Silk Collection (page 15)

Bolero Dress 1899
Blue tunic dress: lace edge bolero with epaulettes & tight sleeves extending in points over the hands, wrap over lace edged tunic, belt with paste buckle, hat with wavy brim. Date: 1899

Tartan Frock 1826
Black velvet beret with red tassel; tartan silk dress with double vandyked hem worn with a pale grey cashmere manteau or cloak with a cape collar. Date: 1826

Sewing / Faggotting
Faggotting, the decorative joining of two pieces of cloth, to form a lacy opening, often worked on cotton, lace and silk. Date: 1930s

Advert for Mme Guillots Corsets 1906
The ideal corset for all sports is this absolutely flexible corset- gaine in non-stretch silk - no wonder Mme Guillot advertises herself as the Queen of the Corset ! 1906

Paris fashion plate 1878
Silk Christmas and New Years party dresses. Hair arranged high, the front parted and waved, or the ends curved forward in crescent shape on the forehead, chignon on the nape of the neck. Date: 1878

Coronation of Louis XV
The costumes of the officers of state at the coronation of Louis XV at Rheims. The King is arrayed in all the royal ornaments, including the crown of Charlemagne. Date: 1722

Cushy Cow Bonny
Cushy cow bonny, let down thy milk, And I will give thee a gown of silk; A gown of silk and a silver tee

James Silk Buckingham
JAMES SILK BUCKINGHAM traveller and author, depicted in native dress for his travels in Turkish Arabia Date: 1786 - 1855

Trio of charming blouses 1907
Three Edwardian women wearing fashionable blouses, (left) Fine cream net with epaulettes, straps and belt of black ribbon patterned with roses

Fashionable women from 1861
Pardessus Imperatrice with corded seams; mantle with mauve silk trim; pardessus with scalloped cuff; black & green mantle with guipure pelerine; childs pardessus trimmed with gimp. 1861

Harrods advertisement - page boy outfit for a wedding
Advertisement for a page boy outfit, perfect for the 1938 wedding season, though bound to mentally scar the wearer for decades to come

Society dresses 1907
Society dresses designed by Redfern, showing the newest styles for the forthcoming autumn season. (left) Shows a charming dinner gown, of white silk tulle over a soft shade of vieux rose

Dorothy Dayton - Showgirl Date: 1938

Advert for Debenham & Freebody woven lingerie 1937
Two women wearing nightwear, cami-knicker in lacevstitched artifical silk milanece and full-length danity nightdress in same material with georgette frills. Date: 1937

Match between St. John's, Battersea and St. Mark's, Chelsea
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford (1852-1928) - who served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. Date: circa 1907

Woman by a lily pond
Illustration of a woman in along pink silk dress with flowers in her hair, standing by a lily pond.Date: circa 1906

NWFP - Khyber Pass - Showing Railway Bridge, Tunnel and defences. Date: circa 1920s

NWFP - A camel convoy (train) from Razani to Razmak. Date: circa 1920s

Advert for Jays hats for Easter 1933
Model wearing the latest hats for 1933. 1933

Happy young woman in a silk (or tafeta) ball gown. Date: circa 1940s

Christmas 1918 in Hospital Mess at Quex
A group of patients and staff, together with the three Powell-Cotton daughters are gathered in the Hospital Mess in the Winter Garden at Quex Park VAD Hospital pn Christmas Day 1918

Advert for Charmazon womens underwear 1933
Woman posed in a tea-rose broche, masterly slenderising conturette for full figures. Date: 1933

Kitten with cotton reel on a birthday card
Kitten with red cotton reel on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Fashion Illustration, 1966
Fashion illustration by Shuna Harwood featuring dresses by Nina Ricci, Harvey Gould, Yves St Laurent, Louis Feraud and Hildebrand. Date: 1966

What People Are Wearing - Sandra Naylor
Sandra Naylor wearing a black, red and beige silk dress with matching scarf from Deliss. Date: 1966

Gift tag, birthday cake with eight candles. Date: circa 1920s

Greetings card, Moss Roses, held together by a silk thread. circa 1890s

Advert in Debenham & Freebody knitted coats 1917
Woolen knitted coat made from alpaca yarn. Artificial silk knitted coat suitable for indoor and outdoor wear. Graceful crepe-de-chine jumper. 1917

Sixties patterned silk culotte suit
Janet Lyle wears a long pink patterned silk culotte suit designed by herself. Date: 1966

Silk Lotus print over-blouse and trousers
A silk Lotus print over-blouse and trousers in pre-Raphaelite browns on white, only available at Libertys Date: 1961

Various outfits from the 1960s
An article entitled What People are Wearing showing an assortment of 1960s fashions, including a cotton jersey dress by Biba; purple

Sixties fashion by Hardy Amies; the outfit is entitled Hot Stuff and comprises a geranium-red double-breasted coat (fabric by Petillault), with cape sleeves

Silk suit by H. B. Popper
A coffee-coloured jack and skirt with an olive chiffon headband, by H.B Popper. Date: 1961

White pure silk chiffon ball dress by Victor Stiebel
Victor Stiebels magnificent ball dress of white pure silk chiffon. The high bodice is entirely encrusted with crystals and Wedgewood blue embroidery while a satin sash of the same blue encircles

Christian Dior shirt dress and matching bikini, 1965
Dior-printed silk shirt dress, in poppy-red and white, buttons low, with a red leather whiplash belt. With it, a bikini with widely-set straps and a yard-square headscarf

Silk jersey sweater by Fenwick, 1965
Long silk jersey sweater, striped in red, white and green, worn with brief white stretch Bri-nylon shorts, both from Fenwick. Date: 1965

Sidwall floral trouser suit, 1965
A trouser suit with an Edwardian jacket, turquoise shantung silk blouse by Sidwall worn with a yellow hat from Woollands and beige suede shoes from Elliott Narrow Fitting Shops. Date: 1965

Tatler front cover - More News from Paris - 1965
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a huge pink-checked silk Breton hat by Patou. Date: 1965

Maternity evening wear by Just Jane, 1965
Mrs John Hardy, aka the model Suzanne Kinnear wearing a maternity evening dress in soft black faconne silk with a soft, high-waisted skirt beneath a dÚú»lletÚáóodice centred by a big full-blown rose

Advert for Players Bachelor cigarettes 1930
Woman holding Players Bachelor cork tipped cigarettes, wearing green silk pyjamas and a long oriental thin dressing gown. Date: 1930

Advert for Barkers of Kensington blouses 1918
Ninon blouse veiled over ivory ninon dainty trimmed with floral silk and finely hemstiched inset sleeves. Charming ninon blouse, veiled over ivory ninon and gold lace

Young metropolitan gallant from Italy, 16th century.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Woman of Venice holding a dog, 16th century.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Woman of Silesia, in golden crown and silk dress, 1577.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Woman of Vicenza wearing large silk veil and holding a fan made up of many leaves, 1581.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Woman in feathered bonnet, scarlet velvet jacket over a long full green silk skirt.. Handcolored lithograph of an illustration by Francois-Claudius Compte-Calix from Paris Fashions under

Woman in bonnet trimmed with feathers, long golden silk dress, mauve hooded coat and fur muffler.. Handcolored lithograph of an illustration by Francois-Claudius Compte-Calix from Paris Fashions

Fashionable woman in flowery bonnet, green velvet coat, grey silk dress and holding a cane.. Handcolored lithograph of an illustration by Francois-Claudius Compte-Calix from Paris Fashions under

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