Styles Collection (#3)

Pheltose - the New Sanitary Belt
" For the Outdoor Girl!" 1928

Patricia Charles, 1927
Poster artist Patricia Charles poses in a " devils hat". 1927

A 1920s garden party
Several fashionably-dressed people enjoy a garden party in radiant sunshine. 1927

Womens hairstyles 1864
Selection of the latest styles of arranging the hair as adopted in Paris, and as practised by the leading Parisian hair-dressers

Fashion plate, Bouquetiere and Espagnole
Fashion plate from Mode Journal Wiener Chic, with two womens styles, Bouquetiere and Espagnole. circa 1900s

Advert for Universal human hair extensions 1915
Transformations in any styles, extra is charged for light, grey, pale and auburn shades, guaranted only the finest quailty pure European hair used. 1915

Edwardian slanted cartwheel hats 1905
Womens hats were an essential part of fashion in Edwardian times with hair worn high and hats slanted with plumes of bird feathers and sometimes whole bird wings. 1905

Church Furniture, Plate 166, showing candle holders, candlesticks, lecterns, boxes, vases and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Victorian women 1875
Parisian woman from the mid 1870s, decortive mantle with lilies of the valley and ribbons. 1875

Hair styles 1840
A selection of womens hairstyles showing ringlets and designs with flowers and ribbons. 1840

Tattooing Styles from around the world: 1. West African Woman 2. New Zealand Maori Chieftain 3. New Zealand Maori King 4. Caroline Islander 5/6. Hand and foot tattoos of a Dayak of Borneo 7

Edwardian woman 1903
A sketch of a Edwardian woman with high hair style. 1903

White stretch towelling cat suit
Sixties nightwear: a white stretch towelling cat suit trimmed with green, at Neatawear. Date: 1966

Sixties kaftans
Model on the left wears a white Grecian style kaftan with silver braiding down the front, by Simon Ellis. The silver sequin sandals are from Magli and the gilt bangles is from India Craft

Fashions by Dior and Worth
In the background is a two-piece by Dior of silk shantung dyed to a mandarin colour. The pleated skirt is mounted on a chemise top and worn with a sleeveless bodice trimmed with matching bows

Dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell
A dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell who follows the vogue for diaphanous fabrics by using mushroom silk organza

Advertisement for Crimplene fabric
An advert for Crimplene showing how it has been used to create a black and white dress by Givenchy. Date: 1961

Black silk organza dress
A black silk organza dress by Dior. The bodice is banded in black satin ribbon which is also used for the sash tying in a rosette highlighted with a diamante clip. Date: 1961

Early Mesopotamian Painted Pottery Date: 1938

Edwardian tennis spectators showing styles and demeanour of the period Date: 1906

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1922
Peggy appeared at our salons, just as you see her in the left-hand photograph, Peggys hair had been the despair of her mother

Shingled bobbed hair by Eugene 1923
Bobbed, tresses by the shingled, by Eugene, Grafton Street, Bond Street, London. 1923

Temporary homes of Britain 1945
Government-approved homes, many houses were destroyed during the Second World War, so prefabricated houses (prefabs) were built, for homeless familes, these were erected quickly and cheaply

Gazi, Ankara, Turkey - Railway Station. A wonderful mid-1920s Station displaying a variety of Architectural styles - opened by Kemal Ataturk in 1926

Cascade hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. This hairstyle would suit evening wear, with its elegance

1940s hairstyles

Pompadour hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. Pompadour hairstyle easily adopted for evening wear. Date: 1940s

Shingle hairstyle 1940s
Shingle updo combines elegance and practicability. Note the side and back view details, showing how the back hair is taken across horizontally. Date: 1930s

Trousseau of Princess Mary
Dresses and going away outfits chosen by Princess Mary for her marriage to Viscount Lascelles, later the Earl of Harewood in 1922

Gloria Jean, American singer and actress
Gloria Jean (Gloria Jean Schoonover, b 1926), American singer and actress who appeared in many feature films between 1939 and 1959

