Tuxedo Collection

Men in evening wear from the 1920s.. Men in evening wear from the 1920s, in tuxedo, spats, bow-tie, top hat and canes. Chromolithograph from a catalog of male winter fashions from Bruner Woolens, 1920

Noel Coward (1899-1973)
Caricature of Noel Coward (1899-1973), the English playwright, actor and composer, in 1938

Advert / Lawrence / Squire
Personality endorsement of Whitbreads India Pale Ale: Gertrude Lawrence and Ronald Squire

The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - Bateman
The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - H M Bateman. This illustration shows an arrogant man who has defied etiquette by lighting his cigar before the correct course of dinner

Fashionable Night-Spot
Smart people in a fashionable Paris nightclub. Dining and dancing and showing off their elegant evening clothes and dinner jacket

Men Evening Dress 1893
Three variations of evening dress for 1893-4: dress tail coats with roll collar or step collar & a dress jacket. One man wears a black waistcoat & pumps the others wear white

Cat in tuxedo playing a violin

Siberian death defier and Aviator baffling John Clempert
Undated coloured poster for Siberian death defier and Aviator baffling John Clempert featuring illustrations of his tricks and performances. HPF/5B/18

Dewars advertisement
Advertisement for Dewars White Label whiskey showing four gentlemen smartly attired in evening wear enjoying a game of cards - and a glass of Dewar s. 1934

Couple Dancing / Piano
A couple dancing to popular songs of the day such as Schade, dass man per Telefon nicht kussen kann ( What a shame you can t kiss over the phone )

Advert / Ogdens Tobacco
Ogdens : " Suit the Million and the Millionaire"

Supper Men About Town by Hynes
Five well known figures on the London social scene during the 1920s caricatured by Hynes in The Bystander

Magician Carl Devo
Undated colour illustrated poster for magician Carl Devo, featuring full length illustration of Devo surrounded by magical objects, printed by Weiners Limited, London. HPF/5B/5

Social / Night on Town
She wears an evening coat by Worth: oriental cherry blossom fabric, wide full sleeves, fur cuffs & collar. He wears a black tailcoat & white tie

Watch Advertisement
Thanks to his Omega watch, this gentleman can tell that unless his companion gets a move on, they are going to be late for the theatre

Formal Menswear for 1963
French mens formal wear for Spring-Summer 1963: evening dress of tail coat, white tie, wing collar & waistcoat; daywear of morning suit with morning jacket & top hat

Fashionable dancers in a hotel ballroom. Date: 1908

Advert for Pianola Piano 1913
Social gathering around Pianola Piano, pre-war ladies and gentlemen in their evening attire being entertained by the piano. Date: 1913

Man wearing tuxedo, holding bowler hat. Date c1896

Social / Men in Bar 1913
Two debonair men-about-town wear evening dress clothes of white tie & black tailcoat, top hat, wing collar & dress pumps. One wears a cape with silk faced collar & lapels

Great Macdermott / Feather
THE GREAT MACDERMOTT (Gilbert Hastings Farrell) Music hall singer of patriotic songs: I ll strike you with a feather

Arthur Bourchier / Vf 1896
Black tailcoat & trousers, white waistcoat with roll collar & cut low revealing an expanse of shirt front, stand collar & white tie, gold watch chain & orchid buttonhole

Two-Step Dance (Rieth)

A lively couple show how it's done on the cover of this "How To" book. Date: circa 1880

Overflow for supper in Winter Garden, Savoy Hotel, London
The overflow for supper in the Winter Garden, The Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1911

CIGARETTE AD/DIE DAME
A cigarette advertisement featuring an elegant couple. Date: 1927

Advert for Peter Robinson gentlemens evening wear 1895
Perfectly cut and tailored, at moderate cost. Date: 1895

Advert for International Fur Store 1889
The International Fur Store, advertising fur coats for men and women. 1889

Rivals at the theatre 1906
Smartly dressed gentlemen in tuxedos trying to get the attention of a flirtatious woman. 1906

WW1 - Comic Postcard - K-Nut in a tuxedo
WW1 - Before conscription into the army was introduced, a certain class of young men existed

Advert for Revillon Freres gentlemens evening attire 1909
Gentleman wearing a very smart tuxedo with fur-lined overcoat. Date: 1909

SOCIAL / GERMAN BALL 1890S
People at a masked ball in the Deutschen Theater, Munich Date: 1890s

THEATREGOER IN BIG HAT 1914
A theatre-going lady in an absolutely splendid hat - unless, of course, your seat happens to be back of hers... Date: 1914

EINAR HANSON (Einar Hanson Olstad) Film actor Date: 1876 -

FOUR IN A BOX
A lady and three attendant males in a theatre box Date: 1908

Couple dancing 1950
Couple wearing evening dress, dancing close together. Date: 1950

Fortunino Matania at Centenary Dinner
The famous magazine illustrator and artist, Fortunino Matania (1881-1963), special artist for The Sphere, and later illustrator of historical stories in Britannia and Eve

Evening Dress / Men C. 1900
Cigar smoking gentleman in a black tail-coat & trousers, white waistcoat, bowtie & gloves, top hat & leather pumps. A large gardenia graces his buttonhole

Evening Dress Suit 1938
Evening dress suit worn with white waistcoat & bowtie. Perfect the formal evening functions

Arriving at Restaurant
A monocled gent guides two ladies to their table in a fashionable restaurant, past another monocled gent in dinner jacket with two ladies

