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Maria Callas in DiorMaria Callas (1923-1977), American opera singer of Greek parentage pictured in the sitting room of her Milan home wearing a Christian Dior evening gown in floral print. Date: 1958
Advert for Louis Vuitton travelling accessories and trunks and Itylus dressmaker, London, 1926 Date: 1926
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, 1920s fashionAdvertisement for Elspeth Phelps of Albemarle St, London, part of a series depicting tongue in cheek scenes of society ladies (in this case the fictional Miss Coloothorne Coppit)
Art deco fashion sketches, London, 1921Art deco fashion sketches by Soulie, London, 1921
Art deco fashion sketches, London, 1921
Art deco fashion sketch of bridesmaid dress, London, 1921. Dres of taffeta in flower shadings of rose, delphinium, blue, lilac or daffodil with underskirts of georgette and silver lace Date: 1921
Advert for Christabel Russell Ltd, 1928 featuring Jessie Matthews, London Date: 1928
Three art deco fashion sketches, London, 1921Three fashion sketches, London, 1921. (Left: from Marshall and Snelgrove a georgette or crepe de chin. Middle: from Dickens and Jones a crepe de chine gown embellished with a floral motif)
Fashion plate, Album de Bal, Atelier BachwitzFashion plate, Album de Bal, from Atelier Bachwitz, showing three women in the latest fashions. 1920s
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, 1920s fashionAdvertisement for Elspeth Phelps of Albemarle St, London, part of a series depicting tongue in cheek scenes of society ladies (in this case the fictional Miss Lobelia Lobb)
Adrienne Brune, in an evening frock created by Ninette, London, 1924. Made out of rose georgette it is embroidered in silver tissue and beads with a big side bow effect Date: 1924
Victor Stiebel / BallgownAn ash blue slipper satin evening dress from couture designer, Victor Stiebel. Typical full skirt of the period, with a white pleated " peau de soie"
Advert for French couture house of Boue Soeurs in New YorkAdvert for the French couture house of Boue Soeurs in New York, 1926
Tallulah Bankheads fashions in The Garden of Eden, 1927Tallulah Bankheads fashions in The Garden of Eden, London, 1927 Date: 1927
Fashion at Rectors Night Club. A model wearing a dance frock shown in Philip Moss Fashion Parade, London, 1923
Original Fashion Illustration by Dora Sprinzel Date: late 1930s
Advertisement for Reville, 1920s fashionAdvertisement for Reville of Hanover Square, one of the leading fashion houses of the 1920s favoured by smart society, offering original gowns for all seasons, all climates, every occasion. Date: 1920
Art deco sketch of Isadora Duncan and her pupils, Paris, 192Art deco sketch by Hemjie of Isadora Duncan and her pupils, Paris, 1921 Date: 1921
Marie Wells in Jim Jam Jems, New York, 1921Marie Wells in Jim Jam Jems a new play at the Cort Theatre, New York, 1921. She is wearing an evening dress of jade green satin, with skirt cleverly draped so as to show the jade green pantalettes
Advertisement for Vivier Freres leather gloves, featuring an elegant lady in a long black dress. 1924
Cover of Eve Magazine August 1926 featuring a Glenster HatCover of Eve Magazine 25 August 1926 featuring a Glenster Hat Date: 1926
Advert for the London fashion house of Fifinella, 1920 Date: 1920
The Sketch front cover, 1957A model stalks up and down a catwalk in the latest fashions for 1957, watched by a front row of elegant fashion buyers and journalists
Art deco fashion sketch of bridal gown, London, 1921. Made of soft satin beaute or charmeuse and a veil train of old lace Date: 1921
Leonara Hughes, 1921The famous cabaret / ballroom dancer Leonara Hughes, partner to Maurice Mouvet wearing a moleskin wrap from Selfridge s, 1921 Date: 1921
French Horsewoman 1805In Napoleonic Paris, a lady on horseback (side-saddle) stops to talk to a friend about the news from the war - or from the salons de couture
