Skiier Collection

Sporting with Winter Sports by H. M. Bateman - ski-ing
Ski-ing high jinks according to H. M. Bateman in his series of cartoons on winter sports. Date: 1912

Val D Aosta poster
Poster for the Val D Aosta ski resort in the Piedmont area of Italy, showing a fearless skiier jumping through the air

Lectures pour tous - Winter Sports
Front cover of Lectures pour Tous magazine featuring illustration of a woman skiing in the French Alps. Date: 1932

Off the Point de la Vieille at Monte Carlo, water skiing
Woman water skiing off the Point de la Vieille at Monte Carlo beach on the French Riviera. Part of a series of illustrations by Fortunino Matania done in the Bystander to publicise the resort

Schiaparelli ski oufit, 1929
A ski-ing outfit by Elsa Schiaparelli featuring loosely cut breeches in dark blue toile and a novel fitted jumper, pointed hood-like cap

Miss Eileen Legge water skiing or surf riding at Shanklin
Miss Eileen Legge seen surf-riding - an early form of water skiing - being pulled by a motor boat at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. Date: 1928

A Frieze in Tempera-Ture by Jay Gee
A wonderfully vivid and jolly frieze like illustration (hence the pun-like title) featuring a group of mae and female skiers and winter sports enthusiasts dressed in bright clothes

Captain Scott on ski
Impression of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole in 1912, wrapped up in his kit and skiing

Ski fashion 1956
A model poses with skis in a proofed poplin jacket by Gordon Lowe from Debenhams

What to Wear for Winter Sports
An ideal outfit for skiing in 1935 from Army and Navy Stores consisting of black and white check plus fours in proofed serge

Tatler Winter Sports Number 1954
Lovely 1950s illustration by David Judd for the front cover of The Tatlers Winter Sports Number, showing a lone female skiier arriving at a quaint looking chalet on the ski slopes

Dress And Fashion Note For Skiiers, by A. E. Bestall
Fashion ideas for the first time skiier. Alfred Bestall (1892-1986) is best-known as the artist who drew Rupert Bear for thirty years

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