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Men in evening wear from the 1920s.. Men in evening wear from the 1920s, in tuxedo, spats, bow-tie, top hat and canes. Chromolithograph from a catalog of male winter fashions from Bruner Woolens, 1920
Mens fashions from the 1920s.. Mens fashions from the 1920s, including overcoats, vests, waistcoats, trousers and spats and details of cuffs
James Gordon Bennett JrJAMES GORDON BENNETT (JUNIOR) American editor : established New York Evening Telegram, sent Stanley to find Livingstone and financed various other expeditions
Men in Ulster coats from the 1920s.. Men in double-breasted Ulster coats, with hats, gloves, canes and spats, in a snow scene
Chesterfield Coat 1913A gentleman in formal day dress wears the New Chester or Chesterfield overcoat with velvet collar & fly-front. A silver topped cane is tucked under his arm
Dryden Menswear 199A gentleman in a white trench coat, bowler hat & gaiters - prepared for any weather! Date: 1927-8
Costume / Out & away 1919Man: brown tweed suit, bowtie, trilby & spats. Women: riding habit of grey jacket with sloping front borders, bowler hat, cravat & crop or cap & goggles & fur lined greatcoat Date: 1919
Male Type / Traveller 1922Happy chap in a cosy double- breasted overcoat lined in opossum & with a fur roll collar, also a flat cap, narrow trousers with turn-ups, spats & gloves
Grey Top Frock 1909Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 20th Knight of Kerry, 2nd Baronet of Valencia, (1844-1916) wears a grey top frock coat over narrow black trousers, a top hat
Arthur James BalfourARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR 1st Earl of Balfour British politician; conservative MP
Advertisement for Everitt trouser presses complete with new comfort screws, greatly improved appearance, and an all steel black finish. Splendid for ensuring razor sharp creases in your trousers
Girl: red jacket with rounded borders, short tartan skirt, spats & staw hat. Woman: grey checked long kilt style skirt with vertical front pockets, short jacket & a tiny hat & veil Date: 1915
While a young gentleman conducts his social affairs by telephone, his man fastens his spats over his boots, preparatory to going out Date: 1904
You re pulling my leg! Date: early 20th century
American men wear: cravat, fly-fronted overcoat, wing collar, spats, bowler hat, trilby & a S-B two-piece suit. Holding the lapels won t help the suit to last! Date: 1916
Musical terms up to date - Fortissimo - very loud1903
Duchess of York at the Royal Overseas League Garden PartyElizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) at the Royal Overseas League Garden Party in the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society in Regents Park in July, 1923
Frock Coated Gent 1909Sir A Osmond Williams wears a frock coat, chalk striped trousers with front creases, spats, a fawn coloured waistcoat with watch chain, all round collar & black tie. Date: 1909
COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERD COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERDGent wears a herringbone tweed double-breasted 3/4 length coat, trilby hat & spats while taking his German Shepherd dog for a walk. Date: 1927
HAT SHOP DEBACLEThe female attire includes a fox fur stole, over-coat, court shoes & a dress with puffed sleeves made of a heavy (?knitted) fabric. The men wear single- breasted suits & spats. Date: 1930s
Monaco policemenTwo uniformed policemen stand beneath a street lamp in Monaco. They wear bobbies helmets and smart spats. The ornate lamp casts a shadow on the white wall. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989
Mamie Holland music hall male impersonator 1896-1963Mamie Holland (Emily Alexander) male impersonator in music hall and musical comedy. Wearing three-piece checked suit with Homburg (?), spats and a cane
King Edward VII raising his hatKing Edward VII (1841-1910) - raising his top hat. Date: 1905
Men in box and fly-front overcoats from the 1920s.. Men in box, fly-front and single-breated overcoats, with spats, canes, hats and gloves
Men in Raglan and Ulsterette coats from the 1920s.. Men in Raglan and Ulsterette coats, with cloth caps, gloves, canes and spats
Lace spat for women 1913A fleeting fashion of 1913, spats for ladies and in this case, one made from lace. Date: 1913
Frock Coat 1890SA man-about-town in frock coat, pin-striped trousers, high stand-fall shirt collar & white tie, black leather shoes & dark grey spats: acceptable wear with frock coat from 1893
John Stirling Ainsworth, 1st Baronet (1844 1923), English industrialist, banker and Liberal politician. Wearing formal day dress: top hat, black necktie, white double-breasted waistcoat
