Skirt Collection (page 21)

Directory Costume ?1883
Polonaise drawn up at one side to produce a slanting line, under-skirt with a double border, gauged chemisette, bodice with cape collar, sash worn at the hip at an angle. ?1883

Can-Can or Skirt Dance
The caption calls it THE SKIRT DANCE but to all intents and purposes its the Can-can. Date: circa 1900

Cartoon, Gossiping in the background. The older ones watch the younger ones dance. One of the men is still in uniform, for the war is only recently over. The other man is in evening dress

Silhouette of 1911
The fashionable silhouette of 1911: large brimmed hat, high waisted Empire line gown with an over-skirt or tunic & a train, tassels & lots of fur in the form of a muff & stole. Date: 1911

Spotted Costume 1827
Hat with ostrich feathers, rosettes under the brim & long strings. Red & yellow spotted gown with gigot sleeves & transparent over-sleeve. Skirt with scalloped flounces. Date: 1827

Ann Todd (1909 - 1993), English actress of stage and screen, wearing a flowery skirt

Evening dress 1931
Gowns by Lucien Lelong include one with a low-cut back, bustle & train and a gown with a black skirt, pink bodice & a diamond shaped panel & bow at the waist. 1931

Costume by Rouff 1931
A tailored suit in grey by Maggy Rouff. The skirt has large pleats and the jacket is belted and has an unusual fold-back cuff detail. Date: 1931

Court Dress 1806
Full court dress worn on the Queens Birthday 1806 by Marchioness of Townshend. The skirt is bordered with a Greek key pattern & decorated with large tassels. Date: 1806

Garden Party Dress 1912
A garden party dress with a high waist, gathered corsage, sash belt & heavily embroidered skirt with a plain yoke. Worn with a capeline hat with a velvet hatband. 1912

Joan of Arc / La Pesse
JOAN OF ARC Statue of the French heroine Date: 1412? - 1431

Joan of Arc / R Page
JOAN OF ARC French heroine in armour and feather-topped hat, with sword in hand Date: 1412? - 1431

Costume / Men / Jap Archer
A Japanese archer of ancient times, fully equipped with a quiver full of arrows and an enormous bow Date: ANCIENT JAPAN

Wedding Dress 1870
A bridal gown of the year 1870 is modelled approximately 60 years after the happy event and is worn without the crinolette or bustle required to support the skirt. Date: 1870

Costume / Women / 1826
Front & back views of dress with gigot sleeves, skirt ornamented with tucks, plus a canezou-pelerine & belt. Hat trimmed profusely with wheat ears, flowers & bows. Date: circa 1826

Cartoon, Woman trying on new dress, WW1
Cartoon showing a lady having a dress fitting. Her gown has an exaggerated bell shaped skirt based on the styles of the 1830s, ornamented profusely with accordion pleated flounces and rosettes

Lady Golfer 1914
Advertisement for La Belle Jardiniere store, Paris. A fashionably dressed lady golfer grapples with her club. Date: 1914

Modelling Gown 1930S
Two potential customers watch a mannequin model a gown with a gored skirt, pointed panels forming a yoke on the hips, a loosely tied narrow sash & a marabou trimmed cape. Date: early 1930s

Summer patterned dresses 1929
Late 1920s evening dresses and blouse, with fashionable swirling patterns. Date: 1929

Cool frocks for hot days 1929
Women wearing fashionable clothing with either floral or abstract design patterns. Date: 1929

Skirts favour a circular cut 1929
Three women wearing casual day-time clothing. Date: 1929

Little girls dancing in a row
A line of little girls in party dresses dance in unison. Date: 1901

From Small Beginnings - the Wimbledon Leg by Fitz
The Girl Who Started It! Cartoon by Fitz charting the rise of the shorter skirts at Wimbledon. Date: 1927

Five year old girls outdoor clothing 1886
Girl wearing knee length kilted skirt, jacket opening over a blouse of cream mousseline de laine, bordered with rosary beads. Date: 1886

Girls seaside costume 1886
Loose jacket of tennis striped flannel, dark blue triped with red saikor collar and cuffs in plain ficelle material matching the vest, embroidered anchors on the vest and cuffs

Womens country clothing 1886
Two women wearing beautiful summer clothing with narrow waists and bustles. 1886

Womens bustle 1886
Side view of a woman wearing a plain plaited striped skirt and jacket with a ledged bustle. 1886

Advert for Jays spring tailored suits 1937
Model wearing smart tailored suits for spring. Date: 1937

Two young women in Marylebone High Street, London. Date: circa 1902

Model wearing spring clothing 1937
Model wearing clothing available from Debenham and Freebody. The black marocain suit on the left consists of a belted dress and trimmed silver fox cape

Womens Edwardian skirt with belt 1907
Edwardian women wearing tailored-made simple skirts with high necked embroidered blouses with deep collar and cuffs. Date: 1907

Group photo of women teachers in a school building
Group photo of women teachers and students in a school building. Date: circa 1910

Pocketed skirts 1914
Two models with their hands in their pockets modelling the latest trend. Date: 1914

Cutout of woman golfer. early 20th century

Three girls in traditional costume, Zeeland, Netherlands
Three girls in traditional costume, Walcheren island, Zeeland, Netherlands. Date: circa 1910

Girl in traditional costume, Zeeland, Netherlands
Girl in traditional costume, Walcheren island, Zeeland, Netherlands. Date: circa 1910

Windmill with platform, Walcheren, Zeeland, Netherlands
Four local children in traditional costume, and a windmill with a platform, Walcheren island, Zeeland, Netherlands. Date: circa 1910

Windmill with platform, Zeeland, Netherlands
Three local girls in traditional costume, and a windmill with a platform, Zeeland, Netherlands. Date: circa 1910

Advert for Braemar knitwear 1933
Two women wearing identical jumpers in two different colours, with high collar and button on the shoulders. Date: 1933

Studio portrait, little girl in Olde English Garden costume
Studio portrait, little girl in Ye Olde English Garden costume (according to the notice she is holding). Date: circa 1910s

Studio portrait, young woman with long hair and flowers. Date: circa 1910s

Studio portrait, little girl in ballerina costume. Date: 1934

Studio portrait, girl in suit and hat, with long frizzy hair. Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Gorringes womens taiored striped suit 1937
Tailored striped three-quarter length skirt and jacket with link fastening. Date: 1937

Blanche Stocker, modelling suitable attire for playing tennis. 1906

Zena Dare (1887 1975), English singer and actress, modelling suitable clothing for cricket. 1906

Grace Pindar, fly fishing in a flowing stream. 1906

Model wearing tartan skirt and jacket
Model wearing tartan skirt with a black jacket reinforced with matching cape and buttons. Date: 1933

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