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Isambard Kingdom Brunel with chainsIsambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 - 1859) Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the launching chain of the Great Eastern
Coco ChanelGabrielle (Coco) Chanel (1883 - 1971), iconic French fashion designer, pictured by her car in fashionable Biarritz. Date: 1928
Gabrielle Coco ChanelA camera study of Gabrielle Bonheur, Coco Chanel (1883 -1971). Date: 1929
Lady Outside Gucci ShopA smartly-dressed lady in turban, pearls and gloves, leaves the Gucci shop in Bond Street to step into her waiting Rolls Royce parked outside
Dior dress and Fath suit, 1954A dress in diaphanous floral chiffon with a 3D rose at the shoulder and a leather belt at the waist by Christian Dior
Polish anti-war poster -- NiePolish anti-war poster of a ruined city in the silhouette of a falling bomb, with the single word Nie (No)
Festival of Britain 1951 - The Skylon, South Bank, London. Designed by Hidalgo Moya, Philip Powell and Felix Samuely, and fabricated by Painter Brothers of Hereford, England Date: 1951
Mary Quant - British fashion designer and fashion iconMary Quant (1934- ), British fashion designer and fashion icon
Elspeth Phelps advertisement, 1920Lady Elcho, formerly Lady Violet Manners (born 1888), wife of Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho and heir to the Earl of Weymss. She was sister to Lady Diana Manners
Design staff of W G Tarrant of Byfleet, SurreyDesign staff of W.G. Tarrant of Byfleet, Surrey, in March 1918. W.G. Tarrant is the man with the beard in the centre of the back row
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)
The Transporter at Newport, Monmouthshire, WalesThe Newport Transporter Bridge - a transporter bridge crossing the River Usk in Newport, South Wales (Monmouthshire). A Grade I listed structure, designed by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin
Wedding dress of Aphra Farquhar by WorthA regal wedding dress of white pure silk and antique lace designed by Owen Hyde-Clarke of Worth for the wedding of Aphra Farquhar Fetherstonhaugh to the Earl of Dundonald in 1960
I K Brunel / Chain CdvISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the anchor chain of the Great Eastern
A map of the Colne Valley Cloth DistrictPictorial map of the Colne Valley Cloth District in Yorkshire, drawn by the poster artist and designer Leslie MacDonald Gill the year before his death, in 1946
Conwy Castle Wales - from the landing place Date: circa 1880
Invention of the Cube Car
Elspeth Phelps advertisement, 1920Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps fashion house, one of a series of highly stylised and witty adverts designed by Lady Eileen Orde (daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington)
Lady Duff-Gordons beautiful mannequinsLucy Christiana, Lady Duff Gordon, a leading fashion designer better known by her professional name, Lucile. She was the proprietor of Lucile s, Hanover Square, famous for the emotional gown
I K Brunel / AnonISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c
Lady Duff GordonThe latest portrait of Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff Gordon who under the name of Lucile conducts two highly successful costumiers salons, one in London and the other in New York
Robert Stephenson / LucasROBERT STEPHENSON Engineer and designer of the Menai Bridge Depicted leaning against a rock with the bridge in the background
Mignet & Flying FleaFrench aircraft designer shown with his very successful Pou du Ciel (= Flying Flea )
Hammersmith Bridge, London - designed by the noted civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette. Date: 1909
Victor Stiebel / BallgownA glamorous evening dress of nylon lace made by designer Victor Stiebel (1907-1976). See picture no.10197051
Lady Duff GordonLucy Christiana, Lady Duff Gordon, a leading designer better known by her professional name, Lucile. She was the proprietor of Lucile s, Hanover Square, famous for the emotional gown
Tatler cover - Pucci dress, 1958Front cover of The Tatler, 12 March 1958, Spring Fashion Number featuring a summer dance dress by master of the colourful print, Italian designer Emilio Pucci
Cuadro Flamenco - Diaghilev Ballets Russes - PicassoTwo of the Andalusian dancers (Rojas and El Tejero) performing the Cuadro Flamenco - during the Ballet Russes performabce by Diaghilev at the Princes Theatre
