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Costume / Children 1855Girls: broderie Anglaise jacket, plaid skirt, dress with 3 flounces, pantalettes, open body & bands over the chest. Boys: black trousers & round jacket & belted tunics
Tatler fashions for February 1930, by Gordon ConwayA fashion design by Gordon Conway, taken from a series of monthly supplements drawn by the artist. This illustration shows an outfit of brown and yellow crepe marocain
Frilly Mantle 1899Black mantle with high fan shaped collar ornamented with passementerie & with cascades & flounces of accordian pleated chiffon which forms a ruffle down the front
Women on Balcony 1878Jacket bodices with plastrons, tie-back skirts & trains. One with an over-skirt fastening across the front with buttoned straps over an under-skirt of flounces
Green Costume 1877Vertical silhouette enhances by vertical trim on the cuirasse bodice and skirt. The front plastron is in the same shade as the cuffs. The skirt has a rounded train
History of Fashion 1876Change in silhouette: the bustle has slipped, bodice is elongated, the skirt is tightly swathed at the front & has a long train. Dresses of 2 colours are fashionable
Empire Fashions 1864Striped cloak: fringing & lace border. White ball dress with rows of puffings adorned with roses. Pink & white dress: under-skirt with 6 flounces & lace-edged tunic
Pannier Skirts of 1868Pardessus with a Watteau pleat; pannier skirts & pleated or gathered flounces. Girl: over skirt & sleeveless bolero worn over a blue dress with horizontal stripes
Red & White Dress 1863White dress: Greek bodice & black Swiss belt. Two dresses with berthas, puffings at the hem, overskirts, flounces of lace & bows. The white dress has a red dentilated trim
Ladies & Girl 1865Dress with Swiss ceinture, flounces applied in waves held with rosettes & a red bordered mantle; straw hats & plumes, gabrielle sleeves, bodice with long basques at the back
Fashions in Garden ?1864Pink: flounces & ruched trim, sash with floating ends at rear, white under-bodice with threaded black ribbon at neck & cuffs. Mantle: blue lining, emroidery & flounce border
Green DressLate 19th century deptiction of clothing from 1860. An emerald green dress adorned with pinked flounces, mandarin sleeves & white undersleeves (engageantes)
Chemise & Nightgown 1919WOLFHEAD UNDERGARMENTS: a lady in black stockings wears an Empire chemise with a lace yoke, her friend wears a nightdress, while the maid brings in a tiered under-skirt
Recess Dress 1826Pink & white striped gown with long, full sleeves and 4 flounces at the hem invented by Miss Pierpoint; hat with a tall crown & broad brim, striped scarf & parasol
Lacy Dresses 1903Two ladies in decorative dresses, one yellow with lace flounces on the sleeves, one blue with cape-like collar
Flounced Evening DressAn elegant woman wearing a spotted organdie evening dress with deep flounces around the hem & butterfly sleeves; a garland of flowers is worn around the bodice
Costume / Women / Paris 1863A later 19th century depiction of fashions of the 1860s. A young Parisian lady wears a dress with full bishop sleeves & wide skirt supported by a cage crinoline
Fox Fur Stole 1924Slender young woman in a black & white two-piece dress drapes a silver fox fur stole, complete with head, over a chair back
Cafe Society 1906Paris fashions: bell shaped skirt with gathered flounces, broad belt, lace high-necked blouse, fur stole & hat tilted forwards; an embroidered jacket with shawl collar
2 DRESSES 1852Two gowns: 1 with ruched skirt & lace flounces with ribbons & a ribbon trimmed stomacher corsage; gold dress overlaid with black lace with 2 deep flounces
Costume Women 1852Dresses: white with large floral design printed to fit the 3 flounces - flounces a disposition ; blue edged with black stripes & waistcoat style front in a contrasting fabric
Bell Assemblee 1852The skirt of her gown has six flounces, the sleeves have two. The bodice of the dress comprises of 2 pleats from the shoulder diminishing to a point at the waist
Blue & White Dress 1875Blue & white dress with low, square neckline & jacket bodice, under-skirt composed of lace flounces & puffings, the over-skirt arranged over a bustle or crinolette
Fashion 1900 / LizTunic dress. The simulated tunic is pointed front & back with a chevron design to which is attached accordian pleated flounces. A double ruffle ornaments the bodice