Stiebel / Amies / HartnellVICTOR STIEBEL Together with two other great British couturiers, Norman Hartnell and Hardy Amies
Isobel - tweed suit advertisementAdvertisement by Isobel for a brown tweed suit. Date: 1930
Advert for Isobel fashion 1922Advertisement for the fashion house, Isobel, of London and Harrogate - British designs made by British workers for British women! Date: 1922
Illustration of dress designer Elsa Schiaparelli. Date: 1933
Two suggestions for evening wear by Balenciaga reminiscent of an Andalusian dancer
A frock for grand parties by Balenciaga of heavy black, slipper satin. The dress is strapless with a minute top and tremendous skirt. The over jacket is finished with a petalled basque
Women in evening gown and coat by the couture designer Worth, 19Women in short bob haircuts in evening gown and coat by the couture designer Worth, offering a rose to a statue of Eros. Robe et manteau du soir par Worth from La Gazette du Bon Ton, 1924
Woman in an asymmetrical evening gown holding a mirror. 1924Woman with bob haircut in an asymmetrical evening gown holding a mirror. 1924. Robe du Soir, after a sketch by the designer Worth. 1924
Embroidered coat after a sketch by the designer Sonia Delauney, 1925. Manteau brode
Fashionable woman in cap and robe by the couture brand Paul Poiret, 1911. She holds a parrot and takes bird feed from a tray. Les Robes de Paul Poiret, 1911
Madame Pierat in a dress by Redfern in Les Marionettes, 1911Madame Pierat in an asymmetrical dress by couture brand Redfern in Pierre Wolff's Les Marionettes, performed at the Comedie-Francaise, 1911. Les Modes
Dior fashion show at the Savoy, 1950Fashion show by Christian Dior held at the Savoy Hotel, London on 25 April 1950 to raise funds for the Museum of Costume, all arranged by Mrs Langley Moore
HRH Princess Margaret in a black Dior Dress. Date: circa 1952
Jeanne Marie Justine Juilla (also spelled as Jullia and Juillia) - a French model and actress, who became the seventh Miss France and the first Frenchwoman to earn the Miss Europe title in 1931
Beaux-Arts des Modes, Album de BalFrench fashions, Beaux-Arts des Modes, Album de Bal Date: 1921-1922
Advert for a new tea gown from Harvey Nichols, London, 1925 Date: 1925
Advert for shawls from Selfridge s, London, 1926 Date: 1926
Advert for Bradleys fur coats, London, 1926 Date: 1926
Mme. Lucien Lelong wearing a Lelong designMadame Lucien Lelong, formerly Princess Nathalie Paley, and wife of the dress designer, pictured modelling one of her husbands designs
Charles Frederick Worth, fashion designerCaricature, Charles Frederick Worth, fashion designer. 1893
Summer Fashions of 1928 - Two charming Ascot Gowns designed by Norman Hartnell. On left, a chiffon dress combining new sorts of printed patterns with box pleated skirt and broad black leather belt
Three sketches of Parisian fashion models from Premet, December 1923 Date: 1923
A sketch of a Lucile model dancing gown by G. PeresA sketch of a Lucile model gown by G. Peres, December 1923 Date: 1923
Three sketches of Parisian fashion models, December 1923Three sketches of Parisian fashion models (most likely Premet), December 1923 Date: 1923
A design sketch for a dancing gown, December 1923 Date: 1923
The fair Danseuse showing three London fashion outfitsAdvance designs for the fair Danseuse showing three London fashion outfits, December 1923: two gowns from Reville and a Mason Lewis hat worn by Heather Thatcher Date: 1923
Pendulum of Fashion showing three London fashion outfitsThe Pendulum of Fashion showing three London fashion outfits, December 1923; two gowns by Phelps-Paquin (Elspeth Phelps and Paquin) and a Maison Lewis hat worn by Heather Thatcher Date: 1923
London Fashion notes from October 1922 illustrating four gown models Date: 1922
