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Blue Dress / Beer 1922Blue dress by Beer: low neckline, open to the hips at the side & worn over a grey slip. Bodice & low waistband decorated in a feather motif plus a bandeau & earrings
Anthony Trollope / CenturyANTHONY TROLLOPE English novelist
Christian Dior sketching a fashion design, 1948In 1947 Christian Dior (1905-1957) created a sensational collection labelled the New Look. His designs centred around gowns with an 18 inch waist, which focused attention on the bust and hips
WWII - Pin-up showing a lot of leg, accompanied by the caption: " This Front is quite active!" Date: 1943
Victor Stiebel SuitA town suit in charcoal grey flannel with velvet collar by Victor Stiebel for Jacqmar. Jacket fastens diagonally, basque curves over the hips
Minnie Duncan music hall coster actMinnie Duncan of the music hall double act Duncan and Godfrey (Arthur Godfrey). Wearing coster costume of long black skirt with full-length white apron, shawl and large hat with ostrich feathers
Tunisian woman with elaborate coin necklaceTunisian woman with elaborate necklace made of many strings of coins with holes in the middle, metal bangles, thin silken clothing and a pointed hat
Evening Dress 1922Sleeveless, slash neck Chinese or orientally inspired black dress by Worth with red tassel detail which with the horizontal & vertical drapery draws attention to the hips
Pierre Balmain with one of his designs, 1948Photograph showing Pierre Balmain presenting a pink and white petticoat, with gueppieres that helped to achieve a 48 centimetre waist, 1948
Leveson-GowerLord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1845 1916), Scottish aristocrat, Liberal politician, sculptor and writer Date: 1877
DEGAS, Edgar (1834-1917). Dancer at Rest, her Hands on her Hips, Right Leg Forward. ca. 1882-1895. Impressionism. Sculpture on bronze. Private Collection
G Clemenceau / Barrere 06GEORGES CLEMENCEAU French statesman depicted as a butcher " in the exercise of his ministry"
Woman / Mode Illustre / 1923Barrel-line dress with fold over scarf collar & apron front in an orange & white rose print fabric with a tie belt worn low on the hips. She holds a hat with a broad brim
Fashions December 1880Dress fitting tightly to below the hips, reverse collar, buttons down the back. Girl: coat body with tails pinned up behind. Blue jacket body: tartan collar & basque
Boy & Tower BridgeA boy stands in the shadow of Tower Bridge, London, to admire it
Marie Lloyd music hall singer and comedienne 1870-1922Marie Lloyd (Matilda Alice Wood) music hall singer and comedienne with a reputation for sauciness. In suggestive pose, hands on hips and showing petticoats
Rose HipsLino cut of rose hips pattern. Artist: Anon. Date: 1930s
Studies of WomenSome sketch studies of some women in different positions, including standing with hands on hips carrying a case, standing whilst holding her skirts, reclined on a bed, writing on a wall
Red Haired LadyA simple portrait sketch of a red haired woman standing with her hands placed in front of her hips. Date: circa 1901
Exterior BoulevardsThis sketch shows a pair of somewhat subdued looking young men speaking with a lady under the light of her door, she has a posture of dominance with her hands placed on her hips. Date: circa 1901
Le Guet The WatchThis illustration portrays a knight in shining armour, standing proudly with his hands placed on his hips as he watches over the countryside, his city is visible in the distant background
AffichesA portrait lithograph of a young woman, smiling confidently, with her hands on her hips, standing sideways on, beside a wall which has a Union Jack poster upon it, in Oxford. Date: circa 1922
Mrs. Ruby MelvillA portrait oil painting of Mrs. Ruby Melville, a young woman fashionably coiffured, wearing a green dress, with her hands placed on her hips, she is glancing to the left. Date: circa 1920
Helen Morris In London PrideA portrait painting of Miss Helen Morris, a young woman with blonde hair, standing with her hands on her hips. Date: circa 1918
The Wife Of The PicadorA portrait painting of a woman facing to the right, looking over her shoulder with her hands on her hips, she is wearing a red top, with a black garment falling down her back. Date: circa 1918
Fashionable LadyA portrait painting of a fashionable lady wearing a green jacket with blue skirt and feathered hat, with her arms held on her hips. Date: circa 1916
JennieA portrait oil painting of a young woman, named Jennie, who is say with her arms on her hips, with a key hung around her neck. Date: circa 1924
Cartoon, Liberal Prime Minister AsquithPolitical cartoon, Liberal Prime Minister Asquith, I can't get all this washed in time - cat washerwoman attempting to cope with Parliamentary Bills in the form of laundry
Miss Roberts as Ethel Sportington in Morocco BoundMiss Roberts as the Hon Ethel Sportington in Morocco Bound, a farcical musical comedy Date: 1890s
Comic postcard, Lodger and landlady Date: 20th century
Watching Snake-hips Johnson at the Cafe de ParisImpression by Feliks Topolski for The Sketch magazine in their regular series on Cabaraets of Wartime London, of Kenrick Reginald Hijmans Johnson (1914 1941)
Sari Maritza, actress in British filmsSari Maritza (1910-1987), actress in British films of the early 1930s. 1938
Beach Pyjama Suit by Zyot and Cie, Summer 1931. 1931
Unidentified film still. circa 1930s
The Amateur by Lewis Baumer
Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, The Autocrat. 1901
David Russell, Hearts and Preston North End footballer. 1890s
George Barrett in Hoodman Blind - The Theatre MagazineGeorge Barrett, actor, in Hoodman Blind - in The Theatre Magazine, November 1885. 1885
Whats left?, woman and children waiting for leftoversA woman and a group of children wait for leftovers at a fishmonger and poulterers shop. A well-to-do mother and daughter are seen leaving the shop
LUCIEN LELONG GOWN 1930SA model by Lucien Lelong. The new narrow line is emphasised in this black satin gown with horse hair lace descending from the hips to the long trained skirt. Date: 1930s
SIR EG ClarkeSIR EDWARD GEORGE CLARKE Statesman and lawyer Date: 1841 - 1931
Costume - Children 1880Boy: knickerbocker, jacket, sailor hat, red socks, heeled boots. Girls: lace dress, yoke bodice, pink sash on hips; kilted skirt, jacket bodies & tie-back skirts. Date: 1880
Alima - a very beautiful woman from Somalia, wearing a wrap-around dress of patterned fabric, headscarf and bead necklace. Date: circa late 1920s
Victor Stiebel / 1920SFashion design by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for a glamorous evening dress in layered soft jade green. A rainbow striped belt sits on the hips. Geometric jewellry
AMALFI BY WORTH 1922Dress by Worth: barrel-line dress with V -neck & ruffle fall collar, translucent over- sleeves with ruffle detail, broad sash & bow tied across the hips & a broad brimmed hat
Cartoon, Arthur Coventry, jockeyCartoon, Arthur Coventry (1852-1925), jockey -- Not the worst sort of Coventry to be sent to under some circumstances! 1884
Leslie Howard and Georges Perinal, The First of The FewLeslie Howard (1893-1943), English actor, and Georges Perinal (1897-1965), French cinematographer, on location during the filming of The First of The Few
French Fashion Mid 1920STwo-piece dress: pleated short skirt & tunic or blouse with high shirt style collar & tie & a belt buckled at the hips. Also stockings with clocks, court shoes & a cloche hat. Date: mid 1920s