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Debutante - Elizabeth Arden advertisementAdvertisement for cosmetics brand Elizabeth Arden aimed firmly at the debutante market, with tips on how a deb might avoid anything that be allowed to detract from her elegance. Date: 1937
The 1958 Season - Gay companions to sparkling debutDouble page spread from The Tatler suggesting various accessories required by the debutante to ensure a sparkling season! Clockwise from top left
Trocadero advertisement during London Season, 1958Advertisement placed by the Trocadero at Piccadilly Circus highlighting the dates where it still had the Empire Suite available to be hired for debutante dances. Date: 1958
The 1958 Season - Dresses for Dancing into the DawnTwo suggestions for dance dresses for debutantes for the 1958 Season, the last year in which debs were presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace
Advert for Jays courts gowns 1933Limited amount of courts gowns, available from Jays. Showing a model wearing a beautiful slimline gown with white long gloves, train, feathers and tiara. 1933
A stately court gown, Debenham & Freebody 1912A stately gown for presentation at court of ivory tinted charmeuse designed and carried out by Debenham and Freebody. 1912
Tatler front cover - a valentine for debutantes 1965Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a face framing heart shaped wig from Rose Evansky. Date: 1965
Debutantes out and about in the 1960sA variety of photographs showing debutantes out and about at parties in the Swinging Sixties. They went to Guinea parties and Shake parties in fast cars and wearing the latest fashions Date: 1964
Sketch front cover - Miss Diana ChurchillDiana Churchill (1909-1994), actress and eldest daughter of Sir Winston Churchill and Clementine Churchill. Pictured on the front cover of The Sketch in 1928 when she was a debutante
Kings Fifth Court at Buckingham Palace, LondonThe London Season of 1912: the Kings Fifth Court at Buckingham Palace. A diagrammatic view showing the progress of the debutante from the moment she enters the building to the time she leaves. 1912
Official styles of hairdressing for the 1937 CoronationExamples of hair styles for the coming Coronation season on display at the Mayfair hotel organised by the Incorporated Guild of Hairdressers
Jeanne Stourton by Madame YevondeMiss Mary Jeanne Stourton (1913-1987) by Madame Yevonde. She married Major Ralph Stonor, 6th Lord Camoys, in 1938. Date: 1932
Miss Vida Cuthbert by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of the late Captain james Harold Cuthbert of the Scots Guards. Date: 1932
Lady Mary Scott by Madame YevondeLady Mary Theresa Montagu Douglas Scott (1904-1984) by Madame Yevonde. She was the fourth daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleugh and 9th Duke of Queensberry
Lady Caroline Paget by Madame YevondeLady Caroline Paget (1913-1973) by Madame Yevonde. She was the eldest daughter of the 6th Marquess of Anglesey, making her debut in 1931. Seen here with a bird perched on her hands. Date: 1931
Lady Blanche Somerset by Madame YevondeLady Blanche Linnie Somerset (1897-1968) by Madame Yevonde. She was the elder daughter of the 9th Duke of Beaufort. Date: 1915
Hon. Lorraine Berry by Madame YevondeThe Hon. Mary Lorraine Berry by Madame Yevonde. She was the second daughter of the late Lord Buckland. She had just become engaged to Lieutenant Colonel Gwyn Morgan-Jones of the Life Guards -- they
Rosalie Hearfield by Madame YevondePamela Rosalie Suzanne Hearfield (1915-?) by Madame Yevonde. She made her debut at court in 1933. She became engaged to Anthony Lyttleton Ramsden Henville Thresher in 1948. Date: 1933
Pamela Wellesley by Madame YevondePamela Wellesley (1912-1987) by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of the late Lord Richard Wellesley, and had just become engaged to Lieutenant Charles Robert Archibald Grant RN
Susan Corbett and Mrs R W Crawford by Madame Yevonde. Margaret Susan Corbett (?-1981) was the daughter of Geoffrey Robert Josceline Corbett of County Fermanagh, Ireland
Susan Corbett by Madame YevondeMargaret Susan Corbett (?-1981) by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of Geoffrey Robert Josceline Corbett of County Fermanagh, Ireland
Joscelyne Verney by Madame YevondeJoscelyne Verney (1915-?) by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of Sir Ralph and Lady Verney. Date: 1933
Lady Alexandra Haig by Madame YevondeLady Alexandra Henrietta Louisa Haig (1907-1997) by Madame Yevonde. She was the second daughter of the late Field-Marshal Earl Haig. Seen here posing with lilies. Date: 1936
