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Dresses Collection (page 2)

Background imageDresses Collection: Japanese Geisha girl getting dressed

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

Background imageDresses Collection: In Her Wedding Gown - Princess Marina of Greece

In Her Wedding Gown - Princess Marina of Greece

Background imageDresses Collection: Royal Wedding 1947 - bride and bridesmaid dresses

Royal Wedding 1947 - bride and bridesmaid dresses
A fairytale wedding gown by Norman Hartnell for Princess Elizabeth, in itself a tribute to British skill in design and workmanship

Background imageDresses Collection: Royal Wedding 1934 - brides dress and Trent Park

Royal Wedding 1934 - brides dress and Trent Park
Page from the Illustrated London News showing the wedding dress of Princess Marina of Greece on display alongside the wedding presents at St. Jamess Palace

Background imageDresses Collection: Christian Dior dress, 1953

Christian Dior dress, 1953
A 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Countess of Leicester in her Coronation outfit

Countess of Leicester in her Coronation outfit
The Countess of Leicester, previously Lady Elizabeth Yorke (1912 - 1985), who acted as Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II at her Coronation

Background imageDresses Collection: London Life front cover with Paris fashions

London Life front cover with Paris fashions
Front 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Royal Tour 1947

Royal Tour 1947
ROYAL TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA & RHODESIA: King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princesses Elizabeth (foreground) and Margaret (background) grouped together in a relaxed pose

Background imageDresses Collection: Rock N Rollers

Rock N Rollers
Rock and roll enthusiasts, dressed in 1950s clothes, including DA hairstyles, Teddy Boy jackets and spotted dresses which swirl to reveal stocking-tops!

Background imageDresses Collection: Evening Dress by David Wright

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

Background imageDresses Collection: Refuelling in a Mini

Refuelling in a Mini
The modern female petrol pump operator, refuelling a car in her mini skirt

Background imageDresses Collection: The Dolly Sisters performing their Persian Dance 1921

The Dolly Sisters performing their Persian Dance 1921
The Dolly Sisters as they perform their Persian dance in the " League of Notions", a popular revue at the New Oxford

Background imageDresses Collection: Esther Bruce & her father Joseph Bruce in Fulham, London

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

Background imageDresses Collection: Rosie Dolly and the Begum Aga Khan

Rosie Dolly and the Begum Aga Khan
Two personalities at the Super Elegance de Cote d Azur held in Nice on the French Riviera wearing costumes elegant enough to win

Background imageDresses Collection: Advert for Gorringes womens clothing 1928

Advert for Gorringes womens clothing 1928
70th 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Reville court dress advertisement, 1927

Reville court dress advertisement, 1927
Advertisement 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Latest Paris Fashions 1888

Latest Paris Fashions 1888
Three women gossiping outside. 1888

Background imageDresses Collection: Fashion design by Eva Lutyens

Fashion design by Eva Lutyens. 1936

Background imageDresses Collection: Woman on a Train Date: 1950

Woman on a Train Date: 1950

Background imageDresses Collection: Evening clothing with pearls and lace 1912

Evening clothing with pearls and lace 1912
Fashionable evening clothing using detailed embroidered lace and decorative pearls. 1912

Background imageDresses Collection: Court gowns by Reville

Court gowns by Reville
Court 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Children in 1864

Children in 1864
Latest 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Society women at Cowes Week 1907

Society women at Cowes Week 1907
During early August, society gathered on the Solent for regattas and royalty. Two women wearing white linen and blue serge sailor styles suits. 1907

Background imageDresses Collection: Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove, fashionable dresses 1933

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove, fashionable dresses 1933
Two models wearing spring frocks; (left) Beautiful race gown in white organdie and net over crepe-de-chime, detachable frilled cape

Background imageDresses Collection: Harrods head dresses 1919

Harrods head dresses 1919
A variety of head dresses for evening, a popular accessory during the First World War and early 1920s. Date: 1919

Background imageDresses Collection: GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos鮠Masks

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos鮠Masks
GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos頨 1886-1945). Masks. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection

Background imageDresses Collection: Advert for Courtaulds Rayons 1936

Advert for Courtaulds Rayons 1936
The 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Advert for Horrockses Fashions 1949

Advert for Horrockses Fashions 1949
Horrockses Fashion advert with women in cotton dresses 1949

Background imageDresses Collection: Late Victorian Wedding party

Late Victorian Wedding party
A 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Amphitheatre scene. Gladiators (4th c. ). Roman

Amphitheatre scene. Gladiators (4th c. ). Roman
Amphitheatre scene. Gladiators (4th c.). Roman art. Late Empire. Mosaic. SPAIN. Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology

Background imageDresses Collection: Madame Peacock by Gilbert Rumbold

Madame Peacock by Gilbert Rumbold
Lovely illustration showing a lady in a dress with a peacock feather skirt and matching fan. Date: 1927

Background imageDresses Collection: Three evening outfits by Drecoll, Premet and Paul Poiret

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

Background imageDresses Collection: Afternoon dresses by Poiret and Drecoll

Afternoon dresses by Poiret and Drecoll
Two 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II

Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II
Wedding portrait of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten who were married at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947. 1947

Background imageDresses Collection: Cocktail fashion, 1958

Cocktail fashion, 1958
A woman wearing a white lace cocktail dress by Bijou, enjoys a cocktail at what is now considered quite a kitsch, Tiki-style bar

Background imageDresses Collection: Gowns That Express Poetic Ideas

Gowns That Express Poetic Ideas
Purple and blue wigs to complete the colour-schemes of dresses: gowns that express poetic ideas. Costumes from the house of Madame Lucile

Background imageDresses Collection: Seaside Fashions 1878

Seaside Fashions 1878
Princess 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Dog Show Childrens Class

Dog Show Childrens Class
The 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Satin gown by Reville

Satin gown by Reville
Photograph of a rose-pink satin gown with pink and grey beads by Reville, Hanover Square. Date: 1921

Background imageDresses Collection: Costume June 1886

Costume June 1886
Hand-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

Background imageDresses Collection: Advert for Gorringes womens bathing dresses & capes 1924

Advert for Gorringes womens bathing dresses & capes 1924
Selection of womens exclusive bathing dresses with separate knickers and capes. Date: 1924

Background imageDresses Collection: Les Elegances Parisiennes by Jenny

Les Elegances Parisiennes by Jenny -- three women in dresses and coats in shades of blue. circa 1916

Background imageDresses Collection: Printed Fortnum & Mason dresses for the Riviera casinos

Printed Fortnum & Mason dresses for the Riviera casinos
Elegant 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Advert for Gorringes inexpensive summer frocks 1929

Advert for Gorringes inexpensive summer frocks 1929
Three charming floral frocks, available from Gorringes. Date: 1929

Background imageDresses Collection: Harrods advertisement Yves St Laurent dress

Harrods advertisement Yves St Laurent dress
Advertisement 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

Background imageDresses Collection: Barefoot Days Thornaby Teesside 1969

Barefoot Days Thornaby Teesside 1969 1969

Background imageDresses Collection: Woman from Lublin, Poland

Woman from Lublin, Poland
Village peasant woman from Lublin, Poland Date: circa 1910s



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