Sleeves Collection

The Suffragette that knew Jiu-Jitsu - The Arrest. A crowd of terrified Policemen look on in trepidation at a lone suffragette, her sleeves rolled up, ready to take on all-comers

Blacksmiths outside their forge
A superb photograph of six Blacksmiths and coachbuilders posing for a photograph outside their forge/workshop, each holding the tools of their trade

Kashmir Shawl Dress 1810
Red evening shawl dress created from a Kashmir shawl has short puffed sleeves & is worn over a habit shirt. She carries a green shawl & wears a pearl bandeau in her hair. Date: 1810

Vaslav Nijinsky / Tennis
VASLAV NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, seen here in his tennis outfit for Jeux

Evening Wear 1939
Evening gowns by Lavin and Molyneux

Fleming / Photo / Microscope
SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING - Scottish bacteriologist at his desk with his microscope

Play / Racine / Phedre
Sarah Bernhardt wears a full dress with sleeves to the floor as they plays Phedre by Jean Racine

Swinging Fashions C. 1810
White robes: sleeves with a double puff, scalloped hem & worn with boots, a net cap & a fringed shawl tied at the back or with vandyked hem & pantelettes

Christmas Frocks 1935
Eight chic xmas party frocks. One has a distinct Classical Grecian influence. Broad belts, corsages and puffed sleeves are also fashionable

Josephine Baker singing to British Factory Workers
Josephine Baker (1906-1975) singing to British Factory Workers for ENSA (The Entertainments National Service Association) in July 1951, her first visit to England since the end of WW2. Date: 1951

Romanian Women - Traditional costume
A pair of Romanian women, in traditional National costume

Man & Quizzing Glass
Blue cravat, tartan under- waistcoat, D-B waistcoat with pointed front, grey woollen pantaloons, brown frock coat: gigot sleeves, black lining, roll collar & lapels

Riding Habits 1834
Riding habits. Woman: imbecile sleeves, embroidered canezou, cravat & top hat. Boy: pantaloons, waistcoat with a roll collar, short jacket with gigot sleeves, ruff

High-waisted houppelandes (gowns) with turned-down collars, V -necks, funnel sleeves & trains, sideless surcoat, mantle, girdle & headdresses, templers & veils Date: 15th century

Marie Adelaide de Savoie, Duchess of Burgundy, 1683-1712. She wears a tall lace Fontanges headdress with ribbons, striped mantua with train, lace sleeves, and petticoat with gold bands

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove, fashionable dresses 1933
Two models wearing spring frocks; (left) Beautiful race gown in white organdie and net over crepe-de-chime, detachable frilled cape

Advert for Horrockses Fashions 1949
Horrockses Fashion advert with women in cotton dresses 1949

Tatler fashions for July 1930
A fashion design by Gordon Conway, taken from a series of monthly supplements drawn by the artist. A summer dress in printed cotton voile, trimmed in cream coloured organdie

18th French Court Dress
Man: trunk hose, doublet, ruff & boots that reach over the knees. Woman: gown with a square neckline & tucker, voluminous sleeves & reverse cuffs & a plumed hat

Social / Night on Town
She wears an evening coat by Worth: oriental cherry blossom fabric, wide full sleeves, fur cuffs & collar. He wears a black tailcoat & white tie

Tweed Coat 1928
Young man sets out for walk over the moors in a single- breasted tweed overcoat with raglan sleeves & pocket flaps, he also wears a grey fedora hat with black hatband

Serving Le 5 Oclock
Low waisted dress with sleeves that are full from the elbow & with a tight cuff, a V neck with a scarf tie, tiered skirt & a scarf belt threaded through belt straps on the hip

GIRLS FASHIONS 1847
Grey dress: corsage a caraco made to resemble a jacket & skirt. Blue dress trimmed with black rosettes: pointed waist, skirt pinned up to reveal an underskirt

Man & Woman Costume 1806
Man: top hat, top boots, drab coat with sleeves padded & gathered at the shoulder, breeches. Woman: close bonnet, blue pelisse, short cape, vandyked falling collar

Race Going Couple
A bright orange tunic dress with a narrow hobble skirt, sleeves with volans, a V neck bodice & pannier or polonaise over-skirt & a soft brimless hat with a plume

Advert / Lime Juice Stower
Tailor-made costume with a jacket with gored basques & gigot sleeves (leg-of-mutton) & a gored skirt, high stand- fall collar & tie, gauntlets & a hat with birds & bows

Evening Dress 1913
Exotic gown witih Chinese style tassels, a narrow draped satin skirt with train worn with an embroidered lace, square necked bodice with decorative cut under-sleeves

Girl in Ballet shoes
A young girl seated on a small mat, wearing her ballet shoes and wearing her hair in bunches. Pencil sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Paris fashions for November, 1864
A selection of dresses designed for the winter of 1864. From left, The manteau marchesa made from cloth and velvet, trimmed with a silk border

