Styles Collection (page 7)

Victorian woman 1875
Parisian woman from the mid 1870s, showing the backview with lace edging. 1875

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove frilly dress 1938
Like a petal of a flower, frills, frills, frills... even at the demure neckline. Woman wearing a full length Christmas party evening dress with frills around neckline and from the hips down. 1938

Preraphaelite Model
The quintessential preraphaelite model - here depicting the Lady of Shallott, but she could pose for countless other Victorian femmes fatales or doomed. Date: 1866

Advert for Eugene permanant hair 1938
The secret of beautiful dressing is largely hair dressing! 1938

Shoes by Perugia 1931
A selection of court shoes styles by Perugia. Date: 1931

Victorian jewellery remounted as diamond brooches 1937
This illustration shows how pieces of Victorian jewellery were being reused as ornamental brooches more in keeping with the 1930s

Big Hair of 1917
A slightly exaggerated view of the vogue for tall hair during this period. Hats also had high crowns - no doubt to accommodate " do s" such as this. 1917

Hairstyles / Evening 1868
Fashionable evening coiffures, with ringlets and various ornaments and hoods. (2 of 2) 1868

Stupendous Chignon
CHIGNONS: A fashion conscious woman, no doubt employing a prodigious amount of false hair, sports a large chignon. Her horse likewise is completely chignoned! Date: 1866

English Courtiers C15+
Four courtiers in a variety of clothing styles - long gowns, short coats Date: 15/16th centuries

DEVON FIRES
Two versions of the Devon fire which is offered in several styles to suit the decor of your home, be it traditional or art deco Date: circa 1930

Merveilleuse 1794
Encouraged by Amaury Duval, an official at the Ministry of the Interior, Parisiennes defy aristocratic fashions with their own free-expression styles, often exaggerated Date: 1794

Hairstyles of Europe
Various hairstyles, including hairnets, of European ladies. Date: 16th century

Trade catalogue of hairpieces 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a collection of Edwardian wiglets. Date: 1911

Edwardian bows, floral and feathered hats 1909
Seletion of fashionable hats: toque, brimless hat that had a very wide crown and Merry Widow a large hat with a large brim, trimmed with bows, satin ribbon, plumed feathers and flowers. 1909

Stained Glass Examples 1
Stained glass of different periods and styles, from churches and cathedrals in England and Europe Date: 1868

William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli
THE TWO AUGURS The wily Disraeli and the stolid Gladstone - a contrast in political styles Date: 1873

Headdresses with mesh veils 1869
Women wearing headdresses with mesh net veils over their faces. 1869

Advert for Eugene permanent wavy hair 1937
A beautiful wave discovers new beauty in you ! 1937

Hair Curling Clips
A girl having rather painful looking clips put into her hair, presumably to make it curl into the kind of curly hairstyle made popular by child star Shirley Temple. Date: 1930s

The uncomfortable pigtail Date: 1921

Advert for Noirat, hairstyles, hairpieces and headbands 1910
Advertisement for Noirat, women wearing the latest hairpieces and headbands. Date: 1910

Advert for Debenham & Freebody evening wraps 1929
Advert for distinctive evening wraps, available from Debenham & Freebody. 1929

Advert for Marius Heng, hair stylist 1909
Marius Heng, specialty of natural wavy hair. 1909

Advert for Debenham & Freebody hats 1917
A selection of womens hat for 1917. 1917

Black and white zebra dress by Hildebrand
A black and white zebra dress in Courtelle jersey by Hildebrand with Echo black and white stockings and black mock croc shoes by John Smith. Date: 1966

Sixties patterned silk culotte suit
Janet Lyle wears a long pink patterned silk culotte suit designed by herself. Date: 1966

Sixties fashions
Model on the left wears a navy with red and white striped Mono trouser suit, with Edward Mann spy girl hat from Bourne and Hollingsworth

Advertisement for Crimplene jacket
Advertisement for a Crimplene jacket which ensures the man appears handsome and eligible in all situations. Date: 1966

Sixties winter fashions
Winter fashions from the 1960s. The model seated upright on the boat wears a cable-knit sweater in gold from Marshall and Snelgrove, brown, red and blue checked skirt by Slimma

Lightweight sheath dress by Mis Polly
A lightweight sheath dress by Miss Polly. The sleeves and waist are sharply defined by white pique. Date: 1961

Silk Lotus print over-blouse and trousers
A silk Lotus print over-blouse and trousers in pre-Raphaelite browns on white, only available at Libertys Date: 1961

White jasmine mink cape-jacket by Bradleys
A white jasmine mink cape-jacket by Bradleys of Welbeck Street, with Peter Pan collar and large, black, decorative buttons. The pendant earrings of rhinestones and river pearls are by Christian Dior

Harrods advertisement
Advertisement for Harrods showing two models in a tent coat and a suit in wool, inspired by Marc Bohan, with contrasting tricorn rever beneath mandarin collar. Date: 1966

Various outfits from the 1960s
An article entitled What People are Wearing showing an assortment of 1960s fashions, including a cotton jersey dress by Biba; purple

Silk suit by H. B. Popper
A coffee-coloured jack and skirt with an olive chiffon headband, by H.B Popper. Date: 1961

Night and Day fashions
Night and day fashions from the 1960s. From left to right: A Debenham & Freebody empire line nylon nightdress in which a 15 denier in the colours shown is mounted over a toning 30

Knitted sweaters by Dior
Dior knitted sweaters in a large stitch; they are made in soft giant-ply wool to combine glamour with warmth. The navy sweater on the left is knitted diagonally in a chevron pattern

White pure silk chiffon ball dress by Victor Stiebel
Victor Stiebels magnificent ball dress of white pure silk chiffon. The high bodice is entirely encrusted with crystals and Wedgewood blue embroidery while a satin sash of the same blue encircles

White pique dress from Horrockses
A white pique dress from Horrockses. The full skirt is supported by a stiffened new petticoat, shoe-string shoulder straps and neckline edging are of narrow fondant pink cotton

Steps in the Right Direction : Shoe Models, 1927
The elaborate simplicity of new show styles from Lilley and Skinner Date: 1927

Womens and Cildrens Fashions for Autumn 1921
Fashion Plate - Womens and Cildrens Fashions for Autumn 1921. Date: 1921

Japanese family group - different styles of kimono and hair dressing Date: 1932

Ideal Home Exhibition advert
Advertisement for the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia, London. Date: 16th April1932

Doorway of Ivy Cottage with Nelstrop and Wilson, friends of the photographer, showing very different styles of footwear, and beyond is a view into a heavily ornate Edwardian hallway. Date: circa 1907

Group of Edwardian men in countryside on Eyam Moor
The purpose of this gathering is not known, only the man at extreme left is know and he is George Barnshaw, a manager at Battersbys Hat Factory in Stockport

Men on a boat on a Rhine cruise, with Edgar Battersby the photographer sitting on the rail smoking a pipe. A good illustration of the styles and atmosphere of the time Date: circa 1908

Audience at an Edwardian tennis match showing styles of dress of the period Date: circa 1908

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