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David Wright woman with lipstickElegant woman in a low-cut blue evening dress, putting on bright red lipstick at her dressing table. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour
Miss Kathleen McKane, tennis playerMiss Kathleen McKane (Kitty McKane Godfree) (1896-1992), tennis player, Englands lawn tennis hope, and rival to the French player, Suzanne Lenglen
Front cover of The Bystander by Rick ElmesA front cover illustration by Rick Elmes entitled The Minx, depicting an elegant young woman in evening dress, with her fur-trimmed coat falling off her shoulders
Elderly woman in front of a Welsh dresser, Mid WalesAn elderly woman in Victorian style costume sitting in front of a Welsh dresser, Mid Wales. The dresser contains family photographs and crockery
Welsh woman in traditional costume on a donkeyA young Welsh woman in traditional costume, riding a donkey sidesaddle. This was the usual form of transport at the time -- for example
Cooks Tours to the Riviera, Italy, etcPoster or handbill advertising Cooks Tours to the Riviera, Italy, etc, using the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway to Newhaven and Dieppe, programme free from any office of Thomas Cook & Son
Twos Company by Muriel DawsonA little boy in blue dungarees and a wide brimmed sun hat, holds hands with a little girl wearing a pink dress and bonnet as they walk together picking flowers
Greece, Crete - Traditional CostumeGentleman wearing traditional Cretan costume holding a rifle
Croatia - Traditional National Costume (5 / 8)Croatia - Traditional National Costume (5/8) - Full-face view of a young man with hand on hip in decorated jerkin and cape with blue embroidered trousers
Boy Drummer of The South Wales Borderers (circa 1909) in Full Dress. Pictured with drum plus bugle (all drummers were buglers). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Drummer (Flute / Fife) Player - The Green Howards (Alexandra Princess of Waless Own Regiment of Yorkshire) in Full Dress. Wearing a Nol Dress Cap. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Scene in the International Stores, Crediton, Devon, with two middle-aged women chatting in an aisle. The photograph dates from before decimalisation of the currency -- tins of peaches are priced at
Cocktail fashion, 1958A woman wearing a white lace cocktail dress by Bijou, enjoys a cocktail at what is now considered quite a kitsch, Tiki-style bar
Autumn Girl 1814A young girl, wearing a charming Regency style dress, coat and bonnet walks through a meadow strewn with autumn leaves
Boys Club, fancy dress, February 1931Seven boys from a Boys Club in wonderful fancy dress costume. Characters include, a News of the World paperboy, an Arab, a housewife
Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (1 / 4)Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (1/4) The legendary Po Sein (1877-1952), Father of the Burmese Theatre - actor and innovative entertainer
Britannia and Eve front cover, April 1954An elegant woman in a full-skirted dress with a nipped in waist typical of 1950s fashion, poses with hat and gloves finishing off her ensemble
Sudan - Shullucks of the Upper Nile
1958 Tatler cover: fashionable lady in a parkShes happy because shes going away this weekend-and she has no cares about humping heavy luggage. Everything shes taking with her-bar the Borzoi-will fit into two small cases.The dress she wears for
Punjabi Muslims - North-west Frontier Province - an area of South Asia spanning from central Pakistan to north-western India
Tatler front-cover: H. R. H. Princess Paul of YugoslaviaA beautiful portrait study of the Consort of the Regent of Yugoslavia. H.R.H. the former Princess Olga, was a sister of H.R.H
Princess Beatrice in 1860Princess Beatrice, later Priness Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944), fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert photographed in 1860
Maria Teresa Isabella, later Queen of Sicily, as a little girl
Chinese MandarinA Chinese Mandarin in ceremonial court costume
Tatler fashions for July 1930A fashion design by Gordon Conway, taken from a series of monthly supplements drawn by the artist. A summer dress in printed cotton voile, trimmed in cream coloured organdie
Victor Stiebel / TwentiesDesign by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for an elegant evening or cocktail dress in royal blue with embellished assymetric hem and drop-waist. Shoes & jewellery match dress
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"
Girl on Stile / SpringA little girl in a blue dress stands on a stile: spring is well under way, with blossom on the trees and birds flying
Bathing Machine 1900A rather formidable looking lady stands on the steps of a bathing machine at Walton-on- the-Naze, Essex, England, probably wondering if its to chilly for a dip in the sea
Signing the RegisterA young bride and groom sign the register. The groom is wearing a suit with very wide lapels and the bride wears a satin wedding dress with fur around the cuffs
The Haunted Lady, PunchThe Haunted Lady, or The Ghost in the Looking-Glass. A lady admires her new dress, but the mirror reveals the sacrifice made: the death of the wretched seamstress
Evening Dress / Worth 1922Dusky pink evening gown in a bold printed fabric with a low scooped neckline revealing a sleeveless grey bodice beneath. The skirt is draped up over one hip
Frankish Chief and MenA Frankish chief and two of his warriors of ancient Gaul
Cinderella ChangesHer Fairy Godmother turns a pumpkin into a coach, and Cinders kitchen dress into a sumptuous gown
Dressed to Kill 1912Woman: tailor-made with a narrow skirt, belted long line jacket with bellows pockets & a trilby hat. Man: jodphurs, gaiters or leggings, belted jacket with a pleated back & patch pockets
Stiebel / Wrns Mess WearA design by Victor Stiebel for WRNS (Womens Royal Naval Service) officers mess undress, comprising of a long skirt, blouse with revered collar and bolero jacket
Royal Scots RiflesTHE ROYAL SCOTS 4th and 5th Battalions Queens Edinburgh Rifles
Edinburgh / MidlothianThe heart of Midlothian - the old Tolbooth or prison, from which Walter Scott took the name of his novel published in 1818
Gowns That Express Poetic IdeasPurple and blue wigs to complete the colour-schemes of dresses: gowns that express poetic ideas. Costumes from the house of Madame Lucile
Watch AdvertisementThanks to his Omega watch, this gentleman can tell that unless his companion gets a move on, they are going to be late for the theatre
Racial / China / Trad DressA Chinese woman in traditional dress
Indonesian DancerA Javanese dancer in a sculpturesque pose which shows the relation of this style with ancient Hindu reliefs. The scarf is used to accentuate the movement
Knight at PrayerAn English knight in military habit in an attitude of prayer
Lola Montez / Jules LaureMARIA DOLORES ELIZA ROSEANNA GILBERT, known as LOLA MONTEZ American dancer and adventuress, born in Ireland
Victoria / Albert / WeddingTwo scenes from Queen Victorias reign: 1. her wedding to Albert, 1840 2. with Albert and children
Victoria Waters FlowersVictoria as a child, tending the garden at Kensington Palace
Beatrice / White DressPRINCESS BEATRICE Daughter of Victoria, married Prince Heinrich of Battenberg in 1885
Chiang Kai-Shek & WifeCHIANG KAI-SHEK Chinese general and politician with his wife