Silver Jubilee 1977
A woman wearing a jumper with batwing sleeves sets out plates of sandwiches wrapped in polythene at a Silver Jubilee street party table in Horley, Sussex, England

English Dresses Oct 1838
3 gowns all with bishop sleeves, 2 with reverse cuffs, V necklines and pointed waists. Hemlines are trimmed with flounces, embroidery, rouleaux and puffing

DRESSMAKERs BILL C1816
Maids dress: melon sleeves, deep v corsage, chemisette & ruff, apron & turban. Lady: white pelisse with scallop edging & ribbon trim, dress with ruff & decorative hem

Portrait of a Young Girl, ca. 1660, by Jose Antolinez
Jose Antolinez (1635-1675). Spanish painter. Portrait of a Young Girl, ca. 1660. Oil on canvas, 58 x 46 cm. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Traditional Welsh Greeting - Iechyd da i Chwi!
Iechyd da i Chwi! - ('Good Health!') - Traditional Welsh Greeting from two ladies in traditional Welsh costume! Date: 1909

Costume of a Polish King, 16th century. He wears a crown, brocade cape, doublet and hose. The collar, sleeves and shoes decorated with precious stones. Within a decorative frame engraved by H

Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborn c.639-709. From Lambeth MS 200 De virginitate, 10th century, a famous poem he composed In praise of virginity

Norman costumes of the 12th century

Norman women's dress of the 12th century. They wear long tunic robes, veils and wimples. Long sleeves terminating in a kind of pocket 131

Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborn, 8th century
Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborn c.639-709. From Carmen de virginitate, a famous poem he composed In praise of virginity, 8th century

Anglo Saxon bishop and monks
An Anglo Saxon bishop 67 and two Saxon monks 66, 68. The bishop's mitre and episcopal cross were in use in the 10th and 11th centuries

Uniform of the French Royal Palace Guard, 1530. In plumed cap, grey armorial doublet with crown and dragon, blue, gold and red sleeves and skrt, pink hose, armed with sword and halberd

Costume of a French bourgeois woman, 1470. In gable headdress, gown with full sleeves, hose, pink pointed shoes. Costume d'une Bourgeoise

Anne of Austria, queen of France, 1601-1666
Anne of Austria, queen of France, wife to Louis XIII, 1601-1666. In crown with veil, gown with large lace collar, embroidered sleeves and skirts, blue mantle with gold fleurs-de-lys

Costume of a lady at the court of King Henry III of France, 1586. In square-cut bodice with standing lace collar, embroidered sleeves, with fan and masquerade mask. Dame de la Cour de Henri III

French lady in semi-formal costume, 1580s. In gown with purple bodice and sleeves, high collar, full petticoats. Costume de Dame, demi parure. Regne de Henry III

Costume of a lady in the reign of King Henry III of France, 1580. In small-brimmed hat, gown with high collar and embroidered sleeves and bodice. Costume de Dame sous le Regne de Henri III

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587
Mary, Queen of Scots, Queen of Scotland, 1542-1587. Wife of King Francis II of France. In headdress, blue gown with slashed shoulders, gold embroidered sleeves, bodice, crucifix on chain

Diane of Poitiers, mistress to King Henry II of France
Diane of Poitiers, Duchess of Valentinois and Étampes, mistress to King Henry II of France, 1500-1566

Woman in dress with Spanish darts, Paris, 1803
Woman in dress with Spanish darts in the sleevse and back. Her hair is braided with two loose curls. She holds a fan and ridicule or drawstring bag. Chou de Nattes, manches et dos a l'Espagnole

Woman on the balcony at the theatre with opera glass, 1802
Woman on the balcony at the theatre in cambric turban. She holds an opera glass, wears a dress with scalloped bodice and sleeves, and rests her shawl on the balustrade. Turban de Batiste

Woman artist in front of an oil painting, Paris, 1802
Woman artist in front of an oil painting with palette and brushes. She wears an apron and protective sleeves over a low-cut yellow gown. Her hairdo is ornamented with an arrow and a comb

Portrait of Magdalena Offenburg as Venus with son Cupid
Portrait of Magdalena Offenburg as Venus, Roman goddess of love, with her son Cupid. In gown with slashed bodice and sleeves, seated at a table, with Cupid holding a dart. Titled: Venus et Amor

Portrait of Lais of Corinth, Greek courtesan
Portrait of Magdalena Offenburg as Lais of Corinth, Greek courtesan, in gown with slashed bodice and sleeves, seated at a table with coins. Titled: Lais Corinthiaca 1526

Woman of Aragon, Spain. In a gown with laced corset, contrasting amadis sleeves, full skirts, lace ruff collar standing up from the chemise. Femme de l'Aragon

Women in fashionable dresses by Francis, 1931
Woman in Gamine dress in burgundy Moroccan wool, necklace and belt in red and black beads. Woman in Mon Caprice dress in black crepe de Chine, ruffled sleeves and skirt. Marcel wave bob hairstyles

