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Make-Up / Lady CheckingA fashionable woman checks her make-up with a small pocket mirror. Date: 1936
Tweed Jacket / Photo 1880SYoung man wearing a tweed lounging jacket & matching waistcoat, his shirt has a soft turned down collar, his necktie is loosely tied
Male Type / Coat / BowlerYoung man in morning coat with the top button fastened, a high stand-fall collar with rounded ends, plaid tie, dark waistcoat, pin-striped trousers, bowler hat & cane
MENs COATS 1853Three sobre looking French gentlemen in top hats, strapped trousers & double- breasted coats: one with a fur collar, one like a frock coat but without the waist seam
Lonchamps Fashions 1845Trousers strapped under the instep, coat cut-away at the front with vent, side pleats & hip buttons, S-B waisted coat, pocket handkerchief, top hats, spurs & riding crops
Costume / Monocle 1826Brown coat: velvet collar, hip pockets & pocket flaps & knee length skirts; waistcoat with a diamond pattern & protective coverings strapped beneath the instep & covering the calves
Man in Gaiters 1814Brown double-breasted coat, cut away at the front & with tails & stand-fall collar worn open to reveal a short striped waistcoat, white cravat, breeches, gaiters & top hat
Brown Coat & Black BootsTop hat with turned up brim, brown cut-away double- breasted coat with hip pockets & gathered shoulders, blue pantaloons with soutache trim, hessian boots with high heels. Date: 1810
Belted Coat / Burton 1938A 3/4 length Four-in-one belted, double-breasted coat in waterproof gabardine with various linings, some detachable, designed specially for motorists & outdoor wear
Camel Overcoat 1938Belted, double-breasted camel overcoat with pocket flaps & decorative over-stitching
CHARLES CRUFT 1852-1938CHARLES CRUFT founder of the largest and best known dog show in the world. Also a pet food magnate selling dog cakes
Fur-Lined Overcoat 1907Back view of an American fur- line & fur-trimmed overcoat with pocket flaps & back vent. The model poses against some bison who presumably obligingly supplied the fur?
Varsity Overcoat 1907American Varsity style overcoat viewed from the rear: 3/4 length with ample skirts & pocket flaps. This bowler hatted gent wears his to photograph Egyptians & camels
D-B Varsity Suit 1907American suit: D-B Varsity with broad lapels, shaped cuffs, double pocket flaps & loose-hip trousers tapering at the ankle. A tad too elaborate to be considered elegant
AN ULSTERETTE???? 1907American overcoat described as an Ulsterette - presumably like an Ulster but without the waistbelt & cape but with large pocket flaps
American Short Top-CoatAmerican short top-coat: sac shape with fly front, pocket flaps & broad-leaf lapels. Worn with trousers with a front crease, deep turn-ups & which taper at the ankle
American Raincoat 1907American water-proof overcoat or raincoat with fly-front, cuffs & pocket flaps worn with jodhpurs, riding boots with spurs, wing collar & tie & a bowler or derby hat
Tailor-Made / Redfern 1914Tailor-made by Redfern with draped skirt with side pockets, waistcoat & jacket with a roll collar, pocket flaps, ornamental buttonholes & rounded front borders
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Ocelot Trim Coat 1938A woollen & fur costume from the Hershelle Model Collection with military pocket effect, full circle skirt & trimmings in ocelot peluche (imitation or fake fur)
Tate Gallery PostcardThe Tate Gallery, Millbank, London, opened in 1897 : the architect is Sidney R J Smith Junior, and Sir Henry Tate, the sugar refiner, paid for it out of his own pocket
3 Elegant Men 1844Blue lined sleeved cloak or mantle (Mantaeau Catalan), striped or plaid trousers, waisted S-B & D-B coats with pocket flaps worn as top coats & collarless waistcoats
Salmon Poacher CaughtHe must ha louped intil ma pocket Scottish poacher discovered with a Salmon hidden in his concealed bag
Song of Sixpence / AndreSing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye, four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie
Robert Earl SunderlandROBERT SPENCER, earl of SUNDERLAND statesman with a penchant for switching sides when it suited his interests or his pocket. with his autograph
Country Slip / Coat 1913A gentleman dressed for the country in a slip ( slip- on or slip- over ) - a roomy overcoat with raglan sleeves, a fly-front & pocket flaps
THE SMART SET 1913Shifty-looking gentleman wears a double-breasted waisted overcoat with velvet collar & pocket flaps, wing collar & bow tie, spats, rakish top hat & a silver topped cane
Briton Riviere / CostumeA lounge suit (consisted of a lounging jacket, waistcoat & trousers all of the same material) in a light, checked fabric worn with a wing collar & tie
Camillo Cavour, Italian statesmanCamillo Cavour (1810-1861), Italian statesman