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Edwardian floral and feathered hats 1909Head and shoulders of fashionable women wearing picture hats using floral and plumed designs. 1909
Bikini by NelbardenModel strikes a pose in a hunter green with pink trim Bri-nylon bikini by Nelbarden Date: 1966
Repeating Pattern - Old style telephones - man and woman. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
1940s hairstyle suitable for very long hairDuring the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. This style is suitable for very long hair. Date: 1940s
Compact pageboy bob hairstyle 1940sDuring the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses
The Styles, Sunningdale, 1926Photograph showing The Styles, Sunningdale, 1926. This was the home of Agatha Christie and her first husband, Colonel Archie Christie
Boyish Hairstyle 1950SA rather doleful looking ingenue with short pageboy hairstyle with a short, thick fringe (bangs) wears a blouse or dress with a peter pan collar
Ancient Footwear / DiderotA selection of ancient and not so ancient footwear including various styles of sandal (possibly Greek & Roman), also over-shoes & what looks like a shoe of the C16th (fig.25)
France - Loie Fuller - Dance of the Seven Veils (Salomes dance performed before King Herod Antipas). Date: circa 1905
Margaret Vyner, 1940Margaret Vyner, wife of actor Hugh Williams, sporting an outfit made from wool designed by Norman Hartnell, who was at the time dress-maker to the Queen. 1940
Pheltose - the New Sanitary Belt" For the Outdoor Girl!" 1928
Patricia Charles, 1927Poster artist Patricia Charles poses in a " devils hat". 1927
A 1920s garden partySeveral fashionably-dressed people enjoy a garden party in radiant sunshine. 1927
Fashion plate, Bouquetiere and EspagnoleFashion plate from Mode Journal Wiener Chic, with two womens styles, Bouquetiere and Espagnole. circa 1900s
Church Furniture, Plate 166, showing candle holders, candlesticks, lecterns, boxes, vases and other items. Date: circa 1880s
Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, Plate 116Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, window conservatories, Plate 116. Date: circa 1880s
Victorian women 1875Parisian woman from the mid 1870s, decortive mantle with lilies of the valley and ribbons. 1875
Hair styles 1840A 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
Nature will Out - golf cartoon by Fitz, 1927Golfing Styles on the Tee drawn by Fitz. Date: 1927
Edwardian woman 1903A sketch of a Edwardian woman with high hair style. 1903
White stretch towelling cat suitSixties nightwear: a white stretch towelling cat suit trimmed with green, at Neatawear. Date: 1966
Sixties kaftansModel 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 WorthIn 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 HartnellA dress and matching coat by Norman Hartnell who follows the vogue for diaphanous fabrics by using mushroom silk organza. The dress has a deep V neckline
Advertisement for Crimplene fabricAn advert for Crimplene showing how it has been used to create a black and white dress by Givenchy. Date: 1961
Black silk organza dressA 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 1922Peggy 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 1923Bobbed, tresses by the shingled, by Eugene, Grafton Street, Bond Street, London. 1923
Gazi, Ankara, Turkey - Railway Station. A wonderful mid-1920s Station displaying a variety of Architectural styles - opened by Kemal Ataturk in 1926
Cascade hairstyle 1940sDuring 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 1940sDuring 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 1940sShingle 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 MaryDresses 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 actressGloria Jean (Gloria Jean Schoonover, b 1926), American singer and actress who appeared in many feature films between 1939 and 1959
Dalhousie Barrack building, Fort William, CalcuttaAn elegant building at the Dalhousie Barracks, Fort William, Calcutta, showing British Architectural styles transplanted to India
Advert for Marius Heng hairpieces 1912New fashionable creations by incorporating fake hair to make attrative hair styles. 1912
Corduroy SuitSoft corduroy suit bound with petersham from Harrods, Knightsbridge. 1940
Burberry Womens Lounge SuitCorduroy lounge suit, made by Burberry in the Haymarket. 1940
Womens fashion, 1940Woman poses in square-necked summer frock, designed by Walpole, New Bond Street. 1940
Lady Milford Haven, 1928The 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 TimeA group of fashionably-dressed couples at Deauville, Normandy enjoy cocktails and cigarettes. 1928
Womens fashion, 1928Women sporting summer frocks and parasols. 1928
Lady Dorothea Ashley-Cooper, 1928Lady Dorothea Ashley-Cooper, daughter to the Earl of Shaftesbury, sporting a Greek outfit. 1928
Princess Elizabeth of York with her mother, Duchess of YorkA woman lies back luxuriously on a beach, dressed in a bathing suit. Alongside her a dog and an oriental parasol can be seen. 1928