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A Presentation Party Dress, 1957A 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 1930Maternity frocks. The new treasure maternity frocks for spring wear are in the smartest designs following the latest keynote of fashion
Lace frock 1906Edwardian woman wearing a very elegant Irish lace frock for the Spring season. Date: 1906
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove teagowns 1917Two graceful teagowns. 1917
Black & White evening dresses 1929Black and white flared evening frocks for the Autumn. 1929
Advert for Debenham & Freebody teagown 1928Model wearing a teagown made from soft metal brocade, with drapery lace down the sides. 1928
Advert for Army & Navy bridal gown 1934Ivory crepe satin bridal gown. The bodice and sleeves are embroidered entirely with silver bugles and diamate. Date: 1934
Fashion for spring 1934Two women wearing floral linen dressses, one with knife-pleated underskirt made from black marocain, detachable cape on the shoulders
Womens elegant afternoon dresses 1929Women wearing elegant afternoon dresses. Date: 1929
Advert for Jays summer clothing 1935Fashionable ensembles for summertime 1935
Advert for Debenham & Freebody clothing sale 1917Bargains in Debenham & Freebody. 1917
Advert for Debenham & Freebody frocks 1917A selection of afternoon dresses. 1917
Collars and ties are important 1929Winter clothing for women in beige. Date: 1929
Fashion for summer 1934Both 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 1909Two women wearing smart tunic frocks in fashionable shantung tussore silk, bodice daintily trimmed pipings. 1909
Fashion for winter 1934Three 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 1912Bridemaid wearing knee length chiffon frock in cream and pink garlanded with tiny pink roses, holding a large bouquet of flowers. Date: 1912
Roland & Rivkin tennis dress advertisement, 1927Advertisement for freer tennis frocks by Roland and Rivkin, who consider such a cut de rigeur in circles where the game is played keenly. Date: 1927
Fashion by Worth and Molyneux, 1927Three evening dresses for 1927. From left, a charming frock from Worth carried out in printed white chiffon wiht pastel-coloured flowers
Fashions for 1927A 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
Christmas party wear from Gooch sAdvertisement 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 Lelong1930s 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
Bobby evening dress, 1953An evening dress with a plunging halter neck-line and full, swirling skirt made from a tropical flower print Ever-glaze cotton. Date: 1953
Wartime fashions, 1940A variety of smart dresses available as sewing patterns from Weldon s. Date: 1940
Petit Parisiens 1929D-B jacket & shorts; gingham / plaid frocks; party frock with high waist, gathered skirt, ribbon trim & cape & a tricolour pinafore with pleated skirt, blouse & gilet. Date: 1929
Summer fashion -- coats, wraps and dressesA selection of elegant summer evening fashion, showing coats, wraps and dresses suitable for wearing for a visit to the casino. They come from Woolland s, and Debenham and Freebody
Can shorts rival these graceful frocks for the courts?A fashion illustration underlining the great tennis fashion debate of 1932 - Can shorts rival elegants skirts and dresses on the tennis court
Tennis & Garden FrocksHammock girl wears green voile dress. Made by Robinson and Cleaver as are the two tennis frocks of heavy silk. Lemonade set is from Gamages
Two Young Girls - PhotoTwo rather sullen young girls in their finest frocks pose for a photograph
Debs Evening Frocks 1933Debutantes practice their bowing wearing evening dress. The back view of the gowns are reflected in a mirror. Two of the gowns have cowl necklines
Waggoners Frocks or no bodys of 1795
Fashionable Frocks 1902A lady poses in a shot pink and blue dress, while another enjoys the sea air and wears a beige and red dress with a purse attached at the waist
Four Women, Seaside 1893Four women in fashionable frocks with leg of mutton sleeves in a colonnaded area overlooking the sea
Garden Party Frocks 1910Dresses suitable for a garden party: a pretty concoction of floral pastel shades ornamented with embroidery & artificial roses worn with large hats & toques
Girls in Frocks 1925Girls wear practical short frocks: gathered from a broad collar & with scollop detailing or shirt style with turn over collar & a deep yoke / shirt front in a contrasting fabric
Children in East End StreetThree little girls from Londons East End wear aprons or pinafores over their plain frocks. One girl wears a hat another wears black wool stockings & stout boots
Babies / Long Clothes 1863Long clothes - possibly a christening robe adorned with tucked panels & lace insertions; short clothes with vandyked sleeves & bodice, also habit-shirts & sleeves
Egyptian Frocks 1924Egyptian influence. Green tube dress with gold fabric draped diagonally from one shoulder & fastened at the hip; black print dress with handkerchief drapery at the hips
Garden Party Frocks 1911Pelisse style coat with Directoire collar, large hats adorned with osprey & ostrich, high waisted gowns with narrow (hobble) skirts, over-skirt with a central split
Advert / Hercules FabricsHercules fabrics - the family fabric for overalls, dresses and childrens frocks
Jubilee Frocks 1935A selection of smart, fashionable day frocks to make yourself. One has a double collar wide enough to cover the shoulders, another a frilled cape yoke
Sporty Frocks 1929Cotton print frocks: sports frock with square neck, button bodice & gathered shoulder straps; moire print with panels & piping; abstract print with flared skirt panel
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
Linen Frocks 1929Practical summer frocks in embroidered linen: collarless jacket & 2 piece dress with flounce, or gored skirt, scarf & plain trim, or a floral dress with coatee bodice
Lace Frocks 1929Feminine dresses with uneven hemlines using lace, silk & satin in tiered flounces, chevron shaped inserts & in gathered side panels & capes
Costume / Family 1890SWoman: plain skirt, separate bodice with gigot sleeves, pleated detail & stand collar. Girls: white broderie Anglaise frocks, shoulder ribbon bows & sashes & shoes with bars