Gabardine Collection

Sunday Wilshin, actress (1906-1991) studio fashion portrait. With description, Miss Sunday Wilshin, who is at present engaged in making a new film at Ealing

Viva Paris. Pierre Cardins suit in white wool gabardine (by Fournier) single-breasted with an officer collar and a front panel of semi-circular cutouts

Woman skipping in white nainsook ruffled dress. Robe de nansouk. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Marie-Madeleine Franc-Nohain from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames

White gangster hat by Edward Mann
Model wearing a white gabardine " gangster" hat with red, white and blue striped band by Edward Mann. Worn with make-up by Richard Hudnut using bright pink bloom cream rouge for the hearts

Two fashionable ladies wear 3-piece suits by H J Nicholl
Young fashionable ladies wearing stylish three-piece suits in a garden. The lady on the right is wearing a power-blue wool marocain suit with insertions of silk paisley

Burberry carapace air suit, WW1
Advertisement for the Carapace air-suit from Burberrys of Haymarket, sheath armour for knights of the air, - ventilated, reinforced, lined and covered in densely woven gabardine. Date: 1918

Woman in elegant motoring costume
A woman in an elegant motoring costume, made of drab gabardine. The jacket has a volant waist and a high up and down collar. Date: 1914

Apres ski fashion 1953
Suggested outfits for apres ski socialising. On the left is a grey and yellow checked wool taffeta blouse by Jaeger worn with their huge, button-through circular felt skirt

Ladies day suit, 1926
A suit featuring a long jacket made of Gabardine and Crepe de Chine. The outfit was accessorised with matching corsage and handkerchief and a sliver fox stole

Raincoat / Burton 1938
Loose fitting, rain-proof, raglan raincoat in waterproof gabardine with diagonal side pockets, storm collar & fly front fastening

Belted Coat / Burton 1938
A 3/4 length Four-in-one belted, double-breasted coat in waterproof gabardine with various linings, some detachable, designed specially for motorists & outdoor wear

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