Evening Collection (page 56)

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

Evening Dress / Men 1913
Gentleman in evening dress & a topcoat similar to a frock coat with a seam at the waist

Cloak Room 1913
Gentlemen in evening dress queue to collect their overcoats from the cloakroom

Evening Coat / Paquin 1914
Paquin evening coat: deep set fur trimmed sleeves & panels using a fabric with a Klimt style spiral motif. The shell style collar is possibly wired to keep its shape

CLOAK & ROBE 1914
Mantle with a yoke, voluminous sleeves & fur trim & close fitting hat with aigrette; white tunic dress with beaded epaulettes, tunic & bead fringe hem

Robes by Redfern 1914
Sleeveless V -neck high waisted dress with draped & split skirt with a train; tunic dresses with trains, diagonal girdles (sashes) & beaded or tasseled tunics

Fur-Trim Dress 1914
Fur-trimmed gown of narrow trained skirt with front split & a V -necked wrap over tunic worn with a white fur- trimmed evening coat or wrap & a diamante headdress

Couple / Savoy Supper 1920
He: long black coat with velvet collar, top hat, white waistcoat, wing collar & tie. She: pink gown, white fur coat with silver fox fur stole, bandeau & plume headdress

COTE D AZUR STYLE 1915
Fashion panarama showing the variety of styles available during 1915. Amongst the full- skirted creations are gowns with low backs & long narrow skirts with trains

Male Type / Men about Town
Two gentlemen in dress clothes: tailcoats, trousers with braid down the outer seam, wing collars, white waistcoats & gloves

Evening Dress 1920
Elegant gentleman in white tie & tails: single-breasted evening dress coat & white waistcoat, top hat, cloak or overcoat, white gloves & cane

Evening Dress / Worth 1923
Orientally inspired gowns by Worth in lacquer reds: wrap over with diamante bows, fur trim & matching jacket; floral embroidered panels, sash & gored skirt with train

Evening Dress / Beer 1923
T-bar shoes & a sleeveless drop-waist dress with sash tie which creates a draped effect across the hips & opens up the split on the skirt front. With diamante trim. By Beer

Evening Dress / Vionnet
Chinese influenced black dress by Madeleine Vionnet: slash neck, sleeveless with box- pleated or gored skirt & embroidered dragon motif on the bodice

Egyptian Evening Coat
Evening coat in fur & a fabric using motifs from a non- European culture (?Egyptian) with hood & large hanging sleeves giving the garment the appearance of a cloak

Quilted & Ermine Coat
Orientally inpired evening coat with cape collar, loose tubular sleeves & pleated back panel in a quilted brightly coloured ornate printed fabric lined & trimmed with ermine

Satin & Ermine Cloak
Sumptuous evening cloak or wrap in ermine fur bordered with satin lame in an ornate design

Quilted Silk Coat 1922
Loose fitting cape style evening coat in sable & quilted silk with a huge fur collar exhibits a distinct chinese influence in the fabric design & tassel trim

Evening Coat with Ermine
Loose fitting evening coat shaped like an upturned triangle uses ornately patterned velvet with a high collar & back panel in ermine

Evening Dress / Worth 1922
Strapless gold dress draped up over one hip & tied with a large sash bow which creates a train; ornately patterned barrel-line dress worn over a strapless gold slip

Shrimpers and Catch
Shrimpers return with their catch

Cycling Cats Good Night
A ginger tom with a Cheshire cat grin whizzes by on a penny farthing with 3 kittens in tow as he wishes us Good Night from a banner. Probably the final slide of the evening

Elegant Lady and Friend
Tango skirt draped & ornamented with a large brooch, tasseled train, V - neck corsage & pleated tunic, shoes with cross over ribbons, green wig & feather headdress

Costume / Women / 1930
Printed chiffon dress with corsage on left. Sculptured bodice marocain dress on right

Polite Greeting C1910
A polite presentation: " My Friend, Mr White"

Old Couple / Youth Reading
An elderly couple listen attentively to the readings of an industrious young boy

Silk Gown with Flowers
A sleeveless gown in cherry red silk with pleated bodice attached to a wide waistband & a full flaring skirt. Ornamented with large artifical flowers

Embroidery & Fur Coat
A design by Raphael: A full length evening coat in white satin profusely embroidered with sequins & with a fur roll collar & sleeves

Fur Evening Jacket 1930S
Evening Dress: An evening jacket in rosalba red silk trimmed with blue fox fur by Jodelle of Paris

Sultry Dinner Date
Dinner date, wearing an evening dress ornamented with seed pearls, is obviously nervous as she awaits her blind date judging by the drinks she has lined up

Romantic Dinner / Woof
Sultry brunette dinner date in strapless decollete evening gown, diamante necklace & earrings, lights her cigarette in a holder from a candle. Her man friend stands by

Pin-Up in Red Satin
Dangerous looking blonde bombshell wearing a red satin wrap-over evening gown with lethally split skirt, leans back provocatively as she shows fishnet stockinged legs

Satin Evening Gown C1905
Satin gown with wrap-over bodice buttons tightly over the hips before cascading in luxuriant folds to terminate in a train. The fashionable silhouette is achieved

Thirties Velvet Frock
A marcel waved blonde on a lion footed stool wears a shimmering gown in patterned velvet with kimono sleeves & a deep V neckline - the gored skirt in folds at her feet

Dressing Gown & Pipe
Dressing gown with blue border & under-sleeves, outer sleeves buttoning from the elbow & soutache trim. Evening dress: tights (strapped pantaloons), top hat & cut-away coat. Date: 1839

Costume / Men 1859
Three gentlemen meet & talk in a park. They wear: evening dress (rear view); day dress of pale grey trousers, S-B waistcoat, blue coat; check trousers & brown S-B overcoat

Stratford on Avon
Holy Trinity Church, where Shakespeare is buried, seen across the Avon in the early evening

Ship Inn, Greenwich
The Ship tavern on a summer evening : guests enjoy the panoramic view of the Thames

Dressed for Dinner
British officers wear formal evening dress, in all its glory, to consume their evening meal in a mess tent after a day spent hunting elephants in Mysore

Brompton Road Fog
Fog in London - the Brompton Road on a foggy evening Date: 1896

Norman Curfew Check
The Curfew law traditionally thought to have been initiated by William I; after the curfew bell is rung at 8 o clock, guards make sure that all fires have been put out

Hugh Surprises Dolly
Walking home one evening, Dolly Varden is surprised by Hugh of the Maypole who emerges on to the path in front of her

Girl in Library C. 1880
A young woman stands on a chair to reach a book on the top shelf of a private library

Male Type Evening Dress
An elegant gentleman in top hat smoking a cigarette

Hogarth Times Evening
3. Evening The original Sadlers Wells building. The horns behind the husbands head suggest that he has been cuckolded

Mistress & Maid 1919
Yet more sneering middle class humour at a maids expense. A haughty mistress pries into her maids life wanting to know her reasons for wanting an evening off. Typical!

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