Debenham Collection

Fashion for 1956
A bolero and dress of lightweight wool georgette with all accessories from Debenham and Freebody, is a spring winner

Advert for Debenham & Freebody knickers and pajama suit, 1927, London Date: 1927

Royal Ascot fashions, 1951
A selection of fashionable outfits for Royal Ascot from Debenham and Freebody and Dickins and Jones. Date: 1951

Debenham and Freebody suit, 1954
A classic black suit from Debeneham and Freebody, finely tailored with black velvet collar and cuffs and made from the very best worsted barathea. Date: 1954

Ascot hat from Debenham and Freebody, 1934
A stunning hat of organdie in an elusive shade of brown ; the brim reinforced in an open lattice insertion in which golden threads mingle with the organdie. Perfect for Ladies Day at Royal Ascot

Advert for Debenham & Freebody lace race wraps 1912
Selection of luxurious lace jacktets, coats and wraps for racing. 1912

Debenham & Freebody 1905
Debenham & Freebody department store, Wigmore Street, London

Advert for Debenham & Freebody - women's swimwear 1924
Model wearing an attractive taffeta silk Canadian swimsuit, available in a variety of colours. Tunic knickers combined, finished with overskirt. Date: 1924

Advert for Debenham & Freebody - women's swimwear 1924
Pure silk Milanese Canada swimming suit with square neck apron effect back and front trimmed braid in a range of colours. Also available is a full length bathing cape in pure wool towelling

Debenham-Paget: the green and white wedding. The marriage of Miss Angela Paget to Mr Piers Debenham at St Peter's, Eaton Square

Debenham and Freebody fashion catalogue
Debenham and Freebody, Washing Summer Frocks, Women's Fashion catalogue Date: circa 1930

Debenhams Advertisement
Full page advertisement for Debenham & Freebody's clothes for Little Children Date: 1928

Service Bocker outfit, Debenham & Freebody
The Service Bocker, underwear and shirt, Debenham & Freebody, fashion illustration of woman in outfit. Captioned, A clever utility garment'

Advert for Bathing Suits
An advert for the latest range of bathing suits available at Debenhams. Date: 1932

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

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

Debenham and Freebody dress collection
Department store Debenham and Freebody, promoting women's dresses. Date: 1939

Autumn fashions
The department store Debenham & Freebody, promoting autumn fashions at reduced prices. Date: 1939

Advert for Debenham & Freebody, showcasing their new styles of knitted frock for the spring. Date: 1932

Two adverts from Kestos, brassieres and girdles and Debenham & Freebody beach outfit. Date: May 1940

Adverts for Women's Military and Civil Clothing WWII
Two adverts for women's clothing first from Moss Bros for the Auxiliary Territorial Service Officer's uniform made from Barathea or Whipcord, supplied read to wear

Advert for Phosferine tonic featuring the actress Cicely Debenham, appearing in Patricia at His Majesty s, London, 1925 Date: 1925

Fashion fancies of the moment from Woolland Bros
Fashion fancies of the moment from Wolland Bros, Harrods (evening wrap in ruby red georgette) and Debenham and Freebody (a bathing suit), London, 1926 Date: 1926

Fashion model
Debenham & Freebody. Pink organdie entirely covered with pink flowers. Crisp epaulettes, detachable ruffly cape and huge bouffant skirt. 1930s style. Artist: Anon. Date: 1931

Sketch cover - Cicely Debenham in Zig-Zag, London Hippodrome
Cicely Debenham as Louana Lou of Honolulu in the revue " Zig-Zag!" at the London Hippodrome in 1917. Date: 1917

An evening trousered ensemble by Jean Patou
An evening trouser suit by Jean Patou, available from Debenham and Freebody of Wigmore Street, consisting of white satin trousers with a divided overskirt and coatee of black satin

Gillian Debenham, editor of Judy magazine
Gillian Debenham, editor of Judy, the comic magazine. 1897

Mary Quant persian lamb cutaway coat, 1965
Page from a fashion spread in The Tatler, featuring a glossy black Persian lamb cutaway coat of typical originality by Mary Quant for Debenham & Freebody

