Hem Collection

Swinging Fashions C. 1810
White robes: sleeves with a double puff, scalloped hem & worn with boots, a net cap & a fringed shawl tied at the back or with vandyked hem & pantelettes

Saxon Ladies / Strutt
Anglo-Saxons of 9th & 10th centuries: tunics (kirtles)- one with an embroidered hem, super-tunic (roc), mantles, veils or head-rails which completely cover the hair

Victor Stiebel / Twenties
Design by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for an elegant evening or cocktail dress in royal blue with embellished assymetric hem and drop-waist. Shoes & jewellery match dress

Frock, Fur & Feather Fan
Narrow tubular shaped dress in an ornate fabric by Worth with a plunging back, beaded straps, fur trimmed hem & a long train attached at the lower back. She holds a large feather fan

Evening Dress / Doucet
Doucet sleeveless Empire-line tunic dress: bouillonnee / puffing at the hem, a gathered tunic with beaded fringing; worn with a vibrantly patterned fur-trimmed coat

Stitch Types Diagram
Leaflet that is promotional & instructional as it clearly & simply shows you how to do various basic handsewing stitches & hems such as handkerchief or rolled hem

Egyptian Dress / Vionnet
Black dress by Madeleine Vionnet inspired by recent archaeological discoveries in Egypt: tubular long bodice with horizontal bands, gored skirt with handkerchief hem

Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, WW1
Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, taking a borzoi and a lapdog for a walk. He says that people will think she is his fiancee

DRESSMAKERs BILL C1816
Maids dress: melon sleeves, deep v corsage, chemisette & ruff, apron & turban. Lady: white pelisse with scallop edging & ribbon trim, dress with ruff & decorative hem

The Torn Gown
A portrait painting of a young woman lifting the hem of her white, decorative dress, which, unfortunately, has been torn. Date: circa 1918

Illustration, A Day at the Races
Colour illustration, A Day at the Races showing men and women with carriage and picnic hamper. From the coloured lithographs Les Cocottes Aux Bains De Mer

Illustration, Glamour Girls by the Seaside
Colour illustration, Glamour Girls by the Seaside, showing women sea bathing. From a page captioned, Pleasures of The Era of Peace'

Advert for Selfridges illustrating an elegant frock for the smaller woman, 1925 - the model is of embroidered gold tissue with scarf and hem edged in fur Date: 1925

Woman lifting the hem of her dress, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle

Fashionable man with monocle, era of Marie Antoinette
Fashionable man with monocle, in striped coat and tricorn, era of Marie Antoinette. Le Lorgneur. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle

Womens Winter clothing 1929
1920s dresses for dance. 1929

Anglo-Saxon king in his State Habit wears a blue tunic with embroidered hem, a mantle secured with a brooch, red hose with gold criss-cross leg bandages & a square crown. Date: 9th century

French woman wearing the fashion of June 1792.. French woman wearing the fashion of June 1792. She wears a bonnet with flowers, wig, fichu (neckerchief), shawl

French woman wearing the fashion of April 1792.. French woman wearing the fashion of April 1792. She wears a hat with flowers and feathers, wig, fichu (neckerchief)

COSTUME / SERVANT C17TH
An English kitchenmaid: a bodice with voluminous sleeves, pattens, a skirt with ornamented hem hitched up to reveal the petticoat & a close-fitting cap. Date: 1640

STRIPED & SPOTTED C. 1911 STRIPED & SPOTTED C. 1911
A high waisted narrow line dress in spots & stripes with a hobble skirt with a box pleated hem to aid mobility, a wrap over corsage, sash & long sleeves with ruffled cuffs Date: circa 1911

3 frocks of 1919
Three frocks: tunic dress with deep V back, 3 tier over- skirt & vertical hat; bateau (boat) neckline & asymmetrical hem; barrel-line with sash & floral embroidery. Date: 1919

Woman with red parasol 1915
Japanese parasol, broad brimmed hat & a dress by Jessie Porter reminiscent of the 1830s - a gathered skirt with scallop hem, translucent sleeves & a green coatee. Date: 1915

GIRL IN STRIPES 1868
Girl: habit shirt with a puff at the sleeve top, skirt with pyramid trim, tunic with braces & peplum hem, small hat perched at the front of her head & blue boots. Date: 1868

Fashion - Dog 1865
Blue: demi-train, silk cord at hem, neck & as a device to loop up floating ribbon ends. Grey & purple: button & flat ribbon trim down the front & in points at the hem. Date: 1865

