Designer Collection (page 14)

Generalife. SPAIN. Granada. Alhambra. Generalife. Patio de la Acequia (The Court of the Main Canal). Detail of plasterwork. Hispano-Moresque art. Nasrid dynasty. Architecture

Vase of 14th c. type Alhambra decorated with plant, geometric and zoomorphic motifs (gazelles). Hispano-Moresque art. Nasrid dynasty. Ceramics. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Granada

Visigothic fibula, 7th c
Fibula of arc with trilaminate plates. 7th century. Visigothic art. Jewelry. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia

Embarkation of a sailing boat, Qianlong Period (1736-96). Chinese art. SWITZERLAND. Bern. Bernese Historical Museum

San SebastiᮮFestival 2012. Yvonne Blake
SPAIN. Donostia. San Telmo Municipal Museum. Anglo-Spanish costume designer Yvonne Blake (L) receives the National Cinematography award from Spanish culture minister Jose Ignacio Wert (R)

Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, WW1 fashion
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps of Albemarle St, London. Phelps was one of the leading purveyors of fine ladys fashions in London during the First World War and 1920s

Elspeth Phelps and Reggie de Veulle, 1917
The fashion designer, Elspeth Phelps, one of Londons leading couturiers during the First World War period (she later merged with Paquin) with an inset picture of her designer, Reggie de Veulle

Edward Rayne, shoe supremo
Edward Rayne of the famous Rayne shoe dynasty, founded by his grandparents in 1889 and shoemakers to royalty, contemplating a pair of the firms shoes in the 1950s. Date: 1952

Frank Brangwyn at work
Sir Frank William Brangwyn RA RWS RBA (12 May 1867 11 June 1956), Anglo-Welsh artist, painter, water colourist, virtuoso engraver and illustrator, and progressive designer

Tom Purvis. 1888-1959. Best known for his poster designs for the London North Eastern Railway, outfitters Austin Reed and the 1932British Industries Fair. Date: circa 1932

Edward McKnight Kauffer. 1890-1954. Best known for the 140 posters he designed for London Transport & London Underground. Date: circa 1930

Pietro Cavallini - Italian painter and mosaic designer
Pietro Cavallini (1259-ca.1330) - Italian painter and mosaic designer from Rome working during the late Middle Ages. Date: circa 1300

Paris: Le Mot 1914-1915 Bound folio
Paris: Le Mot. 1914-1915. Bound folio with a book cover by A.G. Gonon and a book plate for H.P. Gassier (French cartoonist - 1883-1951)

Mrs Irene Castle
IRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts. The pair were incredibly successful and their earnings were high

Captain Wilkinson reading The Tatler
Major Sir Nevile Rodwell Wilkinson, KCVO (26 October 186922 December 1940), British officer of arms (Ulster King-at-Arms), British Army officer, author and a dollhouse designer

Thomas Lipton launches Shamrock IV, 1914
Sir Thomas Lipton photographed at Gosport in June 1914 after his fourth challenger for the Americas Cup had been christened by the Countess of Shaftesbury and safely launched in Portsmouth harbour

Frank Brangwyn
Sir Frank William Brangwyn RA RWS RBA (12 May 1867 11 June 1956), Anglo-Welsh artist, painter, water colourist, virtuoso engraver and illustrator, and progressive designer

Mr Wells Coates
The architect, Mr. Wells Coates, founder of the Mars (Modern Architectural Research) group, originator of the flatlet, designer of public utility buildings, such as broadcasting studios

Jo Mattli and Mrs Rosemary Parker at Mansion House
The British-based Swiss fashion designer Jo (Guiseppe) Mattli (1907-1982), pictured talking to the much taller Mrs Rosemary Parker (a model)

Norman Hartnell & Duchess of Gloucester at Mansion House
Sir Norman Bishop Hartnell (1901-1979) British couturier and favourite fashion design of the Queen and Queen Mother, seen greeting another royal patron, Princess Alice

Victor Stiebel & Mrs Fay Gill at Mansion House
Victor Stiebel (1907-1976), British fashion designer, contemporary of Norman Hartnell who designed for royalty and Hollywood stars

