Garment Collection (page 5)

Early Japanese portrait: seated woman
Vintage 19th century photograph - early photographic portrait from Japan, probably the work of the Japanese photographer Shimooka Renjo - seated woman

Early Japanese portrait; woman carrying a baby
Vintage 19th century photograph - early photographic portrait from Japan, probably the work of the Japanese photographer Shimooka Renjo - woman carrying a baby

Early portrait, woman in kimono, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph - early photographic portrait from Japan, probably the work of the Japanese photographer Shimooka Renjo - woman

Early portrait, two Japanese women
Vintage 19th century photograph - early photographic portrait from Japan, probably the work of the Japanese photographer Shimooka Renjo - two women

Advert for Margaret Marks of Knightsbridge 1933
Models wearing ready to wear two-piece dresses, suits and coats. 1933

Debutante women modelling the lastest fashion 1913
Upper class women wearing the latest winter garments. 1913

Advert for Aquascutum waterproof military coats 1916
Proof against rain and cold wind military trench coat, lined with wool, detachable fleece, fur or leather. Date: 1916

Edwardian women in evening coats 1905
Elegant evening coats with large slanted hats with flowers and plumes. Date: 1905

Two women wearing evening dresses 1904
Two Edwardian women wearing evening clothing with bell shaped skirts, narrow waists and frills. 1904

Advert for Braemar Scotlands finest knitwear 1935
Womens botany, fine lambswool and pure cashmere cardigans. 1935

Phoenician art. Cyprus. Bearded man with votive offerings. Ca. 475-450 BC. Classical Period. Limestone. Comes from Golgoi (Cyprus). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Evening gown and bodice by Elsa Schiaparelli
Illustration of an evening gown and bodice by Elsa Schiaparelli, on a fashion page by Winifred Lewis. The outfit is described as

Hat by Elsa Schiaparelli
Illustration of a wide brimmed straw hat with a bird cage crown designed by Elsa Schiaparelli. Date: 1939

Summer dress by Elsa Schiaparelli
Illustration of a summer dress designed by Elsa Schiaparelli in flame mousseline, with tourquoise, flame and gold metal musical instruments embroidered around a dropped hip line. Date: 1939

Advertisement for a coat by Elsa Schiaparelli
Photograph of a model wearing a white ermine coat designed by Elsa Schiaparelli. The fur is worked horizontally, the coat falls in loose folds from gathered shoulders

Italian Costume 1380
Italian costume: garments worn with armour include parti- coloured soled hose, gipon or doublet, tight-fitting garment without sleeves or with short raglan sleeves & buckles. Date: 1380

Italian Costumes C15Th
Italian costume: gown with hanging sleeves & laced across the kirtle bodice; gown with large sleeves ornamented with bows. Man: fur-trimmed jacket & sleeveless, hooded garment. Date: 15th century

German Nobles C. 1425
Man: sleeveless, fur-lined & trimmed loose fitting garment, hose, piked shoes (cracowes) & a dagged cap. Woman: long mantle with a dagged border. Date: circa 1425

GERMAN COSTUME 1300-1349
Men: gipon, dagged hood, cote- hardie with dagged tippets, girdles, swords & daggers. Woman: garment with elements of a cote-hardie & sleeved surcoat, ornamental fillet. Date: early 14th century

Noblewoman of C14Th
Noblewomen: fur-lined mantle with heraldic embroidery & a garment that resembles a kirtle, being front fastening but with funnel sleeves. N.B knightly- girdle. Date: 14th century

Wartime underwear article, Britannia and Eve magazine, 1940
Page from Britannia and Eve magazine, September 1940, reporting on various types of foundation garments to ensure a controlled figure under clothing

What People Are Wearing - Linda Keith
The English model Linda Keith wearing a plum-coloured suede coat from Dorothee Bis in Paris with a tan-striped sweater and black trousers. Date: 1966

What People Are Wearing - Eva Bartok
The Budapest-born actress Eva Bartok (1927 - 1998) wearing a red and gold dress which she designed herself and had made up in Indian sari material. Date: 1966

Goddess by Youthlines corselette, 1965
Advertisement for Goddess by Youthlines featuring a corselette of nylon lace and Lycra modelled by a girl arising from the sea on an oyster shell in the manner of Botticellis Venus. Date: 1965

Two Japanese women walk down a street. The outer garment they wear is a Haori. Date: 1932

What to Knit for Baby - childrens knitting book
Charming illustration on the front cover of a knitting book published by Scotch Wool and Hosiery Stores. Date: c.1930

Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troops
Patterns for mittens and a body belt (designed to keep the midriff warm), two items of clothing which could be knitted for soldiers at the front featured in a Great War era knitting booklet published

Advert for Vendonis womens underwear 1937
Next to myself I Like- Vendonis. Models wearing sporty underwear made of wool. 1937

Sentinel knitting booklet, socks, WW1
Front cover of the Sentinel Knitting Booklet published by Charles Sykes and Co, of St. Andrews Mills, Bradford during the First World War

Knitted helmet, WW1 knitting, comforts for soldiers
Photograph and pattern written by Marjory Tillotson for Baldwins yarn manufacturers, to make a knitted helmet with cap pieces - one of numerous comforts for soldiers suggested during the First World

Advert for J. Roussel lingerie 1939
Personally for you. A belt by J. Roussel gives you the feeling of slimness and freedom. The Roussel method of expert individul consideration given to each figure control problem

Advert for Maiden Form bra with uplift 1936
For lovely rounded uplift support. Inter-lude. To accomplish a lovely classic roundness of contour, Maiden Form creates Inter-lude brassieres which - by semi-circular stitching - give firm uplift

Advert for Kayser Bondor undergarments & nightdresses 1953
Kayser Bondor, 7 steps to loveliness at prices you can afford. 1953

Parisennes models wearing the latest fashion 1912
Parisenne actresses modelling garments that were the thing for the coming season. April 1912

Fur-trimmed coats 1933
Model wearing fashionable full length wool romaine coats with fur trim. Date: 1933

Charming coiffures for the spring season 1912
Coiffures and headdresses shown in the photograph were very popular accessories from the latest fashion from Paris. 1912

Parisian woman 1908
Parisian woman wearing beautiful Edwardian mantle. Date: 1908

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