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Couple Dancing / PianoA couple dancing to popular songs of the day such as Schade, dass man per Telefon nicht kussen kann ( What a shame you can t kiss over the phone )
Mary, Queen of Scots in a red costumeMary, Queen of Scotland, in a striking red costume
Maria Callas in DiorMaria Callas (1923-1977), American opera singer of Greek parentage pictured in the sitting room of her Milan home wearing a Christian Dior evening gown in floral print. Date: 1958
Art Deco lady with lipstickStriking illustration showing a lady wearing a dramatic black hat with veil, together with red beads and a flamboyant turned up collar, about to apply vivid red lipstick
Dior dress and Fath suit, 1954A dress in diaphanous floral chiffon with a 3D rose at the shoulder and a leather belt at the waist by Christian Dior. On the right is the braced silhouette of a tweed suit by Fath with vertical
Jaguar car advertisementAdvertisement for Jaguar cars featuring an illustration of the 3.4 Mark 2 Saloon being driven down the motorway by its proud owner who relishes the grace, pace and space
Kayser Bondor Nylons advertisementElegant advert for Kayser Nylon stockings showing a woman raising a sumptuous cloak to reveal her shapely legs and the tops of her stockings
The Dolly Sisters, New YorkThe Dolly Sisters in the Greenwich Village Follies, New York, 1924. Photograph by Alfred Cheney Johnston 1924
Female Pole Vaulter 1927An elegant woman soars towards the bar during a pole vault
Grace Kelly / PostcardGRACE KELLY American film actress, seen here in an elegant dress
Suspension Pier, Seaview, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, EnglandThe elegant Suspension Pier, Seaview, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. The suspension pier was designed by Frank Caws, a Seaview-born engineer/architect then working in Sunderland
Poster advertising Linherr Vermouth, showing an elegant woman sipping from a glass. circa 1950s
David Wright woman in short black underslipElegant woman with red hair, wearing a short black, semi-transparent underslip. She is sitting on the edge of her dressing table, loosening her hair
Female Type / Hobble SkirtElegant lady restricted by her fashionable hobble skirt & further impeded by a Merry Widow hat, high all round collar & an ermine fur muff
Lina Cavalieri, Italian opera singer and actressNatalina (Lina) Cavalieri (1874-1944), Italian operatic soprano and actress. circa 1900
Louise Brooks (1906 - 1985), American silent film actress and dancer
Restaurant de la Reserve, Nice, France. Date: circa 1910s
Fountain and statue of Diana - Mexico CityBeautiful photographic postcard depiction of the Fountain (with statue of Diana, the Huntress) at the Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico (later moved to Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico)
Silhouette of stylish couple dancing
Twenties flapper girl sitting at a cocktail barA flapper girl from the 1920s sitting at a cocktail bar on a high stool. She is slim, wears a slinky dress, and has a cigarette in a holder in her mouth. On the bar is her glass of champagne
Germany travel posterGermany wants to see you : travel poster encouraging tourism, featuring an elegant lady carrying a bunch of yellow flowers in front of a steam train from which she has presumably just disembarked
The Tatler Autumn Fashion Number 1955A stunning, bold front cover design featuring a tall and elegant woman wearing a simple black strapless evening dress and a sumptuous lime green wrap with matching choker necklace
Spitalfields / ChurchChrist Church, Spitalfields
Art Deco Bathroom 1930An elegant art deco bathroom
Tatler front cover, horse racing Ascot, 1955Front cover of The Tatler featuring an elegant couple spectating at the races. Date: 1955
Lady golfer looking down the fairway for her drive, which appears to have travelled a decent distance. Date: circa 1920s
David Wright woman in a red swimsuitElegant woman with red hair, wearing a one-piece red swimsuit, red shoes, and a wide brimmed floppy hat. She is sitting on a table with a red and white tablecloth
Gebrauchsgraphik front cover April 1930Front cover of Gebrauchsgraphik, the journal of international advertising art featuring an elegant woman in a black suit and hat sitting in a whiteh tub chair
Poster advertising a Dance Festival in the USSRPoster advertising a Dance Festival in Moscow and Leningrad, USSR, 10 to 20 June 1936
Stylish Horse Race by Victor HicksA stylised illustration showing an elegant lady leading a racehorse in the paddock. The illustration is accompanied by the following poem; Airs and graces
Social / Croquet in GardenElegant men and women play croquet in the garden
Advert / Schweppes CiderCIDER An elegant lady holding out a glass of bubbling cider
Liza Spain outfit from Harvey NicholsAn elegant, pure wool suit by Liza Spain from Harvey Nichols of Knightsbridge, London. The skirt is softly gathered at the front, the jacket gently shaped with a flattering standaway collar
LCC-LFB Manchester Square fire stationManchester Square fire station, Chiltern Street, W1, built 1888, now closed. By 1900 a number of new fire stations were being opened across London: many were substantial and elegant buildings
Suffragette - Womens Rights - BloomerismA woman wearing bloomers is stopped by a Policeman from entering a Ladies Public Toilet as she is wearing bloomers, which PC Plod views as unsuitable for a lady! Date: 1913
Torquay tourist guide coverFront cover of a guide to British seaside resort, Torquay, Devon, on the English Riviera, featuring an elegant group posed by a palm tree with the town lit up at night in the background. Date: c.1925
1940s hairstyleAn elegant woman with an elaborate 1940s hairstyle decorated with pearls. circa 1940s
French maid taking a break and enjoying a cigarette before her next duty calls.... Date: 1910s
David Wright woman reclining in black lingerieElegant woman with blonde hair, reclining on her bed in black lingerie and red shoes. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour
Advertisement for Thomsons glove-fitting corsetAn advertisement for Thomsons glove-fitting corset, promising the wearer comfort and elegance
Gebrauchsgrafik illustration 1928A highly stylised art deco illustration of a man and woman in evening dress, possibly off to the theatre
Four ballerinas on a music sheetFour ballerinas depicted on a music sheet, performing The Celebrated Pas de Quatre, composed by Jules Perrot, as danced at Her Majestys Theatre, London, on 12 July 1845
The Dancer by Fred PurvisColour illustraton by Fred Purvis showing an elegant solitary dancer in a diaphonous yellow dress
Polaire / Boyer PostcardPOLAIRE French music hall entertainer, in an elegant white dress
Gay Men / Elegant 1909Two gay men getting ready to go out on the town
Fashionable Night-SpotSmart people in a fashionable Paris nightclub. Dining and dancing and showing off their elegant evening clothes and dinner jacket
Ballet dancers exercising at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse. (2 of 2)
The Plane - and the Beautiful by Albert BaileyA group of young women, attired in elegant swimwear, wave to an aeroplane flying up ahead. Date: 1927