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Rifleman of 95th (Rifles) Regiment of Foot at the time of the Crimean War. This regiment became the Rifle Brigade which changed to the 3rd Green Jackets (The Rifle Brigade)
The Dolly Sisters, New YorkThe Dolly Sisters in the Greenwich Village Follies, New York, 1924. Photograph by Alfred Cheney Johnston 1924
Jane Russell in The French Line (1954) - an RKO Radio Picture. Directed by Howard Hughes Date: 1954
Three Japanese Geisha girls playing GoThree Japanese Geisha girls in Kobe, Japan, playing the popular boardgame Go in their beautiful Kimonos
High Street, Barnes, West LondonA simply stunning real photographic postcard showing the High Street, Barnes, West London, featuring a very smart carriage (left) with two finely-dressed coachmen and a horse bus behind
Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray StationThe Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Hunstman taking a nap with his foxhound at Melton Mowbray Station! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Carnaby Street BoutiqueCARNABY STREET A girl poses in the mirror as she tries on an outfit with a short waistcoat. Her friend is wearing a see-through chiffon blouse. " Lady Jane" boutique
The Pearly King and Queen of Thornton HeathLarry Barnes (1926-2011) - Pearly King of Thornton Heath and one of Variety Theatres last specialist acts. Pictured with his Pearly Queen Maggie (1932)
Madame Sarah Bernhardt as Theodora - photograph by DowneyMadame Sarah Bernhardt as Theodora - photograph by Messrs Downey. Date: 1894
Annie Peck masked and dressed for climbingAnnie Smith Peck (October 19, 1850 July 18, 1935), American mountaineer pictured in her climbing outfit at the time she had scaled Mount Huascan
The Dolly Sisters, ParisThe Dolly Sisters wearing creations by Jean Patou in La Valse Lumineuse, Paris En Fleurs, Casino de Paris, Paris, 1925 1925
The Dolly Sisters wearing Lucile gowns in the I Love Thou Lovest number, League of Notions, London, 1921 1921
Advert for Burberry winter sports wear 1926A group of skiers take a rest. Date: 1926
Japanese girl practising calligraphy Date: 1909
London Life: Costermonger Pearly Kings and Queens, Southwark Date: circa 1940
Black Dyke Mills BandRepresentatives from the Black Dyke Mills Band proudly showing off their National Championship, Crystal Palace, 1000 Guinea Trophy won on 29th September 1928. Their conductor was William Halliwell
Black and white minstrelsA fashion shoot featuring the Black & White Minstrels in Tatler, 1962. The outfit worn by the model in the middle is a white silk, two-piece
Lady Delamere in her Coronation outfitLady Delamere (1906 - 1979), formerly Ruth Mary Clarisse Ashley (sister of Edwina Ashley, Countess Mountbatten) wearing one of the new robes for peeresses designed by Norman Hartnell for
Dolly Sisters and chorus in Diamond tableauxThe Dolly Sisters wearing creations by Jean Patou and chorus in the tableaux La Mine Diamants (Diamond Mine), Paris En Fleurs, Casino de Paris, Paris, 1925 1925
Sergeant - Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Welsh Lady using a Singer Sewing MachineSeated Welsh Lady using a Singer Sewing machine in traditional costume, with a similarly-dressed lady alongside as well as a smart Welshman
Queens Own Corps of GuidesA British Officer (Captain) of the Queens Own Corps of Guides. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
A Subtle Competition by H. M. Bateman, golfing fashionCartoon by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman showing two men in competition to wear a series of increasingly outrageous golf outfits
Liza Spain outfit from Harvey NicholsAn elegant, pure wool suit by Liza Spain from Harvey Nichols of Knightsbridge, London. The skirt is softly gathered at the front, the jacket gently shaped with a flattering standaway collar
German Massage ParlourGreetings from the Massage Parlour ! A young lady in spotty swimwear is treated (rather vigourously I would imagine) by a rather solid-looking Masseuse, who is kneading away at knots
Saucy dancer, wearing only balloons - Following raidSaucy dancer, wearing only balloons, following a police raid: " You can t pin anything on me!" Date: late 1930s
Sketch of the Dolly Sisters, ParisIllustration of the Dolly Sisters by Zig for a promotional leaflet for Paris - New York, Casino de Paris, 1927 1927