14th Marquess WinchesterCaptain Matthew WEBB, who on 24 August 1875 was the first person to swim the English Channel Date: 1848 - 1883
Advert for Burberry weatherproof top-coats and suits 1913Showing a man wearing a trilby hat, striped single breasted lounge suit for daytime function, in a wide range of materials, flannel, cashmere and tweed, narrow trousers and spats shoes
Silhouette of man with rolled umbrellaFull length silhouette of a man with a rolled umbrella under his arm. Date: 1914
Bosnian Bandit in traditional regional costume armed to the back teeth... Date: circa 1910
Drunken man on a comic postcard -- I m coming home by rail from Wallingford. Date: circa 1910s
The man who won the lottery... I have arrived"The man who won the lottery... " I have arrived" and the ladies swarm around delighted! Date: circa 1908
The Dandy Doctor by Edward Marris, music Dudley PowellThe Dandy Doctor by Edward Marris with music by Dudley Powell. First produced at the Avenue Theatre in Sunderland, 26th March 1900. The caption reads Take her, my boy, shes yours
Miss Frieda Hempel and M Solito De Solis by Einar NermanEinar Nermans (1888-1983). Illustration of Miss Frieda Hempel and M Solito De Solis, on stage at the Albert Hall. The cultured audience applauding
Racegoer / Jardine 1909Robert Buchanan Jardine at the races wears a top hat, morning coat, grey striped trousers with a front crease & black boots with brown spats (gaiters). Date: 1909
Tweed Coat 1909Sir Edward Daniel Walker in a grey tweed sac style overcoat with fly-front & tan collar, a bowler hat, trousers with a front crease, black boots & tan spats / gaiters. Date: 1909
Costume / Fantasio 1915He: short trousers with turn- ups, high heeled town boots with spats, jacket with narrow shoulders & tight waist, hair in the aviator style. She: tricorn hat & cape coat. Date: 1915
David Brewster SeatedSir DAVID BREWSTER Scottish physicist; invented kaleidoscope in 1816 Date: 1781 - 1868
Charles Coop / Broker / VfCHARLES COOP English stockbroker Date: CIRCA 1912
Mens jackets and coatsMan wearing lounge suits, boater, holding a cane, single breasted overcoat with lepel and spats. Circa 1912
Winston Churchill at work in 1924Winston Churchill at work with his secretary at his home at Sussex Square, 1924. Back of the photograph reads: The fight for the Abbey seat
Hungry Peter the pig in his best clothes, ready to go out for tea. Date: 1914
Men in double-breasted coats carrying canes and hats, wearing sp. Men in double-breasted coats carrying canes and hats, wearing spats
Suffragette Chicken as New Woman. A chicken dressed as a New Woman in tweed suit, hat, spats, carrying a walking stick and smoking
Suffragette Lunatic Asylum. Inmate of Lunatic Asylum tells mannish suffragette in tweed suit, spats and hat, What! You, a militant suffragette! Pooh
Coat by Scott Adie, WW1A smart wrap coat of Glenfishie check cheviot available from Scott Adie s. Date: 1916
Advert for Burberry waterproof overcoats 1923Overcoats are Burberrys speciality, and a coat purchased at Burberrys presents, from every aspect, the highest possible return in overcoat values. 1923
Silhouette of an artist with palette and brushesFull length silhouette of a man in spats, holding a pen. He is Colonel Broome, who served with the Indian Army in Beluchistan. Date: 20th century
Advert for Burberry weatherproof top coat 1914Advertisement for the Burberry weatherproof top coat or raincoat, designed for use in town and country. Showing a man in coat, bowler hat and trousers with turnups. 1914
Advert for Burberry winter overcoats 1923Luxuriously warm, yet light weight, models designed to provide a wealth of warmth and comfort when encountering wintry conditions. Made in choice ranges of the finest quality wool. Date: 1923
Hungry Peter the pig arrives at Tabithas for teaHungry Peter the pig arrives at Tabitha the cats for tea, wearing his best clothes and very eager for food. Date: 1914
C. E. Cradock-Hartopp, Vanity Fair, WH in 1912SIR CHARLES EDWARD CRADOCK-HARTOPP 5th Baronet (1858-1929) Educated at Eton. Served in Scots Fusiliers in Egypt in 1882. Landowner - 2200 acres. Caption: Topps Date: 1858-1929
Advert for Foxs puttees stockings 1903Foxs patent spiral puttees. Are so shaped as to wind on spirally from ankle to knee and to fit closley to the leg with even pressure without any turns or twists. Date: 1903
Gentleman puffing away at his pipe in a No Smoking Carriage - " So what??" Date: circa 1940s
Well-heeled man reduced to staying at the Temperance HotelFormerly Well-heeled elderly gentleman (now a little tatty) reduced to staying at the Temperance Hotel. Down in the World Alas! See what Drink had brought him to. Date: 1892
Comic Postcard - Romance at Piccadilly Circus " I meant t ge on the tube at Piccadilly last night, but I Got Off there instead!
