Lacing Collection

Bathing Belle on Pier
A flirtatious young woman in a two-piece bathing costume of side lacing shorts & striped tunic adjusts her black stockings. N.B espadrilles with ribbon lacing

Pretty Parisian Girl lacing up her brown leather boots
Les Bottines Jaunes (The Yellow Boots) by Leo Fontan (although the boots appear in this reproduction as brown!) - a pretty Parisian girl lacing up her brown leather boots Date: circa 1919

Striped Bathing Costume
Edwardian bathing beauty in a striped one-piece bathing costume & espadrilles with embroidered linen uppers & ribbon lacing

Seaside Fashions 1878
Princess line dresses: one is short & more practical for walking, the other has a stand up collar, lacing down the central back seam, buttoned panels at the sides & a train

Annotated illustration warning about the dangers of tight laced corsets on the female body. Date: 1906

Machine for Tight Lacing
Satire on the fashion for tight corsets - A correct view of the new machine for winding up the ladies Date: circa 1830

Man in tight stays 1788
Tight lacing 1788. A painfully fashionable young man wearing corsets to achieve a fashionable figure, bowing, perhaps in a dance. "These tight stays will be death of me, " he says

Pinafore dress with loose fitting bodice, low waist line, gathered skirt, Medici style collar & cord & tassel lacing at the sides worn over a light-weight blouse. Date: 1915

Military man lacing his wifes boots, 1916
Military man lacing his fashionable wifes boots during the First World War while she stands on a table. " The gallant Captain spent many moments of intricate happiness at his wifes feet."

Costume - German Lady. 19th century

Womens corset 1911
Latest fashionable corset to provide the best shape for the womans dress

SWIMWEAR / BELGIUM 1913
Bathing beauties in polka dot headscarves and clinging one- piece bathing costumes take a stroll in the sea. One costume has side lacing on the legs & a deep V -neck. 1913

Womens shoes 1908
A selection of smart, front lacing boots. One pair has a shaped heel & patent leather toe. Date: 1908

Evening Dress 1889
Lady Ridgeway in a gown decorative front lacing, a pointed bodice, V neckline with falling tucker, small up- gathered sleeves & marabou epaulettes. Date: 1889

LACING UP A CORSET
A young lady is laced into her dress by her maid Date: 1880

LACING UP A LADY
A ladys maid laces up her mistress who ought to be taking LES SELS CLARKS in her bath to reduce her obesity Date: 1924

LACING UP
A young lady is laced into her ball gown by her maid while mama watches approvingly Date: circa 1860

Advert for Gossard underwear 1935
The Gossard line of beauty, modern women demand not only elegance of contour and symmetry of figure, but perfect freedom of movement for daily activities. 1935

Pigeons - Varieties of Ice Pigeons, Fancy Breed
An Ural, Silver, Siberian and Blue Ice Pigeons are seen here illustrated inside a pigeon coop, as known as a loft. The Ice Pigeon is a domesticated and fancy breed of pigeon

Advert for Le Magda womens corsets 1910
French young women wearing elegant corsets with lace and ribbons. 1910

A portly lady is laced into her corset by her maid Date: 1921

Diagram of scouting knots -- Reef Knot, Sheet Bend, Bowline, Middlemans Knot, Sheepshank. Other items are three kinds of camp candlesticks, a camp toothbrush, a camp fork

Romania - Dancer in National Costume Date: circa 1910s

Zoie Ghika, Moldavian Princess, 1777, by Alexander Roslin
Alexander Roslin (1718-1793). Swedish painter. Zoie Ghika, Moldavian Princess, 1777. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Advert for Barkers corsets 1914
Elegant designs from Barkers of Kensington. 1914

Men of Bourgogne C. 1450
Embroidered jerkin (jacket) with hanging sleeves worn over a doublet, hose, piked side- lacing boots with spurs, fur- lined & trimmed jerkin with side vents, chaperon (hat). Date: circa 1450

Lacing up a Corset
Lacing up a corset on a young woman Date: circa 1850

Advert for Peter Robinsons womens undergarments 1912
Annual sale available at Oxford Street and Regent Street department stores. Two models wearing long-line corsets, with straight-front giving no curving to the figure. Date: 1912

Pigeons - Shield, Hyacinth, Suarbian, German Toy Breeds
A portrait of three varieties of pigeon from the German Toy breed. The illustrations of the Shield, Hyacinth and Suabian show their unique features

Woman in costume of Coutances: rear view of a very tall bavolet bonnet showing the artful ribbons.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux

Advert for John Barker & Co, corsets 1909
Corset specialists, are showing their new range, Royal Worcester corsets. Corsets that are very narrow at the waist and cut longer over the hips. 1909

Advert for W. H. K &s corsets 1911
Fashionable corest for women, with narrow waist. 1911

SHOES
Calf high boots in taupe suede with black laced fronts and stacked heels and trotters in brown suede with leather lacing on high vamps

Patent and Tan Calf Boot
Trimmed black patent and tan calf boot with sloping heel and lacing by Cristel. In front, donkey suede and patent pump, patent walking shoe and patent ankle strap shoe

History of Fashion 1875
Elongated, bodice with front lacing, (applied also to the outer sleeves) over a double skirt with apron front. The puff or bustle at the back of the skirt is still discernible

Long Trained Skirts 1875
Dresses: cascading trains & jacket bodices (with revers & ruched sleeves or high collar, pointed basque & back-lacing like a corset) & over-skirts in plaid or floral prints

Walking Dress ?1877
A green jacket bodice worn open to reveal a waistcoat & worn with a double skirt - the trained under skirt and revers in a deeper shade. Eyelets & lacing are used as ornament

English Lady & Knights
Woman: mantle, a kirtle with front lacing, girdle & pouch, ornamental fillet, coiled plaits & veil. Knights: mantle, various sleeveless fitted garments

Lacing Up / 1880 / Judy
A young lady is laced into her dress by her maid

BOOTS / PENROSEs 1908
A selection of front lacing boots - one example has a high heel and long tapering front

Lacing up Corset / Sager
A lady in her boudoir laces up her corset while chatting to a female friend. Her maid holds the rest of her outfit which includes an enormous hat

D. W Corset Circa 1912
A young lady, about to put on her petticoat, allows cupid to lace her into her long line corset. Her Empire chemise is visible beneath

Nanny & Charges C. 1880
A baby & a little girl in white frocks: shoulder ribbons, vandyked broderie Anglaise short sleeves & hem. Leather shoes with ankle straps or crossed lacing

MENs SHOES 1908
An example of a front lacing shoe & boot with a contrasting upper which may be composed of canvas

Swimwear - Belgium 1913
Bathing beauties in polka dot headscarves and clinging one- piece bathing costumes take a stroll in the sea. One costume has side lacing on the legs & a deep V -neck. Date: 1913

One-Piece Not Allowed
A young woman in a red one- piece bathing costume with lacing on the legs starts to remove the forbidden garment. From a time when the all in one costume seemed fast

Lacing up Master
A gentleman is laced into his corset by his valet

Curry&rice / Theatricals
Amateur theatricals on a British station - preparing for a performance by lacing up corsets, applying make-up etc

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