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Half-length coat by Elsa SchiaparelliHalf-length coat designed by Elsa Schiaparelli. The coat is made in carbon blue embroidered with black soutache. The skirt is blue
A Lovely Ascot frock from Harrods, 1924A black and white georgette frock, embroidered with silk and beads, worn with a osprey trimmed hat and silken sunshade decorated with sheared marabout (marabou), all from Harrods of Knightsbridge
Girls Dresses 1920S / 30STwo neat dresses for todays schoolgirl. The one on the left is in pinky beige, with metal buttons. The one on the right is harebell blue, also trimmed with metal buttons
German Nobles C14ThHood-turbans, fur-lined & trimmed houppelande with bagpipe sleeves, a voluminous garment cape-like in shape but belted & worn over a gipon (the buttoned sleeves visible) Date: 14th century
Italian Costumes 1488-90Italian costume. Woman: bold striped gown, the sleeves decorated with ribbon bows, hair worn in a long plait. Men: fur -trimmed tabard or huke, soled hose. Date: 1488 - 1490
English Costume C15ThMen: cap with turned up brim, chaperon with liripipe, hose, short houppelandes ( one with dagged sleeves). Woman: fur- trimmed gown, hanging sleeves, high-crowned bonnet headdress Date: 15th century
English Costume 1400Man: buskins, doublet with sleeve apertures, pouch & dagger, brimless hat. Women: cote-hardie, ermine trimmed sideless surcoat, houppelande Headdresses: horned, padded V Date: 1400
Burgundian Dress C. 1450Hat with burlet, doublet with puffed over-sleeves, jerkins (jackets) with pleats or ermine trimmed & with hanging sleeves, hose & piked shoes (cracowes) or piked buskins. Date: circa 1450
Men of Bourgogne C. 1450Embroidered jerkin (jacket) with hanging sleeves worn over a doublet, hose, piked side- lacing boots with spurs, fur- lined & trimmed jerkin with side vents, chaperon (hat). Date: circa 1450
COSTUME 1798-99Man: breeches, d-b coat cut- away & with a velvet collar. N.B Watch seals. Women: high- waisted gowns & pelises - some trimmed with fur, fur muff, turban or straw hat. Date: 1798 - 1799
Evening Dress 1890Mrs W J Bonsor wears a decollete evening gown with tight lace bodice & draped skirt & marabou trimmed mantle. She wears three bracelets, a necklace & tiara. Date: 1890
Green Cloche & ScarfA rosy young blonde woman in a fetching green cloche hat with an upturned brim and trimmed with a red rose. She also wears a long floral print scarf. Date: 1920s
Trying on a Hat 1897A young blonde German lady in a red dress tries on a black hat strikingly trimmed in striped fabric. Date: 1897
Promenade Dress 1809High-necked white muslin gown with embroidered hem worn with a white spencer possibly ornamented with braid, a blue embroidered scarf, small straw bonnet trimmed with feathers. Date: 1809
Ossi Oswalda with FanActress Ossi Oswalda holds a folding fan with decorative sticks covered in ostrich plumes. Her gauze hat is also trimmed with feathers - this time its osprey. Date: early 1920s
Monkey Fur Trim 1919A pretty young lady lies to an overweight matronly friend that her new monkey fur- trimmed coat suits her. N.B turban & shoes with cross over ribbons like ballet slippers. Date: 1919
Open Robe 1908The S-Bend silhouette in the year when the new straighter line was introduced. An open robe: flaring, swirling skirt, embroidery, volan trimmed sleeves & lace. Date: 1908
At Dressmakers 1913A dressmaker adjusts the hem of a tango skirt which is worn with a backless, sleeveless tunic & striped sash. A gentleman holds her fur- trimmed mantle. Date: 1913
Fur Trimmed Tunic 1914Narrow fashionable silhouette of narrow skirt worn with a fur-trimmed V back tunic. Her hair is dressed simply with a soft hat worn close to the head. Date: 1914
Fur-Trimmed EnsembleLoose fitting brown jacket gathered in at the waist with a high fur collar & cuffs, short, full skirt which narrows at its fur trimmed hem, a fur muff & brimless hat. Date: 1918
Elegant Evening DressBack view of a dress in heavy crepe-satin with gored skirt trimmed with skunk fur at the hem & with an unusual segmented back detail to the bodice with triangular shaped voids. Date: 1930s
Spoon BonnetsSPOON BONNETS Two examples of a shape of bonnet referred to as spoon bonnets shown here trimmed with broad ribbon & flowers. Date: 1863