Fashion page, The Afternoon Dress and the Lampshade Skirt - a Mainbocher model at Debenham and Freebody, Wigmore Street, London, in black fancy-weave romaine with organ-pleated frills. Date: 1933

Travel by Midland for comfort advert, 1922
Going north for the holidays? Travel by Midland for comfort. Advert in The Bystander, 2nd August 1922, also with ads for Colgates shaving stick and Debenham & Freebody. Date: 1922

Advert for Debenham & Freebody little girls coats 1924
Exclusive designs of little girls Spring coats, available from the childrens outfitting department at Debenham & Freebody, Wigmore Street. Date: 1924

Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens silk bags 1922
Selection of attractive and inexpensive silk clasp bags. Date: 1922

Page of Fashion adverts 1937
Two adverts from Woolands of model wearing a graceful full length Ascot dress, designed in floral organza, patterned in charming shades, petalled frill on bodice and skirt

Page of fashion adverts - October 1927
Page of four fashion adverts for womens clothing, for Autumn, from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 1927

Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens pyjamas 1927
Womens day and evening bags for xmas gifts. 1927

Page of womens Autumn fashion 1925
Page of four fashion adverts for womens clothing, from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 1925

Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens winter coats 1927
Smart whipcord fur trimmed winter coat. Date: 1927

Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens lingerie 1927
The New Corslo Corset, in cotton tricot with centre busk and boning either side, all bones removable for washing, four suspenders. Date: 1927

Advert for Debenham & Freebody Ascot frocks 1914
Fashionable woman wearing sunshaded frock with parasol. 1914

Advert for Debenham & Freebody clothing sale 1929 Advert for Debenham & Freebody
Stocktaking sale for late 1920s womens clothing. 1929

Advert for Debenham & Freebody, London featuring an evening cape Date: 1938

Five fashions from the 1960s. From l-r: Sleeveless plum
Five fashions from the 1960s

Fashion page adverts April 1937
Two fashion adverts for Dickins & Jones, Ltd, modelling the latest short sleeved blouses and Debenham & Freebody, modelling a petit black crepe evening gown with cherry belt. Date: 1937

Fashions for the sun and sea 1929
Women models wearing summer beach wear. Date: 1929

Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens clothing 1934 Advert for Debenham & Freebody
Selection of new winter designs for women. Date: 1934

Page of fashion adverts - October 1909
Page of four fashion adverts for clothing, for Autumn, in The Tatler, October 1909. Aquascutum Ltd, waterproof pure wool coats for men and women. Debenham & Freebody, fur-lined coat with squirrel

Advert for Debenham & Freebody corsets 1915
Inexpensive, best quality tricot corset with hip belt, woven to shape with two suspenders. 1915

Woman wearing pillbox hat 1933
Blue and white striped pillbox hat and scarf to match. Available to buy at Debenham and freebody. Date: 1933

The 1958 Season - Palace presentation outfits
Outfits suitable for a debutante to wear for presentation at Buckingham Palace during the 1958 season, the final year in fact that debs were presented

Pierre Balmain at Debenhams advertisement, 1959
A bold-checked nine-tenths coat buttoned with discs of ocean pearl

Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens lingerie 1929
Three women wearing fashionable trousseaux lingerie. Date: 1929

Box O Tricks revue by Albert de Courville and Wal Pink
Reverse side of postcard for Box O Tricks revue by Albert de Courville and Wal Pink. The 8th London Hippodrome Revue with music by Dave Stamper and Frederick Chapelle

Three phases of fashion, London, 1926
Three phases of fashion with a jumper suit, evening frock (by Chanel at Harvey Nicols) and a bathing dress (Debenham and Freebody s), London, 1926 Date: 1926

The season of shopping featuring ladies fashions and shoes including shoes from Saxone Shoe company and wraps from Debenham and Freebody s, London, 1926 1926

Advert for Debenham & Freebody coats 1916
A loose coat for all occasions, knitted in silk or pure cashmere. 1916

A portait of the actress Cicely Debenham, who is appearing in The Cousin From Nowhere at the Princess Theatre, London, 1923 Date: 1923

