Outfits Collection (page 5)

Motoring attire for women 1905
Edwardian womens clothing for motoring excursions, left; model wearing leather jacket, right; motoring toque hat with veil over face. 1905

Womens motoring coat 1905
Woman wearing dust-resistant full length motoring coat. 1905

Womens visiting outfit 1905
Back-view of a women wearing an elegant visiting dress. Date: 1905

Skating costume 1905
Edwardian woman skating, wearing black cloth, ornamented with pattes of velvet in a very subdued shade or Vieux rose and oxydised buttons

Yachting costume 1897
Woman wearing a yachting outfit with gigot sleeved jacket, ruffle shirt and petit boaters hat. Date: 1897

Advert for Woollands womens clothing 1927
Selection of ladies tea frocks for Autumn, 1927. 1927

Clara Grace, accomplished English woman cyclist and record holder, having ridden from London to Coventry in 6 hours, 56 minutes and 49 seconds. Date: 1895

Bride being prepared for the big day 1875
Parisian bride getting reading for her wedding with bridesmaids around her. 1875

Queen Elizabeth with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret
Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002) with Princesses Elizabeth (1926-2022) and Margaret (1930-2002) pictured in the mid-1930s at an official engagement. Date: circa 1935

An article entitled What People are Wearing which features a Chinese badger fur coat from the London Fur Company, houndstooth check trousers, and a long kanga dress. Date: 1966

Five fashions from the 1960s. From l-r: Sleeveless plum and mustard contrasting wool crepe dress by Tony Armstrong; Long-sleeved black voile dress with white paving stone pattern from Wallis; Printed

Two women wearing fashionable Cowes week costumes, the first sketch shows a frock carried out in pink tussore and dark grey, the sash is of grey silk and sleeves are of blue and white striped lawn

Fashion Show Backstage Date: 1948

Japanese Acrobats. The Gentleman in the centre has turned away in disgust at himself as he managed to lose his fan that morning.... Date: 1904

Fashions for the sun and sea 1929
Women models wearing summer beach wear. Date: 1929

Advert for Kenneth Durward mens sporting coats 1908
Selection of mens autumn and winter sporting wear. Date: 1908

Edwardian women skating 1907
A group of Edwardian women skating. Date: 1907

MENS WINDOW DISPLAY
Rather camp outfits for well-dressed men-about-town, including a blouson jacket, safari shirt, flared slacks and (of course), sunglasses pushed back on the head! Date: circa 1980

Motoring Woman - 1907
An elegant young woman in a warm coat, all set for a motoring trip in an open- topped car. Date: 1907

Three Girls Skating 1900
Three little girls, in matching red outfits, go skating. Date: 1900

BRIGHTON BEACH 1895
A young woman with a parasol looks on as a troupe dressed in pierrot outfits and other costumes, entertain people on Brighton beach. Date: circa 1895

YOUNG CUSTOMERS SHOP
Two little girls, dressed in pink outfits, sit at the counter of a toy and sweet shop Date: 1875

Methodist Sunday School parade with the children representing different countries / regions
Methodist Sunday School parade with the children representing different countries/regions of the United Kingdom. Date: circa 1910s

WW1 - Wounded Soldiers convalescing at St Lukes Barton Hill, Bristol - 6 September, 1917. Date: 1917

A large group of London Schoolgirls performing a synchronised aerobic gymnastic routine. Date: circa 1935

Two stylish Swimwear models posing with a beach ball
Two stylish French Swimwear models posing with a beach ball and showing off their likely highly-scandalous attire to its best advantage. Date: 1910s

Amateur theatrical Company presenting a historical review
A (sadly unnamed) Amateur theatrical Company presenting a historical review, operetta or pageant - the characters/roles represented include a medieval jester, an executioner

A Pair of Canadian Sisters (possibly twins?) Date: 1910s

Wounded French Soldiers - Saintes, France
WW1 - Wounded French Soldiers at Saintes - a commune and historic town in southwestern France, in the Charente-Maritime department of which it is a sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Date: 1914

Advert for Turnbull and Asser comforts for soldiers 1915
For the comfort of our soldiers. Waterproof oilskin shell waistcoat, khaki riding shirt for mounted officers and chamois leather trousers. 1915

Sinhalese Devil Dancers - Sri Lanka. The Sinhalese (Sinhala, Sinhala Jathiya, Hela or Sinhale) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. Date: 1909

Gloria Swanson and Michael Farmer at Juan les Pins
Actress Gloria Swanson and her husband, Michael Farmer pictured in nautical chic at the fashionable resort of Juan Les Pins on the French Riviera. Date: 1932

What People Are Wearing - April Olrich
The actress and ballet dancer April Olrich (1933 - 2014) wearing a real fishnet top over a body stocking and Jaeger denim hipsters with tie sides. Soleless sandals as worn in South Africa. Date: 1966

What People Are Wearing - Mrs Peter Cook (Wendy Snowden)
Wendy Cook, n饠 Snowden, first wife of the comedian Peter Cook. The couple married in 1963 and divorced in 1970. In this photo

1960s knitting crochet pattern for dress modelled by Twiggy
Front cover of a crochet pattern for a quick crochet suit in Twilleys Stalite wool, worn here by archetypal sixties model, Twiggy. Date: c.1966

Fashion inspired by Leon Bakst
Gowns in the newest manner, inspired by the modern designs of Leon Bakst (best known for his theatrical costumes for the Ballets Russe) and realised by Paquin

Four Zulu Warriors in traditional costume carrying clubs and shields. Date: circa 1908

Gata Bera drummers and Sinhala Dancers - Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1907

Soviet Armenia - Kurdish Girls - Traditional Dance Date: circa 1930s

Ouled Nail, Algeria - Southern Algerian Berber Woman
Women from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing

Laos - Traditional and non-traditional costume
Laos - Women in traditional dress with two Laotian gentlemen in very sharp white jackets and plus-fours!!

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

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

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

The sons of Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
The Hon. Gerald Lascelles (1924-1928) and The Hon. George Lascelles (later The 7th Earl of Harewood) (1923-2011), the sons of Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965)

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

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