Elegance Collection (page 7)

Mrs James Beck in a Schiaparelli suit
Mrs James Beck, socialite and daughter of one of the famous Wyndham sisters painted by Sargent, pictured in a black suit made of amusing quilted material by Schiaparelli

Claire Luce in Schiaparelli
Actress Claire Luce (1903-1989), actress and entertainer, photographed in a Schiaparelli evening dress worn in the film, Vintage Wine

Sallie Monkland in Schiaparelli
Sallie Monkland, an American member of high society in London, pictured in the dress she wore for a cocktail party at her Carlos Place house

Betty Blythe - American Actress
Betty Blythe (1893 1972), American actress. Date: 1922

Tatler cover November 1959
Front cover of The Tatler magazine for 11 November 1959, featuring a woman wearing a copper bronze South West African Persian lamb jacket banded at the hem with baum marten

Holiday fashions from Gorringes & Army and Navy Stores
From left, a frock of new washing material showing an indefinite damask design, while the smart little coat with glass buttons is of wool

Advertisement for natural silk -- Really elegant people wear real jewels and real silk. 1929

Evening dress for a cruise
An evening frock suitable for a cruise in uncrushable crepe ideal for a cruise. It is boldly striped in four tones of green (or red)

Modes for the Riviera sunshine, 1931
Fashions for wearing on the French Riviera. Above is a frock of pale eucalyptus green hopsack and a jacket of the same light woollen material in a deep shade of myrtle

Evening frocks for fashionable casinos
A holiday abroad necessitates many lovely evening frocks for fashionable casinos. On the left is a dress of shimmering satin in duck egg blue, embroidered with diamante from Marshall and Snelgrove

Molyneux outfit, 1937
An outfit of beige and black stripes accentuate the chic of this woollen dress and three quarter length coat by Edward Molyneux. Date: 1937

Fashions for the deck on summer cruising days
Suggested outfits to wear on a summer cruise or transatlantic voyage all from Debenham and Freebody. From left, a two-piece costume in scarlet wool with a smartly flared skirt

The modern trend towards vivid colouring in dress
Series of illustrations showing fashionable brightly coloured dresses and garments to be worn by women at Royal Ascot during 1913

ART XIX century. FRANCE. RENOIR, Pierre-Auguste (Limoges, 1841, Cagnes-SurMer, 1919). French Impressionist painter. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG, 1892. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

DORE, Gustave (1832-1883). French artist, engraver and illustrator. Lady with white scarf, 1870. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Portrait of Manuela Camas y de las Heras, Consort to Juan Ag
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish romantic painter. Portrait of Manuela Camas y de las Heras, Consort to Juan Agustin Cean Bermudez. C. 1785, Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Bourgeois families in the foyer of the Theatre Francais. Colored engraving from 1885

Meeting of aristocratic families in the living room. Colored engraving by George Scott, 1892

Lady writing a letter. Colored engraving from 1888

Lady and gentleman. Engraving by Bonamore. Coloured. 1891

Evaristo Arnus y de Ferrer (1820-1890). Spanish financier. Engraving. Coloured

Paris Fashions, 1924 by drawn by Peroud
An illustration, by Peroud, originally drawn for The Tatlers counterpart, Eve - The Ladys Pictorial. Special artists were engaged in Paris

Longing for Past Fashion
Poor little functionally garbed, war-weary girl of 1917 looks tearfully on as belles of other eras mock her with their pretty feminine elegance. Date: 1917

Lady Motorists Dress
Elegance sportive - dress suggestions for the girl who wants to look her best while driving, while keeping warm... Date: 1905

Sightseer, Venice 1924
An elegant sightseer contemplates the elegance of Venice... Date: 1924

Social / French Party 1931
Two evening dresses by Philippe Rodier: one in dark green with a gored skirt and diamond buckle on one hip; the other is in pale blue. Date: April 1931

Hotel Foyer Fashions
Well-heeled people in evening dress mingle in an hotel foyer. Some sit at tables possibly waiting for drinks ordered from the cocktail waiter at the hotel bar. Date: 1930s

Fashion Plate - 1950s - French - Womens Costume. Date: 1950s

And So Home - By Christmas Moonlight in the Sketch
Colour photograph of And So Home - By Christmas Moonlight, from the picture by Lendon, published in the Sketch of 26th December 1928. Date: 26th December 1928

Front cover of the Tatler - Miss Lily Elsie
Black and white full page cover photograph from the Tatler of 10th November 1909 of Miss Lily Elsie celebrating her current show at Dalys theatre in the Dollar Princess

Tatler portrait of the Queen of Spain
Full page black and white portrait of the Queen of Spain in the Tatler of 10th November 1909 taken before a probable visit which would be of topical interest at the present time

Pretty French lady and pet sheepdog - Christmas Mistletoe
Very Pretty French lady in wide-brimmed hat and purple fur-trimmed coat holding a bunch of Christmas mistletoe to her fine pet sheepdog, who bounds up at her in excitement. Date: circa 1910s

Three remarkable glass lamps by Rene Jules Lalique (1860-1945) - a French designer known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, jewellery, chandeliers

Debenham and Freebody advert, gowns for the Season
Advertisement for Debenham and Freebody highlighting their Model Collection of evening gowns for the Season of 1937. The example shown is in parchment satin richly embroidered with iridescent

American Model modelling an elegant Jantzen swimsuit. Date: 1940s

Arch Preserver Shoe Ltd advertisement, 1941
Advertisement for Selberite Arch Preserver Shoes promoting two new models for the Spring collection. It reads: " SPRING IS IN THE AIR, let there be spring in your step too

Fashions for Spring, 1919
Demi-toilettes de Printemps. Soft blue and beige charmeuse make up the dress on the left, which has a distinctive note, a cleverly arranged panel of black satin

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