Charles Godfrey, music hall singer
CHARLES GODFREY (1851-1900), music hall singer, seen here performing as The Masher King

Advert for International Fur Store 1889
Gentleman wearing a heavy winter overcoat with fur lining and top hat. 1889

Fred Astaire (1899 - 1987), American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter

George Grossmith / 1911
GEORGE GROSSMITH (JNR) English actor, best known for his man-about-town roles, as Lord Bicester in The Sunshine Girl Date: 1911

Dryden / Champagne / 118
Poster design to advertise Kupferberg Reisling Champagne featuring four gentlemen in evening dress sitting around a table drinking champagne. Date: 1912

Advert for Austin Reed evening clothes 1937
Evening menswear with white tie and top hat. Date: 1937

Silhouette of the first night of theatre 1907
Edwardian men and women wearing their finest clothing to watch a show at the theatre. 1907

Madge Lessing (1862 - 1932), English actress and singer, showing her in trousers, playing the part of Aurora Bruce at the Prince of Wales Theatre

Interior, Chinese Tuxedo Restaurant, New York City, USA
Interior, Chinese Tuxedo Restaurant, Mott Street, New York City, USA. Date: 1905

Island Love - front cover by Reginald Heade
Front cover of Island Love by Catherine Whitby showing a couple on a balcony gazing (a little stiffly) into each others eyes. Date: c.1950

Advert for Moss Bros evening wear 1933
Evening wear at Moss Bros you can quickly obtain at moderate cost and with an absolute assurance of quality, perfect fitting tails or dinner suits with all accessories. 1933

Art Deco party game card
Cover of a card for a party game called gooseberries, featuring a lovely art deco illustration of people in evening dress thinking deeply about the game. Date: c.1933

Bystander masthead 1928, social gathering
Illustration on the front cover of The Bystander showing, young 1920s men and women sitting down relaxing. Date: 1928

Advert for Wills Gold Flake cigarettes 1938
At the restaurant you will observe that Wills Gold Flake is the mans cigarette that women like. Date: 1938

Advert for Wills Gold Flake cigarettes 1939
Whats yours ? Its a Wills Gold Flake the mens cigarette that women like. Date: 1939

Evening dress men 1951 - 52
Two Frenchmen in formal evening dress of a double- breasted dinner jacket with silk lapels & black tie or the more elegant tail coat with a white tie & waistcoat. Date: 1951

Mens eveing dress 1967
Frenchmans evening wear: black tuxedo, white double- breasted dinner jacket with long lapels & black tie or the more formally elegant tail coat, white tie & wing collar. Date: 1967

George Thatchers Minstrels allied with Rich & Harris Comedy Co. in Tuxedo by Ed. Marble. Date 1893

Two performers in blackface, facing each other, one in tuxedo, other in suit. Date c1899

Man in tuxedo questioning woman in cloak & gloves. Date 1891. Man in tuxedo questioning woman in cloak & gloves. Date 1891

Contortionist in tuxedo jacket, top hat, and tights performing surrounded by other performing contortionists. Date c1892

African American in tuxedo and top hat, seated, playing banjo. Date c1890

Advert for Kestos brassiere and girdles 1932

Couple dancing
A couple in evening dress dancing. Date: 1926

Advert for Moss Bros mens evening wear
Advertisement for gentlemens 1930s evening wear. Date: 1930

Proudest Moment by Fougasse
The Proudest Moment of his Life by Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird 1887-1965)

Two ladies in dresses by Martial et Armand and Doeuillet
Two fashionable young ladies in the latest dresses. On the left, a sleeveless mauve dress in satin crepe with black and gold lace detail, by Martial et Armand

Paper Bag Race party game
A guest at a party takes part in a paper bag race game where two teams must sit on rows of chairs, and blow up a bag and pop it after racing around the line once, before it is the next persons turn

Britannia and Eve, November 1933
Front cover illustration featuring a glamorous couple, the woman swathed in a huge fur collar and her beau in top hat and tails

Musical crackers
Colourful Christmas cracker box label from the 1920s featuring a picture of a group of children playing musical instruments

Couple Kissing 1920s
Couple kissing

The Rest-Cure
Society goes to Monte Carlo to recuperate from the strain and excitement of the season. A colour illustration showing a busy roulette wheel table

Numero Un
Glamorous couple stood in front of the gaming tables at a casino

Cycling in Evening Wear
A fashionable group in evening wear, the men on bicycles, standing under a palm tree

Evening Dress / Dryden
Two women and a man in evening dress

Keep the Silver Paper
Don t throw away the silver paper from your cheese - my husband collects it, a woman implores her companion

Old Age / Top Hat C1960
An elderly man wearing a top hat, spectacles and bow tie

Taking Seats for Dinner
Diners take their seats at the dinner table

Chez Quaglino
Scene at Quaglinos restaurant in Bury Street from 1932 showing diners in evening dress, at tables, chatting or dancing

ENTENTE CORDIALE SHOW
George Scott, manager of the Alhambra music-hall, demonstrates his support for Anglo-French friendship by giving a gala performance to the crews of the French fleet

Evening Wear 1931
Two evening dresses by Goupy: one in dark blue has a gored skirt; the other is in a diaphanous, floral print

Tango Dancing
Tango

Black, if I should Lose
IF I SHOULD LOSE YOU (Dorothy Black) She thought marriage unnecessary - till she lost him

Couple Dancing / Ankle
A couple in evening dress dance the New Year in - he is admiring the ladys slender ankle

All products are expertly crafted, using premium materials, tailored to your specifications and promptly shipped