Evening Collection (page 55)

Thomas / Hamlet / Liebig 3
Act 2: Hamlets choice of evening entertainment alarms his mother. Date: first performed 1868

Upper Class 19C Scene
A group of men and women in their best evening dress near a bandstand in a park at night

Evening Dress 1830
Two ladies, one in EVENING DRESS and her companion in a BALL DRESS hope that their dog won t do anything disastrous to their gowns... that amazing plumed hat is out of its reach

Grape-Trimmed Dress 1840
Dress adorned with bunches of grapes: with a lace falling tucker, pointed waist & short puffed sleeves. The skirt is pinned up on one side. Worn with a plumed tudor style hat

Costume January 1862
Ball / evening dress: pink & white ruched edged flounces, over-skirt hitched up at the sides & ornamented with pink roses. Black pardessus with pagoda sleeves

Evening Promenade C18
" La Promenade du Soir" A young aristocratic gentleman offers a young lady a bunch of flowers in exchange for a romantic evening walk. Date: 18th century

Ping Pong in Fashion
Ping-pong becomes the fashionable game of the day - but will its popularity last ?

Women in Menswear / Scrap
Two ladies wearing mens evening wear

Outside the Church
A family leave the churchyard after an evening service in an English country church

Paris Oil Streetlight
A Paris lamplighter prepares to light an oil lamp, which he has to fill every evening

Evening Modes for 1929
A device to lengthen hemlines: the train of this grey princess-shaped gown, also a velvet bridge coat with ruffle trim, a lace gown & a green gown with double bolero corsage

Imperia / Dress by Worth
Design by Worth: white fur coat with thick collar, sleeveless gown with tapering straps, flaring skirt with brown fur hem & a vandyked motif in gold

Egyptian Fabrics 1924
Egyptian inspired fabrics by Coudurier: strapless wrap dress in a bold gold & terracotta cloth; evening coat or wrap in a pale turquoise embellished with gold designs

Engagement Announced
Anticipation: the couple are congratulated upon their engagement

Proposal / She Accepts
Anticipation: he proposes, she accepts

Evening Dresses 1930
Two elegant sleeveless gowns with gored skirts. One uses panels to give a geometric effect the other has a shoulder strap ornamented with artificial flowers

Toilet / For Conquest
Anticipation: a pretty young woman prepares to make a conquest

Lady / Dressing Table 1912
A couple in evening dress: she sits at her dressing table while he stands behind her

Victoria Commuters 1907
Evening commuters rush to get home via Victoria Station, London

Dressing Gowns 1841
Man: plaid dressing gown, skull cap & slippers. Woman: evening dress, short sleeves with lace volans & bertha, skirt en tablier trimmed with swags of lace & roses

Dressing Gown 1839
Red patterned dressing gown with cord belt & green lining, slippers & colourful cravat. Evening dress: black tights, bicorne hat, cut-away coat & embroidered waistcoat

Dandy (Williams) 1818
A beau adds the final touches to his toilet, surrounded by garments including pantaloons, a corset, top boots & bicorne hat. His shirt frill & watch seals are enormous

Boys Play Dominoes
Evening relaxtion at the Kings Youth Hostel, Dolgelly, Wales, as dominoes and chess are played

Evening Cape Coat 1922
Voluminous cape like evening coat by Paul Poiret: oblong yoke in a floral fabric & rounded hem at the back with a red border at the front, plus drop earrings & a headband

Cape by Poiret / 1914
In a year when capes were all the rage Paul Poiret creates this theatrical black & red evening cape depicted by the artist in the style of a Japanese woodcut

Scouts / Camp Evening Meal
Two scouts in camp enjoying an evening meal over the camp fire

Social / Partner at Dance
Claiming a partner for a dance

Social / People on Yacht
Three elegant women and a man on a yacht, wearing evening dress

Social / Boys / Ken Gardens
Five small boys gaze out across the water as Evening falls on the Serpentine in Kensington Gardens, London

Evening Dress Suit 1938
Evening dress suit worn with white waistcoat & bowtie. Perfect the formal evening functions

Dinner Jacket Suit 1938
A Dinner Jacket suit - a more casual version of dress suit consisting of a short jacket fastening edge to edge with a single button. Worn with wing collar & black tie

Children Fishing / 1889
Four children out fishing in a stream

Coats & Suits for 1926
Coats: single or double- breasted raglans, double- breasted slim-fitting coat. Suits: single & double- breasted including a smoking costume with black tie

Social / Vienna Ball 1904
The Vienna Ball

Social / Femme 2 of 10
A young French couple go to the music hall

Harvest by Moonlight
When the Harvest Moon is at its full, farmers can carry on harvesting till late in the evening

Paris Evening Gown 1904
Pretty Paris gown created with layers of sheer fabric profusely ornamented with ribbon & three-dimensional flowers. The pointed sash emphasizes the tiny waist

Red Dress / Paquin 1912
Red tunic dress by Paquin: accordian pleated narrow double-skirt beneath a long tunic cut away at the sides to create a point. N.B bandeau & curled feather headdress

Tunic Dress by Doucet
Column like tunic dress by Doucet: the over-skirt caught up at the back with roses & ornamented wih pendants

Cheruit Evening Robe
Robe by Cheruit: heavily ornamented corsage & a double skirt, the column silhouette broken by the translucent polonaise style tunic. Bandeau & feather headdress

Theatre Coat / Paquin 1912
Exotic pink & black kimono style theatre coat by Paquin embellished with chinese embroidery & trimmed with fur. Her headdress is ornamented with embroidery & beads

Worth Evening Dress 1913
Worth dress in an exotic shade of orange: high-waisted, decorative belt & shoulder straps, puffed & draped skirt with a train, translucent black sleeves

MLLE YANEs GOWN 1913
Mlle. Yane in a gown by Drecoll: round fur-trimmed decolletage, high waistline, draped skirt giving the effect of panniers & with panels of an ornate floral fabric

Beaded Evening Robe 1913
Sumptuous beaded gown by Marjolaine: square neckline, slightly high waistline, sash with tassels - the narrow skirt is caught up at centre to create a draped effect

AMERICAN TUXEDO 1907
American dress suit with dinner jacket or Tuxedo worn with a coloured waistcoat & bowtie & American style shoes with bows. Date: 1907

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