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Early woman police sergeant, LondonAn early (possibly the first) woman police sergeant in London, wearing the Stanley Uniform, introduced in 1919. The tunic was single-breasted with six metal buttons down the front
Superintendent Stanley and three women police officersSuperintendent Sophia Stanley (served 1918-1922, seated), the first Superintendent of Women Police, and three women police officers (left to right: Elinor J Robertson, served 1919-1922)
Woman police officer in new Stanley UniformWoman police officer in the new Stanley Uniform, introduced in 1919, and named after the first Superintendent of Women Police, Sophia Stanley
Two women wearing tailored suits 1909In chasseur green serge, braided in black. The coat is cut to the shape of the tunic-kilted skirt. The second costume is carried out in Mulberry cloth, with revers and buttons of black satin. 1909
Model with Fox TerrierMilitary style tunic in lime green with epaulettes & button detail worn with a box-pleated skirt in pale lime & bottle green & a tiny hat with veil. N.B Wire haired fox terrier. Date: late 1930s
King, Soldier, MinstrelKing: mantle with embroidered border, tunic & leg bandages. Soldier: tunic, chainmail shirt & cape, trousers, boots. Minstrel: tunic & girdle, trousers & leg bandages. Date: 8th century
King, Soldier, LabourersKing or Chieftain: mantle, tunic, leg bandages, short boots. Labourers: phrygian caps, short tunics & girdles, braies, short hose & shoes tied on with a leather lace. Date: 8th century
Priests, Soldier C8ThClergy: Ecclesiastical vestments; Soldier: chainmail, a tunic, hose or trousers & leg bandages. Woman: a kirtle with embroidered cuffs & a fur-lined super tunic. Date: 8th century
13th century Dress - Woman - BoyYoung woman: wears her hair long & flowing, a pink kirtle & short green super-tunic. Boy: short super-tunic with a square neckline & girdle, stockings & shoes with a bar. 13th century
German - Italian DressWoman: barbette & fillet. Man: tabard style sleeveless surcote, tunic, mantle fastened with cord. Italian students wear voluminous gowns & a fur-lined surcote. 13th century
C13th German CostumeWomen: tabard style super- tunic (surcote) worn over a gown, loose flowing hair, ornamental fillet (circlet), veil, barbette & fillet. Man: tunic, mantle & cape. Date: 13th century
C11th Dress / Pope & KingA Pope & a King wearing embroidered super-tunics & mantles. The king wears a crown, the pope a tall conical hat. The servants tunic & cloak are dagged. Date: 11th century
Merchants & Noble 1350SMerchants: hood, long cote- hardie, gipon, piked shoes, cape, front buttoning super- tunic, girdle with pouch, dagger & rosary. Nobleman: gipon, knightly-girdle, mantle Date: 1350s
Prince, Noble, Page C14Prince: gipon (doublet), soled & piked hose, knightly-girdle, dagged mantle. Noble: shoulder cape, hood & cloak. Page: wide short sleeveless tunic with side vents, funnel sleeves. Date: 14th century
Lady in Full DressA woman wearing a tunic, cloak and wimple covering her head Date: 9th century
Irish Fashion Show 1960Leisure Wear Show at the Irish Export Centre: Model in a black shirt by Dorothy Pinnock, coffee handknitted tunic by Kennedy of Ardara & black skirt by Cater Platt. Date: 24 May 1960
Swimwear / Barbier 1913Pretty bathing belle in a swimsuit consisting of a high waisted & belted tunic (presumably with shorts or bloomers beneath) & a matching cap daintily holds a crab. Date: 1913
Incense, Cinnamon, MyrrhOrientalism: depiction of the influece of all things eastern upon western fashions including harem pants or Turkish trousers & turbans. N.B lampshade tunic. Date: 1914
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
Tunic dress circa 1912Exotically patterned & brightly coloured tunic dress: narrow skirt, over-skirt draped to form a polonaise & a pleated tunic with a wrap over corsage. Worn with a soft hat. Date: circa 1912
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
Billie Burkes PackardActress BILLIE BURKE wears an ensemble with a narrow draped skirt & round necked blouse which partially covers the skirt to create a short tunic & is worn with a belt. Date: 1913