Market Reports Illustrated - Hares - Moderate SupplyMarket Reports Illustrated - " Hares - Only a very moderate supply!" A barber ponders the task ahead (get it?) as he is faced with an elderly gentleman who happen to be rather follicularly
Guards - West Indian Regiment - Kingston, JamaicaGuards of the West Indian Regiment - Kingston, Jamaica Date: circa 1910s
Dressed for WinterLong line sweater (jumper) in green & white checker board with red belt & cuffs worn with a white skirt, long red & black striped scarf with fringed ends & a green hat. Date: 1912
Silhouette of a military manFull-length silhouette of a military man with a riding crop tucked under his arm
Woman in masculine costumeA woman in a rather masculine looking costume, possibly for a stage performance. Date: circa 1920s
Two ladies in outfits by Paul PoiretTwo fashionable ladies in outfits by Paul Poiret. On the left, an afternoon dress of black pleated tafetta with a blue collar
Tea tango craze: Advert for Nugget shoe polish, 1913Create a good impression when dancing your first tango step: use " Nugget" boot polish. Date: 1913
Two men, Harold and Clarence, having a conversation. Clarence is on his way to see his solicitors to bring a libel action -- someone has been telling people that he deserves the OBE! circa 1916
Mans top hat blown off on a windy day in MarchA mans top hat is blown off over a cliff on a windy day by the sea in March. He waves his rolled umbrella in annoyance, but his dog seems unconcerned
New Women of Australia, pictured on a river bank dressed in bloomers, jackets with leg o mutton sleeves, neckties and bow-ties, and calf-length spats
Kaiser Wilhelm II in civilian dressWilhelm II (1859-1941), the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, in civilian dress during a royal visit
What to Wear for Winter SportsAn ideal outfit for skiing in 1935 from Army and Navy Stores consisting of black and white check plus fours in proofed serge
Varsity Style USA 1917American Varsity style: S-B three-piece suits (narrow fit) with patch pockets, suit with a belted coat & bellows pockets, plus four suits in window pane checks with spats
Hunting Dress 1908Lord Savile wears a window pane check knickerbocker suit, argyll socks, gaiters (spats), all round collar & cravat, a checked waistcoat & a rather Austrian looking felt hat
Striped Dress Circa 1918Tubular dress, Louis heel boots, fur stole, reticule, hat with bow. " There she goes..all dressed up in her Sunday clothes, nobody knows.. whether shes wears any..." ?
Coats & Suits for 1926Coats: single or double- breasted raglans, double- breasted slim-fitting coat. Suits: single & double- breasted including a smoking costume with black tie
Suits / Men & Boys 1926Men: a selection of single- breasted suits some with patch pockets, trousers with turn- ups & spats. Boys: shorts suits with various jacket styles
Costume 1912 / HoughtonMen: morning coat, striped grey trousers, top hat, sac suit with tapering trousers with turn-ups & spats. Woman: white tailor-made with hobble skirt & button detailing
Golfing Clothes 1912Men: plus fours, flat cap, monocle, single-breasted suit, spats & turn-ups to the trousers. Women: tailor-made costumes with short flaring skirts & belted jackets
Male Type / Smart SuitHandsome young gent kept waiting by a young lady wears a pale grey suit: waisted D-B jacket & narrow trousers with a crease & turn-ups, a homburg hat, spats & a cane
Male Type / Man about TownFormal wear: morning suit with top hat, cane & spats
Smart Daywear 1920SA dapper man wearing a top hat and spats, and a lady in a long dress with a hat decorated with flowers, chat to a vicar on Speech Day at Oundle School, England
Country Clothes 1913A tweed lounge suit consisting of a lounging jacket & narrow fit trousers with turn-ups & a crease, worn with spats, a bowtie & a felt hat
Rotten Row Style 1913A man strolling in Hyde Parks Rotten Row wears a lounging jacket, narrow grey striped trousers, spats, bowtie & a trilby hat & carries a cane or walking stick
D-B SUIT / 1913The New Blue-Purple D.B: a man in a double-breasted suit, bowler hat & spats stands nonchalantly against a stone wall as he takes a cigarette from its case
THE SMART SET 1913Shifty-looking gentleman wears a double-breasted waisted overcoat with velvet collar & pocket flaps, wing collar & bow tie, spats, rakish top hat & a silver topped cane