Hairstyle / Ringlets 1830S
A pretty young Viennese woman with her hair in ringlets. Date: circa 1830s

Dalhousie Barrack building, Fort William, Calcutta
An elegant building at the Dalhousie Barracks, Fort William, Calcutta, showing British Architectural styles transplanted to India

Men Making Wicker Chairs - Madeira, Portugal. Date: 1916

Advert for Marius Heng hairpieces 1912
New fashionable creations by incorporating fake hair to make attrative hair styles. 1912

Corduroy Suit
Soft corduroy suit bound with petersham from Harrods, Knightsbridge. 1940

Burberry Womens Lounge Suit
Corduroy lounge suit, made by Burberry in the Haymarket. 1940

Womens fashion, 1940
Woman poses in square-necked summer frock, designed by Walpole, New Bond Street. 1940

Lady Milford Haven, 1928
The Marchioness of Milford Haven, Nadejda Mountbatten (1896-1963) (right), pictured on the front cover of The Sketch magazine in front of a beach hut, wearing black trousers

Cocktail Time
A group of fashionably-dressed couples at Deauville, Normandy enjoy cocktails and cigarettes. 1928

Womens fashion, 1928
Women sporting summer frocks and parasols. 1928

Lady Dorothea Ashley-Cooper, 1928
Lady Dorothea Ashley-Cooper, daughter to the Earl of Shaftesbury, sporting a Greek outfit. 1928

Princess Elizabeth of York with her mother, Duchess of York
A woman lies back luxuriously on a beach, dressed in a bathing suit. Alongside her a dog and an oriental parasol can be seen. 1928

Kathleen Mason, 1928
Lady Aspinall, n饠 Kathleen Mason, gazes into a mirror

A Manicure on the French Riviera, 1928
Woman dressed in bathing suit and wide-brimmed hat enjoys a manicure at the spa town of Juan-les-Pins on the C� d Azur. 1928

An Unfinished Symphony
Woman in cloche hat examines her reflection in the mirror. 1928

An Original Boudoir Pyjama
Advertisement for a womens three-piece cr갥 -de-Chine pyjama suit by Marshall and Snelgrove of Verre Street and Oxford Street, London. 1928

Aertex pyjamas
Woman wearing aertex pyjamas, made from artificial silk and cotton. 1927

1920s beauty treatment
This woman is looking positively radiant owing to her using Swedish rubaway to keep slim; ganesh dara to do away with " superfluous hairs"

Fashion advice in The Sphere
The Spheres womens section offers a range of ࠬ a mode style tips: the woman in the top-left has visited Mrs

Woman sits with parasol
Woman wearing a frilly voile frock made by Robinson and Cleaver relaxes on a bench holding a parasol. 1927

Advert for Samuel Brothers boys outfits 1884
Selection of clothing for boys at different ages. 1884

Celanese Fashion Fabrics
Advertisement for Celanese fabrics. 1928

Cartoon, music hall proprietor and theatre agent
Cartoon, music hall proprietor (Harry Hart) to theatre agent (Ambrose Maynard) -- Why don t you send all your Comic Singers to the Theatre, I say? We should know what to do then. 1883

Advert for Truefitt & Hill - hair stylists & products 1937
Where Artistry Defies Comparison. Permanent wave, who are not mere slaves to fashion. 1937

Parisian millinery of the moment: five new hat styles from Paris, 1924 Date: 1924

Advert for Noirat hairpieces 1909
Advertisement for Noirat hairpieces, showing women with increased volume on top to support their enormous hats. 1909

Advert for Marius Heng, hair and beauty 1909
Latest creations for Marius Heng, hair styles with accessories. 1909

Styles of hair worn in the Roman period
Hairdressing from antiquity to the present - Style of hair worn in the Roman period Date: circa 2nd century AD

Advert for Marius Heng, hair and beauty 1912
Advert for Marius Heng, lighter wigs with accessories. 1912

