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Harvey Nichols advertisement, 1953Two friends, wearing extremely similar check cotton dresses in Horrockses fabric, share a joke. Date: 1953
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
Women outdoors 1881Two women in walking dresses at the seaside. 1881
Christmas Frocks 1935Eight chic xmas party frocks. One has a distinct Classical Grecian influence. Broad belts, corsages and puffed sleeves are also fashionable
Advert for Gorringes womens clothing 192870th year anniversary offers, smart sultan coat of dull satin, crepe-de-chine printed dress and a elegant coat in crepe-de-chine givree a fascinating mixture of artificial silk and wool. 1928
Children in 1864Latest Paris fashions for Victorian children, girls from two to eight years of age wearing three quarter length frocks and the older boy wearing knickerbockers. 1864
Society women at Cowes Week 1907During early August, society gathered on the Solent for regattas and royalty. Two women wearing white linen and blue serge sailor styles suits. 1907
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove, fashionable dresses 1933Two models wearing spring frocks; (left) Beautiful race gown in white organdie and net over crepe-de-chime, detachable frilled cape
Serving Le 5 OclockLow waisted dress with sleeves that are full from the elbow & with a tight cuff, a V neck with a scarf tie, tiered skirt & a scarf belt threaded through belt straps on the hip
Advert for the London fashion house of Fifinella, 1920 Date: 1920
Costume June 1886Hand-coloured page of the latest Paris fashion of 1886, dinner dresses with drapped swags and flower arrangements, ball dresses with long gloves and fans and traditional garden party frocks
Evening clothing with pearls and lace 1912Fashionable evening clothing using detailed embroidered lace and decorative pearls. 1912
Advert for Gorringes inexpensive summer frocks 1929Three charming floral frocks, available from Gorringes. Date: 1929
Dress and Danseuse - sketches by G. Peres for three summer fDress and Danseuse - sketches by G. Peres for three fashionable summer frocks, 1922
Comic postcard, Mother and daughter Date: early 20th century
Selection of outdoor wear for 1913 Date: July 1913
Fashion looks ahead, Dream of Fair Women ballFashion looks years ahead - and at present and past: frocks of the future for the " Dream of Fair Women" ball tonight (i.e)
Latest summer fashion from Paris, dress or undress? Decollete and slit up, but not clinging. Date: 1913
Illustration of two dresses made using the same dress pattern. Date: 1920s
L'Aiglon Daytime Frocks - Advertisement from Ladies Home Journal 1923 Date: 1923
Advert, Heatonex garments, drawn by Mabel Lucie AttwellAdvert, Heatonex guaranteed garments for boys and girls, coat sets, blazers, gym frocks, drawn by Mabel Lucie Attwell
Debenham and Freebody fashion catalogueDebenham and Freebody, Washing Summer Frocks, Women's Fashion catalogue Date: circa 1930
The Needlewoman cover July 1928Young mother and her children in the garden in the sunshine displaying fashionable frocks of the day Date: 1928
Gladys CooperActress Gladys Cooper (1888-1971), later Dame Gladys, showing off some of her gowns. Date: 1931
Debenham and Freebody dress collectionDepartment store Debenham and Freebody, promoting women's dresses. Date: 1939
Autumn fashionsThe department store Debenham & Freebody, promoting autumn fashions at reduced prices. Date: 1939
Woman in furs, model wearing fur hat, muff, and stole. Captioned, Distorted furs, an alliance that Furriers do not like'. From an article, Frocks, Furs and Furbelows, by Mrs Jack May. Date: 1910
An advert for Wolsey's range of women's wear. Date: 1943
Advert for Wolsey Clothing, emphasing the durability of their garments in the "mend and make-do" era of World War II. Date: 1943
Some fashion suggestions for women when travelling, perhaps - as here - on the deck of a cruise ship. Date: 1932
Designs for women's summer dresses. The patterns were available to order for home dressmakers. Date: 1932
Advert for Marshall and Snelgrove's range of printed silk frocks, worn with woollen coats. Date: 1932
Designs for women's coat-frocks. The patterns were available to order for home dressmakers. Date: 1932
Designs for women's dresses. The patterns were available to order for home dressmakers. Date: 1932
Advert for Debenham & Freebody, showcasing their new styles of knitted frock for the spring. Date: 1932
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
Parisian frocks of satin, georgette and lace. Date: 1923
Late Victorians children's fashion 1899Girls and boys linked hands, wearing the latest in Victorian clothing
