Elegance Collection (page 10)

Womens fashion for lunch at Caprice, 1965
Two girls meet for lunch at the Caprice. On the left, model wears a slip dress in navy linen by Norman Hartnells Petit Salon with a navy-edged white panama Breton hat by Jean Barthet

Polly Peck wool dress modelled by Jean Shrimpton 1961
Pale oatmeal wool dress with an inserted cummerbund of ocelot-printed kid, shortened bolero and long tight sleeves. The slim skirt widens to a fluted hemline

John Cavanagh day dress, 1965
A day dress of navy blue wool georgette, gently bloused over a finely pleated skirt, a single pink rose below its white pique collar. Worn with a close-fitting cloche in navy straw by Reed Crawford

Elegance Maternelle maternity fashion, 1965
Advertisement for a couple of elegant couture cocktail gowns for expectant mothers, available from Elegance Maternelle of Sloane Street and Thayer Street, London. Date: 1965

Cartoon, Elegance, WW1
Cartoon, Elegance, showing a plump, middle aged German woman sitting in a chair wearing a fur-trimmed green coat. She looks at a picture of a slim Parisian model wearing the same coat

Elegant lady traveller strolling along the deck of a liner
An elegant lady traveller strolling along the deck of a liner on a windy day. She seem little perturbed by the height of the waves

RMS Queen Mary - The Main Restaurant
The Cunard White Star Line RMS Queen Mary - The Main Restaurant Date: circa mid-1930s

Japan - Woman and Young Girl Play with a Kitten. The round window is an eminent feature of the Japanese style of architecture, reminding people of the elgance and refinement old Japan. Date: 1932

Costume of Granville She dresses in very fine
Costume of Granville. She dresses in very fine fabric, but never wears lace in her bonnet.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux

Costume of Coutances Woman in mourning habit
Costume of Coutances. Woman in mourning habit.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885

Rosie Dolly, Nice, France 1931
Rosie Dolly (Mrs Mortimer Davis) at the annual show at the Negresco Hotel, Nice, 27 March 1931 - her costume was one of the winners at the Super Elegance competition Date: 1931

Lelong coat, 1929
A simple coat of marron velours by Lucien Lelong, with a low placed frill along the hem and a deep collar and cuffs trimmed with a lighter shade of fox fur

POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). Mexican cartoonist
POSADA, Jos頇 uadalupe (1852-1913). Mexican cartoonist illustrator and artist. Portrait with his son

Italian fashion. Advertising shirts Lynx. La camicia fuori camicia classe, 1941. Engraving

David Wright pin-up, American Weekly, Beauty on Parade
Front cover of The American Weekly featuring a David Wright pin-up of a dark-haired woman wearing a sheer, shawl-collared dress, surrounded by red roses. Date: 1951

Three geishas and swans signifying elegance and beauty Date: circa 1901

Paris, France - Arcade Colbert. It disappears ender the pile of demolition. L Illustration Journal Univerl owe it a memory, even a regret; this is nearby and besides

Erasmic soap advertisement, 1918
Advertisement for Erasmic soap, featuring a stylised illustration by the artist Annie Fish, depicting an elegant woman inspecting her reflection on a mirror. Date: 1918

Short, full skirt & taffeta cape, fashions for 1916
A fashion forward outfit comprising of a black and white gown with full skirt worn with a pretty little taffeta cape trimmed with ruches supplemented with an Eve ruffle from Dickins and Jones

Givenchy fashion, 1964
A dress by Givenchy, incisively seamed along princess lines, and sleeveless, in crisp, black silk, the seams diverging towards the hem

Yves St Laurent coat and hat
A party-going coat in thick, chalk-white matelasse, narrow cut with a fleeting width at the hem from Yves Saint Laurent Boutique

Ballantyne pullover and skirt, - sixties woman
A chic young woman models an Intarsia pullover with a chequered pattern, worn with a cashmere knitted skirt. Date: 1964

Ballantyne sweater and skirt - sixties woman
A striped cashmere sweater with matching cashmere skirt by Scottish knitwear firm, Ballantyne. Date: 1964

Ballantyne golfer sweater and skirt - sixties woman
A bow-tie cashmere golfer pullover finished with picot edging and a knitted cashmere skirt to match from Scottish fashion knitwear specialist, Ballantyne. Date: 1964

Ballantyne knitted suit - sixties woman
A three-piece cashmere suit with sleeveless checked undersweater by Scottish knitwear house, Ballantyne. Date: 1964

Ballantyne golfer sweater - sixties woman
Dressmaker cashmere golfer pullover with handmade toning button and cashmere skirt to match. by Scottish knitwear house, Ballantyne. Date: 1964

Ballantyne twinset - sixties woman
An elegant woman wearing one of Ballantynes famous Intarsia graded twinsets with a Daks skirt to match. Date: 1964

Ballantyne pullover - sixties woman
A chic woman smells a pink rose while wearing a cashmere pullover with trimmed collar, toning front and matching cashmere skirt by Ballantyne. Date: 1964

Maternity trousers and blouse, 1964
Maternity fashion for the expectant mother. Black stretch Helana trousers with an elasticised waist are worn with a neat overblouse in a black

Tatler front cover, May 1963
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a party dress in silk gazah with an Empire bodice hold by shoestring straps

Coronation shopping
Items chosen for their elegance and distinction which is an integral part of the coronation season; these include alice headbands, evening gloves, bath oil and flairessence

Bond Street London
Centre of elegance and fashions mart - Bond Street is already established as the place to go for clothes and accessories. 1843

Regency Steps
The lovely steps leading up to Belgrave House, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, a fine example of the elegance of Regency days. Date: early 19th century

Raphael Kirchner - Pretty lady on a Chimney with broom harp
Fantasy card by Raphael Kirchner - Pretty lady sat above the rooftops atop a Chimney plucking the strings of a broom harp Date: circa 1903

Raphael Kirchner - Pretty lady looking down on pink flowers
Raphael Kirchner - Pretty lady looking down from a cream marble wall on a patch pink flowers. Her long dark hair falls down toward the blooms. Date: circa 1903

Raphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau lady by the sea
Raphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau lady in pretty white summer dress (with gold circular decoration/pattern), with white flowers in her hair

Raphael Kirchner - Portrait of a smart lady with high hat
Raphael Kirchner - Portrait of a smart lady with hat festooned with ostrich feathers. Date: circa 1903

Bronze statuette of a Horse - Greek 8th century BC. Date: circa 1930s

The March of Progress - Changing Womens Beachwear Fashion from the 1890s through to the late 1930s. Date: circa 1939

Maria Jose - Princess of Piedmont
Marie Jose of Belgium (Marie Jose Charlotte Sophie Amelie Henriette Gabrielle) (19062001) - the last Queen of Italy. Her 35-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname " The May

Marthe Chenal - French operatic soprano
Marthe Chenal (1881-1947) French operatic soprano singer, in her time the most celebrated singer in France, frequently required to sing the Marseillaise on state occasions

Beautiful Arab / Islamic Architecture - Tunisia with three women and a young child surrounding fine marble fountain in the centre of an elegant arcade courtyard with twisted spiral columns Date

Jolly French beauty trying on her new hat. She seems to have forgotten to put her dress on first.... Date: circa 1890s

Womens dress embroidered with leaf decorations and inlaid with precious stones (late 18th c.). SPAIN. Barcelona. Textile and Clothing Museum

The reception of Benjamin Franklin in France. Benjamin Franklin standing with two other people outside house next to river, gondolas(?) on water. Date c1882

1900s female fashion
" Every woman is as elegant as spring." 1900s

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