Fashionable Collection (page 18)

Mr & Mrs Charles Sweeny at Le Touquet
Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny pictured in Le Touquet at the annual Bucks Club golf expedition. Mrs Sweeny was the former Miss Margaret Whigham, Deb of the Year in 1930, and on her second marriage

Crinoline Difficulties 1860s
A lady goes to extreme lengths to wear the widest, most fashionable crinoline skirt during the 1860s when the fashion was at its height. Date: 1865-70

Mrs Charles Sweeny
Margaret Whigham (1912-1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930. Later Mrs Charles Sweeney, after marrying the American golfer, and then Duchess of Argyll

Lace spat for women 1913
A fleeting fashion of 1913, spats for ladies and in this case, one made from lace. Date: 1913

Fashion inspired by Leon Bakst
Gowns in the newest manner, inspired by the modern designs of Leon Bakst (best known for his theatrical costumes for the Ballets Russe) and realised by Paquin

Art deco fashion 1930
Very simple and stylised illustration typical of the art deco period, featuring two women dressed in fashionable clothes and hats. Date: 1930

Stylish 1920s Lady on blush pink background. 1920s

Lady wearing a large hat with Ostrich Feathers
Beautiful Lady wearing an extraordinary large hat with Ostrich Feathers (dyed mauve). Date: circa 1910s

Louis XV Corset advertisement - Corset Leopold
An advertisement for a Corset Louis XV available from Corset Leopold of 34 Rue d Alger, Toulon, France. The text on the card translates thus

Christian Dior designs
Three sketches outlining the fashionable silhouettes created by French couturier Christian Dior, including the famous, extravagent New Look of 1947 with the sumptuous skirt

Gibson Girl / M Scott 1907
Music hall entertainer Malcolm Scott, parodying the fashionable Gibson Girl. Date: 1907

Art deco illustration of women in in bathing suit, 1924. Artwork by Charles LeMaire Date: 1924

Come Aboard, Sir! by Edmund Blampied
An illustration by Edmund Blampied or Blam (1886-1966) of a young lady relaxing at the prow of a yacht while the breeze blows her hair

Palais De Glace Skate Ad
Poster for the fashionable Palais de Glace in the Champs Elysees, Paris

TV Remote Contol 1970S
A fashionable young man in a beige jacket adjusts the text service on his television with the aid of the latest gadget - a remote control!

Mesmer conducting a baquet in Paris
Franz Anton Mesmer (1734 - 1815), German physician and hypnotist, treating patients in a group, in a session which he called a baquet (named after the large vessel in the middle of the room)

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