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Marie Tempest with hat of Clock Dandelions(Dame) Marie Tempest (Marie Susan Etherington) (1864-1942) English stage actress, who occasionally appeared in films. Wearing a quite extraordinary hat adorned with Clock Dandelions ! Date: circa 1902
Kabardin Woman - GeorgiaA Woman of the Kabarda or Kabard (terms referring to a people of the northern Caucasus more commonly known by the plural term Kabardin)
Bribri People - Talamanca Canton, Costa RicaThe Bribri - an indigenous people of Costa Rica. They live in the Talamanca (canton) in Limon Province of Costa Rica. The Bribri man pictured is about to head off fishing. Date: circa 1910s
Seminole Indian - Billy Bowlegs IIIBilly Bowlegs III, Billy Fewell, aka Cofehapkee (18621965) - a Seminole elder (also of African-American descent). A tribal historian in Florida. Date: circa 1890s
Parisennes models wearing the latest fashion 1912Parisenne actresses modelling garments that were the thing for the coming season. April 1912
Charming coiffures for the spring season 1912Coiffures and headdresses shown in the photograph were very popular accessories from the latest fashion from Paris. 1912
Headdresses made from human hair! 1914Granville, French actress wearing brightly coloured headdresses made from real humans hair for eveing wear. 1914
Dont Argue revue by George Campbell and Allan Grey. First produced at the Willesden Hippodrome on 23rd August 1915. Dave Harris Ltd. Presents. The reverse is blank
The Debutante - hairdressing from EmileAdvertisement for Emile Ltd of Conduit Street, hairdressers to high society offering a faultless method of dressing the hair for court presentations. Date: 1929
Why wear your diamond on your neck? 1913Anna Held (1872 1918), Polish-born French and later Broadway stage performer and singer, wearing lavish diamond stockings. 1913
Diplomacy staring Gladys CooperDiplomacy adapted from Dora by Victorien Sardou (5 September 1831 8 November 1908) at the Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris, on 22nd January 1877, by Clement Scott (6 October 1841 25 June 1904) and B. C
Dear Little Denmark, book, libretto & music by Paul RubensDear Little Denmark book, libretto and music by Paul Rubens (29 April 1875 5 February 1917). First produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 1st September 1909. Harry P. Towers Co
Group of people in Native American Indian costume, CornwallGroup of people in Native American Indian costume at a Country and Western Club in Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
High fashion evening coats 1912French models wearing elegant wrap-over fur trim coats. Date: 1912
Phyllis RankinPhyllis McKee Rankin (1874 - 1934), Broadway actress and singer known for never smiling, worked from the1880s until the 1920s.Shown here in costume as Fifi in The Belle of New York. Date: 1899
Bride wearing soft ivory satin dress 1912Typical style for this period, long and narrow figure, with jewel neckline in soft ivory satin, lace cap headdress with tiny orange buttons and veil. 1912
Graceful gowns and fashionable head gear 1912Fashionable evening gowns composed of velvet and beautiful lace with toques and cap headdresses with bird of paradise feathers. Date: 1912
Harrods head-dress for court presentationsAdvertisement for Harrods for head-dresses to be worn at court presentations. On the left is a design for a debutante, suitable for shingled hair to support the court plume of feathers
Large group of women and girls in Indian costumeLarge group of women and girls in Native American Indian costume, posing in a garden. circa 1910s
Three little girls in Indian costume in studio photoThree little girls in Native American Indian costume in a studio photo. Date: circa 1910s
Young girl in Indian costume in studio photoYoung girl in Native American Indian costume in a studio photo. Date: circa 1910s
Woman and two boys in studio photoWoman in Native American Indian costume with two boys, one in a sailor suit, the other in a striped sports shirt, in a studio photo. Date: circa 1910s
Bought and Paid For by George BroadhurstPostcard for the play Bought and Paid For by George Broadhurst, showing elegantly dressed lady in evening gown and headdress with feather. First produced at The Lyric Theatre on 12th March 1913
Fashion for the evening and afternoon clothing 1912French model wearing clothing for the evening threatre and afternoon, creations by Buzenet. Date: 1912
Womens bonnets 1838Selection of fashionable bonnets. Date: Circa 1838
Early spring clothing for women 1913Women models wearing the latest spring fashion from Paris, (top model) wearing a folded satin hat with pointed ostrich feather making a delightful contrast
Crazy theatrical costume from the early 20th century, part Eastern, part mythical, part Cumberland sausage...!! Date: circa 1910s
Womens hairstyles 1864Selection of the latest styles of arranging the hair as adopted in Paris, and as practised by the leading Parisian hair-dressers
Costume February 1864Mother with child, woman wearing light brown silk dress trimmed with ornamental fringe, which was sewn on in a wave above the fringe
Margaret Sheridan by Madame YevondeMargaret Sheridan, daughter of the sculptor, Clare Sheridan photographed by Madame Yevonde. 1930
Misfitz Dolls - Norwegian. early 20th century
Ashanti native costume, West Africa. 19th century
Woman from Switzerland in traditional costume. 19th century
Fashionable headdresses for 1791Ten of the most fashionable Ladies Head Dresses for 1791. 1791
George, Prince of Wales, and his brother, Prince FrederickGeorge, Prince of Wales (later King George IV, 1762-1830), and his brother, Prince Frederick (1763-1827), Prince- Bishop of Osnabruck (later Duke of York and Albany) in Order of the Garter regalia
Traditional dancers in Duras, Lot-et-Garonne, FranceLace headpiece on a traditional dancer in Duras, Lot-et-Garonne, France. circa 1969
Woman from Bolbec, Normandy, FranceWoman from Bolbec, Normandy, Northern France. 19th century
Traditional costume of Rolleville, northern FranceWoman wearing a traditional costume of Rolleville, Normandy, northern France. circa 1830
Woman in a Georgian style dress -- designed at the fair of Saint Gorgon, near Rouen, France. circa 1830
Rickshaw driver, Durban, Natal Province, South AfricaRickshaw driver in ornate costume, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1940
The Tatler front cover - Clare Sheridan by YevondeClare Sheridan (born as Clare Consuelo Frewen; also known as Clare Consuelo Sheridan) (9 September 1885 - 31 May 1970), English sculptress, traveller and writer
French fisherwoman in traditional dressFrench fisherwoman in traditional costume, holding a large rolled up fishing net. circa 1910s
Oslo, Norway - couple in traditional costumePhotograph from Oslo (Kristiania) showing a young couple, possibly within their home, wearing clothing in a traditional Norwegian style. circa 1910s
Egypt. Goddess Nephthys between two figures of god Anubis. MEgyptian Art. Goddess Nephthys, between two figures of god Anubis, wearing a headdress in the shape of a house. Relief. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Memphis. Egypt
Pretty Young Italian Girl Date: 1917
A Charming Oriental Beauty from Istanbul, Turkey. Se is wearing a remarkable large string of pearls and is wearing a turban style headdress topped with a golden crescent moon. Date: circa 1908
Binche, Belgium - people in carnival costumeBinche, Belgium - people (known as Gilles) in carnival costume with ostrich feather headdresses, performing the Rondeau in the town square. Date: circa 1930s
Antique painting found in ruins of HerculaneumReproduction of an antique painting of a young man found in the ruins of Herculaneum, the ancient Roman town buried under solidified mud after the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. 1779