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Victor Stiebel / Day DressDesign by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for a pink linen and silk surah summer dress. Scooped-out bodice is filled with a lilac spotted scarf & large knot tied to the belt
Girl peering over the back of a chairA Girl peering over the back of an elegant chair, her hair tied up with a large black velvet bow. She is wearing long black gloves and her smiling gaze is directed straight out toward the viewer
Dinner Party at HomeA lavish dinner party takes place in a French household
Cover design, London Mail, Christmas Extra 1923Cover design in art deco style, London Mail Christmas Extra 1923 Date: 1923
Art Deco lady with carAn elegant lady in a coordinated outfits with billowing scarf pauses beside a car. Date: c.1929
Paris, France - La Grille du Parc Monceau - Gates of the Monceau Park. Date: circa 1904
The Cigarette by Gordon ConwayStunning illustration by Gordon Conway depicting an elegant woman in black wearing a close-fitting cloche hat and some impressive emerald, diamond and pearl jewels
Rosie Dolly and the Begum Aga KhanTwo personalities at the Super Elegance de Cote d Azur held in Nice on the French Riviera wearing costumes elegant enough to win
Elegant building of the Casino de Belvedere - Tunis, TunisiaElegant building of the Casino de Belvedere at Tunis, Tunisia. Date: circa 1908
Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina, in Swan Lake. circa 1920s
Advertisement for Pratts petrol and motor oilsAdvertisement for Pratts high test petrol and motor oils, the essence of refinement. Date: circa 1930s
Elegant venus shell, Hysteroconcha dione.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792
Stockholm - Central Railway StationStockholm, Sweden - Main Central Railway Station. Inside the Terminus. Date: circa 1930s
Group of girls of the Harem, Port Said, reclining and relaxing in elegant surroundings. Date: 1903
Fashion illustration by David Wright, 1930sFashion illustration by David Wright, better known for his pin-up girls during World War II, featuring two elegant women wearing chic outfits for the outdoors. Date: c.1935
Advertisement for Vivier Freres leather gloves, featuring an elegant lady in a long black dress. 1924
David Wright woman in black evening dressElegant woman with red hair, wearing a black evening dress with a red flower on the bodice, and matching red material below the waist
Princess Elizabeth 1947ROYAL TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA & RHODESIA: Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), looking elegant under a parasol, chatting to a Guide Leader at Maseru, Basutoland
Gertrude Lawrence in MolyneuxA pale green and russet brown evening ensemble by Edward Molyneux, designed for Gertrude Lawrence to wear in the play, Behold we Live at the St. Jamess Theatre in 1932. Date: 1932
Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794), 1766, by ThomasThomas Gainsborough (1727-1788). English painter. Portrait of Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794), 1766, National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Advertisement for Nuit de Noel perfume by Caron, Paris. 1929
Debenham and Freebody suit, 1954A classic black suit from Debeneham and Freebody, finely tailored with black velvet collar and cuffs and made from the very best worsted barathea. Date: 1954
Original Fashion Illustration by Dora Sprinzel Date: late 1930s
Advertisement for Daimler hire cars with chauffeurAdvertisement for Daimler hire cars, complete with chauffeur. Showing a Daimler landaulette in front of a large country house. Date: circa 1930s
WW2 greetings card, As You Were! Three servicewomen in uniform, a WRN, an ATS and a WaF, look longingly at an elegant evening dress in a store window. Date: circa 1942
Advert for William Whiteley, womens underwear 1906Elegant corset cut very low at the bust and rounded at the hips. 1906
Cover design, Aeronautics magazineCover design, Aeronautics Magazine, formerly Popular Aviation, showing an elegant woman sitting on the edge of a cockpit. June 1929
Bunny RogerNeil Munro (" Bunny" ) Roger (June 9, 1911 in London - April 27, 1997 in London) English couturier, war hero, and dandy
Bas de Soie by Harold EarnshawAn elegant girl in a swimming costume chases gracefully after a small terrier dog who has run away with her head scarf on the beach, an essential part of the 1920s swimwear look. Date: 1927
David Wright woman in white evening dressElegant woman in a white evening dress, fixing her stocking near her dressing table. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour
Three daytime outfits by Drecoll, Poiret and JennyThree women in the latest day wear. On the left, a black scoop neck dress with large red rose to the side, by Drecoll. In the middle, a white, red and black print dress and black coat
Afternoon dresses by Poiret and DrecollTwo fashionable women in afternoon dresses. On the left, black decorated with metal and gold lace, by Poiret. On the right, three-piece dress in crepe de chine, red and black
Rayne shoes advertisement, 1953Advertisement for Rayne shoes, in particular their range of brocade heels for memorable evenings. Date: 1953
Swimming Baths, Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, LondonView of the Swimming Baths of the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London. The club was founded in 1897. Date: circa 1920s
Advertisement for Players cigarettesPlayers please " Its the tobacco that counts" Young elegant lady holding a cigarette in a holder. Date: 1930
Britannia and Eve magazine, March 1933Front cover illustration featuring an extremely glamorous lady wearing a bright orange coat with fur trims, a yellow hat with orange feather and holding a blue clutch bag
David Wright woman with lipstickElegant woman in a low-cut blue evening dress, putting on bright red lipstick at her dressing table. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour
Front cover of The Bystander by Rick ElmesA front cover illustration by Rick Elmes entitled The Minx, depicting an elegant young woman in evening dress, with her fur-trimmed coat falling off her shoulders
Calendar girl by David WrightA blonde woman dressed in a transparent black teddy which leaves little to the imagination relaxes on a chaise lounge and enjoys the sensation of a new pair of silky stockings through her elegantly
Gilt-edged Security by Elsie HardingIllustration by Elsie Harding featuring a beautiful and elegant young woman with red hair just visible tying a bandeau style cloche hat in gold colours around her lovely head
Britannia and Eve front cover, April 1954An elegant woman in a full-skirted dress with a nipped in waist typical of 1950s fashion, poses with hat and gloves finishing off her ensemble
Kangol advertisement 1956Advertisement for Kangol hats showing three chic, elegant women wearing Kangol hats (of course) at an event, possibly a private view at an art gallery
Tatler front-cover: H. R. H. Princess Paul of YugoslaviaA beautiful portrait study of the Consort of the Regent of Yugoslavia. H.R.H. the former Princess Olga, was a sister of H.R.H
Tatler fashions for July 1930A fashion design by Gordon Conway, taken from a series of monthly supplements drawn by the artist. A summer dress in printed cotton voile, trimmed in cream coloured organdie
Victor Stiebel / TwentiesDesign by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for an elegant evening or cocktail dress in royal blue with embellished assymetric hem and drop-waist. Shoes & jewellery match dress
Victor Stiebel / BallgownAn ash blue slipper satin evening dress from couture designer, Victor Stiebel. Typical full skirt of the period, with a white pleated " peau de soie"
Mme Recamier / Cig CardJEANNE-FRANCOISE-JULIE- ADELAIDE RECAMIER nee BERNARD French society beauty and wit
Main Staircase TitanicThe opulent main staircase of the ill-fated Titanic showing various elegant passengers relaxing in the luxurious surroundings