Pipe Major of The Scots Guards in full ceremonial dress. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
It sounds good to me by David Wright showing a woman in a revealing outfit and stocking talking on the telephone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during
Vaslav Nijinsky / TennisVASLAV NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, seen here in his tennis outfit for Jeux
Lady Golfers OutfitWhat every lady golfer should have worn in 1924: an outfit designed by Madeleine Vionnet
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in wedding costumesLouis XVI, King of France (1754-1793, reigned 1774-1792) with his wife Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) in their wedding costumes at the ages of 15 and 14 respectively
Barred from Womens Lecture for wearing bloomersA woman wearing bloomers is stopped by a Vicar from entering a Lecture (for Women Only !) as she is wearing bloomers, which Rev Self Righteous views as totally unsuitable for a lady! Date: 1911
Saved by a female BatherA gentleman bather who has found himself in trouble, is rescued by two extremely glamorous lady bathers. One has him firmly In Tow
Bonzo - Bostocks remarkable Sea lionBonzo a remarkable performing Sea Lion at Bostock and Wombwells Travelling Circus - pictures with trainer Zetta Hills Date: circa 1926
Officer of Royal Regiment of Artillery (1879) in undress uniform with sword and undress sabretache. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Lieutenant of the Royal Horse Artillery in Full Dress. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Fashion for 1956A bolero and dress of lightweight wool georgette with all accessories from Debenham and Freebody, is a spring winner. The bolero
Wurlitzer MandolinWurlitzers flat-back mandolin outfit Date: 1924
Man and Woman of Friesland (Holland). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century
Girl in a Pierrot Costume in this stylised circular painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Wurlitzer Mandolin 1924The Wurlitzer Banjo Mandolin outfit - only 35 dollars !
Trumpet (Wurlitzer)Wurlitzer trumpet outfit
Male Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth - Diving off a high board to start their routine... Date: 1961
What People Are Wearing - Annika Wills and Anne NightingaleOn the left: The English actress Annika Wills (better known as Anneke Wills, b. 1941) wearing a Levi jacket and jeans from Sportique and a matching hat belonging to her husband
Prince Albert Edward, later Prince of Wales, King Edward VII (1841 - 1910) dressed in a sailor suit, at the age of six. 1846
Poster, Nil Simile, The Ladys Shoe, sold by W F Heddon, Bridge Street, Carmarthen, Wales. Date: circa 1920
Queen Elizabeth II inspecting firefightersVisit of Queen Elizabeth II to the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth
Shirley Temple starring in Captain JanuaryShirley Temple (1926-2014) starring in Captain January (American musical comedy-drama film directed by David Butler), 1936 - 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation Production. Date: 1936
Brita Edholm in Biba dressBrita Edholm, a graphic designer and art director at Trends Promotion Unit, pictured in London Life magazines What People are Wearing section in a silver dress from Biba
Romanian Women - Traditional costumeA pair of Romanian women, in traditional National costume. A particularly fine example of the highly-decorative embroidery emplyed to decorate the skirts
Japanese Geisha girl getting dressed into her kimono. The final task of tying the large belt sash around her waist. A traditional tea ceremony set can be seen in the lower left-hand corner of
Advertisement for Charles Baker & Co.s Stores Ltd. - Gentlemen & Boys high-class clothing & outfitting - " Opened to keep pace with the Civil Service Stores" circa 1890s
Tennis-playing brunette beauty prepares to smashStriking! A tennis-playing brunette beauty prepares to hit a net-side smash shot. It looks like game, set and match for her handsome male companion. Date: early 1940s
Countess of Leicester in her Coronation outfitThe Countess of Leicester, previously Lady Elizabeth Yorke (1912 - 1985), who acted as Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II at her Coronation
