Frock Collection (page 10)

Baby in knitted clothes, circa 1941
A yawning baby models a 1940s knitted coat, frock and bonnet. Date: c. 1941

Girl in Best Frock, Fawley, Hampshire
Girl in Best Frock, Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire, England. Date: 1950s

Enter Summer by W. H. Margetson
A woman in a floral summer dress and white, wide brimmed hat, stands at the doors of a house looking at her garden in full bloom. Date: 1934

River frocks, dresses for boating from Barkers, 1919 advert
Advertisement for John Barker and Company of High Street, Kensington, offering their bizarre river frocks in a range of fantastic coloured linens and cretonnes

Straight cut frock of ribbon tussore 1909
Woman wearing a straw and ostrich plumes and straight cut frock of ribbon tussore, at Goodwood races. 1909

Advert for Debenham & Freebody childrens summer wear 1939
Charming Design for Sunny Days. Attractive pin spot muslin frocks, with periwinkle or red spot, rouleaux to match. 1939

Advert for Debenham & Freebody childrens clothing 1917
Danity clothes for little boys and girls, available at Debenham & Freebody, department store. 1917

Redfern advertisement, dressing well is patriotic, WW1
Advertisement for fashion house, Redfern advising ladies that, It is patriotic to treat our soldiers well, and to look your best when they are home on leave

Women frocks 1929
Gowns to wear beneath our winter coats. Date: 1929

Woman in elegant pinafore frock with sash
A woman in an elegant pinafore frock, in fine navy blue serge with soft black satin for the skirt and sash and sleeves of white spot net drawn to the wrist by bracelets of black satin. Date: 1914

The Tatler, Summer Number 1926
Front cover of The Tatler magazines Summer Number featuring an illustration of a pretty young woman in a yellow dress and wide brimmed hat. Date: 1926

A Presentation Party Dress, 1957
A dress and monkey jacket by California Cottons in pure silk of dark green spattered with pale flowers. The dress is sleeveless and would be perfect for cocktail parties. Date: 1957

Advert for Treasure cot: Maternity wear 1930
Maternity frocks. The new treasure maternity frocks for spring wear are in the smartest designs following the latest keynote of fashion

Lace frock 1906
Edwardian woman wearing a very elegant Irish lace frock for the Spring season. Date: 1906

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove teagowns 1917
Two graceful teagowns. 1917

The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1911- Leopardstown races
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at the royal pavilion at Leopardstown racecourse. The King can be seen on the balcony in a grey frock-suit, with(left to right) Lord Aberdeen

Black & White evening dresses 1929
Black and white flared evening frocks for the Autumn. 1929

Advert for Debenham & Freebody teagown 1928
Model wearing a teagown made from soft metal brocade, with drapery lace down the sides. 1928

Advert for Aquascutum womens coats 1930
Tailored to measure in Scotch spreckled tweed. Date: 1930

Advert for Army & Navy bridal gown 1934
Ivory crepe satin bridal gown. The bodice and sleeves are embroidered entirely with silver bugles and diamate. Date: 1934

Fashion for spring 1934
Two women wearing floral linen dressses, one with knife-pleated underskirt made from black marocain, detachable cape on the shoulders

Womens elegant afternoon dresses 1929
Women wearing elegant afternoon dresses. Date: 1929

The Tatler Christmas Number 1909
A front cover illustration showing a lady dressed in 18th Century style red frock coat. She is toasting the Tatler readers. Date: 1st December 1909

Advert for Debenham & Freebody clothing sale 1917
Bargains in Debenham & Freebody. 1917

Advert for Debenham & Freebody frocks 1917
A selection of afternoon dresses. 1917

Collars and ties are important 1929
Winter clothing for women in beige. Date: 1929

Fashion for summer 1934
Both women have three quarter length frocks made from printed crepe, frock on right has cowl-like drapery to the edge with knife-pleats. Light weight coats with frills to edging. Date: 1934