Advert for Noirat, hairpieces 1910
Advert for Noirat, pre-made fashionable wiglets for evening dress, an exhibition in Brussels, Noirat, won a prize for its hairpieces. 1910

Advert for Noirat, hair and beauty 1912
Advertisement for Noirat, showing women with increased visual width at the back of the head using wavy wigs, also wearing discrete headbands with feather and combs. 1912

Parisian costume styles, woman with two children at a toy stall. 1846

Advert for William Cuverville wigs & decorative bands 1912
Advertisement for William Cuverville, womens wavy hairpieces and decorative bands with feathers. Photograph of women making wiglets, with male supervisors looking over them. 1912

Advert for Noirat, hairpieces 1912
Advertisement for Noirat, wavy hairpieces for women with elegant ornamented bands and hair combs. 1912

Advert for Marius Heng, hair and beauty 1905
Advert for Marius Heng, hair and beauty. 1905

Costume styles, 18th century, from left to right: middle class couple circa 1740, couple from Berlin in special evening dress circa 1780, French couple in Revolution-era costume

Costume styles, 17th century, from left to right: Dutch couple circa 1610, French couple circa 1640, King Louis XIV and his wife (Maria Theresa of Spain) circa 1670

Styles Webb and NP Jewell at Maktau Camp, Kenya, WW1
Styles Webb and Dr NP Jewell at Maktau Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916

Break time at Bura Camp, Kenya, East Africa, for Evans, Burke, Styles, Webb and Dr Jewell, during WW1. 1916

Damascus, Syria - Door of the Museum - Arabic Architecture
Damascus, Syria - Door of the Museum - Islamic/Arabic Architectural styles in evidence. Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Marius Heng pompadour hairstyle 1906
Advertiement for Marius Heng, showing an Edwardian woman wearing a pompadour hairstyle. 1906

Advert for Marius Heng fake hair grip 1912
Marius Heng, a lightweight and simple to use grip for keeping womens false hair in place. 1912

Spain. Castile and Leon. Salamanca. New Cathedral. 16th-18th century. Gothic and baroque styles. Sart Rib vault

Portrait of a woman with typical 1960s hair style and blouse
Colour portrait of a woman with a typical 1960s hair style and lively blouse, taken in what could be a Working Mens Club in Middlesbrough. Date: 1960s

Advert for Matinee filter tipped cigarettes 1939
These Matinee filter tipped Virginia cigarettes in there slim black case. Date: 1939

Bathing and pyjama parade at Cannes, 1930s
Page from The Sketch reporting on a Bathing and Pyjama parade at Palm Beach near Cannes in 1930

Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens garments 1917
Debenham & Freebody advert for womens blouses with sailor collar, and loose tie, sailor jumper blouse and loose jumper blouse with small buttons to the side. 1917

Mantel, Over Mantel and Ornaments, Plate 196, with a clock on the mantel shelf and an ornately tiled fireplace below. Date: circa 1880s

Albums for scraps, cuttings, cards, Plate 181
Albums for scraps, newspaper cuttings, Christmas cards, etc, Plate 181. Date: circa 1880s

Jardiniere and Mirror, Stands, Candelabra, Plate 195
Jardiniere and Mirror, Tripod Stands and Candelabra, Plate 195. Date: circa 1880s

Mechanical Pieces, Plate 186, showing a range of items including a bird tree with clock, a monkey conjuror or magician, a sleeping beauty, a woman at a sewing machine, a bird in a cage

Parian figures, Plate 92, human figures (adults and children). Date: circa 1880s

Parian figures, Plate 91, with a woman kneeling before a cross (Rock of Ages), Zenobia, Innocence Protected, Evening Dew, Morning Dew, Hunter, and Driver. Date: circa 1880s

Art pottery, Latest Novelties, Plate 90, showing vases, jugs, jars and other items in a range of styles and patterns. Date: circa 1880s

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