Salons Collection

Albert Baker and Co.s Toilet Salon. Hair salon
Albert Baker and Co.s Toilet Salon on 25 Oxford Street. An old fashioned hair salon

Advertisement for Selfridges childrens clothes
His First Pair -- advertisement for Selfridges childrens clothes, with a silhouette of four children and a dog. One little boy is wearing his first pair of shoes

French Horsewoman 1805
In Napoleonic Paris, a lady on horseback (side-saddle) stops to talk to a friend about the news from the war - or from the salons de couture

Chappell Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Chappell, pianoforte and gramophone salons in London. The image showsa Chappell piano in a fine interior by a fireplace, The choice of the conoisseur. Date: circa 1922

Mr. Vernon-Ward's Treatment Salons
A photograph of the interior entrance hall which leads to Mr. Vernon-Ward's treatment salons, at Vere Street. The medical establishment had some fame for combatting obesity via fat reduction

Advert for Peggy Sage
Wartime advert for Peggy Sage Salons and nail polish. Date: 1940

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1929
Eugene Permanent Wave, with a slightly fuller growth at the back and sides. Date: 1929

Grande Cordonnerie Fernand, Boulevard St Martin, Paris - an invitation to visit their new salons. Date: late 19th century

The Art of Arriving in Scotland, The Bystander 1925
Page from The Bystander, 9th September 1925 featuring adverts for Phyllis Earle hairdressing salons, the millinery department at Marshall & Snelgrove

Advert for Eugene permanent wavy hair 1937
Ordinary waves can look so ordinary! Date: 1937

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1922
Peggy appeared at our salons, just as you see her in the left-hand photograph, Peggys hair had been the despair of her mother

Shingled bobbed hair by Eugene 1923
Bobbed, tresses by the shingled, by Eugene, Grafton Street, Bond Street, London. 1923

The Freedom of Suzanne by C Gordon-Lennox
Promotional postcard showing the stage set of The Freedom of Suzanne by Cosmo Gordon-Lennox at the Criterion Theatre in London during its run from November 1904 to April 1905

Scenes from a Parisian Beauty Parlour
" One must suffer in order to be beautiful." This page from " The Sphere" depicts the latest treatments being employed in Parisian beauty parlours

Barbers salon in New York, USA. mid-19th century

Advert for Eugene permanant hair 1938
The secret of beautiful dressing is largely hair dressing! 1938

French Society Lady
A French Lionne - a lady who holds fashionable salons for the leading people of the day Date: 1850

Advert for Eugene permanent wavy hair 1937
A beautiful wave discovers new beauty in you ! 1937

Frocks for the seaside, 1927
Frocks for the seaside from Parisian salons - Down to the Sea Again, afternoon walks on the promenade - from Alice Bernard, Lucien Lelong and Worth 1927

Bradley Furs Advert, 1927 - salons at Chepstow Place, London, featuring fur-lined evening wraps Date: 1927

Bradleys Clothes Advert, 1927
A new collection of models and ready to wear garments on show at Bradleys salons, Chepstow Place, ranging from tennis frocks to the latest exsquite Paris models and Ascot creations

Tailor-made summer frocks from London salons, 1927
Tailor-made summer frocks invade London salons this summer from Sara Cameron and Thomas of Brook Street Date: 1927

Advert for Eugene waves and curls 1936
Fashion favours fascinating Eugene waves and Curls.... 1936

Helena Rubinstein light treatment for wrinkles, 1917
The blue light treatment at Madame Helena Rubinstein s, to transform the woman with lined and tired eyes, as it feeds the skin and overcomes wrinkles. Date: 1917

Helena Rubinstein facial, 1917
A lady receiving the famous skin-clearing treatment at the beauty salon of the legendary Madame Helena Rubinstein. Date: 1917

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waves & curls 1937
To give you natural, graceful waves and curls which readily lend themselves to a perfect setting in any of the new hair styles. 1937

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1923
Naturally wavy hair in 2 and a half hours. From straight to naturally curly hair in 2 and a half hours! Permanent curls and waves, soft and exquisitely becoming - glowing with life and colour

Tatler front cover - Life in the lunch hour
Front cover of The Tatler in 1960 featuring a young woman under the dryer in a hairdressing salon, Simon of Knightsbridge, where they guaranteed a hairdo in under an hour

Advert for Eleanor Adair, herbal pack 1934
Adairs new achievement in beauty aids. A herbel pack, created by Eleanor Adair to enable you to avoid the distressing effects of a relentless sun

Advert for Eugene hair treatment 1923
New ways of creating straight hair. White long hair, permanently mounded into delightful waves and curls. Date: 1923

Advert for Inecto Salons: unwanted grey hair 1936
Grey hair treated by specialist. In the clever hands of an expert, at the Inecto daylight Salons, grey hair can to-day regain its natural colour and lustra in as little as thirty minutes

Advert for Inecto Salons: unwanted grey hair 1930
Grey hair. It is womens privilage to claim a youthful appearance yet greyness frequently bars the way. Gey hair can be banished easily and quickly with Inecto

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waves & curls 1938
Eugene waves are essential to the smart set Enchanting little curls and natural waves imparted by the Eugene. 1938

Advert for Eugene permanent wave 1922
A Permanent Wave as it SHOULD look Date: 1922

An old fashioned barbers shop. A man has his hair cut whilst a sailor waits his turn

Eyebrow shaping advertisement
Advertisement for Phyllis Earle salons of London recommending eyebrow shaping by professionals in order to achieve the delicate arch which is so desirable. Date: 1927

STEAMSHIPS / FRANCE
French transatlantic liner which offers its passengers drawing and music salons and a childrens theatre

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