Taffeta Collection (page 2)

Dress in Tootal taffeta. 1936

Fashionable womens clothing 1905
Woman wearing a stylish taffeta coat and a long handled parasol, available from Shoolbred s, department store. Date: 1905

Fashionable woman 1905
Edwardian woman wearing restaurant corsage of mousseline taffeta. Date: 1905

Advert for Dickins & Jones clothing sale 1917
Great two week sale on womens outdoor wear. 1917

TEENAGE EVENING GOWN
Victorian Fantasie: Evening gown for a teenage girl in red spotted taffeta with ecru lace edging to the square neckline. Gauging & tiny tucks ornament the skirt & puffed sleeves. Date: 1930s

Court gown and evening dress for the opera, 1930
On the left, a court dress from Reville of Hanover Square, carried out in shimmering white satin manufactured in Britain. On the right

Fashion at the threatre 1912
French models wearing clothing for the theatre, creations by Buzenet. (left), Purple and blue taffeta tunic dress, with lace ruffles sleeves

Dresses by Philippe et Gaston fashions, depicting elegant people in the Ruhl Hotel, Nice. 1929

Evening gown and bodice by Elsa Schiaparelli
Illustration of an evening gown and bodice by Elsa Schiaparelli, on a fashion page by Winifred Lewis. The outfit is described as

Advert for Dickins & Jones womens clothing 1912
Seletion of reduced womens clothing, Irish hand knitted golf coat, blouse robe ready fro wear of washing linen trimmed paisley embroidered lawn collar and cuffs

Edwardian Evening Dress
An upper class Edwardian family on the staircase of their house, the men in dinner suits and the women in silver and pink silk evening dresses

Daddy Longlegs by Jean Webster. First produced in England at the Duke of Yorks Theatre on 29th May 1916. The text at the bottom left of the poster reads A Full of Smiles Play by Jean Webster

Stylish women wearing different headgear from Edelle
Five stylish women wearing the following outfits from Edelle, 30, New Bond Street: hat and scarf to match of crepe de chine embroidered in cardinal red (left top)

Advertisement for Poiret and Jenny fashions, showing four women in a range of outfits. 1917

Advertisement for Poiret, Premet and Jenny fashions, showing four women in a range of outfits. 1917

Paquin evening dress, 1938
An evening dress by Paquin in black net and lace, full skirted, longer at the back than the front. The frock is completed by a large taffeta bow of an elusive petunia shade. Date: 1938

Fashions for the London Season by Gordon Conway
Nothing could be smarter than this evening coat and dress from Dickins and Jones, Regent Street. The former is of gold-tinsel tissue shot with moonlight blue, this gives a peach-bloom effect

Polo Dress 1936
A young woman in a pretty taffeta gown and novel hat, daintily shaded with a parasol. A lovely outfit in which to watch the England vs USA polo match, Hurlingham. Date: 20 June 1936

Evening Frocks 1932
Dinner and Evening frocks: features to note include lace sleeves; bow detail and low back; cartridge pleating; cowl bodice and a taffeta coatee with unusual cuffs. Date: 1932

Womens dresses 1929
Women wearing fashionable frocks for day and evening. Date: 1929

Double living room by Allan Walton, with green carpet and green taffeta curtains. Date: 1933

Hat in white taffeta trimmed with pink ribbon.. Handcolored lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885

Woman in a chiffon dress, and tall striped taffeta hat called the Theodore.. Handcolored lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885

Hat inspired by Salieris opera Tarare: pink
Woman in half-redingote and Calpigi bonnet.. Bonnet inspired by Calpigi (from Salieris Tarare). Woman in a canary yellow English-style taffeta dress and a blue silk cap with yellow crepe garland

Woman in puce taffeta caraco over a petticoat of pink taffeta.. Handcolored lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885

Woman in canary-yellow taffeta hooded cape trimmed with roses and ribbons, and ball mask.. Handcolored lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset

Short, full skirt & taffeta cape, fashions for 1916
A fashion forward outfit comprising of a black and white gown with full skirt worn with a pretty little taffeta cape trimmed with ruches supplemented with an Eve ruffle from Dickins and Jones

Dress by Ernest, WW1
A picturesque dress of pervenche blue taffeta trimmed with frills, with a stiffened hem and a frill of white muslin edged with lace from Ernest s

First World War dresses, ladies taking afternoon tea
Two ladies take tea together at an outside table under the shade of a parasol. On the left, is a grey and white check taffeta dress with blue hooped bands, pannier pockets and brassard armlet

Advertisement for Shoolbreds ladies shirts
Advertisement for Shoolbreds ladies tailor-made shirts, made by expert tailors in the mens shirt department. Materials available are spun silk, taffeta silk, spunella

Advert for Celanese curtain ninon 1938
Light and Shade and.. Celanese curtain ninon. Hanging over the windows are soft folds of Celanese curtain ninon. So gossamer-fine it lets all possible light flood through. Date: 1938

Apres ski fashion 1953
Suggested outfits for apres ski socialising. On the left is a grey and yellow checked wool taffeta blouse by Jaeger worn with their huge, button-through circular felt skirt

Christmas party wear from Gooch s
Advertisement for Goochs of Knightsbridge featuring some Christmas party wear outfits for girls and boys, from a miniature dinner suit on the left, to a party frock of artificial taffeta. Date: 1930

Bridal fashions 1928
For a spring wedding, the bride in a 3/4 length shirmp-pink enriched lace satin dress with panels to the sides, wearing a matching long net train

Paris Fashions for May 1869
Engraving showing fashionable summer dresses for Paris, May 1869. The dresses were (from left to right): Toilette de Promenade

A Gown for the Races, 1920
A black taffeta gown with a sash and lining of snow white crepe de chine. The head dress was made from taffeta trimmed with osprey and paradise

Easter Fashions for March, 1847
A sketch showing the Easter fashions from Paris couturiers, 1847. From left: A lace head dress and a robe of taffeta, d italie rose and trimmed with ribbon

Fashions for April, 1872
A selection of ladies fashions from the Paris designers, April 1872. From left to right: Toilette de Diner, trimmed with a deep flounce

Crinoline Gown 1939
Crinoline evening gown in black taffeta with a printed crepe bodice by Marcel Rochas. Ruched panels are used to ornament both bodice & skirt. Worn with a matching cape

Haut Couture 1950S
Three glamorous models adorn the catwalk, dressed in the latest satin and taffeta haute couture dresses. Note the huge chandelier above them

Striped Pyjamas 1927
A pair of elegant striped pyjamas & a man shown modelling them. They are available in various fabrics including cotton, taffeta, flannel, silk & cashmire

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