Designer Collection (page 12)

At Home to The Sketch - Cecil Beaton (Reddish House)
Spread from The Sketch magazine, showing scenes at Reddish House, Broadchalke, near Salisbury, the home of artist, writer, photographer and designer, Cecil Beaton

Paris Fashions, 1924 by drawn by Peroud
An illustration, by Peroud, originally drawn for The Tatlers counterpart, Eve - The Ladys Pictorial. Special artists were engaged in Paris

Ferd. Galli-Bibiena
FERDINANDO GALLI-BIBIENA Italian architect and stage designer. Date: 1750 - 1828

Edward Gordon Craig in 1923
EDWARD GORDON CRAIG Actor, stage designer, in 1923 Date: 1872 - 1966

Cowper Phipps Coles - 1
COWPER PHIPPS COLES Naval engineer, designer of HMS Captain. Date: 1819 - 1870

Cowper Phipps Coles - 2
COWPER PHIPPS COLES Naval engineer, designer of HMS Captain. Date: 1819 - 1870

Advert for Raynes shoes 1937
Designers sketches of shoes in blue suede & luggage tan leather. Models include high heeled lace-ups ornamented with pinking & perforations, buckles & tassels. Date: 1937

Couturier at Work 1927
An overweight couturier in a smoking jacket depicted in the throws of creating a fashion masterpiece. His assistant holds some fringing up against a model for his approval. Date: 1927

Steamer Rugs Advert
Who would think of taking an ocean voyage without packing a steamer rug - and of course it must be a designer rug from PeaceDale ! Date: 1913

Sir William Chambers
SIR WILLIAM CHAMBERS Landscape designer, the architect of Somerset House and the Kew Gardens Pagoda. Date: 1726 - 1796

Isobel court gown, 1938
Advertisement for court gowns designed by Isobel of Grosvenor Street and Harrogate. Date: 1938

Fashion Plate - 1950s - French - Womens Costume. Date: 1950s

Lady Eileen Orde working on wallpaper designs
Lady Eileen Order, nee Wellesley (1887-1952), daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington and wife of the artist Captain Cuthbert Orde

Court gown by Elspeth Phelps
Lady Eileen Orde, nee Wellesley (1887-1952), daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington and wife of Captain Cuthbert Julian Orde, WW1 pilot

Lillah McCarthy in Elspeth Phelps -Nymphs of Forest tableau
Actress Lillah McCarthy pictured in a dress designed by Elspeth Phelps for the Nymphs of the Forest tableau performed at the Petticoat Lane Fair at the Albert Hall in 1917

Lovely gown worns at the Paquin Phelps soiree dansante
A selection of gowns showcased at the Paquin Phelps soiree dansante held in March 1923 to celebrate the amalgamation of the British fashion house of Elspeth Phelps with Paquin of Paris

Mme de Kurylo wearing designs by Elspeth Phelps
The fascinating American dancer Mme de Kurylo, performing at the Ritz in December 1920, pictured in a spread in The Sketch magazine wearing outfits by British designer Elspeth Phelps

Mrs Morrison-Bell as Oak for Nymphs of Forest tableau
Mrs Morrison-Bell pictured wearing a gown designed by Elspeth Phelps for the Nymphs of the Forest tableau featuring a number of society women

Munstead Wood and Gardens - home of Gertrude Jekyll
The Main Border (July, 2017) at Munstead Wood (Grade I listed), the home of influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)

Paquin Phelps advertisement, 1923
Advertisement for Paquin Phelps of Dover Street, London, the result of an amalgamation between British designer Elspeth Phelps and the Paris fashion house Paquin in 1923. Date: 1923

The Castle from Ness Walk, Inverness, Scotland
The Castle from the River Ness Walk, Inverness, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. The castle was built in 1836 and designed by architect William Burn. Date: late 1930s

Three remarkable glass lamps by Rene Jules Lalique (1860-1945) - a French designer known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, jewellery, chandeliers

The RAF Memorial - Embankment, London. Unveiled in 1923 - designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield (the main monument) and William Reid Dick (the eagle). Date: circa 1923

