Outlandish Collection

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The designer and photographic artist Cecil Beaton (standing - r) showing costume designs to Lady Domville (seated, left) and Mrs Sacheverell Sitwell (seated)

Rickshaw boys of Durban, South Africa in their remarkable costume. Introduced from Japan, the rickshaw became a form of transport in Durban in the late 19th century. Date: circa 1910s

Viva Paris. Pierre Cardins suit in white wool gabardine (by Fournier) single-breasted with an officer collar and a front panel of semi-circular cutouts

Ascot Dress of the Future - The Dream of the Fair Women Ball
Wearing a racing fashion of the far future, The Hon. Mrs Freeman-Thomas (formerly Miss Blossom Forbes-Robertson) at The Dream of the Fair Women Ball (The Pageant of Past)

FEMALE TYPE / NET HAT 1946
Outlandish net hat decorated with flowers and straw worn by a very brave young woman! Date: August 1946

Do we need the Actress?. Mr Huntley Wright at Home Date: 1904
" Do we need the Actress?". Mr Huntley Wright at Home Date: 1904

Do we need the Actress?. Mr Edgar Atchison-Ely in Rational Dress. Date: 1904
" Do we need the Actress?". Mr Edgar Atchison-Ely in Rational Dress. Date: 1904

Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII - King of Brass, Nigeria
Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII, who became the Amanyanabo (King) of Brass, Nigeria in 1889. Brass now part of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, part of the Nembe Kingdon

Fur Coat & Hat 1930S
A diagonal plaid / check dress worn with a 3/4 length coat in grey fur & a tall, brimless hat with a flared crown trimmed in the same fur

Cartoon, The great couturier, WW1
French satire on Austrian fashions show ghoulish staring eyed women with heavy make-up, outlandish hairstyles & bizarre & eccentric clothes in garish colours & patterns. Date: 1917

Christmas - Decorations being sold in Moscow
The interior of a 1928 Moscow shop laden with outlandish Christmas decorations available for purchase. Date: 1928

May Day - Clown Entertains Russian Crowd
As part of the 1921 May-Day celebrations in St. Petersburg a deranged looking, pig-riding clown entertains the pleasantly bemused crowds. Date: 1st May 1921

A rather feeble suitor with a rather loud suit
He: " Oh! Smile upon my suit." She: " I do, I do. I can t help it." Date: 1895

The Showman - An Extinct Type. - character portrait by Phil May of a barker or the proprietor of a sideshow. A barker is a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events

Benguella, Congo - Carnival - Dance of the Chinas
Benguella, Congo - A Carnival, the traditional Dance of the " Chinas" Date: 1911

The Wilton -- couple with performing dogs
The Wilton - two showpeople (in the most outlandish costume !) pose with their three performing dogs. Date: 1920s

The Great Golf Question
Cartoon lampooning the flamboyant and outlandish golf fashions of the day. Golfers featured include James Braid, J.H. Taylor, George Duncan, Fred Robson, Archie

Female Type / Net Hat 1946
Outlandish net hat decorated with flowers and straw worn by a very brave young woman!

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