Advert for Swan & Edgar smart frocks 1909
Two women wearing smart tunic frocks in fashionable shantung tussore silk, bodice daintily trimmed pipings. 1909

Fashion for winter 1934
Three women wearing vivid printed evening dresses, dress on the left made from crepe-de-chine draped neckline and frilled sleeves, tied at the back with a long sash

Bridemaid frock 1912
Bridemaid wearing knee length chiffon frock in cream and pink garlanded with tiny pink roses, holding a large bouquet of flowers. Date: 1912

Male costume (end 18th c. ). SPAIN. Barcelona
Male costume (end 18th c.). SPAIN. Barcelona. Textile and Clothing Museum

Hs Foster by Spy 1907
H.S Foster wears a frock coat, double-breasted waistcoat, floral buttonhole, grey striped trousers with a front & back crease, high all round collar & a spotted cravat. Date: 1907

Dotty Frock & Tea
A young woman wearing a floaty frock in a rectangular dot fabric with cap-sleeves leans back on a fur throw while stirring her cup of tea or coffee. Date: 1930s

The Imperturbable Nymph by Prynne
A naked nymph perches on a hillside eating an apple, unmoved by the jewels offered by a powdered and be-wigged 18th century in a frock coat. Date: 1927

Maid presents dry-cleaned dress to a lady
A lady looks delighted as a maid presents her with a frock that has paid a visit to Achille Serre Ltd, the famous cleaners and dyers. Date: 1927

Fashion by Worth and Molyneux, 1927
Three evening dresses for 1927. From left, a charming frock from Worth carried out in printed white chiffon wiht pastel-coloured flowers

Fashions for 1927
A dainty garden party frock of hand-embroidered voile and a beige and bois de rose crepe de Chine jumper suit, sketched at Messrs. Robinson and Cleaver of Regent Street, London. Date: 1927

Royal Wedding 1913 -- Connaught Fife -- four dresses
The wedding dress and three trousseau dresses designed for the wedding of Arthur, Prince of Connaught and Alexandra, Duchess of Fife, which took place in the Chapel Royal, St Jamess Palace, London

Little girl with large dog
A little girl looks down at her large dog, reclining on the floor, on this birthday greetings postcard. Date: early 20th century

Little girl in green dress on birthday postcard

German Rural Wedding
A wedding in the Valley of the Spree, near Berlin, Germany. The bride follows the ancient custom of wearing a thick veil over her face. The bridegroom wears a frock coat. Date: 1930s

Ideas for Christmas presents for children, 1930
Page of ideas in The Tatler for Christmas gifts for children, including a pretty party frock from Rowe, a toy motor-car from Selfridges with Flip the Frog and his family, a toddle cart

Little girl in white dress with yellow trimmings
A little girl in a frilly white dress with yellow trimmings. Date: early 20th century

Christmas party wear from Gooch s
Advertisement for Goochs of Knightsbridge featuring some Christmas party wear outfits for girls and boys, from a miniature dinner suit on the left, to a party frock of artificial taffeta. Date: 1930

Three women in dinner frocks by Lucien Lelong
1930s Women wearing Dinner frocks with short sleeves. An illustration of three women in dinner frocks by Lucien Lelong (French couturier who was prominent from the 1920s to the 1940s). Date: 1932

Dress by Henri Gowns, 1953
A romantic picture frock of grey-blue wild silk. The skirt is worked in huge petals and the rose which decorates the very plain strapless bodice is in muted shades of mauve, pink and grey

The Tatler Summer Number front cover 1951
Front cover of The Tatler Summer Number 1951 showing the Tatler mascot in his 18th century frock coat and tricorn hat enjoying a tankard of refreshing ale served to him by a typical serving wench

18th century gentleman by George Ranstead
A curious eighteenth century gent wearing a silk frock coat and tricorn hat lifts a monocle to his eye to see better. Drawn by George Ranstead

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