Sophisticated Collection

Front Façade of the Dorchester Hotel, 1953

Female / White Dress 1930S
A woman sits on a bench out in the sunshine, wearing a white cloque dress with a low-cut back and a green velvet sash; she has a matching jacket and hat

The Lady Lloyd of Dolobran by Glyn W. Philpot
Lady Lloyd of Dolobran, formerly Blanche Lascelles, painted by Glyn W. Philpot. 1929

Mother of the Bride fashion by drawn by Barbara Hulanicki
A dress and coat in delicate emerald wild silk as a suggested wedding ensemble for a mother of the bride, with a low, swathed neckline and bow at the waist of the dress and dramatic full coat

Greece / Theatre Audience
A colourfully dressed and sophisticated audience at an Athenian theatre

Group in a Restaurant
A sophisticated group in eveningwear seated in a restaurant. Art Deco style. Date: 1929

Betty Stockfeld
Australian actress Betty Stockfeld (1905-1966), mostly known for her film work, but here appearing in a theatrical production of A Cold June at the Duchess Theatre. Date: 1932

Elizabeth Allan
English actress Elizabeth Allan (1910-1990), near the beginning of her film career. She went on to make many movies, and was later a frequent panellist on television game shows. Date: circa 1932

Elena Miramova (1901-1992) was a Russian actress who went on to become a playwright. Here she is appearing in a production of Grand Hotel at the Adelphi Theatre. Date: 1931

Viscountess St Davids
Doreen Jowett became Viscountess St Davids when she married Jestyn Philipps, 2nd Viscount St Davids in 1938. Date: 1939

Viscountess Bridport, formerly Pamela Baker before her marriage to Rowland Hood, 3rd Viscount Bridport in 1934. Date: 1939

Advert for Louis Philippe lipstick, claiming to be the most distinguished lipstick in the world. Date: circa 1939

The front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine from March 1954. Date: 1954

Advert for Courtaulds, makers of rayon fabric. The gown depicted is made by Liberty's. In the background is a scene from Ranelagh Gardens in the 18th century. Date: 1954

Advert for Morny Perfumes, emphasisng their British provenance. Date: 1932

Averil Streatfield (1911-1977) is here seen modelling a crepe romain gown and a coat bordered with grey fox, by designer Norman Hartnell (1901-1979). Date: 1932

Sketch illustrating some fashions in women's night attire - a nightgown and pyjamas. Date: circa 1932

A sketch showing the current fashion in women's eveningwear, including gloves, jewellery, evening bag and shoes. Date: circa 1932

Poster, Muratti's Ariston cigarettes, As smoked by Royalty and the Nobility Date: circa 1950

PLAY/COWARD/CAVALCADE
A scene from Noel Coward's play. This scene is set at an English seaside town and the sophisticated set includes a beach. Date: 1931

Beech RC-12K Guardrail Common Sensor 85-0148
United States Army - Beech RC-12K Guardrail Common Sensor 85-0148 (msn FE-2), very sophisticated ELINT and COMINT aircraft, for use near the battlefield. Date: circa 2000

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

The Sporting Girl
Portrait of a sophisticated young lady in red. Artist: Joseph W Hammick Date: 1913

Le Salon Royal - Lyon Exposition Internationale (Belgian Section). The Exposition internationale urbaine de Lyon was the 1914 Worlds Fair in the French city of Lyon

I don t want him, my dear by H. M. Bateman
" I don t want him, my dear - you buy him." Two sophisticated women regard an unpromising male specimen and discuss the merits of purchasing him. Date: 1930

Harpsichord - 1833
Later, more sophisticated harpischords have pedals, as this one does. Date: 1833

Low-Back Dress 1930s
A woman sits on a bench out in the sunshine, wearing a white cloque dress with a low-cut back and a green velvet sash; she has a matching jacket and hat Date: 1930s

ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK
Sophisticated astronomical clock in Lyon Cathedral Date: 1895

Girl wearing high-quality skirt with remarkable hairstyle, redolent of the late 17th century... Date: circa 1910s

LEMURIA
The Lost Continent of Lemuria, located in todays Pacific Ocean, may have housed a highly developed civilisation with advanced technology and a sophisticated culture

Nina Ricci cape coat 1961
Cape coat in pebble wool in a rich marron glace reversing to stone designed by Jean Crahay at Nina Ricci. The dress underneath is of the same marron colour and is slim-fitting

Fur coat from Harrods, 1939
A fur coat worn with an angular hat, available from Harrods department store, 1939. Date: 1939

The advent of women at the polls, 1929
Two sophisticated and fashionable ladies in heels, cloche hats and fur trimmed coats alight from a taxi at a polling station where they will vote for the first time in the General Election of May

Around the Christmas Dinner Table, by Hookway Cowles
Front cover illustration showing a sophisticated 1920s Christmas dinner party. Date: Christmas Number 1927

The Impossible World, Startling Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
THE IMPOSSIBLE WORLD - Invading intelligences from another world subjugate and condition Earthfolk with sophisticated devices Date: 1939

Dior suit, 1954
A sophisticated sailor suit from Christian Dior; a blouse topped dress of fine navy wool with a knotted sailor collar, a leather belt, and, as a complement, a cartwheel boater worn straight

The Cigarette by Lewis Baumer
Colour illustration by Lewis Baumer showing a sophisticated flapper girl smoking a cigarette

The Blessing Of Science. By Charles Robinson
The Pekingese arrives by private lift from his suite to partake of afternoon tea with his mistress. An illustration by Charles Robinson (brother of William Heath Robinson)

The Black Coat by Albert Bailey
An elegant woman wearing a black coat complemented by a yellow cloche hat and string of pearls. 1929

George Baklanoff - Latvian Operatic Baritone
George (Georgy, Georges) Baklanoff (Baklanov) (1881-1938) - Latvian Operatic Baritone Date: circa 1910s

ART XIX century. FRANCE. RENOIR, Pierre-Auguste (Limoges, 1841, Cagnes-SurMer, 1919). French Impressionist painter. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG, 1892. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Couple in Restaurant 08
A seated couple browse the days news at their table. Date: 1908

Reynaud Projecting Zootrope
Reynauds Projecting Zootrope, a very sophisticated device, but also, doomed to be made obsolete by the praxinoscope and even more so by the first cinematograph projects. Date: 1890

Worthing, West Sussex - Sophisticated Gent talks to a couple about a possible shady deal... Date: 1931

Womens fashion for lunch at Caprice, 1965
Two girls meet for lunch at the Caprice. On the left, model wears a slip dress in navy linen by Norman Hartnells Petit Salon with a navy-edged white panama Breton hat by Jean Barthet

Eric Hill dress at Marshall and Snelgrove advertisement
An Eric Hill dress in check worsted by Burt and Willis available from Marshall and Snelgrove of Oxford Street. Date: 1961

Frederica evening dress, 1961
A cocktail dress in fine wool available from Frederica, a brand name of Frederick Starke. 1961. Date: 1961

Courreges fashion, 1961
Three outfits by Courreges from 1961. From left (1) coat of double-sided cloth (tan reversing to white) featuring chopped off sleeves, horizontal welt seaming, dropped shoulder line

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