Costume - Diabolo 1817
Man: blue coat with gold buttons, lapels & split cuffs; light coloured pantaloons (trousers). Woman: white muslin dress with ruff, hem decorated with lace & rouleaux Date: 1817

EVENING DRESS 1819
Gauze round dress with pink spots over white satin slip; flounces of blond lace at the hem. The bodice is cut low revealing the shoulders & is trimmed with bows. Date: 1819

Flounced Evening Dress
An elegant woman wearing a spotted organdie evening dress with deep flounces around the hem & butterfly sleeves; a garland of flowers is worn around the bodice Date: 1930s

YELLOW EVENING GOWN 1823
Yellow gown with intricate detailing at hem, sleeves & bodice & with a star-burst detail at the bust. She wears flowers & feathers in her hair & a holds a sheer scarf. Date: 1823

Costume - Women 1816
Staw bonnet with a high crown, white percale robe with tucks on the cuffs, bodice & hem possibly worn over a chemisette & with an embroidered ruff. Date: 1816

Carpet maker stitches the hem of a striped carpet, Rajasthan
A carpet maker stitches the hem of a heavy coir striped carpet outside his workshop in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Date: 1984

Costume / Poiret / Wool Coat
Paul Poiret creation: collarless purple wool coat bordered in gold & white & with a bold floral design on the chest & hem

Cat in human costume on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Three ladies in evening dresses by Paul Poiret and Beer
Three fashionable ladies in evening dresses. On the left, violet, gold and black with a pleated crepe de chine hem, and a large gold fan, by Paul Poiret

Black & White Costume
Redfern dress & coat in black & white for the theatre: wrap- over V -neck dress with fur- trimmed hem & train, kimono style coat with deep fur collar & cuffs

Tatler cover November 1959
Front cover of The Tatler magazine for 11 November 1959, featuring a woman wearing a copper bronze South West African Persian lamb jacket banded at the hem with baum marten

Costume 1500 / Durer
A German lady in Sunday dress wears a wired veil headdress (possibly a butterfly headdress) & a finely pleated mantle over her gown which has a fur hem. Date: 1500

German Noblewomen C15Th
German ladies of rank: gown with deep fur hem & falling collar over an ornate kirtle. A loose belt is worn. Or a gown with a square neckline, wide funnel sleeves & girdle. Date: late 15th century

Cavalrymen & Lady 1560
German cavalrymen wearing armour & chainmail, long buskins with turn-over tops, copotain hat, breeches with large bows. Woman: slashed sleeves, embroidered hem. Date: 1560

Gown of Late 1820S
Lady of the Champ-Elysees during the Restoration according to a later source: a gown with natural waist, gigot sleeves, antique cuffs & a floral motif on the hem. Date: late 1820s

Promenade Dress 1809
High-necked white muslin gown with embroidered hem worn with a white spencer possibly ornamented with braid, a blue embroidered scarf, small straw bonnet trimmed with feathers. Date: 1809

At Dressmakers 1913
A dressmaker adjusts the hem of a tango skirt which is worn with a backless, sleeveless tunic & striped sash. A gentleman holds her fur- trimmed mantle. Date: 1913

High-Waisted Frocks 1918
The silhouette at the close of decade: skirts have become less full but narrow at the hem, waist-lines remain high. Hats: high crowns & narrow brims. Shoes: high heals & bows. Date: 1918

Fur-Trimmed Ensemble
Loose fitting brown jacket gathered in at the waist with a high fur collar & cuffs, short, full skirt which narrows at its fur trimmed hem, a fur muff & brimless hat. Date: 1918

Fur Coat & New Hat 1919
A red coat with deep white fur hem, cuffs & high all-round collar worn with a broad brimmed furry or feathery hat. Her new hat in a hatbox is carried in by the manservant. Date: 1919

Elegant Evening Dress
Back view of a dress in heavy crepe-satin with gored skirt trimmed with skunk fur at the hem & with an unusual segmented back detail to the bodice with triangular shaped voids. Date: 1930s

Evening Dress 1899
Pink spotted gown (possibly a net over dress ornamented with sequins), corsage en ceour, cascade of lace from the bodice to the hem, trimmed with sinuous gold braid. Date: 1899

Zig-Zag Blue Dress 1899
Tunic dress with points at the front, a high throated sac like lace bodice, V shaped falling tucker, sleeves with shoulder puffs & inverted cuffs, flounce at the hem. Date: 1899

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