Evening Dress 1899Pink spotted gown (possibly a net over dress ornamented with sequins), corsage en ceour, cascade of lace from the bodice to the hem, trimmed with sinuous gold braid. Date: 1899
Green Dress 1899Dark green princess style dress trimmed in white with shoulder puffs, wrap over bodice & gored skirt tight over the hips & flaring from below the knee. Date: 1899
Green Spotted Cloak 1899Pale green theatre cloak with high collar edged with white accordion pleated chiffon & trimmed with black lace applied in serpentine waves to the border. Date: 1899
Greenhouse Fashions 1899White gown: gauged bodice, simulated tunic with flounces & pearls. Purple & lilac dress & bolero: bold floral print trimmed in black. Both have square necklines. Date: 1899
Autumn Fashions 1932A plum-coloured coat with fur- trimmed cape, collar and cuffs. A large square clasp fastens the coat. Date: 1932
Red Indian Costume BoyA young boy wears a native American outfit made of brown casement, trimmed with a red fringe and red appliques, and completed by a feathered headdress with wooden beads. Date: 28 December 1935
Walking Dress 1819Lemon coloured pelisse, trimmed at hem, collar & cuffs with 2 narrow fluted full flounces; large pink bonnet, red Parisian reticule & Marine boots. Date: 1819
Afternoon Dress 1801A yellow gown trimmed in blue & black with a ruff & matching turban & plume. A white gown worn with a red spencer & white ruff & feather headdress. Date: 1801
Costume / 1364 / Hist. FashA fashionable lady during the reign of Charles V - she wears a multi-coloured gown, ermine- trimmed cloak and matching (or attached) pixie hood Date: circa 1370
Cartoon, Modern artist and visitorCartoon, modern artist showing his abstract painting to a visitor. She says she likes it; he replies: I can tell you re a connoisseur ! Date: 1919
Woman in Tweed Cap / 1930SA shot of a woman in profile wearing one of the latest fine tweed caps in dusty pink with a low flap at the back trimmed with navy petersham ribbon Date: 1930s
Costume / June 1814Evening dress: blue sarsnet with crape draperies, short full sleeves. Morning dress: of muslin trimmed with lace, coloured petticoat with fringing & an oldenberg bonnet. Date: 1814
Boyars Beards TrimmedIn his efforts to introduce Western customs into Russia, Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards. This satire shows him trimming the beard of a Boyar. Date: 1698
Costume / Women / 1826Front & back views of dress with gigot sleeves, skirt ornamented with tucks, plus a canezou-pelerine & belt. Hat trimmed profusely with wheat ears, flowers & bows. Date: circa 1826
Cartoon, Walking past an accident. Its a housemaid who was hit by a taxi. Oh, as if the servant problem wasn t bad enough already ! Date: 1919
Modelling Gown 1930STwo potential customers watch a mannequin model a gown with a gored skirt, pointed panels forming a yoke on the hips, a loosely tied narrow sash & a marabou trimmed cape. Date: early 1930s
King Edward VI of England (1537-1553), son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. Date: circa 1550
Fashionable women from 1861Pardessus Imperatrice with corded seams; mantle with mauve silk trim; pardessus with scalloped cuff; black & green mantle with guipure pelerine; childs pardessus trimmed with gimp. 1861
Boy and girl at ChristmasBoy helps his partner remove her fur trimmed cape at a Christmas Party. Artist: Ellen Jessie Andrews Date: 1910
Advert for Gorringes womens fur trim coats 1937Charming spring coat trimmed with dyed squirrel, in a light-weight woollen material with pretty tucking effect on cuffs and revers. Date: 1937
Hyde Park Parade DressWinter dress for promenading in Hyde Park: crimson pelisse & toque trimmed with ermine worn with a white muslin dress, crimson slippers & tan gloves. Date: 1808
Smart taiored suits 1937Model wearing fashionable woolen suits with fur trm collar. Date: 1937
Double portrait, the Sherlock Sisters in matching costumes. Date: circa 1920
Advert for Burberry fur trimmed overcoats 1929Fashionable fur trimmed overcoats for women. 1929
Young girl in remarkable woollen ensemble on beachYoung girl in remarkable woollen ensemble (dress and hat with white fur trim) on a sandy British beach with bucket and spade in hand Date: circa 1920s
London Lady Marion strolling along a London StreetA smart lady ( Marion ) strolling along a London Street having been out shopping. Date: 1937