Evening Collection (page 50)

Fashion for dancing, 1927
Fringes of silver beads emphasise the tiered skirt and bolero of this distinctive evening frock design for 1927

The Paris fashions for April, 1860
A sketch from the monthly ladies fashion pages. The evening dress (back) is made of silk, the colour of violette de Parme, trimmed with fluted silk plaiting of a slightly darker tone

Paris autumn fashions
A selection of the latest day and evening designs from the couturiers in France

Paris fashions for February, 1864
Sketches of designs featured on the monthly ladies fashion page. (From left) The walking dress, made from dark brown silk, trimmed with black velvet

Costume Men & Boys 1848
Evening dress; a sac overcoat or wrapper & window-pane check trousers; bowler style hat, short trousers, red velvet coat, forage cap, wrapper with hood & soutache trim

Smoking Fashions 1836
Green cravat, yellow waistcoat with Brandenbourg trim, red fringed sash, green checked trousers, red slippers, paisley dressing gown & long pipe. Brown cloak with cape

Social / Nightclub 1927
People drinking and dancing in a nightclub

Family / Cottage home 1840
The interior of an English country home, with a child saying prayers at its grandmothers knee at 8 pm on a summers evening

Social / Midnight Follies
Elegant people dining at the Midnight Follies, Mayfair, London

Buildings Fired
On the evening of 23 May, many government buildings are deliberately fired by the Communards as they face defeat

Lady Charles Beresford
Bodice with en coeur or sweetheart neckline, shoulder straps & transparent short sleeves - the whole heavily ornamented with beadwork. N.B choker & long string of pearls

Social / Choosing Dress
Choosing an evening coat by Worth at a Paris couturier s

Taking Seats for Dinner
Diners take their seats at the dinner table

MYRAs MODELS 1875
Evening dresses ornamented with roses & lace, short sleeves, long waists (one ending in a point), double skirts trained & tied back, over-skirts with apron fronts

Chez Quaglino
Scene at Quaglinos restaurant in Bury Street from 1932 showing diners in evening dress, at tables, chatting or dancing. Originally established in 1929

London Societys Latest Playground
Restaurant of the new Mayfair Hotel in Berkeley Square, London, London societys latest playground, inspected by their majesties

The Half Hour Before Dinner
Humorous scene showing a family and guests, dressed in evening attire, waiting for Christmas dinner to be served. An old man dozes in an armchair

An Evening at the Moulin Rouge
Scene in the Moulin Rouge, Paris circa. 1910. Founded by Charles Zidler in 1889, the club was a popular place to eat, dance and watch cabaret performances

A Club Dinner
The second of two pictures in a series by Edmund Blampied, called Leaves from Life, showing a fine dinner taken by upper class men and women at a club wearing black tie and evening dress

Saving their servants and enjoying themselves with easy cons
Restaurant scene to illustrate the fashion among society to dine at a grand restaurant or hotel on a Sunday evening, to give their servants a rest

Restaurant scene
Evening in a modest restaurant showing diners at candlelit tables and a busy waiter carrying a plate of hot food and three bottles of wine

WOMEN & GIRL 1860
White evening dress worn with a Swiss belt with long fringed ends. Purple & white spotted dress with a black lace shawl. The girl wears a white dress with scallop & bouillon trim

Debs Evening Frocks 1933
Debutantes practice their bowing wearing evening dress. The back view of the gowns are reflected in a mirror. Two of the gowns have cowl necklines

Fashions for April 1851
Evening corsages including a lace bertha & bows (echelles); fringed green pardessus; black lace edged mantle with collar; purple morning dress: jacket corsage with tabbed basque

Robes de Soiree 1916
Two models, deep in conversation, show off the latest evening gowns from Paris during the World War One period

Luxor Columns (Shadows)
The papyriform pillars (shaped in the form of the papyrus plant) with dramatic shadows in the evening light

Polo match by electric light
A polo match played by electric light at the Ranelagh Club. The game did not begin until ten o clock in the evening. The ILN writes that, .the light, when thrown upon the players

Martini advertisement
Advert for Martinin vermouth showing a tempting tray of the stuff looming large over an elegant 1930s couple in evening dress

Folies Bergere
A tableaux illustrating an evening at a ball in Florence

Boys Washing Outside
A cheerful group of boys on a summer camp find a trough in a field for their evening wash

Military Men at Ease
British officers in their mess - men in evening dress relax, talking to one another or reading or playing games, while servants bring them refreshing drinks

Broche and Brocade
Evening shoes made of brocade and broche

Gown with Ruff Straps
A bias cut pink satin gown by Jeanne Lanvin with a gored skirt and large multi-coloured ruff-like sleeves

Jade Green & Gold Gown
A gown by Jeanne Lanvin composed of a pale jade green bodice and skirt and sleeves of gold beads sewn onto a transparent net. A long belt is tied at the waist

Beaded Cape Gown 1934
A gown by Jeanne Lanvin with a black narrow skirt and beaded cape collar worn with a matching beaded hat. A long pink scarf is worn round the waist

Checked Evening Gown 34
A gown by Jeanne Lanvin using a diaphanous striped fabric overlaid to produce a diagonal check effect. It has a square neckline & a gored skirt & is worn with a broad silver belt

Evening Gown / Mainbocher
Peach, bias cut gown with thin straps and wrap-over bodice which is echoed in the diagonal skirt panels. The skirt is gored with a train. A fur-trimmed scarf is worn

Evening Wear 1931
Two evening dresses by Goupy: one in dark blue has a gored skirt; the other is in a diaphanous, floral print

Sweden / Scenery / W Coast
Swedish scenery: a summer evening on the west coast

Floral Evening Gown
Evening gown of gold & silver brocade in a large floral print with full, bishop sleeves & decorative pleated panel which is allowed to flare at the hemline

Gown with Frills / Rochas
Backless, black velvet, halter neck evening gown by Rochas with a bustle effect created by a cascade of organdie frills descending from beneath a large bow at the back

Crinoline Gown 1939
Crinoline evening gown in black taffeta with a printed crepe bodice by Marcel Rochas. Ruched panels are used to ornament both bodice & skirt. Worn with a matching cape

Gown by Jean Desses
An evening gown in pale blue silk by Jean Desses of Paris with contrasting sash, draped skirt & interesting back detail where the halter strap is attached to the skirt

Glitzy Dress 1950S
Glitzy blonde bombshell on a leopard skin rug sets the yule logs ablaze in a silver spangly sequined gown, diamante earrings & strappy see-though plastic mules

Dinner Date
A sulty raven-haired woman in a halter-neck evening dress looks seductively into the eyes of her dinner guest opposite during a candle-lit meal for two

Innocence in Blue 1950S
Pretty, innocent young woman virginally resplendent in a shaded blue gown with pleated skirt & finely ruched corsage, narrow diamante bracelet & white strappy shoes

Tis Gone Text C1875
Tis gone, that bright and orbed blaze... - text with country scenes including a flock of sheep at sundown

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