Fashions Collection (page 11)

Anne Ballantyne and Rosemary Flegg, 1960s fashions
Anne Ballantyne, secretary to Kasim, the art dealer, pictured with Rosemary Flegg, theatre and dress designer. Both girls are wearing dresses designed by Flegg with ric rac trim and embellishment

How Paris Dresses for Peace - Fashion in 1919
Page from The Sketch reporting on various fashions sighted in Paris in the peace year of 1919 demonstrating the beginnings of 1920s style

Bikini by Nelbarden
Model strikes a pose in a hunter green with pink trim Bri-nylon bikini by Nelbarden Date: 1966

The traditional costume of the Kamakura era - Japan
Beautiful Japanese promotional postcard for the Toyo Kisen Kaisha Shipping Company which ran services between San Francisco, China and Japan. Date: circa 16th century

Female skier with her ski poles
A smiling woman with patterned neck scarf, bright yellow jumper and patterned glove, holds on to her ski poles, looking forward to a session on the slopes. 1937

The Sphere Spring Fashions 1926
Front cover design for The Spheres spring fashion number, showing three elegantly dressed women out on a breezy spring day with a dog

80S DISCO
Young people strutting their stuff on the dance floor, wearing various fashions of the day, including shoestring ties and fishnet gloves

Young woman dancing at a disco, Cornwall
Young woman in a red dress, dancing at a disco somewhere in Cornwall, with colourful lighting from spotlights. Date: mid-1980s

Advert for Lillywhites summer sports clothing 1930
Fashions for all summer sports, available at Lillywhites, Piccadilly. 1930

Tatler cover - Prince of Wales & Lady Astor, Walton Heath
The Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor) pictured alongside Lady Astor at Walton Heath golf course where he defeated her in the semi-final tie of the Parliamentary Gold Handicap

Margaret Vyner, 1940
Margaret Vyner, wife of actor Hugh Williams, sporting an outfit made from wool designed by Norman Hartnell, who was at the time dress-maker to the Queen. 1940

Pheltose - the New Sanitary Belt
" For the Outdoor Girl!" 1928

Patricia Charles, 1927
Poster artist Patricia Charles poses in a " devils hat". 1927

A 1920s garden party
Several fashionably-dressed people enjoy a garden party in radiant sunshine. 1927

Advert for Worth Court Gowns, London and Paris, 1927 Date: 1927

A gown by Pam of 110 New Bond Street, 1927 Date: 1927

Children playing at the beach
Young children playing on the beach with a shovel and bucket. Altl are wearing charming fashions from Gnooch s, Brompton Road, London

Manfield shoes advertisement
Shoe advertisement for Manfield, showing a selection of shoe fashions for 1929. Date: 1929

Dress Reform Dance. Mr. Ernest Thesiger and Mr. Wallace Wood. So far the Mens Dress Reform Society has failed to make a noticeable impression on the man in the street

Suzanne Lenglens tennis outfits for Selfridges 1930
A page depicting the outfits designed and modelled by Suzanne Lenglen for Selfridges, knickers and blouse with adjustable skirt. 1930

Susie Bisco in 1960s fashions
Susie Bisco, fashion coordinator for an advertising agency in New York, pictured wearing a black and white check dress (and English import for Bigi of Bergdorf Goodman)

My Idea of the Dance Dress by Mrs Vernon Castle - dresses for dnacing largely inspired by Parisian modes from Paul Poiret and Lucile Date: 1914

White stretch towelling cat suit
Sixties nightwear: a white stretch towelling cat suit trimmed with green, at Neatawear. Date: 1966

Fashions by Dior and Worth
In the background is a two-piece by Dior of silk shantung dyed to a mandarin colour. The pleated skirt is mounted on a chemise top and worn with a sleeveless bodice trimmed with matching bows

Dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell
A dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell who follows the vogue for diaphanous fabrics by using mushroom silk organza. The dress has a deep V neckline

Advertisement for Crimplene fabric
An advert for Crimplene showing how it has been used to create a black and white dress by Givenchy. Date: 1961

Black silk organza dress
A black silk organza dress by Dior. The bodice is banded in black satin ribbon which is also used for the sash tying in a rosette highlighted with a diamante clip. Date: 1961

Balenciaga and Givenchy fashions, 1961
Illustration depicting ensembles designed by Balenciaga and Givenchy in 1961. From left, (1) wool coat with large black overcheck reversing to black

Variations on a Popular Theme - Scottish fashions, 1927 from Scottish fashion housesshowing ubiquitous and fashionable jumper and cardigan suits from Pettigrew and Stephens of Glasgow

Three Summer gowns from Paris 1927
Contrasting contours in three Parisian frocks from Lenieff, Jane Lanvin and Lucile Date: 1927

Spring 1927 Paris Fashions with models from (LtoR Tollman, Amy Linker & Ballard et Cie, Jean Patou, Cheruit, Premet, London Trades, Amy Linker & Ballard et Cie and Alice Bernard Date: 1927

A portly lady is laced into her corset by her maid Date: 1921

Bearnaise hat, in honor of Henri IV.. Handcolored lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885

Two women walking together along a street
Two women, in long dresses and cloche hats, walk together along a street. Date: 1920s

Little girl on white horse
A little girl wearing a beautiful white dress and hat sits upon her white pony, holding tightly on to the reins. Date: c. 1910

Little boy sitting on a stool, cane in hand, poses for the camera Date: c. 1910

Paris fashion. Illustrations of the magazine Modes de Paris. Petit Courrier des Dames, published by S.and J.Fuller in London. Color lithograph, 1842. Litography. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Tableaux lumineux anim鳧. French poster advertising a show of illuminated scenes

Tango apache. Illustration by Marinero for the cover of the entertainment magazine Sparta, Madrid 1933. Engraving

War and the Mode - Russian influenced fashions during WW1
Two outfits inspired by the Russian Allies during World War One. On the left, a blue serge is employed for the dress with trims in narrow black braid and astrachan

The Duchess of Windsor in the Bahamas
The Duchess of Windsor (Wallis Simpson) in the Bahamas in c. 1940. The Duke was stationed there as governor during the Second World War. Date: c. 1940

Joyce Dennys reviews Ascot
A series of humorous sketches by Joyce Dennys rather poking fun at smart society at Royal Ascot. She shows a fashionable lady losing her hat and almost having it picked up as litter

Advertisement for Madame Kate Reily, dressmaker, 1903
Advertisement for Madame Kate Reily of Dover Street, one of the leading dressmakers in London during the late Victorian period, offering the latest French and original English fashions in costumes

Boy and girl holding hands
A young brother and sister hold hands as they wander in the garden. Date: c. 1910

Men dress (18th c. ). SPAIN. Barcelona. Textile
Men dress (18th c.). SPAIN. Barcelona. Textile and Clothing Museum

The Sphere Christmas Number - a scene from 1912
Children building a snowman in the garden of their Edwardian home. The boy is in an Eton collar and knickerbocker suit and the tam-o-shanters, sailor suits

Lady Ashley at Monte Carlo wearing the latest fashion, a pair of well-cut khaki shorts

For Spring Outdoors, fashions for 1954
Warmth with the muffled look. Left: introducing the phantom weight beaver lamb which is velvety and supple and in a variety of lovely colours including golden brown, turquoise and ivory

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