Advert for the Paris couturier Lucien Lelong for his fashion collection at the Cafe de Paris, London, 1925 Date: 1925
Feature entitled What Paris Says discussing prevalent Paris styles, 1925 with sketches by Gordon Conway 1/2 Date: 1925
Sketches of two gowns from Alice Bernard, Paris, 1925 Date: 1925
Five fashion sketches by Hemjic on the Riviera, 1925 at the Croisette Cannes. Models from Drecoll, Callot and Alice Bernard Date: 1925
Fashion sketches by Hemjic enroute to the Riviera, 1925 - travelling suits and coats from O Rossen, Alice Bernard, Jean Patou and Rodier Date: 1925
Top left a jumper suit by Gordon Conway and bottom right Margaret Bannerman in a flower patterened chiffon gown by Lenief, London, 1925
Three Spring Parisian frocks for the Riviera, 1925
Four jumper suits sketched by Gordon Conway, London, 1925 Date: 1925
Two frocks from Lucile, Paris, 1925Two fashionable frocks from Lucile, Paris, 1925 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
Three frocks and furs for the French Riviera, 1925 - top right from Chantal, bottom left from Phillipe and Gaston and right from Fourrures Max Date: 1925
Two gowns from Lucile and Jacquet, Paris, 1926 Date: 1926
Three short and sweet Parisian summer frocks, 1926 Date: 1926
The latest arrivals at Deauville illustrating three motoring outfits, 1926 Date: 1926
A trio of original tennis frocks, Paris, 1926 - designed for the Reunions d ete at the Racing Club in the Bois de Boulogne Date: 1926
Three new dress designs illustrating new fabrics, Paris, 1926. Top left from Drecoll and top right and bottom from Alice Bernard Date: 1926
A range of Parisian fashions, 1926 from Elspeth Champcommunal, Bechoff, Suzanne Francois, Lucien Leong, Louise Boulenger, and Bernard et Cie Date: 1926
A trio of summer dresses sketched by Soulie ideal for any fashionable plage, Paris, 1926 Date: 1926
Sketches of three dress offerings from Paris, 1926Sketches of three dress offerings from Bernard et Cie, Paris, 1926. Top left a cape, centre a dress of Kasha and top right a dress of crepe de chine Date: 1926
A sketch of three summer frocks by Soulie, 1926 Date: 1926
Two outfits from Patou for Suzanne Lenglen, Paris, 1926 Date: 1926
Three summer frocks suitable for a day at the races, Paris, 1926 Date: 1926
Two summer frocks from Patou for Suzanne Lenglen, Paris, 1926 Date: 1926
A sketch by Soulie of three summer frocks, 1926 Date: 1926
A series of summer outfits from Paris, 1926. Top left from Chernit, top right from Georgette, botton left from Amy Linker, bottom centre from Lucien Lelong and bottom right from Georgette Date: 1926
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
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
Frocks, Frills and Furbelows, 1908Frocks, Frills and Furbelows by Mrs Jack May. The Neat Travelling Woman. An original design for a neat travelling dress, carried out in alpaca in a pretty mouse shade. 1908. Date: 1908
Winifred Barnes seen in The Three Graces at the Empire Theatre, wearing a gown by Eileen Idare, 1924
Helen Gilliland seen in Stop Flirting wearing a gown by Eileen Idare, 1924. The gown is of white and silver and features the latest thing in evening scarves and shoulder posies
The dancer Babette wearing a gown by Reville, 1924 seen at her appearances at the Grafton Galleries. The gown was of rose pink tulle embroidered in diamante with an ermine cloak Date: 1924
The dancer Joan Pickering wearing a gown by Worth, 1924 Date: 1924
Three gowns from Fifinella, 1924 seen at the Fleet Street Club Gala held at the Holborn Restaurant 14th November 1924. Date: 1924
Daphne Hughes, dancing teacher in a Reville gown, 1924
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
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
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
Paris Spring fashions 1874Parisian women wearing the latest fashionable dresses for the races. 1874
Black mourning dress 1910Due to the recent death of King Edward VII, black mourning clothing became fashionable, here wearing a cool mourning frock of black spotted muslin and shantung. May 1910
Fashionable dresses for women 1911Selection of attractive womens dresses with embroidered lace. Date: 1911
Girls afternoon frocks 1886Summer wear for girls outdoor clothing, with box-plaited skirts and smart high collar jackets Date: 1886
Fashion designs for 1925 by Gordon ConwayOriginal designs by fashion and theatre designer, Gordon Conway in Eve magazine, 1925 focusing on the flared skirt
Fashion sketched on the RivieraA trio of chic outfits seen on the Riviera. From left, a jumper suit in lavender hasha worn with a coat of darker tone trimmed with grey fox
Frocks and Frills at Henley Regatta 1905Aspects of Henley. Date: 1905