Matthaus Schwarz competing in a sleigh race, 16th century
Matthaus Schwarz, 1497-1574, competing in a sleigh race in Augsburg. He wears a plumed cap, brown doublet over a jacket with slashed crimson sleeves, trunk hose with dagger at his knee

German noble standard-bearer, 16th century. He wears a green doublet in silk and velvet, justaucorps, silk breeches, slashed scarlet sleeves, muslin ruff collar. Allemagne, Porte-Enseigne

Roman gentlemen with sedia gestatoria, 16th century. One in black silk tunic with orange plastron and sleeves. One in red and green bodice and skirt, with black silk collar and sleeves

Fashionable lady at the Paris Flower Market, 1855
Fashionable lady looking at flowers on a stall in the Paris Flower Market, Ile de la Cite, 1855. In bonnet, gown with layered flounces on sleeves and skirt

Fashionable woman in cloche hat and otter-skin coat, 1926
Fashionable woman in short bob haircut, cloche hat with green ribbon, otter-skin coat closed on side of throat, chinchilla collar and sleeves. Manteau en loutre

Glamorous evening dresses, 1935
Evening dress of taffetas moire, crossed enclosure with draped sleevelets 35. Dress of striped metal lame, shoulder straps crossed behind 36

Regency lady in ball gown and fichu a la Marmotte, 1817
Regency lady in ball gown and fashionable head-dress

Regency woman reading a letter with lorgnette, 1814
Regency woman in morning dress reading a letter with a lorgnette, seated on a chair with footrest, 1814

Machine for Tight Lacing
Satire on the fashion for tight corsets - A correct view of the new machine for winding up the ladies Date: circa 1830

A fop driving in the Bois de Boulogne, 1840. Dandy in top hat and coat with monocle and whip driving a one-horse gig, woman in ermine-trim cape over a pink dress, bonnet and ermine muff

La Belle Feronniere, mistress of King Francis I of France. Possibly wife of a furrier, or a lawyer called Feron

Illustration of the Helene blouse, with frilled collar
Illustration of the Helene blouse or bodice, with high, frilled collar, and front, puff, leg o mutton sleeves and corseted waist. From a section, Our Ladies Pages: Fashions up to Date'. Date: 1895

Illustration of the Adele blouse, with high collar
Illustration of the Adele blouse or bodice, with high collar, and elaborate, ribboned puff, leg o mutton sleeves and corseted waist. From a section, Our Ladies Pages: Fashions up to Date'

Illustration of the Carmencita blouse or bodice, striped, with puff, leg o mutton sleeves and corseted waist. From a section, Our Ladies Pages: Fashions up to Date'. Date: 1895

Miriam Clements, actress, studio portrait in corseted gown
Miriam Clements, actress (died 1954), studio portrait in corseted gown with black satin shoulders and dotted gauze sleeves

Frances Dee
American actress Frances Dee (1909-2004) had a film career spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s. Date: circa 1931

Japanese traditional costume - kimono in red, white and blue, with design of landscape and buildings Date: 1930s

Advert for Peter Robinson's mourning clothing 1896
Variety of mourning clothing for widows kept in stock for daughters, relatives and servants, available from Peter Robinson's Mourning Warehouse, Regent Street, London. 1896

Advert for Jay's mourning clothing 1893
Large and well-assorted stock of mourning costumes, mantles and millinery for immediate wear. 1893

Jenny Marx, nee von Westphalen, wife of Karl Marx
Jenny Marx (Johanna Bertha Julie "Jenny" Freiin von Westphalen, 1814-1881), wife of Karl Marx. The couple married in 1843, in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. Date: circa 1840s

Marshall & Snelgrove gown: loose fitting, high waisted ankle length gown in a bronze fabric, round neckline, Medici style collar, translucent sleeves & reverse cuffs. Date: 1915

Black gown by Marshall & Snelgrove: raglan sleeves, turn back cuffs, long gored skirt with tiny patch pockets ornamented with tassels, white blouse & Louis heel shoes. Date: 1915

Children of London's West End. Boys: knitted jersey suits with knickerbockers. Girls: pink polonaise & sunbonnet; lilac dress with yoke, sash, gathered bodice & gigot sleeves Date: 1884

A delightful, white gown with short, full sleeves. The decoration consists of red roses on the sleeves, hemline & in a panel down the front of the skirt. Note the hair comb. Date: 1823

FASHION & FLOWER BOOK
Grey patterned robe with long tight sleeves; a matching pelerine-mantelet with the lappets tied behind to form a bustle. A crucifix on a black ribbon is also worn. circa 1840

Agatha Rose in The Shop Girl Date: 1890s

Nellie Naivette, in The Carnival Dance Date: 1890s

Fine Young Lady
A fine young lady in a striking Victorian crinoline-style dress with caped sleeves and lavish brimmed hat. Date: 1903

Finely Dressed Lady
A Victorian lady in an alpine scene, wearing a finely frilled dress with puffed sleeves and a wide-brimmed feathered hat, holding a posy of yellow roses. Date: 1902

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