Dresses Collection (#31)

Two women

1852 Fashion

Weddiing dress 1937
Heavy white satin weddiing dress, exquisitely draped and moulded to the figure so that the line about the waist is emphasised, it has a heart-shaped neckline with fern clip at either side

Fashionable Fur Stoles
Three Edwardian women wearing fur stoles with satin dresses. Date: circa 1910

Two young ladies in evening dresses by Beer
Two fashionable young ladies in sleeveless evening dresses by Beer. On the left, blue moire decorated with roses and small pearls

Two young ladies in dresses by Jeanne Lanvin
Two fashionable young ladies wearing dresses by Jeanne Lanvin. On the left, an afternoon dress in raspberry-coloured crepe with silver embroidery

Three women in back garden with doll
Three women (probably two sisters and their mother) in a back garden. The older woman is seated, with a doll in her lap. They are all wearing patterned dresses. Date: circa 1940s

Young lady in three-piece outfit by Bernard
Young lady on a golf course in a three-piece autumn outfit and matching scarf with multicoloured stripes, by Bernard. 1924

1950s fashionable dresses Date: circa 1956

Two ladies in dresses by Doeuillet
Two fashionable ladies wearing tubular dresses by Doeuillet. On the left, a black sleeveless satin casino dress with scoop neckline and pleated handkerchief hemline

Two young ladies in dresses by Doucet
Two fashionable young ladies in sleeveless afternoon dresses by Doucet. On the left, a black silk chiffon and tulle tubular dress embroidered with white pearls

The Volunteers Ball at the Floral Hall, Covent Garden, Lond
Engraving showing the Volunteers Ball at the Floral Hall in Covent Garden, London, 1860. This image shows the Volunteers in their uniforms and their partners in formal evening dresses

Under Rose Arches
A group of young girls walk under a line of rose arches 1885

Three bridesmaids with bouquets and confetti
Three bridesmaids, with bouquets in their hands and confetti at their feet. Date: circa 1930s

Mini Window Shopper
The dangers of bending over in a mini dress at the Summer Sales! Date: late 1960s

Shiny Mini Dress
A black model in a shiny Space Age mini dress - very Star Trek ! Date: 1967

Gas Fire Nibbles
Ladies in dinner dresses and stilettos share a nibble and a tipple beside the comforting glow of a Sugg Caprice gas room heater! Date: 1960s

Playschool 1960S
Children, mostly little girls, around a circular table at a British playschool. Date: 1960s

Chodenland Spinners
Women of Chodenland, (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia), spinning flax at their humming spinning wheels, singing folk songs as they spin in their colourful red dresses. Date: 1930s

Psychadelic Mini Dress
A colourful Pyschadelic mini dress, worn with a blue beret and white patent leather boots - So Sixties! Date: 1968

Chodenland Costumes
Men and women of Chodenland (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia), with their lovely traditional costumes of floral embroidery against a dark background and typical dark silk head-dresses. Date: 1930s

Two young ladies in outfits by Drecoll
Two fashionable young ladies in outfits by Drecoll. On the left, a dress in grey crepe and black artificial satin. On the right, a dress in coral pink crepe with horizontal stitching. 1924

Celanese fabric advertisement, 1953
Barbara Goalen modelling a dress created by Hardy Amies out of Celanese jersey fabric. Date: 1953

Lily Elsie on her wedding day, 1911
Front cover of The Sphere featuring Lily Elsie (1886 - 1962) popular theatre actress and singer an star of The Merry Widow

Young lady in evening dress by Beer
Young lady in a pale blue evening dress with silver design, trimmed with pearls, by Beer. 1924

Fashionable ladies in designer outfits
A group of fashionable ladies in outfits by various designers. From left to right: a green, red and white outfit by Madeleine et Madeleine, a white

Two ladies in dresses by Doucet and Beer
Two fashionable ladies in the latest sleeveless dresses. On the left, a pink crepe dress with crystal edging and three layers of frills at the hem, by Doucet

Two fashionable ladies in dresses by Premet
Two fashionable young ladies wearing dresses by Premet. On the left, a dress in white satin crepe with red and gold designs, and a bright red scarf tied at the hip

Two young ladies in evening dresses by Redfern

Two young ladies in dresses by Molyneux
Two fashionable young ladies in sleeveless dresses by Molyneux. On the left, in grey, white and black, with white ostrich feathers at the hem. On the right, blue with a pink flower at the hip. 1924

Two ladies in summer dresses by Jeanne Lanvin. On the left, an organdy dress with floral pattern and blue ribbon trimming

Two ladies in outfits by Doucet and Martial et Armand
Two ladies in summer outfits at the seaside. On the left, a white crepe dress with a pink and white scarf, and mauve parasol, by Doucet

Drecoll fashion advertisement
An advert for the fashion house, Drecoll, founded by Baron Christoff Von Drecoll in 1902 offering Refined elegance, Inspired colouring, Flowing lines

Illustration, Blue Shoes, showing two little sisters in white dresses. 1885

Two ladies in dresses by Martial et Armand and Doeuillet
Two fashionable young ladies in the latest dresses. On the left, a sleeveless mauve dress in satin crepe with black and gold lace detail, by Martial et Armand

Christmas party wear from Gooch s
Advertisement for Goochs of Knightsbridge featuring some Christmas party wear outfits for girls and boys, from a miniature dinner suit on the left, to a party frock of artificial taffeta. Date: 1930

Three women in dinner frocks by Lucien Lelong
1930s Women wearing Dinner frocks with short sleeves. An illustration of three women in dinner frocks by Lucien Lelong (French couturier who was prominent from the 1920s to the 1940s). Date: 1932

Dress by Henri Gowns, 1953
A romantic picture frock of grey-blue wild silk. The skirt is worked in huge petals and the rose which decorates the very plain strapless bodice is in muted shades of mauve, pink and grey

Mercia wedding dress, 1953
A wedding dress of pale gold and ivory patterned brocade with a prettily folded bodice and a train cut in one with the skirt. The long, tight-fitting sleeves are cuffed with mink. Date: 1953

Three evening dresses by Doeuillet and Beer

Three checkered dresses by Martial et Armand

Three young ladies in dresses by Beer
Three young ladies wearing dresses by Beer. On the left, a sleeveless black dress with white large pebble print, sash around hips and red bow

Two young ladies in dresses by Madeleine et Madeleine

Young lady in black and white dress by Lucien Lelong
Young lady wearing a 3/4 length white dress in crepe de chine with large black floral design and black cape, by Lucien Lelong. Racehorses and jockeys can be seen between the trees in the background

Two young ladies in dresses by Martial et Armand and Worth
Two fashionable young ladies in the latest sleeveless dresses. On the left, a dress in black and red satin crepe with geometrical designs, by Martial et Armand

Ladies at a boat race in various summer outfits
A group of fashionable ladies watching a boat race, wearing a range of summer outfits. From left to right: a yellow dress with pleating by Jean Patou, a beige dress by Doeuillet

Two sleeveless evening dresses by Doeuillet
Two fashionable sleeveless evening dresses by Doeuillet. On the left, a v-necked green dress with gold speckles. On the right, a black crepe dress with embroidered scoop neck

Evening dresses by Drecoll, and Philippe and Gaston

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