Gertrude Hermes - Sculptor, Designer, EngraverGertrude Hermes (1901-1983) - Sculptor, Designer, Engraver 1940
Coco Chanel in her own designsCoco Chanel in the garden of her hotel in the Faubourg St. Honore in a cardigan suit made with a sleeveless jumper of her own design. Date: 1929
Art Deco postcard - Macedonia Cigarettes - Amos ScorzonLovely Art Deco Advertorial postcard for Macedonia Extra Cigarettes ( Fine Taste Sweet Aroma ) by Amos Scorzon (1885-?), poster designer and illustrator. Date: circa 1920s
GREECE. Daphni. Dapni Monastery. Christ Pantocrator inside the dome (early Comnenian period, ca. 1100). Byzantine art. Mosaic
Gaby Deslys and her gowns by Drian 1913Gaby Deslys (1881-1920), French actress, dancer and singer, pictured in a variety of lavish outfits designed by Drian and realised by Landolff for her latest revue at the Palace Theatre, London
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)
Clachan Bridge, Easdale, which links the west coast of the Scottish mainland to the island of Seil. Designed by John Stevenson of Oban and built between 1792 and 1793 by engineer Robert Mylne
Leslie Howard as RJ Mitchell in The First of the FewLeslie Howard (1893-1943) photographed on the film set for The First of the Few, in which he played the Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. 1942
Tatler cover - Gabrielle Chanel & Alain GerbaultFront cover of The Tatler featuring a snapshot taken at Eaton Hall, Cheshire seat of the Duke of Westminster, where Alain Gerbault, captain of the Firecrest and French lawn tennis star, was staying
Kingston Bridge, Kingston upon ThamesA view of Kingston Bridge over the River Thames - designed by Edward Lapidge and opened on 17th July 1828. The bridge is built of Portland stone and comprises five elliptical arches. Date: circa 1908
Tatler front cover, 1958Front cover of The Tatler for April 1958 featuring a model wearing a hat, or Easter bonnet, by French designer Pierre Cardin, using yards of wide-mesh net, swathed on a white
Stanley MorrisonSTANLEY MORRISON Typographer and type designer Date: 1889 - 1967
Pucci outfit, 1965Cotton velvet apres-ski jacket in a characteristic print of Florentine colour, partnered this season by second skin silk jersey tights, printed to match and ending in little trompe l oeil boots
World Fair - General Motors - Futurama - Bel GeddesNorman Bel Geddes designed the General Motors Pavilion, known as Futurama, for the 1939 New York Worlds Fair. Date: circa 1939
Lady Charles Cavendish (Adele Astaire) in SchiaparelliLady Charles Cavendish, formerly Miss Adele Astaire (sister and dancing partner of Fred) pictured wearing a coat and skirt in green tweed trimmed with galliac, worn with a blouse of black jersey
London Life front cover with Paris fashionsFront cover of the impossibly groovy London Life magazine which ran for just two years between 1965 and 1966 but chronicled the life and times of swinging sixties London
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"
Gertrude Lawrence in MolyneuxA pale green and russet brown evening ensemble by Edward Molyneux, designed for Gertrude Lawrence to wear in the play, Behold we Live at the St. Jamess Theatre in 1932. Date: 1932
Isobel - fashion house on Regent Street, LondonAdvertisement for fashion house, Isobel, on Londons Regent Street, renowned for its restrained shop window displays in elegant grey
Joseph Harker, theatrical scenic artistJoseph Cunningham Harker (1855-1927), theatrical scenic artist, depicted in a drawing by his son Roland on a Savage Club notice, probably for a Christmas celebration. 1919
The Queen of Diamonds - Shirley Kellogg in Elspeth PhelpsActress Shirley Kellogg pictured wearing an exquisite fringed dress of peau de soie embellished with silver and diamonds, the starring costume in the theatrical show
Oliver Messel (1904 - 1978), English designer of film sets, costume and interiors. Pictured with his portrait of the Countess of Seafield. Date: 1928
Ossie ClarkRaymond " Ossie" Clark (9 June 1942 6 August 1996), English fashion designer - major figure in the Swinging Sixties scene in London and the fashion industry in that era
Reville court dress advertisement, 1927Advertisement for Reville Ltd, dressmakers of Hanover Square, who specialised in particular in gowns for court presentations, approved by Their Majesties for Ladies attending. Date: 1927
