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Mouring dress 1916Widow wearing a black mourning dress in the First World War. Date: 1916
Page of fashion adverts - June 1921Page of four fashion adverts for womenand children's clothing, from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, June 1921
"Dutifully yours " Silk luxury stockings. Date: 1940"Dutifully yours... " Silk luxury stockings. Date: 1940
A West Indian lady in her best frock at the Port of Spain Carnival, Trinidad, West Indies. Date: 1968
Late Victorians children's fashion 1899Girls and boys linked hands, wearing the latest in Victorian clothing
Three Parisian fashion statements seen in the Paddock for La Grane Semaine at the Deauville Races, 1927 - Fanny Ward in a coat trimmed with fox
A fashion sketch of a robe de style picture frock from the London couture house of Sara Cameron, 1927 Date: 1927
Two Autumn fashions from the London couture house of Itylus, 1927 illustrating invidualism vindicated by decorative distinction and harmony of line and colour with an evening frock
Two Spring fashion forecasts from the London couture house of Isobel, 1927 showing a jumper suit and an evening frock with a fur edge coat Date: 1927
Two fashion sketches from the London couture house of Ninette, 1927 - one afternoon frock with extensive embroideries and a beautiful fur coat Date: 1927
Two early Paris fashion models imported by Madame Barri, London from Bernard et Cie (black georgette frock) and Myber (evening gown of dead rose moire), 1927 Date: 1927
Exclusive designs sketched by Gordon Conway anticipating Spring 1925 styles Date: 1925
Fashion examples of prepartion for the Spring, 1925, including a dinner frock worn by the American film actress Norma Shearer (top centre) Date: 1925
A feature about What Paris Says: the art of being well dressed is the art of choosing wisely and well, Paris, 1925. Top left a dinner frock from Alice Bernard
Two stage gowns from Paris, 1925. On the left Marcelle Lender at the Vaudeville theatre wears an evening frock of mauve charmeuse and liver lace
Three smart representations of current Parisian fashions, 1925. On the left Jane Regnys simple country frock of Rodiers new striped Zibli Kasha in blues and grays
Two outfits from Lucien Lelong, Paris, 1925 - one a coat trimmed with fox, the other a dance frock of crepe de chine trimmed with bands of silver, gold and ruby Date: 1925
Two frocks from Lanvin, Paris, 1925 - left for Suzy Prim in Tilly and a black and white jumper frock and the other for Regina Camier and made of beige light voile Date: 1925
Advert for Selfridges illustrating an elegant frock for the smaller woman, 1925 - the model is of embroidered gold tissue with scarf and hem edged in fur Date: 1925
Three gowns from the Parisian couturiers Anna (top) Bernard et Cie (bottom left) and Brandt (bottom right), 1926 Date: 1926
A gown from Yteb entitled Hirondelle, Paris, 1926 Date: 1926
Three outfits from Paul Caret designed specifically for unpredicatable weather, Paris, 1926 Date: 1926
A sketch by Gordon Conway of The Black Frock, London 1926 - made of black georgette gleaming with paillettes and adorned with two hyge white chiffon roses on the back of one shoulder Date: 1926
A frock by Chantal worn by Princess Schakhovskay, Paris, 1926 Date: 1926
A portrait of the American dancer Claire Luce, 1929 wearing a Lucien Lelong tiered black georgette crepe dance frock Date: 1929
Chicago Chic, fashion statements from 1929. Four girls from the Chicago Company of Follow Thru (top) with Dorothy Daw, Nayan Pearce, Lilian Bind and Olive Olsen
A day outfit from Henri Bendel, New York suggesting it was created or inspired by Vionnet, Paris, and worn by the Warner brothers movie star Irene Delroy, 1930 Date: 1930
Two gowns from Henri Bendel, New York suggesting they were created or inspired by Vionnet, Paris, and worn by the Warner brothers movie star Irene Delroy, 1930
Cover of Dance Magazine, May 1930, featuring the dancer Louise Brown Date: 1930
A W. V. S. worker selecting a frock for a little girlA W.V.S. worker selecting a frock for a little girl. Date: circa 1941
Doll representing a girl Victorine with her hands in her pockets. Wooden doll dressed by the young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H
Doll representing courtier Juno, Countess of Durham, in a green satin outfit for the opera. Wooden doll dressed by the young Princess Victoria
Womens Fashion, smart frocks for businesswomen Womens FashionWomens Fashion, smart frocks for businesswomen. 1926
Womens Fashion, woollen frocks for winter Womens Fashion, woollen frocks for winterWomens Fashion, woollen frocks for winter. 1926
The Tatler and Eve at the Advertising Ball - fancy dressMiss Lily St. John, representing The Tatler and wearing a replica costume of the eighteenth century gentleman who appears on the cover, together with Evelyn Laye representing its sister magazine
Miss Margaret Whigham with her harpMargaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930. Later Mrs Charles Sweeny, after marrying the American golfer, and then Duchess of Argyll
Evening dress by Worth, 1931Two views of an evening dress by Worth in beige and deep chestnut satin worn with sandals. Date: 1931
MMe, Drake-Exner wearing in a dress of her own designMadame Drake-Exner, formerly Evelyn Boyriven, Parisian socialite, pictured wearing a simple patterned day dress of her own design, with a severe felt hat and snake belt. Date: 1929
Maureen O?Sullivan in Hold That Kiss (1938)The dirndl took to the street in this day frock designed by Dolly Tree for Maureen O?Sullivan in Hold That Kiss (1938). The full gathered blouse was of white silk crepe with small pearl buttons
The Thumb print frock by Peter RussellMiss Eileen ( Babs ) Lamb, posed in a dress decorated with thumb prints designed by Peter Russell. Date: 1933
Royal Ascot fashions for mother & debutante daughterTwo dresses for a debutante and her mother to wear to Royal Ascot in 1933 from Derry and Toms. On the left is a gown of white lawn embroidered in Wedgwood blue, and trimmed with kilted ruffles
Debutante gown from Harvey Nichols, 1933A debutante frock in primrose yellow net with a rich brown velvet sash. Delicately tucked panels, ending in ever-widening frills, give an air of gossamer lightness to the skirt
Spring dress with Egyptian style embroidery by IsobelA frock of fine black silk jerseylene featuring embroideries in Egyptian colourings from Isobel, of 4 Maddox Street, London. Worn with a dashing hat and cane
Dress in Tootal taffeta. 1936
Dress in Tootal linen. 1936
The Story of a Dress - Christian DiorDouble page spread from The Sketch drawn by Francis Marshall documenting the different stages of a Christian Dior dress. Top left the dress is designed by Dior himself while top right shows a
Liberty fashion, 1929Fashions from Libertys in 1929 showing typical artistry and creative flair. On the left, a gown of black ring velvet draped by an artist
Tennis fashion, 1931 drawn by Pat CharlesSmart equipment for the tennis courts. Tennis frocks from Lillywhites of Piccadilly and useful little coats from Swan and Edgar. Date: 1931