Outfit Collection (page 12)

French propaganda card welcoming the Americans
French soldier has his arm around a young woman wearing an outfit of stars and stripes. WW1 Date: 1917

Korea: circus performers, acrobats
Vintage early 20th century photograph - Korea: circus performers, acrobats

Princess Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge wearing a beautiful and original grey and black dress, with a close-fitting cloche hat. Date: 1929

Native American Indian chief at school, Hayle, Cornwall
Native American Indian chief with others at the Hayle Carnival, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Rickshaw boy of Durban, South Africa
A Rickshaw boy of Durban in their remarkable costume. Introduced from Japan, the rickshaw became a form of transport in Durban in the late 19th century. Date: circa 1920s

Children in fancy dress - clown and princess
Unidentified children in a somewhat sinister fancy dress tableaux. A small boy (at least we assume its a boy) wears a clown outfit

Matene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Tribe, New Zealand
Matene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Maori Tribe with tattooed face, New Zealand. Date: circa 1900

Margaret Vyner, 1940
Margaret Vyner, wife of actor Hugh Williams, sporting an outfit made from wool designed by Norman Hartnell, who was at the time dress-maker to the Queen. 1940

John A. Macready
American Flight-Lieutenant J.A. Macready photographed before making an attempt at the altitude record. His outfit is made from wool, leather, fur and down to keep him warm

Debutante women modelling the lastest fashion 1913
Upper class women wearing the latest winter garments. 1913

Childrens Spring Fashions, 1930s
Childrens fashions for the spring of 1930. Top left shows a golf outfit for boys from Rowe (just like papa!). Middle picture is a chic tweed and wool jersey ensemble from Gooch s

Advert for Garroulds uniforms for nurses 1916
Offical uniforms of British Red Cross Society. Date: 1915

At the circus, two clowns playing musical instruments 1888
Two traditional circus clowns, wearing ruffled collar, pointed hats, white faces with red noses, lips, eyebrows and cheeks, playing musical instruments. Date: 1888

Ancient Egyptian costume. From left to right: woman and man in ordinary clothing, Numidian woman, baby and man, aristocratic Egyptian man, three native Egyptian men. BCE

Women wearing tailored dresses 1954
Women wearing tailored dresses with high and stand up collar. 1954

Aquascutum coat, 1954
A stone-coloured coat made in blended wool and cashmere cloth, with a pale velvet half collar and horn buttons suggestive of an Edwardian dandy. The car is an Austin Healey 100. Date: 1954

Jacques Griffe outfit - and dog, 1950
Sally, the star mannequin of French designer, Jacques Griffe, hides a little dog in the vast pocket of a tightly belted beige wool jacket

Fashion at Quaglinos, 1950
Model pose at the bar of the newly-decorated Quaglinos wearing outfits from Margaret Marks. On the left, a dark grey and lemon check suit with a pleated skirt and high buttoned neck line

Laz gang - Turkey
Predictably the Black Sea man, or the " Laz" as he is called with a mixture of affection and sneer, has become a stock figure of the Turkish social typology. This gang is from Rize

Burmese Princess in Traditional costume (State Robes). Date: circa 1903

Myanmar - Sisters - Studio portrait photograph Date: circa 1907

Evening gown and bodice by Elsa Schiaparelli
Illustration of an evening gown and bodice by Elsa Schiaparelli, on a fashion page by Winifred Lewis. The outfit is described as

Dunhills for chauffeur uniforms advertisement, 1924
Is your chauffeur smartly clothed? If your chauffeur is to do credit to you, and to your car, he must be smartly and correctly clothed. Advertisement for Dunhills Limited of Conduit Street. Date: 1924

Muriel Evans - American film actress
Muriel Evans (19102000) - American film actress. She is best known for her many appearances in popular westerns of the 1930s. Date: 1930s

Nurse in uniform
Studio portrait of nurse in wide starched veil and apron. Inner cover page reads Off Night Duty end of Gen training Date: circa 1925

The 1958 Season - Fashions for her First Season
Double page spread from The Tatler featuring outfit ideas for a debutantes first season in 1958. On the left, mornings in town require a warm suit for the early days of the season so The Tatler