Paquin advertisement, 1911
Advertisement for the fashion house, Paquin, dressmakers, milliners and furriers to the Courts of Europe with branches in Paris and London (at 39 Dover Street). Date: 1911

Prince of Wales & Elisabeth Scott
At the opening of the new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, the Prince of Wales greets Elisabeth Scott, designer of the new building. Date: 23 April 1932

Paul de Longpre in the garden of his home in Hollywood
The Artist Paul de Longpre in the garden of his home in Hollywood, California, USA - pictured with two women by an elaborately-decorated kiosk. Date: circa 1910

Paul de Longpres House - Hollywood, California, USA. Date: 1910

Ashley Havinden
Ashley Eldrid Havinden (1903 - 1973), advertising artist and poster designer, best known for his striking World War II posters for the Ministry of Information

Court gown by Isobel 1938
An 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

Racing yacht tests in a tank by G. H. Davis
Did trials of models bring Ranger victory? Tests in a tank. How science is called in to help the designers of racing yachts in the United States

Givenchy fashion, 1964
A dress by Givenchy, incisively seamed along princess lines, and sleeveless, in crisp, black silk, the seams diverging towards the hem

Courreges fashion, 1964
An outfit from Koupy fashion translating the silhouette dictated by Courreges on the Paris catwalk. Here, a trouser suit in slate blue cavalry twill comprises a half-belted jacket with a slit at

Yves St Laurent coat and hat
A party-going coat in thick, chalk-white matelasse, narrow cut with a fleeting width at the hem from Yves Saint Laurent Boutique

Maureen Baker of Susan Small
A new idea is discussed in one of the work rooms at British fashion house, Susan Small, between Alex Marafini, the suit designer and Maureen Baker

Tatler front cover, Autumn Fashion, 1964
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing an appropriately autumnal outfit to usher in the new seasons fashions for colder weather; a plum-flecked black

Tatler front cover, The Italian line, 1964
Front 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

Dress by Yves St Laurent, 1963
A full length evening shift in deep violet jersey with rose pink, silver embroidered sleeves and polo collar by Yves St Laurent

Dress by Roberto Capucci, 1963
A flamingo pink Petillault waffled silk dress by Roberto Capucci with bloused waist, stiffened belt and long sleeves, worn with a bowler, collar and cuffs of ribbed wool. Date: 1963

Tatler front cover, 1963 - Paris Collections
Front cover of The Tatler celebrating the new Paris fashion collections for the new season. The model who reclines on the cover wears an outfit by Nina Ricci comprising a tangerine Lesur mohair coat

Tatler front cover, May 1963
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a party dress in silk gazah with an Empire bodice hold by shoestring straps

Jules Cheret - Poster Artist
Jules Cheret (18361932) - French painter and lithographer - master of Belle Epoque poster art. Date: 1895

Tatler front cover, Paris Collections, 1964
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a coral velour hat by Christian Dior Chapeaux at Harrods. Her make up is by Harriet Hubbard Ayer and the Chanel-inspired earrings by Adrien Mann

Sir Joseph Paxton
SIR JOSEPH PAXTON Gardener, designer of conservatories and of the 1851 Crystal Palace. Date: 1801 - 1865

Glass Designer
A glass designer at work. Date: February 1933

FRANZ MAX German designer who created the helmet in which his compatriots went to war. Date: ? - 1932

Wenzel Jamitzer
WENZEL JAMITZER German goldsmith and designer Date: 1508 - 1585

Owen Jones - Iln
OWEN JONES Designer and architect Date: 1809 - 1874

Owen Jones - Graphic
OWEN JONES Designer and architect Date: 1809 - 1874

Yokohama Pier, Yokohama, Japan - Customs Office
Yokohama Pier, Yokohama, Japan - The brick building in the back housed the Yokohama Customs Office Inspection Bureau - built in 1894 and designed by Japanese architect Yorinaka Tsumaki

Asakusa District, Tokyo, Japan - Ryounkaku Tower
For most of the twentieth century, Asakusa was the major entertainment district in Tokyo. The rokku or " Sixth District" was in particular famous as a theatre district

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