Queen Victoria Memorial, London - Great Central Feature designed by Thomas Brock RA, sculptor. Designed in 1901, the memorial was unveiled on 16th May 1911

New air route opens between Italy and France
Postcard commemorating the opening of a new air route between Italy and France in 1935. This was in the 13th year of the Fascist era in Italy (the 1st year was 1922)

Party dress by Maggy Rouff, 1959
A pretty look that characterised the Paris collections of 1959, manifested in a little party dress by Maggy Rouff. The Tatler states that it is easy to copy

What People Are Wearing - Mary-Jane Gibbs
Mary-Jane Gibbs wearing a French navy herringbone wool trouser suit which she designed for the Carol Freedman spring collection. Date: 1966

White wool suit by Cardin
A white wool garbardine suit by Cardin. It is single-breasted with an officer collar and a front panel of semi-circular cutouts and is worn with a welders helmet in white felt. Date: 1966

1960s Parisian fashions
Fashions in Paris- Clockwise from top left: Stunning coat and matching gaiters by Lanvin in tomato-red window-pane checked wool ratteen (by Garique)

Christian Dior shirt dress and matching bikini, 1965
Dior-printed silk shirt dress, in poppy-red and white, buttons low, with a red leather whiplash belt. With it, a bikini with widely-set straps and a yard-square headscarf

John Cavanagh fashion show at Bowood, 1965
Guests watch a fashion show by British designer John Cavanagh held at Bowood, Wiltshire, the Palladian home of the Marquess of Lansdowne. The catwalk is in the Library, built by the Adam brothers

Shoes and bags by Charles Jourdan
Brightly coloured shoes and bags by Charles Jourdan, Date: 1966

Courreges fashion, 1961
Three outfits by Courreges from 1961. From left (1) coat of double-sided cloth (tan reversing to white) featuring chopped off sleeves, horizontal welt seaming, dropped shoulder line

Pringle fashion 1965
A model wearing cashmere knitwear by Pringle of Scotland, the classic knitwear brand. The intarsia-patterned sleeveless sweater in pineapple and white is teamed with a classic pineapple cardigan

Susan Small advertisement 1965
Advertisement for the fashion house, Susan Small, featuring a model wearing a dress and jacket in fine worsted twill with a scarf tied around her neck. Date: 1965

Three sketches by Marcelle De Saint Martin for productions made by Famous Players Laskys British Producers Ltd in the early 1920s Date: 1921

A portrait of Marcelle De Saint Martin
A portrait of the French artist Marcelle De Saint Martin, head of Famous Players Laskys British Producers Ltd costume department at the Islington film studio Date: 1921

Willy Clarkson
William Berry " Willy" Clarkson (1861 - 12 October 1934), theatrical costume designer and wigmaker. Date: 1929

Terry de Havilland (born 1942), iconic British shoe designer known for his glamorous designs during the 1970s and still making fabulous shoes today

Junkers (1859-1935), German aircraft designer Date: circa 20th century

Raymond Cusick stage set for The Madwoman of Chaillot
Stage set designed by Raymond Cusick (designer of the Daleks for Dr Who). The Tower Theatres production of The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux. Date: 1957

Raymond Cusick stage set for Ambrose Applejohns Adventure
Stage set designed by Raymond Cusick (designer of the Daleks for Dr Who). The Tower Theatres production of Ambrose Applejohns Adventure by Walter Hackett Date: 1961

Voisin, Gabriel, designer pilot and manufacturer with his 1915 Voisin triplane bomber

Saulnier, Raymond, designer pilot and manufacturer in his Morane-Saulnier Type G, 1913

Rumpler D I German fighter biplane (serial no. 1589/18) which came too late to take part in the First World War. It was apparently difficult to build

Morane, Leon, designer pilotand manufacturer in Morane Saulnier Type G, 1913

Dornier, Claudius, designer and aircraft manufacturer

Captain Geoffrey de Havilland, designer and pilot
Captain Geoffrey de Havilland (1882-1965), aircraft designer and pilot, in RFC uniform, standing in front of his Airco DH 9. Date: circa 1917-1918

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