Evening Collection (#14)

Rosalind Russell (right) in Casino Murder Case (1935)
An ultra-elegant white evening gown designed by Dolly Tree for Rosalind Russell in Casino Murder Case (1935). A short tunic over the dress had folded straps forming a cross at the bodice

Rosalind Russell in Live, Love and Learn (1937)
A patterned long, evening gown designed by Dolly Tree for Rosalind Russell in Live, Love and Learn (1937) - but not seen in the film, with shoulder straps and matching wrap

Rosalind Russell in in West Point of the Air (1935)
Rosalind Russell?s dusky, glowing beauty was set off by the coolness of ice-blue satin in stately lines and the dignity of a long fringe in this sumptuous gown designed by Dolly Tree in West Point of

Rosalind Russell in Manproof (1938)
A formal evening gown for Rosalind Russell in Manproof (1938) combining bois de rose crepe with a red beaded bolero jacket. The dcollet dress hugged the figure and the slim skirt had a long train

Rosalind Russell in Fast and Loose (1939) wearing a Dolly Tree gown Date: 1939

Mady Christians in A Wicked Woman (1934)
Mady Christians wore this simple pearl grey satin gown designed by Dolly Tree in A Wicked Woman (1934) Date: 1935

Una Merkel amd Mary Carlisle in Its in The Air (1935) wearing Dolly Tree gowns Date: 1935

Una Merkel in Evelyn Prentice (1934)
Una Merkel wore this smart but elegantly simple suit / evening ensemble, tailored in pink and silver cloth and designed by Dolly Tree in Evelyn Prentice (1934)

Fifi D Orsay in Young as You Feel (1931) wearing a gown attributed to Sophie Wachner Date: 1931

A scene from Yellow Ticket (1931) with Elissa Landi
A scene from Yellow Ticket (Fox Studios / 1931) with Elissa Landi (wearing a Dolly Tree gown) and Lionel Barrymore Date: 1931

A mannequin in the fashion parade sequence from Bad Girl (Fox Studios / 1931), wearing a Dolly Tree gown Date: 1931

Two mannequins in the fashion parade sequence from Bad Girl (Fox Studios / 1931), wearing Dolly Tree gowns Date: 1931

Maureen O?Sullivan in Just Imagine (1930)
Maureen O?Sullivan in Just Imagine (Fox Studios / 1930) wearing a costume designed by Dolly Tree Date: 1930

Debutante gown from Harvey Nichols, 1933
A debutante frock in primrose yellow net with a rich brown velvet sash. Delicately tucked panels, ending in ever-widening frills, give an air of gossamer lightness to the skirt

Midnight Dress Parade Party
A Midnight Dress Parade party, a new society amusement in 1933. The group admiring a mannequin modelling a white evening dress include a number of important figures in the world of fashion and design

Brilliant Fashions for the Little Season, 1926
Smartly dressed members of London society leaving the theatre on a night out. The women wear the knee length tubular dresses that were to epitomise 1920s fashion

Evening grosbeak, Hesperiphona vespertina, female. Coccothraustes bonapartei, after an illustration by Rene-Primevere Lesson. Handcoloured lithograph by J

Evening party at Coblentz (between rue Taitbout and rue Neuve-Lepelletier, Paris). A group of women and children (including a black woman)

Evening primrose or Oenothera species
Large-fruited evening primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa, dandelion-leaved evening primrose, Oe. taraxacifolia, glaucous-leaved evening primrose, Oe. glauca, pale-flowered evening primrose, Oe

Oasis hummingbird, Rhodopis vesper (Evening hummingbird, Trochilus vesper). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology: Hummingbirds

Evening primrose, Oenothera acaulis. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe

Blue admiral, rustic and evening brown butterflies
Blue admiral, Kaniska canace 1, 2, rustic butterfly, Cupha erymanthis 3, 4, and common evening brown, Melanitis leda 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Evening primrose or suncup, Oenothera corymbosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1818

Evening primrose, Oenothera biennis
L Onagre en Arbre. Evening primrose, Oenothera biennis. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Chinese soldiers, Qing Dynasty China. One beating the evening watch on a bamboo cylinder, the other holding a lantern. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Evening primrose, Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca (Glaucous oenothera, Oenothera glauca). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

White upright evening primrose, Oenothera anisoloba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway, London

Evening dress, French womens fashions, Napoleonic era, 1810
Evening dress, French womens fashions, Napoleonic era, 181. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Evening ball gown, Napoleonic era, 1808
French womens fashions, evening ball gown, Napoleonic era, 1808. Illustration by Forester, lithograph by Madame Goclon from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Peace celebration in Paris, Foch, Joffre and Poincare
Peace celebration in Paris after the First World War, including Marshal Ferdinand Foch, General Joseph Joffre and President Raymond Poincare at the Hotel de Ville

Couple in evening dress
Art Deco fashion illustration showing a couple in evening dress, man holding chair for woman. Date: 1929

Glamorous lady
The Bal Masque Girl. Glamorous lady in brown and orange evening wear holding mask. Artist: JM Flagg Date: circa 1903

Outbreak of WWII Arriving for cabaret in Montmartre
Arriving at the cabaret, Le Caveau Caucasien (a venue kept by White Russians) in Montmartre, Paris, in the opening weeks of the Second World War. Date: 1939

Music cover, Thats Where the South Begins, foxtrot song, words by Jack Yellen, music by Ted Shapiro, sung with enormous success by Randolph Sutton (pictured). Date: 1930

City centre at night, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Date: 1937

Night view, Red Bird Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Night view from above of Red Bird Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Date: 1937

Paris fashion, Empire robe of straw-coloured satin covered with embroidered paillette tulle, with a black velvet train. 1901

Womens fashions from Paris, three outfits. 1929

Advert, G H Cates & Co, East Vassalboro, Maine, USA. circa 1880s

Poster, The J. P. from the Strand Theatre, London
Poster, The J.P. from the Strand Theatre, London. 1898

Front cover, Illustrated London News, Summer Number 1913
Front cover, The Illustrated London News, Summer Number 1913. Date: 1913

Hall of the Folies-Bergere, Paris, France

Entertaining admirers in a Parisian theatre dressing room
Female performers entertaining admirers in a Parisian theatre dressing room. circa 1900

Foyer of Paris Opera House, France. circa 1900

Night Duty, by Albert Perry
Promotional music sheet for Night Duty, music hall song of 1899 by Albert Perry, and sung by T E Dunville. The lyrics suggest that the average bobby on night duty can only get through it with

W Heath Robinson - The New Revolving Dining Table to Dispense with Waiting

The Foxtrot by Helen McKie
A couple in evening dress take to the floor to dance the foxtrot, accompanied by a band. Date: c.1935

The Story of a Dress - Christian Dior
Double page spread from The Sketch drawn by Francis Marshall documenting the different stages of a Christian Dior dress. Top left the dress is designed by Dior himself while top right shows a

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