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Advert for Louis Vuitton travelling accessories and trunks and Itylus dressmaker, London, 1926 Date: 1926
Fashions for 1954On the left, a caramel coloured restaurant suit in heavy silk shantung, its melting shoulder line, vertically seamed jacket, slanting pockets " are all allies for your pleasant evening"
Les Laines Bisanne wool company posterAdvertising poster for Les Laines Bisanne, a French wool company from Lyon-Megeve, showing a young man in ski clothing including a geometrically patterned jumper
Tango. Watercolor by Marcel Vertes (1895-1961) published in l Illustration on November 26, 1925. Watercolour
Tango, 1912. Dance originating in Argentina that was introduced in Europe after World War I
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, 1920s fashionAdvertisement for Elspeth Phelps of Albemarle St, London, part of a series depicting tongue in cheek scenes of society ladies (in this case the fictional Miss Coloothorne Coppit)
A Subtle Competition by H. M. Bateman, golfing fashionCartoon by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman showing two men in competition to wear a series of increasingly outrageous golf outfits
Woman reading a bookA beautiful young woman with blonde hair and red lipsticked lips, wears a lilac gown with sky blue fur trim. She reclines in her favourite chair to read her book. 1937
Advertisement for Jaeger in Festival of Britain Year, showing two women wearing classic fashions. Date: 1951
Fashions for a Coronation Summer, 1953A crease-resisting nylon tulle evening dress from Marshall and Snelgrove, one of a quartette of outfits showcased by the Tatler as being perfect for the Coronation summer of 1953
Social / Cup Day at AscotSociety ladies in Ascot fashions: hobble skirts & panniers, tunic dresses, a loose fitting kimono style dress with oriental embroidery. N.B unfashionably large hats!
Ladies by Sea / France / FemA dress and coat set designed along the same lines with interesting angular panels and button detailing designed by Chantal
Lady Wearing a SpencerOne woman wears a fur-lined spencer the other a pelisse. Fashions of around 1805 according to a later source
Swinging Fashions C. 1810White robes: sleeves with a double puff, scalloped hem & worn with boots, a net cap & a fringed shawl tied at the back or with vandyked hem & pantelettes
Autumn fashions, Evening DressEvening wear fashions for 1916 showing two elegant ladies modelling sleeveless, plunge back gowns with high waists and full skirts typical of the World War One period
Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes. Date: 1943
Fashion plate, Album de Bal, Atelier BachwitzFashion plate, Album de Bal, from Atelier Bachwitz, showing three women in the latest fashions. 1920s
Ice Skating Women 1899Grey & white fur trim with wrap over jacket bodice, gored skirt decorated just below knee level. Blue costume with brown fur trim, red blouse, jacket with striped revers. Date: 1899
MURASAKI SHIKIBU (c. 978 - c. 1014). Japanese writerMURASAKI SHIKIBU (c. 978 - c.1014). Japanese writer. Illustration of a court lady of the Heian period. Illustration of Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), which chronicles the life of Prince Genji
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, 1920s fashionAdvertisement for Elspeth Phelps of Albemarle St, London, part of a series depicting tongue in cheek scenes of society ladies (in this case the fictional Miss Lobelia Lobb)
London Life cover - On the Level - 1960s fashionsFront cover of London Life magazine showing three cast members from a new musical, On The Level (about a GCE scandal) which opened in London on 19 April 1966
London Life front cover with Paris fashionsFront cover of the impossibly groovy London Life magazine which ran for just two years between 1965 and 1966 but chronicled the life and times of swinging sixties London
13139861The designer and photographic artist Cecil Beaton (standing - r) showing costume designs to Lady Domville (seated, left) and Mrs Sacheverell Sitwell (seated)
The Beard and Moustache Movement, John LeechThe Beard and Moustache Movement, cartoon in Punch by John Leech commenting on the fashion for large beards. Railway Guard: Now, ma am, is this your luggage
Rosie Dolly and the Begum Aga KhanTwo personalities at the Super Elegance de Cote d Azur held in Nice on the French Riviera wearing costumes elegant enough to win
1960s crimplene fashionModels wear outfits in crimplene by Lapidus of Sweden. Date: 1966
Tallulah Bankheads fashions in The Garden of Eden, 1927Tallulah Bankheads fashions in The Garden of Eden, London, 1927 Date: 1927
Tatler winter fashions, by Gordon ConwayFashion illustration by Gordon Conway of a soft woollen suit worn with green kasha scarf and gloves. The second outfit, a red coat made of soft suede, worn with a matching scarf and waistcoat
Woman on a Train Date: 1950
Original Fashion Illustration by Dora Sprinzel Date: late 1930s
Art deco sketch of Isadora Duncan and her pupils, Paris, 192Art deco sketch by Hemjie of Isadora Duncan and her pupils, Paris, 1921 Date: 1921
Fashions for the Festival of Britain, showing a woman modelling a series of scarves by Jacqmar, printed with designs relating to London and the Festival
Tatler fashions for July 1930A fashion design by Gordon Conway, taken from a series of monthly supplements drawn by the artist. A summer dress in printed cotton voile, trimmed in cream coloured organdie
Seaside Fashions 1878Princess line dresses: one is short & more practical for walking, the other has a stand up collar, lacing down the central back seam, buttoned panels at the sides & a train
GIRLS FASHIONS 1847Grey dress: corsage a caraco made to resemble a jacket & skirt. Blue dress trimmed with black rosettes: pointed waist, skirt pinned up to reveal an underskirt
Royal Ascot fashions, 1951A selection of fashionable outfits for Royal Ascot from Debenham and Freebody and Dickins and Jones. Date: 1951
The Sketch front cover, 1957A model stalks up and down a catwalk in the latest fashions for 1957, watched by a front row of elegant fashion buyers and journalists
Fashions for 1899Man in morning dress, the ladies wear dresses with gored skirts, one with a netted & tasselled under-skirt, the other is ornamented with bold wavy lines
Womens fashions for May 1851Womens Fashions for May 1851. 1851
Terylene and wool suitAdvertisement for a terylene and wool suit in navy blue. Date: 1966
Tatler front cover- Helena Rubinstein make-upFront cover of The Tatler magazine featuring girl wearing brightly coloured make-up from Helena Rubinstein: Luminescentpowder, Pink Flare lipstick and Star Sapphire eyeshadow rimmed with Pearl
Girls waving at an early Aviator flying overheadThe Aviator is the only man girls look up to A very beautifully drawn and interesting postcard, with strong leaning toward the Womens Suffrage movement during this period in the United Kingdom
Mother and daughterGoing shopping, 1896 Date: 1896
The Sketch Book: Young flapper girl with decorationThe Sketch Book: Young flapper girl hanging a wall decoration. The caption reads " Aiding and Abetting." Date: 1928- 1929
Two women in the latest French fashions, sitting on a garden bench. On the left is a pink dress with lace trimming below the neck
Two Gents in Bowler HatsTwo fine gentlemen in bowler hats
French Spring fashions in 1870Women mingle with one another displaying the latest Spring fashions from a variety of angles
Art is Long by PicaA woman with a svelte figure and an Eton crop hair style studies the latest elongated fashions of the 1930s in the pages of a womens magazine
