Diamante Collection

Handbag Advert / Army / Navy
A selection of British made & foreign handbags, pochettes & evening bags in crepe de chine, also a beaded bag, an embroidered nightdress sachet & a bag with applique flowers

National Tile Museum. Housed in the Madre de Deus Convent, founded in 1509 by Queen Dona Leonor for the Poor Clares of Setubal. It was enlarged by John III and modified in the 18th century

Cocktail dress
Pattern for Art Deco style cocktail dress from MABS FASHIONS. Yellow georgette dress with maribou trimmed accordion pleated skirt and diamante belt and shoulder strap. Date: 1924

Duchess of Argyll in her Coronation outfit
The Duchess of Argyll (1912 - 1993), previously Miss Margaret Whigham and then Mrs Charles Sweeny

Black silk organza dress
A black silk organza dress by Dior. The bodice is banded in black satin ribbon which is also used for the sash tying in a rosette highlighted with a diamante clip. Date: 1961

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

Compact with Open Fan
Compact & fan with diamante decoration & silk tassel. The open fan has pierced sticks of ivory or imitation ivory. The compact has lipstick, powder puff & a mirror. Date: circa 1915

Evening Dress ?1882
Low cut with pointed bodices, decorative plastrons, epaulettes & trained skirts. Black: checkerboard fabric, jet & diamante trim. White: pearls & artificial flowers. Date: ? 1882

Advert for Jays frocks 1937
Models wearing long dresess and picture hats, frock on the left, finely pintucked chiffon with fluted hem with diamante buttons, woman on right wearing floral crepe-de-chine evening gown. Date: 1937

The Sparkling Lustre of Parisian Nights - fashion models, 1927 - sequins and diamante add brilliance to the gay city from Drecoll and Worth Date: 1927

Advert for Army & Navy bridal gown 1934
Ivory crepe satin bridal gown. The bodice and sleeves are embroidered entirely with silver bugles and diamate. Date: 1934

Green & Gold Compact
Green circular compact with diamante (paste) decoration, gold cord and tassels containing a mirror, powder and two lipstick holders. Date: circa 1920

Celluloid Compact C. 1918
Celluloid compact with paste decoration, decorative clasp and tassels in a mock tortoise shell finish. Date: circa 1918

Elegant woman in visiting dress by Beer
An elegant young woman wearing a coral pink visiting dress in satin crepe with pearl and diamante embroidery on the skirt and a matching long scarf, by Beer. 1924

Two young ladies in outfits by Doeuillet and Paul Poiret
Two young ladies in fashionable autumn outfits. On the left, an evening dress in white satin crepe with bands in various colours on the skirt, by Doeuillet

Three young ladies in evening outfits by Worth
Three fashionable young ladies in evening outfits by Worth. On the left, a casino dress in bright pink satin crepe with black fur border and jet black belt

Fashion for dances, 1927
A simple dinner dress in black georgette, lined with pink, from 1927. The yoke was embroidered with fine diamante and the skirt was formed by godets of fine lace

Winter headwear fashion, 1927
A striking design displaying a diamante buckle on a grey velour hat

Ponytail Girl / C. Woof
A blonde girl, with a fifties ponytail, models a diamante necklace

Glitzy Dress 1950S
Glitzy blonde bombshell on a leopard skin rug sets the yule logs ablaze in a silver spangly sequined gown, diamante earrings & strappy see-though plastic mules

Innocence in Blue 1950S
Pretty, innocent young woman virginally resplendent in a shaded blue gown with pleated skirt & finely ruched corsage, narrow diamante bracelet & white strappy shoes

Fur-Trim Dress 1914
Fur-trimmed gown of narrow trained skirt with front split & a V -necked wrap over tunic worn with a white fur- trimmed evening coat or wrap & a diamante headdress

Evening Dress / Worth 1923
Orientally inspired gowns by Worth in lacquer reds: wrap over with diamante bows, fur trim & matching jacket; floral embroidered panels, sash & gored skirt with train

Evening Dress / Beer 1923
T-bar shoes & a sleeveless drop-waist dress with sash tie which creates a draped effect across the hips & opens up the split on the skirt front. With diamante trim. By Beer

Romantic Dinner / Woof
Sultry brunette dinner date in strapless decollete evening gown, diamante necklace & earrings, lights her cigarette in a holder from a candle. Her man friend stands by

Theatrical Dress
A decollete gown with theatrical skirt length: bell shaped skirt with layers of accordian pleated flounces. N.B applique leaf motif, diamante straps, court shoes

At the Miramar, Biarritz
One must look ones best at the Miramar, Biarritz, so one chooses this black velvet evening dress with diamante trimming, by Douillet-Doucet, or a lame dress by Jean Patou

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