Lilac Tunic Dress 1914Brimless hat with feathers, mink scarf & muff, tunic dress & jacket with flaring skirt, short cape & collar, split tunic & military trim. Girl: gaiters & D-B coat with capes Date: 1914
Mother / 2 Children 1914Pill box hat, cape with tiny buttons & high stand collar, kilted tunic, sash or girdle, white muff. Boy: smock & shorts. Girl: plaid skirt, blouse with Peter Pan collar. Date: 1914
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
Tunic Dress 1920Young lady in a tunic dress with tubular under-skirt, V neck bodice & broad sash. She wears Louis heeled buckle shoes & her hair is cut into a bob with a thick fringe. Date: 1920
Fauntleroy Dress 1889Cavalier costume (a style that pre-dates the 1886 Hodgson Burnett novel): velvet tunic & knickerbockers, lace falling collar & cuffs, sash with bow on one hip & buckle shoes. Date: 1889
Lilac Stripe Dress 1899Lilac & lace vertical striped tunic dress, vandyked tucker, trained triple skirt with accordian pleats. Black & pink tunic dress with simulated open bodice & fringing. Date: 1899
Frocks / Red Parasol 1899Blue tunic dress: 3 pointed upper skirts draped up at the back, gauged lace edged yoke. Grey mohair costume with orange lace bodice & simulated tunic. Date: 1899
Seaside Frocks for 1899Yellow tunic dress, rows of tucks on the sleeves, waist & under-skirt. Grey & purple dress with yoke skirt with curved flounces, lace bodice & jabot & saucer collar. Date: 1899
Zig-Zag Blue Dress 1899Tunic dress with points at the front, a high throated sac like lace bodice, V shaped falling tucker, sleeves with shoulder puffs & inverted cuffs, flounce at the hem. Date: 1899
Bolero Dress 1899Blue tunic dress: lace edge bolero with epaulettes & tight sleeves extending in points over the hands, wrap over lace edged tunic, belt with paste buckle, hat with wavy brim. Date: 1899
Racegoers Fashions 1899Blue: tucked front & sleeves, wrap-over front, high pointed collar. Lilac tunic dress: dentate wrap over body, pointed & curved hems, flat braid trim, lace & belts. Date: 1899
Costume / Lacourriere 90SGreen spotted tunic: wrap over bodice & fur trim over a high- necked black dress. Costume bodice: short basques, gigot sleeves, pockets, gored skirt, button detail, large revers. Date: 1890s
Open Robe 1888Green open robe: loose sash at the waist, tall soft hat with stuffed bird. Striped robe: pointed bodice, skirt with 3 rows of puffing & tunic fullness draped at the front. Date: 1888
Astrakan Costume 1885Astrakan d-b jacket bodice, high round collar, skirt & tunic in fabric of vertical stripes, tasselled cord worn at one side. Hat: high crown & stuffed bird. Small muff. Date: 1885
Ladies Treasury 1880Jacket body: pointed side basques, wrap-over front & buckle, skirt of narrow flounces & slight train. Plum & grey tunic: pleated bodice, cord & tassel belt. Date: 1880
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
Purple Dress 1899Purple dress with wrap-over bodice, 3/4 length sleeves, accordi on pleating on cuffs, yoke, sleeves & collar. Tunic simulated by the addition of broad lace panels. Date: 1899
Striped Dress 1899yellow & black vertically striped tunic dress ornamented with rows of tiny flounces on revers, cuffs, epaulettes, over-skirt & cravat. Worn with a blouse with horizontal tucks Date: 1899
Silhouette of 1911The fashionable silhouette of 1911: large brimmed hat, high waisted Empire line gown with an over-skirt or tunic & a train, tassels & lots of fur in the form of a muff & stole. Date: 1911
Englishman of 1415Short belted tunic, long sleeves : jewelled cap, and two-colour hose, more suitable for the parlour than the field of battle Date: circa 1415
Englishman 1440His tunic is cut full and loose; that thing on the floor is his roundlet, a kind of cap with frills Date: circa 1440
Englishman 1170He wears a short cloak over an ankle-length tunic, fastened with a brooch at the neck and a belt at the waist : he wears gloves Date: circa 1170
Englishman 1120He wears a long cloak, with a tunic beneath and a shirt beneath the tunic : he curls his hair in ringlets Date: circa 1120
English Vips C15+Four persons of distinction, three in long gowns, one in a short tunic and high breeches Date: 15/16th centuries
Greek wearing tunicMan wearing an ornamented tunic. Date: Ancient Greece
Greek costumeMan wearing a tunic; and a helmet Date: Ancient Greece