Elegance Collection (page 4)

Stylised glamour of the Cote d Azur - note the fashionable abstract printing on the warps and the sailors bell-bottomed trouser look. Date: circa 1930s

June Maurice - English Actress - performed in the pantomime Aladdin (130-31) at the Empire Theatre, Bristol. Date: circa 1930

Variety of Fashionable headwear in the 1910s
Variety of Womens Fashionable headwear in the 1910s, from wide-brimmed hats with bows and feathers to smaller caps and bonnets - paving the way toward the familiar styles of the later 1920s

Pretty young woman in Harem Pants
A tall glamorous lady draws approval (and less favourable opinion!) with her choice of new style Harem Pants. Date: 1911

Girl in bright pink dress with ENORMOUS hat
Girl in bright pink dress with an ENORMOUS flower-adorned hat and carrying a pink parasol. Date: 1909

Harem Skirt - Enormous Hat
The Harem Skirt - The Simple Life - The shade option provided by wearing an all-encompassing hat! Date: 1911

Italian Model wearing dyed Ostrich-feather hat
Italian Model wearing blue dyed Ostrich-feather hat. Date: 1908

Stylish French Fashion model in swimwear and pink headscarf Date: circa 1920s

Studio Portrait of a woman in elegant shift dress and string of pearls - note the attractive folding table she is resting against... Date: 1910s

Fashions for the 1890s - the end result of flat patterns by Weldons Ltd. Date: circa 1895

Very Stylish Young Woman stitting backward on a chair in sleet black attire, smart hat, black leather gloves and smoking a cigarette Date: circa 1920s

Miss Sara Sample - Modelling hats from Maison Lewis
Miss Sara Sample - Modelling a remarkable hat from Maison Lewis, 152 Regent Street, London. This fascinating model is in black patent straw, trimmed with black osprey feathers. Date: circa 1920s

Five stylish ladies of the Place Vendome, Paris, France. Rather wonderfully, this was sent by a mysterious lady called Lola... Date: circa 1905

Italian Fashion Artwork Date: circa 1950s

Stylish French Girl in low-cut black and green dress, seated on a settee. Date: circa 1920s

Glamorous French Woman in turquoise ensemble with holly
Glamorous French Woman in turquoise ensemble with a stylish purple and gold handbag and holding a sprig of holly Date: circa 1920

Stylish French Girl in pink and blue pyjamas Date: circa 1920s

Stylish French Girl in red and white dress and red hat Date: circa 1920s

Glamorous Italian Woman in long coat and feather hat Date: 1915

Glamorous French Woman in green ensemble with umbrella and yellow stockings. Date: circa 1920

Portrait of Helena Modrzejewska, 1880, by Tadeusz Ajdukiewic
Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz (1852-1916). Polish painter. Portrait of Helena Modrzejewska, 1880. National Museum. Krakow. Poland

Chanel tweed suit, 1929
A black and white tweed suit in Chanels inimitable manner, with fitted hips and pleated skirt. A narrow belt marks the waist line of the white gilet. Date: 1929

Art deco fashion 1930
Very simple and stylised illustration typical of the art deco period, featuring two women dressed in fashionable clothes and hats. Date: 1930

Stylish 1920s Lady on blush pink background. 1920s

Ladies Hats manufactured by Atelier Bachwitz - These fine examples are available through boutiques and specialist outlets in Brussels, Paris, Vienna and New York. Date: 1911

The Blind Guitarist, 1778, by Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. The Blind Guitarist, 1778. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia and Magdalena Ruiz
Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633). Infanta of Spain. Portrait of Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia and Magdalena Ruiz, 1585-1588. By Alonso Sanchez Coello (1531-1588). Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

The Lady With the Fan by Abel Faivre
Inside front page of The Graphic - Christmas Number 1912 - The Lady With the Fan by Abel Faivre (18671945). A grand lady wearing an elaborate hat (with thick long silk ribbon and ostrich feathers)

Juliette Adam (Juliette Lambert), (1836-1936). French writer and feminist. Engraving by A. Carretero. Colored

Chesterfield House, London in the Tatler
Photographs in the Tatler of 20th October 1909 showing previously unpublished photographs of the interior of Chesterfield House, London, as well as the owner at the time, the Dowager Lady Burton

Evening wrap and evening dress, 1919
A straight, slim and elegant evening wrap on the left in emerald green velvet, and is trimmed with fur and brocade. Simplicity and originality combine in this evening dress of black satin

Nina Ricci cape coat 1961
Cape coat in pebble wool in a rich marron glace reversing to stone designed by Jean Crahay at Nina Ricci. The dress underneath is of the same marron colour and is slim-fitting

Elegance at the Embassy Club by Mundo, 1929
An impression by Mundo of the dance floor at the Embassy Club at supper-time with a number of well-known people. On the left of the dance floor is Sir Francis Oppenheimer dancing with a partner in a

Jean Patou dress, 1929
An outfit by Jean Patou called Castiglione in black velvet, daringly reminiscent with its high waistline, long skirt, tight-fitting sleeves and wide-brimmed hat

The Black Fan by Wilton Williams
An elegant woman in a red dress, head scarf and with black evening gloves holding a large feather fan behind her. Date: 1925

China - Shanghai - Woman with bound feet reclining on divan. Foot binding was the custom of binding the feet of young girls painfully tight to prevent further growth

Gentleman in Harris Tweet Suit with Plus Fours, holding a cigarette in an elegant holder. Date: circa 1920s

Cascade hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. This hairstyle would suit evening wear, with its elegance

Deportment Lesson
A proper young lady learns the art of deportment, walking with the obligatory book balanced on the head, shoulders back and head held up! Date: 1930s

Barbara Goalen modelling a Marshall & Snelgrove coat
Quintessential 1950s model, Barbara Goalen, modelling a a black coat, line with a red and white Ascher print (which, when detatched, itself makes a coat or a dress) is worn over a plain

Nina Ricci outfit, 1960
A model studies a fashion magazine while wearing a dress in flecked grey wool with a peplum overskirt giving a fashionable tiered effect by Nina Ricci, worn with a short bolero jacket. Date: 1960

Balenciaga outfit, 1960
A coat, jacket and skirt by Balenciaga displaying the cllllean tailoring and functional lines of his designs from this period

Berg of Mayfair suit, 1962
A glamorous model looks either pleased or shocked at the cards at a chemmy table in a casino. She is wearing a dress and jacket in rich cream silk given ultimate glamour with mink cuffs by Berg of

Tunic suit by Marcus and Otto Lucas hat, 1960
A tunic in fine black and white check wool worsted which buttons down the back worn over a straight skirt by Marcus and teamed with a black straw high-crowned hat by Otto Lucas. Date: 1960

Mr Mort suit and Otto Lucas hat, 1960
A honey coloured silk tweed dress and jacket bound up with white silk braid by Mr Mort worn with an Otto Lucas high hat in honey straw. Date: 1960

Dress by Pierre Balmain, 1960
A dress by Pierre Balmain in pale yellow silk chiffon with a matching hat trimmed with roses and white lilac. Date: 1960

Kayser Bondor lingerie advertisement
Striking advert for Kayser Bondor lingerie showing a woman in a black negligee with a flounced white dressing gown set against a vivid green background

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