Thomas Couture, French artistThomas Couture (1815-1879), French artist Date: circa 1850s
The MadeleineAn atmospheric painting of L'eglise de la Madeleine, a Catholic church in Paris, designed over time by an array of architects including Pierre-Alexandre Vignon, Pierre Contant d'Ivry
Woollands hat advertWoollands hats advertised here. Described for the gentlewomen? and fitting for a spring show in Paris. Woolland bros was based in London Knightsbridge. Date: 1925
Parisian-inspired female fashion: a horseshoe-collared silk coat from Balmain and an evening dress from Desses. Date: 1954
Victor Stiebel, British fashion designerVictor Frank Stiebel (1907-1976), South African-born British fashion designer. Date: circa 1950s
Three Parisian fashion statements seen in the Paddock for La Grane Semaine at the Deauville Races, 1927 - Fanny Ward in a coat trimmed with fox
Three fashion ideas from top London couture houses of Jane March (a tweed ensemble of coat, jumper and skirt), Sara Cameron (coat, jumper and kilted skirt) and Thea Ltd evening gown with fringe)
A fashion sketch of a robe de style picture frock from the London couture house of Sara Cameron, 1927 Date: 1927
Advert for the London couture house of Maison Ross, 1927 showing a leather coat Date: 1927
Three British fashion models highlighting the Swiss Miss and her Winter Sports Outfit, 1927 from Gamages, Burberrys and Harvey Nichols Date: 1927
Two winter sports outfits for Skating and Skiing from Bradley Ltd, 1927 Date: 1927
Two Autumn fashions from the London couture house of Itylus
Advert for skiing and skating outfits from Leathercraft, London
Two Spring fashion forecasts from the London couture house of Isobel, 1927 showing a jumper suit and an evening frock with a fur edge coat Date: 1927
Two fashion sketches from the London couture house of Ninette, 1927 - one afternoon frock with extensive embroideries and a beautiful fur coat Date: 1927
Advert for the London couture house of Jane March, 1925 showing a jumper suit in a fancy check Date: 1925
Two early Paris fashion models imported by Madame Barri, London from Bernard et Cie (black georgette frock) and Myber (evening gown of dead rose moire), 1927 Date: 1927
Advert for the London couture house of Isobel, 1927 at 223 Regent Street, London Date: 1927
Advert for the London couture house of Dora Ainsworth, 1927Advert for the London couture house of Dora Ainsworth at 40 South Molton Street, London, 1927 Date: 1927
Advert for the London couture house of Buckmaster, 1927Advert for the London couture house of Buckmaster, based at 47 Sloane Street, London, SW1, 1927 Date: 1927
Star-Shine and Sun-Shine on the Riviera, well known actresses (Mlle Arlette Dorgere, The Guy Sisters, Evelyn Laye, Mlle Falconetti and Betty Balfour) sketched at Monte Carlo, 1927 by A
Riviera Rivalry as Tennis and Fashion hold their courts at Cannes, 1927. Fashion sketches by A. Fried of Miss L. Dibble, Lady Dudley, Lady Dunedin and Miss Greville Soames Date: 1927
Revelations from the Riviera -What the smartestRevelations from the Riviera (1927) - What the smartest women wear at Monte Carlo is prophetic of what will be worn in London and Paris in the subsequent seasons
Advert for the London couture house of Isobel, 1924Advert for the London couture house of Isobel, Date: 1924
Advert for the French couturier Jean Patou, 1925 Date: 1925
Feature about society on the Cote D Azur, 1925 with a sketch of fashions seen at a gala dinner at the Ambassadeurs Restaurant, Cannes (models from Alice Bernard and Margraine-Lacroix)
Advert for the London couture house of Ninette featuring a spring dress, London, 1925 with sketch by G. Peres Date: 1925
Advert for a distinctive gown of black satin beaute from Army and Navy, Lon Date: 1925
Advert for Celes pure silk Spring Models for 1925 Date: 1925
Advert for the Paris couturier Lucien Lelong for his fashion collection at the Cafe de Paris, London, 1925 Date: 1925