Advert for Debenham & Freebody blouses 1915
Handmade blouses in white linen or muslin, with stiff collar and cuffs. 1915

Advert for Debenham & Freebody knitted coats 1915
Lightweight summer coats for women with wrap around tie belts. Made from artifical silk, knitted wool and pure rich silk. 1915

Advert for Debenham & Freebody feather boas 1905
Advertisement for Debenham & Freebody, in Wigmore street, the largest stock of feather boas. 1905

Advert for Debenham & Freebodys womens clothing 1923
Selection of womens clothing in a sale for Debenham & Freebodys department store in Wigmore Street, London. 1923

Advert for Debenham & Freebody undergarments 1915
Danity negligees, tea frocks and dressing gowns. 1915

Bathing fashions from Debenham and Freebody
Advertisement for Debenham and Freebody and their bathing suit fashions for 1934

Evening frocks for fashionable casinos
A holiday abroad necessitates many lovely evening frocks for fashionable casinos. On the left is a dress of shimmering satin in duck egg blue, embroidered with diamante from Marshall and Snelgrove

Fashions for the deck on summer cruising days
Suggested outfits to wear on a summer cruise or transatlantic voyage all from Debenham and Freebody

Outfits for an ocean cruise
Suggestions for ensembles to be worn when boarding a liner for a cruise or transatlantic voyage, all from Debenham and Freebody

Advert for Debenham & Freebody autumn tailor mades 1915
A selection of womens coats in navy and black with high collar and military lines. 1915

Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens garments 1917
Debenham & Freebody advert for womens blouses with sailor collar, and loose tie, sailor jumper blouse and loose jumper blouse with small buttons to the side. 1917

Advert for Debenham & Freebody autumn blouses 1915
Inexpensive new autumn high collar blouses for women in 1915. 1915

Advert for Debenham & Freebody blouse for women workers WWI
Strong silk blouse in rich satin merveilleux, finished with lace high collar, an ideal blouse for war workers. In a range of practical colours. 1916

Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens fur garments 1905
Edwardian woman wearing a fur Russian sable bolero. 1905

Advert for Debenham & Freebody childrens spring coats 1937
Selection of spring coats over the knees for little girls. Date: 1937

Model wearing spring clothing 1937
Model wearing clothing available from Debenham and Freebody. The black marocain suit on the left consists of a belted dress and trimmed silver fox cape

Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens blouses 1937
Tailor-mades silk blouses in a varity of of shades and combinations. Date: 1937

Advert for Debenham & Freebody safety cots 1883
Inexpensive cots combine safety, strength and lightness and will fold into a small compass. 1883

Advert for Debenham & Freebody woven lingerie 1937
Two women wearing nightwear, cami-knicker in lacevstitched artifical silk milanece and full-length danity nightdress in same material with georgette frills. Date: 1937

Advert for Debenham & Freebody evening wraps 1929
Advert for distinctive evening wraps, available from Debenham & Freebody. 1929

Advert for Debenham & Freebody ascot gown 1933
Lovely sleeveless gown in Chanel lace and the new Cire satin. 1933

Advert for Debenham & Freebody tea gown 1933
Charming 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

Debenham and Freebody advert, gowns for the Season
Advertisement for Debenham and Freebody highlighting their Model Collection of evening gowns for the Season of 1937

Advert for Debenham & Freebody girls frocks 1937
Two lovely summer dresses for girls. Date: 1937

Advert for Debenham & Freebody dressing gown & negligee 1937
Models wearing fashionable high neckline night wear, a satin dressing gown and full length nightdress with rope tassel. Date: 1937

Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens furs 1911
Fashionable womens long fur coats. 1911

Autumn fashionable evening frocks 1929
Late 1920s evening dresses in three different styles available from Debenham and Freebody. 1929

Advert for Debenham & Freebody swimming suits 1933
Advertisement for Debenham and Freebody and their smart swimming suit fashions for 1933. Models posed wearing belted one-piece costumes (left) Ribbed light top in bright colours and dark shorts

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