station, central London, England

Bus Stop Queue 1960S
A young pregnant woman waiting at a bus stop with another young woman and two old ladies

Men Evening Dress 1893
Three variations of evening dress for 1893-4: dress tail coats with roll collar or step collar & a dress jacket. One man wears a black waistcoat & pumps the others wear white

Christopher Columbus, Italian navigator and explorer
Christopher Columbus, Italian navigator, coloniser and explorer on behalf of Spain. He undertook four voyages of exploration, first reaching the American continent in 1492

Tarot Card 12 - Le Pendu (The Hanged Man)

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