Lady Charles Cavendish (Adele Astaire) in SchiaparelliLady Charles Cavendish, formerly Miss Adele Astaire (sister and dancing partner of Fred) pictured wearing a coat and skirt in green tweed trimmed with galliac, worn with a blouse of black jersey
Nothing to Wear by A. K. MacdonaldThe Universal Cry - a situation that many women can identify with, nothing to wear. A young woman in her underwear becomes increasingly frustrated as she tries to find an outfit in the morning
Costume design for the Dolly SistersCostume design for a green outfit by Jean Le Seyeux for the Dolly Sisters in A vol d oiseau, Edouard VII Theatre, Paris, 1923 1923
Portrait of the Dolly Sisters, ParisThe Dolly Sisters in Paris En Fleurs, Casino de Paris, Paris, 1925. Photograph by R. Sobol. 1925
Princess Margaret DesignPress release issued on the eve of Princess Margarets wedding showing her Victor Stiebel-designed going-away outfit with buttercup yellow swatches. Date: 1960
Man and Woman of Guyana, South America, possibly Arawaks. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century
Sudan - Shullucks of the Upper Nile
The Dolly Sisters, Paris, 1924Photograph showing The Dolly Sisters clad in an feathered outfit at the Palace Theatre, Paris, 1924. Janzieska and Roszieska Deutsch, known simply as Jenny and Rosie Dolly
Lady CoursingA lady and her greyhound at a coursing meeting : her outfit is in prune-coloured velvet, the dogs is less elaborate. Date: 1913
15th Century JesterA French court jester, in traditional outfit, with cap and bells, carrying a ninny stick, or jesters wand
Geoffrey Keyes and his fatherAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, with his son Geoffrey in a the full dress uniform of a subaltern in the Royal Scots Greys
Isobel - fashion house on Regent Street, LondonAdvertisement for fashion house, Isobel, on Londons Regent Street, renowned for its restrained shop window displays in elegant grey
Young women in fancy dress costumesA group of young women dressed in fancy dress costumes preserve the moment for posterity with a photograph in studio. Three are dressed in variations on clown outfits
Otora San - Lukushima Troupe - Japanese Entertainers on tour in Great Britain. Date: 1904
Healthy Exercise by Cecil W. QuinnellA young woman out for a winter walk wrapped snugly in a striking red outfit set off by white fur collar and muff. Date: 1908
1960s crimplene fashionModels wear outfits in crimplene by Lapidus of Sweden. Date: 1966
The goose girl. Christmas greetings. Girl in bright outfit herding geese in snowy scene. Artist: Agnes Richardson Date: circa 1917
Skiing outfits by Burberry 1922Skiing outfits for women and men by Burberry. 1922
Check Burberry suit, 1916A dashing black and white check Burberry suit with a full skirt, a coat smart and practical for sport and country wear worn with a matching close-fitting hat. Date: 1916
The Dolly Sisters in Paris-New YorkThe Dolly Sisters in a scene from Paris-New York, Paris, 1927 1927
The Dolly Sisters and Pearl White, location unknown, 1920s 1920s
Driver of the Royal Army Service Corps in Full Dress
Typical Bulgarian Outfits, 18854 typical Bulgarian outfits of the time, 1885. We see the national costume, a water seller, a lady, and a peasant woman. Part of a piece on the crisis in Eastern Roumelia
Woman in white wool dress with pink trim losing her hatWoman in white wool dress with pink trim, belt of crocheted roses, losing her hat in the wind. Robe de drap blanc borde d un ourlet couleur de rose, ceinture des roses en crochet
Advert for Peter Robinsons clothing for teenage girls 1909Young ladies fashionable winter clothing available from Peter Robinson s, Oxfrod Street. 1909
The Marchioness of Cambridge in colourDorothy Isabel Westenra Cambridge (n饠 Hastings), Marchioness of Cambridge (1899-1988), Wife of 2nd Marquess of Cambridge; daughter of Osmond W.T.W. Hastings. 1931
Delineator February 1929Art Deco style front cover of the Delineator magazine, featuring a stylish woman in a flamboyant orange outfit. Date: 1929
French riding habit 1886Black or navy cloth, the bodies fastens at the sides at the sides and opens below the waist to show a white waistcoat. 1886
Aquafantasia - Sychronised Swimming Show, BournemouthAquafantasia - Sychronised Swimming Show, Pier Approach Baths, Bournemouth Date: 1960