Advert for Garroulds uniforms for maids 1937
Practical house for service uniforms, available from Garrould s, Edgeware Road, London. 1937

Suzanne Lenglens tennis outfits for Selfridges 1930
A page depicting the outfits designed and modelled by Suzanne Lenglen for Selfridges, knickers and blouse with adjustable skirt. 1930

Judy Whitehouse wearing Granny Takes a Trip blouse
Judy Whitehouse, a plastic surgery nurse, featuring in London Life magazines What People are Wearing section in a brown suede suit from Trog in Paris worn with a beige silk blouse from Granny Takes a

Jewellery designer Carol Russell in Biba
Carol Russell, a freelance jewellery designer wearing a jersey trouser suit from Biba in a brown and beige check. The necklace is one of her own and was available from Tony Armstrong boutique

Burberry cotton houndstooth coat and Simone Mirman turban
A Burberry in French cotton printed in large black and white houndstooth design, fully shower proof and lined with cherry taffeta

Pierre Balmain at Debenhams advertisement, 1959
A bold-checked nine-tenths coat buttoned with discs of ocean pearl, the shoulder line drops from the curve of the horseshoe collar by Pierre Balmain available at Debenhams (Debenham and Freebody)

Sa Marraine by Leo Fontan
A fashionably dressed young woman with a floral bonnet style hat, white fox fur stole and large hat box pauses for a moment to read a letter or perhaps shopping receipt. Date: 1919

What People Are Wearing - Linda Keith
The English model Linda Keith wearing a plum-coloured suede coat from Dorothee Bis in Paris with a tan-striped sweater and black trousers. Date: 1966

1960s fashion in London Life magazine
Part of a fashion spread in extremely groovy, but short-lived London Life magazine in 1966. Man on the left wears a pillar box red blazer by Rodex

Wartime fashion section, Britannia and Eve, 1940
Fashion editorial for the forthcoming Spring embellished by four drawings of women wearing daytime jacket dresses designed by famous designers

Charles Creed suit, 1965
Advertisement for Charles Creed and a suit in a basket weave wool tweed with a contrasting bolero top in velvet with the trim repeated on the jacket collar and cuffs. Date: 1965

Sixties kaftans
Model on the left wears a white Grecian style kaftan with silver braiding down the front, by Simon Ellis. The silver sequin sandals are from Magli and the gilt bangles is from India Craft

Fashions by Dior and Worth
In the background is a two-piece by Dior of silk shantung dyed to a mandarin colour. The pleated skirt is mounted on a chemise top and worn with a sleeveless bodice trimmed with matching bows

Dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell
A dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell who follows the vogue for diaphanous fabrics by using mushroom silk organza. The dress has a deep V neckline

Black silk organza dress
A black silk organza dress by Dior. The bodice is banded in black satin ribbon which is also used for the sash tying in a rosette highlighted with a diamante clip. Date: 1961

Floral cotton anorak by Neatawear, 1965
Model wearing a summer anorak in a cotton floral print by Neatawear, matched with a bra and hipster shorts. Date: 1965

Ricki Reed dress and Ascher silk outfit, 1965
On the left, a prim Victorian-printed cotton dress by Ricki Reed, with pique collar and cuffs, the skirt stiffly quilted from the hips

Balenciaga and Givenchy fashions, 1961
Illustration depicting ensembles designed by Balenciaga and Givenchy in 1961. From left, (1) wool coat with large black overcheck reversing to black

Madame Gres cape and dress, 1961
A great circular cape in rich marron glace in superfine Persian suede designed by Madame Gres. The cape tops a dress of the same colour

Schiaparelli ski oufit, 1929
A ski-ing outfit by Elsa Schiaparelli featuring loosely cut breeches in dark blue toile and a novel fitted jumper, pointed hood-like cap

Jean Patou dress, 1929
An outfit by Jean Patou called Castiglione in black velvet, daringly reminiscent with its high waistline, long skirt, tight-fitting sleeves and wide-brimmed hat

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