Costume October 1851Gowns by Monsieur Gagelin. A Spanish style manteau or cloak of lace with a ?hood is worn by one lady while her companion sports a grey 3/4 length manteau
Black Ensemble 1929Ensemble by Ts Talbot: black crepe satin dress with deep fold-over collar, bow fastenings down the front, cap sleeves & tiered flounces descending from the hips
Quilted Red Dress 1868Green & white polonaise dress with 3 skirts & ornamented with rouleaux, flounces & bows. Red quilted dress with polonaise & double skirt. Girl wears a black mantle with cape
Dryden / Fashion / 132Woman in a blue flounce dress
Nos Loisirs March 1924Warm tubular shaped low waisted dresses: one with fur cuffs & collar & a pleated skirt, the other with double hip flounces. N.B ribbed stockings & small bags/ purses
Vienna Fashion 1843A Viennese woman wears a dress & a small cape in a large checked print. The cuffs & collar are of lace. A long veil falls from the back of her bonnet
Crinoline Hampers WalkKitty & Adolphus attempt a country walk but her fashionable silhouette creates yet another barrier between them & happiness. Fido, her dog makes a break for freedom
Blue Gowns 1837Hair: plaited & coiled over the ears. Dresses: off-the shoulder, long ribbons descending from the waist, single flounce at hem, sleeves consisting of 3 lace flounces
Ball Dress / Bouquet 1861Green dress: fluted flounces, white tulle over-skirt looped up with plumes, corsage en coeur. Garibaldi shirt, black skirt with a red velvet band at the hem & on the pockets
Costume January 1862Ball / evening dress: pink & white ruched edged flounces, over-skirt hitched up at the sides & ornamented with pink roses. Black pardessus with pagoda sleeves
Musical Ladies 1851Skirt with 5 flounces, black lace jacket & broad floating ribbon ends descending from the waist. Green redingote: bow trim, undersleeves with reversed vandyked cuffs
Printed Frocks 1929Print frocks in georgette & chiffon: casino frock with cape, scalloped yokes & uneven hem; bertha corsage, flared flounce & pleated ruffle trim; brown dress: box-pleated flounces
Chiffon Frocks 1929Pretty chiffon frocks: rose print with flounces from shoulder to hem, blossom print with pleated skirt & hanging scarf ends, chrysanthemum print with train & cape back
Lace Frocks 1929Feminine dresses with uneven hemlines using lace, silk & satin in tiered flounces, chevron shaped inserts & in gathered side panels & capes
USA Teen Fashion 1924Selection of teenage fashions: tubular drop waist dresses or skirts & tunic style blouses in patterned prints with flounces, tiered skirts round collars & embroidery
Girl with Skipping RopeA girl in a long sleeved dress with button front detail, narrow ruff & knife-pleated flounces at the hem & rear in imitation of womens fashion & buttoned boots
Husband / Wife / Belfast 19CMan: short S-B jacket, rounded pocket flap, bound edges & cut-away at the front. Woman: jacket body, beaded collar, ruff, open tunic & skirt with knife-pleated flounces
Costume / Photo by WatsonMan: frock coat. Woman: jacket body, gauging & buttons on the cuff, ruff at the neck, draped tunic & a skirt with pleated flounces of varying depth & a very severe hairstyle
Costume / Girl / Photo 1860SGirl: short dress with full skirted & 3 narrow flounces, puffed sleeves, bodice low & off the shoulders, belt & lacy drawers. Hair: chignon & hair net
GIRL & BASKET C. 1880Girl wears a short dress with plain bodice, long sleeves, four flounces on the skirt, high round collar & lace cuffs, ribbed stockings & buttoned boots
Cross Paris Street 1815White robe with sleeves en bouffants, high ruff & multiple flounces at the hem, a Kashmir shawl & a black high crowned hat with ostrich plumes. Her key is tied to a handkerchief
Fashion Plate 1905Costumes with tablier skirts & sleeves that are full on the upper arm. One has a bolero style jacket bodice, the other lace flounces. Hats: tricorn hat with rosette, large flat hat
C18th Century RevivalFine feathers in wartime: dress designers attempt to counter the practical move of wearing shorter, fuller skirts by employing impractical styles of previous centuries
Ascot Frock 1933Ascot frock by Raphael, Lewis & Silver in a bold azalia floral print with 3 beige organdie flounces at the hem & a matching cross-over front jacket with puffed sleeves