Louis Vuitton advertismentAdvertisment for the Louis Vuitton showroom in New Bond street, London. 1928
Cecil Beaton, caricature by Glan WilliamsCECIL WALTER HARDY BEATON (1904-1980) British photographer of fashion and celebrities. Also stage and costume designer for theatrical productions
William de Morgan by Evelyn de MorganPortrait of William Frend de Morgan (1839-1917), English potter, tile designer and novelist, by Evelyn de Morgan (nee Pickering). circa 1880s
I K Brunel / Col PortraitISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. Portrait at his desk. Date: 1806 - 1859
Tatler cover - Christian Dior suitFront cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a Christian Dior suit of fine navy-blue wool with a wide organdie collar trimmed with grosgrain
Jean Muir (1928 - 1995), English fashion designer and dressmaker. In 1965 she was awarded the Harpers Bazaar Trophy for original creative design
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
Tatler front cover, The Italian line, 1964Front cover of the Tatler magazine featuring a model wearing a narrow, canary yellow coat with jewelled buttons, velvet collar and wide velvet hat by Patrick de Barentzen
1960s fashion, eloping in Victor StiebelA couple elope in the most elegant way possible; she wearing a long evening dress in apple green taffeta by Victor Stiebel, with bows added for extra charm
The Tatler front cover, 9 May 1962Front cover of The Tatler for May 1962 celebrating London Fashion Week and featuring three models (Jean Shrimpton at the back)
Jewellery set by DiorA " Tuileries" topaz jewellery set by Christian Dior consisting of a necklace, bracelet and head adornment. Worn with complementing make up - lipstick and nail varnish by Lancome
Awn Pugin / HerbertAUGUSTUS WELBY NORTHMORE PUGIN English architect and designer who championed the gothic style
YACHT THISTLEThe Scottish yacht Thistle, contender for the Americas Cup 1887 : with James Bell, principal owner; M G L Watson, designer; Captain Barr
Humber saloon advert - Molyneux - Gertrude LawrenceAdvertisement for the Humber Vogue Saloon
Harrods advertisement Yves St Laurent dressAdvertisement for London department store, Harrods, featuring a knee length
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
Ernst Dryden / Party / 314ERNST DRYDEN Poster artist, fashion pioneer and Hollywood costume designer. Fancy dress party in Vienna with Dryden pictured in the centre
Windsor Union WorkhouseA view of the Windsor Union Workhouse, designed by George Gilbert Scott. Date: 1841
Womens fashion in velvet and fur, 1913On the left a blue velvet gown bordered with fur with a vest of soft muslin and a corsage finished with Oriental embroidery and small buttons by Bourniche
A dress show at Luciles fashion houseA fashion show at Ladys Duff Gordons fashion house at Hanover Square, London
Gordon Craig / Sepia PhotoGORDON CRAIG Stage designer in 1890
MORRIS (1834 - 1896)WILLIAM MORRIS writer, artist, designer
Elsa Schiaparelli and daughter Gogo at Monte CarloElsa Schiaparelli (1890 - 1973), Italian fashion designer, pictured on holiday at Monte Carlo in the company of her daughter, Gogo. Date: 1938
English decorator Syrie MaughamSyrie Maugham (1879 - 1955), leading British interior decorator of the 1920s and 1930s, best known for popularising rooms decorated entirely in white
Gabrielle Coco Chanel pictured at her villa, La Pausa, at Roquebrune, Cap Martin on the French Riviera in the company of Baroness de Reuter, and her large dog, Gigot. Date: 1932
Chanel with Driand at RquebruneGabrielle Coco Chanel (1883 - 1971), photographed at her villa, La Pausa at Roquebrune, Cap Martin, near Monte Carlo on the French Riviera, with the artist Driand. Date: 1932
Gabrielle Coco Chanel seen at her villa, La Pausa, at Roquebrune, Cap Martin, near Monte Carlo in the company of her two dogs, Gigot and Dax. Date: 1931
Chanel wtih the Duchesse de GrammontGabrielle Coco Chanel (1883 - 1971) on the tennis court at Chanel's villa, La Pausa, at Roquebrune, Cap Martin, on the French Riviera, with the Duchesse de Grammont who was a guest at the villa
Chanel at RoquebruneGabrielle Coco Chanel (1883 - 1971) photographed in the garden of her villa, La Pausa, at Roquebrune, near Monte Carlo on the French Riviera. Date: 1934
Lewis Nixon (1861 - 1940), naval architect and designer, shipbuilding executive, public servant, and political activist