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Person wearing Venice Carnival Costume, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Couple wearing Venice Carnival Costumes, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Venice Carnival CostumesPeople wearing costumes at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Les Rouges et Noirs army troupe at the Savoy, 1919Les Rouges et Noirs, the concert troupe of the First Army pictured with the manager, Captain Makeham at the Savoy Theatre in 1919
Sleepy-Head by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl with her doll and teddy bear is ready for bed. Date: circa 1940s
A young woman at her dressing tableA woman applies powder puff to her face as she beautifies herself in the mirror; make-up, perfume and clothes are scattered around the room which the maid in the background seems to be sorting out
Looking in the MirrorA lady looking at herself in a dressing table mirror, holding her face and scrutinising her features. Date: early 1930s
No Peeking! A brunette lays down the law to a Peeping TomNo Peeking! A brunette lays down the law to an invisible onlooker, who is seemingly admiring her choice of tiny red (with black spots) beach wear and red high heeled shoes. Date: early 1940s
Peek-a-boo! A Blonde starlet with tights and bare backPeek-a-boo! A Blonde starlet standing alongside a some red stage curtains covered in little black stars, looks back over her shoulder
Dressing scene of a priestess. Roman art. Early Empire. Fresco. ITALY. Naples. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: ITALY. Herculaneum
Wedding gift for Princess MarinaA wedding gift for Princess Marina of Greece on the occasion of her marriage to Prince George, Duke of Kent on 29 November 1934 of a dressing jacket made from Buckinghamshire lace being made up by
Good Housekeeping front cover, December 1933Front cover of Good Housekeeping magazine for December 1933 depicting a small boy in a dressing gown lighting a candle on a window sill. The things they used to let kids do on their own
Sketch of a little girl reading a bookSketch of a little girl sitting on the floor reading a book
Group of people in ragtime fancy dressA group of people in ragtime style fancy dress, including a cowboy on a mule, two policemen, men in drag, a pierrot, a chef, and a few blacked-up faces. Date: 1920s
Stout Lady & CorsetA stout matron admires her ample figure once it has been shoe-horned into a corset. Her maid, holding a petticoat, looks on. Date: 1910
Corset Advert 1922Advertisement for Royal Worcester and Bon Ton kidfilling corsets (the corsets of style-superiority) Date: 1922
Cambridge University Footlights with Victor StiebelThe cast of a recent production entitled P.T.O or " Please Tell Others" of the Cambridge University " Footlights Club which was played at the New Theatre, Cambridge from June 6 to 11
Patients playing bar billiards, Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing three patients, two in dressing gown and pyjamas, one in shirt and trousers, playing bar billiards in a rest room
Tunisia - A transvestite arab dancer recliningA transvestite - in the garb of an arab dancer, reclining on a fur pelt and plump cushions, adorned with vast quantities of jewellery and patterned clothing
French patriotismAn innocent looking little boy in French soldiers uniform poses with a rifle and a bull dog
Kayser Bondor lingerie advertisementStriking advert for Kayser Bondor lingerie showing a woman in a black negligee with a flounced white dressing gown set against a vivid green background
Woman in Nylon NightieA young woman in a nylon nightie sits at her bedroom dressing table and brushes her hair, checking how alluring she looks in a mirror, before going to bed
A Letter for Santa ClausA little girl in her dressing gown, leaves a note up the chimney for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve
German Prisoners, Normandy; Second World War, 1944Photograph showing a group of German prisoners guarded by a Canadian soldier, in Normandy, June 1944. In the background casualties are visible, being brought to an emergency dressing station
Lady in her Slip 1935Perfume should be used sparingly and sprayed on the shoulders and behind the ears to be most fragrant. This should be done before putting on a dress to avoid staining!
Woolly Stockings C. 1940A smiling young woman, reclining on tasselled cushions, pulls on a wool stocking while pointing her toe in the air
Pyne - TannerLEATHER DRESSING A feltmonger (a kind of tanner) at work at an ooze- pit, while his companions are frizing, removing the hair from the skin
In the MirrorMadame is satisfied with her reflection, wearing her grande robe du soir by Paul Poiret which cost her husband a pretty centime
Female Type / Scanty DressA woman stands at the window at twilight in a transparent dressing gown
Female / Scanty / DressingA scantily-clad young woman can t decide what to wear; her gentleman friend peeps round the curtain unconcerned
Valerie Cumfy Tip hair grips on a cardValerie Cumfy Tip hair grips (bob pins) on a card. circa 1950s
Kirbigrip card with hair grips for bobbed and shingled hair. circa 1920s
Bank of Fashion novelty bank note, advertising hair cutting and dressing. 1823
Le Debut by Kenneth CrouchA ballerina poses with flowers in her dressing room while a vignette below shows her falling to a curtsey among flowers thrown onto the stage by admirers. Date: 1920
Fads and Fancies revue by Joseph Hayman, with music by Herman Darewski, presented by Harry Day. First produced at the New Cross Empire on 18th October 1915
Sphagnum moss manufactured for surgical dressings, WW1Page from The War Budget reporting on the use of sphagnum moss, harvested in peat bogs, and processed into antiseptic surgical dressings during the First World War
Cottage or Palace? By Frank LindoCottage or Palace? by Frank Lindo produced by Harry Barfords Company. It first opened at the Canterbury Music Hall on 22nd January 1910
Cartoon, Forever Young - Appearances Deceive - Theatre Makeup. early 19th century
Theatre Rotto, Sancreed Village Hall, Penzance, CornwallTheatre Rotto in action, Sancreed Village Hall, Sancreed, near Penzance, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Fancy dress on a seaside pier, c. 1930A jolly group stride down a seaside pier dressed in a variety of unusual or silly hats. Date: c.1930
Advert for practical womens clothing 1929Selection of ladies practical clothing. 1929
Tatler Christmas Number cover 1928Front cover of The Tatler Christmas Number featuring illustration by Lewis Baumer of a young woman with an Eton crop getting ready for a night out. Date: 1928
Childrens nightdresses 1913Little girls ready for bed wearing their nightdresses. Date: 1913
The Lipstick by A. DavisA woman applies her lipstick at a dressing table while being kissed by her lover. 1930
Nightdress and dressing gown, 1930A quilted dressing gown of artificial broche silk and a sol de soie nightdress from Walpole Brothers. 1930
The Naughty Nineties by Arthur WraggScene from the 1890s showing four elderly gentlemen visiting theatre chorus girls in their dressing room after a show. 1930
Cartoon, Tom Lovell, clown performerCartoon, Tom Lovell (18??-1909) -- The Motley. He was a clown performer at the Britannia Theatre in Hoxton, East London. 1884
Young stylish lady sitting at her dressing table. She is checking her flawless complexion, aided by cosmetics acquired from the Boutique of Mme. Pomeroy of 29 Old Bond Street, London. Date: 1923