Mary Ashley by Madame YevondeRuth Mary Clarisse Ashley (1906-?) by Madame Yevonde. She was the younger daughter of the Rt Hon Wilfrid William Ashley MP, and sister of Lady Louis Mountbatten
Viscountess Tiverton by Madame Yevonde. Formerly Ismay Catherine Crichton-Stuart (1909-1989). She married the 3rd Earl of Halsbury in 1930; they divorced in 1936. Date: 1935
Court Presentation gown by IsobelAn elegant gown for a debutante to wear to be presented at court by Isobel. Date: 1937
Miss Anne Sutherland as a debutante by Madame YevondeMiss Anne Sutherland, daughter of Colonel Robert Sutherland (Poona Horse), pictured leading a bust of Julius Caesar by the nose
Miss Audrey Croft in her court presentation gownMiss Audrey Croft, a former female golf champion, pictured in her court presentation gown in 1928. In both 1926 and 1927 she was the Middlesex champion
Dunlop advert featuring cars queueing up the Mall for the CoAdvertisement for Dunlop tyres, featuring one of the spectacles of the London Season, with a long queue of smart cars (sporting Dunlop tyres obviously), on the Mall in St
Debutantes about to be presented at courtDebutantes proceed through rooms at Buckingham Palace towards the ballroom where they will be presented to King George V and Queen Mary, thus signalling their entry into society. Date: 1930
Cars in the Mall bearing debs to court presentationsA familiar sight in central London during the Season - a long line of cars snaking its way up the Mall towards Buckingham Palace
Debutantes learning to curtsey, 1929Debutantes of 1929 learning to curtsey under the guidance of Madame Vacani, in preparation for presentation at court. Date: 1929
Incidents of a debutantes first drawing roomDouble page spread from the Illustrated London News depicting a series of scenes showing the process for a debutante to be presented to the Queen at court
A Vignette of the London SeasonTwo elegant young women discuss the number of invitations they have received to parties during the London Season of 1931. Date: 1931
Sphere suspenders advertisementAdvertisement for the Sphere Suspender Company of Leicester, suggesting they are the best choice for the elite of the Country when they are presented at court because of the smart lines imparted to
Miss Olwen Lloyd George in her court presentation gownMiss Olwen Lloyd George, twenty-one year old daughter of David Lloyd George, at that time, Chancellor of the Exchequer and later Prime Minister
Dolly debs for the Berkeley Dress ShowA group of twenty girls chosen from 200 hopefuls to take part in the opening event of the London season, the Berkeley Dress Show (formerly the Berkeley Debutante Dress Show)
The Perfect Debutante by Adrian PorterFront cover of The Perfect Debutante, a book of humorous verse and sketches from 1937 taking the reader through the hilarious pitfalls and pleasures of the social season
Debutantes at Queen Charlottes BallAll in white with scarlet satin hearts around their necks (a gift from Schiaparelli), debutantes at the Queen Charlottes Ball of 1939. Date: 1939
Dancing to Tommy Kinsmans band at Quaglino sA ball during the 1959 London Season held at Quaglinos in aid of the National Playing Fields Association and Surrey County Cricketers
Kissing her Majestys hand, learning to curtsey at courtA young woman is tutored in the art of gracefully dropping to a curtsey during her presentation at court at the school of Miss Cowper Coles
Duchess of Gloucester cuts cake, Queen Charlottes BallThe Duchess of Gloucester (1901 -2004) cutting the giant cake holding 194 electric candles representing the number of years since the birth of Queen Charlotte at the ball named after her
Americans presented at court, 1938Portrait of six lucky American girls chosen to be presented at court on 11 May 1938. This small number followed the announcement that only Americans domiciled in the UK could be considered for
Court gown by Isobel 1938An elegant, streamlined court gown for presentation at their Majesties court in 1938 by Isobel. Note the traditional three feathers in the hair and the ostrich fan
A debutante gets ready for court presentation, 1880sA 20th century impression of a young debutante getting ready to be presented at court. As two maids put the finishing touches to her dress, her mother beams at her proudly
A Presentation Party Dress, 1957A dress and monkey jacket by California Cottons in pure silk of dark green spattered with pale flowers. The dress is sleeveless and would be perfect for cocktail parties. Date: 1957
A debutante arrives at the photographers, 1902A debutante, having been presented at court at a royal drawing room at Buckingham Palace, arrives in the rain to have her picture taken at a photographers studio
