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Japanese Geisha girl getting dressed into her kimono. The final task of tying the large belt sash around her waist. A traditional tea ceremony set can be seen in the lower left-hand corner of
In Her Wedding Gown - Princess Marina of Greece
Royal Wedding 1947 - bride and bridesmaid dressesA fairytale wedding gown by Norman Hartnell for Princess Elizabeth, in itself a tribute to British skill in design and workmanship
Royal Wedding 1934 - brides dress and Trent ParkPage from the Illustrated London News showing the wedding dress of Princess Marina of Greece on display alongside the wedding presents at St. Jamess Palace
Christian Dior dress, 1953A woman enjoys a glass of champagne while wearing a Christian Dior evening dress of blue silk organza worn over a number of full net underskirts and embroidered with swags of silver bugle beads
Countess of Leicester in her Coronation outfitThe Countess of Leicester, previously Lady Elizabeth Yorke (1912 - 1985), who acted as Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II at her Coronation
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
Royal Tour 1947ROYAL TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA & RHODESIA: King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princesses Elizabeth (foreground) and Margaret (background) grouped together in a relaxed pose
Rock N RollersRock and roll enthusiasts, dressed in 1950s clothes, including DA hairstyles, Teddy Boy jackets and spotted dresses which swirl to reveal stocking-tops!
Evening Dress by David Wright, showing a model admiring herself in a mirror. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Refuelling in a MiniThe modern female petrol pump operator, refuelling a car in her mini skirt
The Dolly Sisters performing their Persian Dance 1921The Dolly Sisters as they perform their Persian dance in the " League of Notions", a popular revue at the New Oxford
Esther Bruce & her father Joseph Bruce in Fulham, London. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham, London to a Guyanese father & an English mother
Rosie Dolly and the Begum Aga KhanTwo personalities at the Super Elegance de Cote d Azur held in Nice on the French Riviera wearing costumes elegant enough to win
Advert for Gorringes womens clothing 192870th year anniversary offers, smart sultan coat of dull satin, crepe-de-chine printed dress and a elegant coat in crepe-de-chine givree a fascinating mixture of artificial silk and wool. 1928
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
Latest Paris Fashions 1888Three women gossiping outside. 1888
Fashion design by Eva Lutyens. 1936
Woman on a Train Date: 1950
Evening clothing with pearls and lace 1912Fashionable evening clothing using detailed embroidered lace and decorative pearls. 1912
Court gowns by RevilleCourt gowns approved by King George V and Queen Mary for presentation at court in the year 1926. Designed by Reville of Hanover Square. Date: 1926
Children in 1864Latest Paris fashions for Victorian children, girls from two to eight years of age wearing three quarter length frocks and the older boy wearing knickerbockers. 1864
Society women at Cowes Week 1907During early August, society gathered on the Solent for regattas and royalty. Two women wearing white linen and blue serge sailor styles suits. 1907
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove, fashionable dresses 1933Two models wearing spring frocks; (left) Beautiful race gown in white organdie and net over crepe-de-chime, detachable frilled cape
Harrods head dresses 1919A variety of head dresses for evening, a popular accessory during the First World War and early 1920s. Date: 1919
GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos鮠MasksGUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos頨 1886-1945). Masks. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection
Advert for Courtaulds Rayons 1936The miracle of Rayons. Rayon is what you used to call artifical silk. Its name was changed because it isn t silk and it isn t artificial. It is beautiful thread
Advert for Horrockses Fashions 1949Horrockses Fashion advert with women in cotton dresses 1949
Late Victorian Wedding partyA superb photograph of late Victorian Wedding party focusing on the bridal group. All show perfect serious face expressions, in keeping with the formality of the occasion (it seems!). Date: circa 1895
Amphitheatre scene. Gladiators (4th c. ). RomanAmphitheatre scene. Gladiators (4th c.). Roman art. Late Empire. Mosaic. SPAIN. Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology
Madame Peacock by Gilbert RumboldLovely illustration showing a lady in a dress with a peacock feather skirt and matching fan. Date: 1927
Three evening outfits by Drecoll, Premet and Paul Poiret, for the arrival of the Flying Cloud at Cannes, France. On the left, a black dress with lace
Afternoon dresses by Poiret and DrecollTwo fashionable women in afternoon dresses. On the left, black decorated with metal and gold lace, by Poiret. On the right, three-piece dress in crepe de chine, red and black
Wedding of Queen Elizabeth IIWedding portrait of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten who were married at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947. 1947
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
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
Seaside Fashions 1878Princess line dresses: one is short & more practical for walking, the other has a stand up collar, lacing down the central back seam, buttoned panels at the sides & a train
Dog Show Childrens ClassThe Transvaal Kennel Club Show, Johannesburg, childrens class. In white dresses and hats, very young children hold their dogs for the judges inspection, watched by parents
Satin gown by RevillePhotograph of a rose-pink satin gown with pink and grey beads by Reville, Hanover Square. Date: 1921
Costume June 1886Hand-coloured page of the latest Paris fashion of 1886, dinner dresses with drapped swags and flower arrangements, ball dresses with long gloves and fans and traditional garden party frocks
Advert for Gorringes womens bathing dresses & capes 1924Selection of womens exclusive bathing dresses with separate knickers and capes. Date: 1924
Les Elegances Parisiennes by Jenny -- three women in dresses and coats in shades of blue. circa 1916
Printed Fortnum & Mason dresses for the Riviera casinosElegant evening dresses in print crepe-de-chine, among the styles seen in the casinos of Southern France according to The Sketch magazine in which this photograph was featured
Advert for Gorringes inexpensive summer frocks 1929Three charming floral frocks, available from Gorringes. Date: 1929
Harrods advertisement Yves St Laurent dressAdvertisement for London department store, Harrods, featuring a knee length, long-sleeved shift dress designed by Yves St Laurent but made in London exclusively for Harrods
Barefoot Days Thornaby Teesside 1969 1969
Woman from Lublin, PolandVillage peasant woman from Lublin, Poland Date: circa 1910s