Simplicity Collection

Cover design, Simplicity Sewing Book, helpful hints for beginners and experts. 1947

Wallis & Steevens Steam Roller Simplicity (msn 8023), built 1930, at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam rally. (Wallis & Steevens of Basingstoke, Hampshire, England produced agricultural equipment)

Large Traditional Japanese Hotel room with tatami mats. Date: circa 1920s

Four photographs of models in fashions by Poiret, Paris (and Downing Street). Captioned, The latest simple modes'. With description

Four costumes representing Maytime Modes. Suggestions for dancers both on and off the stage, 1928, Top left: sophisticated simplicity - a gown of black satin crepe

Chairman of the Ypres Last Post Committee with bugles
The Ceremony of the Last Post, in which firemen buglers play the Last Post under the Menin Gate at 8pm each night is, in its simplicity, one of the most moving acts of Remembrance in the world

Cartoon, Manners and Modes - postwar simplicity in bathing gear. Date: 1920

The Sketch front cover: Mrs Ernest Simpson
Front cover of The Sketch magazine in March 1935, featuring a portrait by Dorothy Wilding of Mrs Ernest (Wallis) Simpson. The caption reads: Mrs Simpson is the beautiful wife of Mr

Yumei Hotel, Nagasaki, Japan - traditional Japanese interior Date: circa 1920s

Demure child seated
Simplicity Monochrome print of a demure child in a woodland setting. Date: circa 1780

Advert / Ripolin Paint
Ripolin Paint - the majesty of simplicity Date: circa 1900

Steps in the Right Direction : Shoe Models, 1927
The elaborate simplicity of new show styles from Lilley and Skinner Date: 1927

Smart Simplicity of Parisian Summer Fashions, 1927
The smart simplicity of Parisian summer fashions from Lenief, Alice Bernard, Drecoll, Jenny, Bechoff, Jane Regny, Jean Patou and Redfern Date: 1927

British Spring fashions from Isobel and Dora Ainsworth, 1927
The synchronisation of sumptuosity and simplicity - precious metals and exquisite fabrics form the loveliness for this seasons models - British fashions Date: 1927

Sarcastic take on the Rigours of war on Home Front - WW1
WW1 - Sarcastic take on the Rigours of war on Home Front by Phyllis Spence. (from left) Standard Dress the Lady of the house horrified by the standardised form of ladies dress encouraged during WW1

American Dress Pattern Cover for Simplicity. Two smart jacket and skirt suits in check and red fabric. Date: circa 1940

Old Essex Cottages
Lovely old cottages such as these at Clavering, Essex, England, appeal to us all, with their simplicity of structure. Date: 1930s

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The preparation for the anointing of Queen Elizabeth II. While the anthem Zadok the Priest is sung, the Queen is divested of her crimson robe and train

Locating mirrors for golfers / W H Robinson
With the simplicity of genius, this apparatus allows swift and sure location of a golf ball beneath the obstacle of a mans expanding midriff, by use of mirrors

What to wear in the sea
Three sketches showing the latest in summer beach wear, . The womans bathing suit in the middle is described as a most charming and useful gown, with an emphasis on simplicity and light

Illiterate Workers Bill
An exact copy of a bill for 10s. 10d. sent by a bricklayer who could not write, to a gentlman for whom he had worked. The symbol for settled is very dramatic! Date: late 19th century

FRENCHWOMAN 1795 - 1
The simplicity of Ancient Greece is a strong influence on fashion in Revolutionary Paris; no frills and restrained ornament here

Female Type / White Gown
Young woman with plaited hair, wearing a simple white gown with a pink ribbon under the bust

Town & Country Costumes
Urban elegance confronts rustic simplicity - a London couple in the height of fashion meet a country bumpkin and his girl whose smartness cannot match their chic

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