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Advert for Wilson & Gill womens mesh chain bag & purse 1913Choice of gold or silver fine chain pleated mesh bags & purses with ball clasp. 1913
Polonaise Dresses 1882Polonaise dresses: cross-over bodice, horizontal drapery & loosely pleated skirt with tucks & bow; bodice with velvet collar & cuffs & plaid under-skirt. Date: 1882
Costume 1500 / DurerA German lady in Sunday dress wears a wired veil headdress (possibly a butterfly headdress) & a finely pleated mantle over her gown which has a fur hem. Date: 1500
State OfficersState officers wear long gowns or houppelandes - two have pleated fronts, one has closed hanging sleeves, also a long huke, shoulder cape & hood, a chaperon & a cone shaped hat. Date: 15th century
Officials DressOfficials wear long gowns or houppelandes - one has dagged side vents & a pleated front. N.B long huke, jacket & various hats including some with tall conical crowns. Date: 15th century
Evening Dress 1889Countess Cadogan in a decollete evening gown with deep V neckline, pointed bodice, box-pleated skirt & a cascade of drapery at the back. Date: 1889
Tunic dress circa 1912Exotically patterned & brightly coloured tunic dress: narrow skirt, over-skirt draped to form a polonaise & a pleated tunic with a wrap over corsage. Worn with a soft hat. Date: circa 1912
Dancing Frock 1909A dancing frock with square lace yoke threaded with ribbon tied to make a rosette with sash ends, pleated skirt with ruched ribbon trim, sandal slippers with ribbon ties. Date: 1909
Feminine Boater 1919Soft crowned hat with chin strap, accordian pleated short tubular skirt, short coatee, boater style hat, checked suit with open jacket with a narrow belt at the bustline. Date: 1919
Swedish Frocks 1927Rather matronly low waisted dresses: two with pleated skirts, also a two-piece dress with blouson top, an open robe in a bright pattern & a blue dress with a tiered skirt. Date: 1927
Green Spotted Cloak 1899Pale green theatre cloak with high collar edged with white accordion pleated chiffon & trimmed with black lace applied in serpentine waves to the border. Date: 1899
Lady and Parasol 1899Pink polonaise: wrap-over front ornamented with white flowers, accordion pleated under-skirt. Bonnet with black & pink ostrich feathers tied on with a bow & frilly parasol Date: 1899
Frilly Fashions 1892Blue: yoke bodice, sleeves (3 vandyked flounces, pleated transparent flared cuffs). Brown: wrap-over coat bodice, frilled revers, gored skirt, gigot sleeves, broad belt. Date: 1892
Ball Dress 1891Low-cut lilac dress with tucker, pleated bodice front, skirt pinned up with gold ornaments to reveal an embroidered under-skirt, open waistcoat & puffed sleeves. Date: 1891
Ladies Treasury 1880Jacket body: pointed side basques, wrap-over front & buckle, skirt of narrow flounces & slight train. Plum & grey tunic: pleated bodice, cord & tassel belt. Date: 1880
Grey Tailor Made 1899Pale grey tailor made with white trim: collarless jacket with short rounded basque, tight sleeves with puff at the shoulder, gored skirt, pleated blouse & grey fur stole. Date: 1899
Green / Yellow Dress 1899Polonaise: open body, 3/4 length sleeves, high collar, accodian pleated under-skirt with flounce & ruched trim. Hat with fabric trim & plumes. Pink flower worn in her hair. Date: 1899
Skirt & Blouse 1828Ruff, kerchief, ribbon adorned bonnet, blouse with full sleeves contained at the upper arm by a band, a canezou, skirt trimmed at waist & at knee level with lilac & foliage. 1828
Autumn Dress 1899Grey & black dress: open bodice, embroidered revers with short cape, gored skirt with pleated panels contained to the knee with cords & buttons & flaring out below. 1899
Costume / Men / Jap ArcherA Japanese archer of ancient times, fully equipped with a quiver full of arrows and an enormous bow Date: ANCIENT JAPAN
Advert for Peter Robinson winter garments 1909Exceptional bargains in the winter sale. 1909
Cool frocks for hot days 1929Women wearing fashionable clothing with either floral or abstract design patterns. Date: 1929
Advert for Debenham & Freebody dressing gown & negligee 1937Models wearing fashionable high neckline night wear, a satin dressing gown and full length nightdress with rope tassel. Date: 1937
John Cavanagh day dress, 1965A day dress of navy blue wool georgette, gently bloused over a finely pleated skirt, a single pink rose below its white pique collar. Worn with a close-fitting cloche in navy straw by Reed Crawford
Servant of Fecamp.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885
Studio portrait, three people with boxer dog. Date: circa 1920s
Young woman with a German Shepherd dog, FranceYoung woman with a German Shepherd dog in a tree-lined park, France. Date: circa 1930s
Couple in a park with a dog, FranceAn elegant couple in a park with a dog, France. Date: circa 1920s
Woman with a dachshund on her lap. Date: circa 1930s
Children with puppy, Balham, SW LondonGroup of children with a cute puppy, sitting in an open doorway of a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Little girl and bulldog in a garden. Date: circa 1920s
Woman and boy with dog and catA woman and a boy with a dog and a cat in an armchair. Date: circa 1920s
Woman and dog in gardenWoman and dog in a garden. Date: circa 1920s
Four children playing on a Balham street, SW London. One boy seems to be blowing a raspberry at a girl wearing Girl Guides uniform. Date: circa 1961
Group of children on a Balham street, SW LondonGroup of children standing in front of a house on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Skating suit from Harrods, 1929A practical skating suit for wearing to the rinks of fashionable winter resorts. The blouse is of black stockinette, relieved with black and white to match the check skirt
German family group in studio portraitGerman family group in a studio portrait -- a man and three women, all in their smartest clothes. Date: early 20th century
Advert for Gor-ray skirts 1948Gor-ray skirts one better! and no nonsense. 1948
Woman and maidA woman gets ready to go out, helped by her maid. Date: 20th century
Advert for Gor-ray Koneray pleated skirts 1946To account slendered. Figures always balance in this beautifully tailored Gor-ray skirt. Cleverly cut pleats subtract form the waistline and add to the charm
Advert for Gor-ray Koneray pleated skirts 1947To do you justice Gor-ray. You ll know the new Gor-ray skirt at a glance. Fine material, eight stylish pleatsine Gor-ray label, you can t mistake it. Date: 1947
Peggy Page advertisement, 1964Advertisement for Peggy Page fashions of Margaret Street, London W1, showing a model in the pink wearing a pleated chiffon dress with tie neckline available for just 7 1/2 guineas. Date: 1964
Middle class woman in residential streetA middle class woman in smart clothes standing by a shiny car in a residential street
Woman with large hat and pleated skirtA woman wearing a large hat and pleated skirt, poses on a bench in a photographic studio Date: c. 1910
Woman riding a hobby horse on board shipA woman riding a hobby horse on board ship. Date: 1930s
Advert for Debenham & Freebody evening gown 1938Delightful evening black gown in knife pleated chiffon with tiny frills of net on each pleat; gauged bodice and graceful attached cape Date: 1938
Advert for Lillywhites tennis clothing 1937White tennis wear for 1937. Tailored tennis dresses of white pique or heavy linen. Date: 1937
Advert for Bradleys womens clothing 1929Models wearing end of winter sale womens clothing reading for the new season of spring wear. 1929