Waisted Collection (page 2)

Characters in High Life, c. 1796. Although one of the women is much shorter than the other, she makes up for it in the height of the feathers she wears in her turban

Two women posing in a field
Two women in their best clothes, posing for their photo in a field

Stockholm Olympics 1912 - English Relay Team
The English 4 x 100 metres relay team who won gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. From left to right: D. Jacobs, H. M. Macintosh, W. R. Applegarth and V. D Arcy

Happy Schoolgirl
Full-length portrait of a girl throwing her arms in the air. Date: late 1960s

Fashionable Women

Three little boys play cricket at school. Date: 1898

Three little boys heading out to school
Adolphus, Timothy and John set out for school quite early. Date: 1898

Elizabeth Ctes Albemarle
ELIZABETH, countess of ALBEMARLE wife of William, Fourth earl. Wearing the high-waisted short-sleeved dress of the time. Date: flourished 1818

Drecoll fashion advertisement
An advert for the fashion house, Drecoll, founded by Baron Christoff Von Drecoll in 1902 offering Refined elegance, Inspired colouring, Flowing lines

Slouching Girl 1960S
A girl wears a shapeless low waisted dress in a floral print & narrow contrasting belt & suede sling-back peep toe sandals. Her hair is cut in a long bob with a fringe. Date: 1960

Fur Trimmed Frock 1923
Low-waisted dress with a gathered skirt trimmed with rows of fur, a high stand fall fur collar, tight full length under-sleeves & fur trimmed bell sleeve. Date: 1923

Girls Fashions 1929
Tennis dress with box pleats; travelling coat, scarf & hat; high-waisted frock with gathered skirt, D-B redingote; coat with over-stitching detail & a dress with side pleats Date: 1929

Costume / Children / 1880
Boys: knickerbockers, bowler hat, tunic with cape. Girls: low waisted dress with yoke, striped stockings; coat- bodice, kilted or flounced short skirts, trimmed hats. Date: 1880

David Wright woman in cream coloured coat
Elegant woman with blonde hair, wearing a tight-waisted cream coloured coat. She is checking her lipstick in a hand-held mirror

Two sisters in a garden, Mid Wales
Two sisters pose for their photograph in front of a garden wall, probably in the Mid Wales area. They are wearing full-length skirts and tight-waisted jackets

Deux Jolie Toilettes / Summer Series
Two elegantly attired women pose in the latest Parisian summer fashions. Dresses feature the high waisted, full-skirted style typical of the World War One period, and are completed by matching hats

Costume Miniature C. 1805
A young, blonde woman in a high-waisted, classical style, white muslin gown with low, square neckline. A red shawl is tucked into her belt. Her hair is dressed in a simple manner

Reception Dress 1909
High waisted Directoire / Empire revival reception gown with a square corsage, open tunic - the whole richly trimmed with beads, gold braid & embroidery

Costume / Women / Paris 1889
A rich Parisian lady in a tight-waisted dress decorated with lace and bows

GIRLS SWIM-SUITS 1920
A selection of swim-suits & bathing-dresses for girls & teenagers including shoulder fastening low-waisted tunics with belts & sailor collars or one-piece suits without skirts

Foal Fur Coat 1922
A low-waisted full length coat with a high stand collar & large turned-back cuffs - all in black foal fur!

Afternoon Gown 1911
High waisted Directoire or Empire line gown in lilac etamine & chiffon embroidered in gold & lilac wooden beads. N.B Cordeliere girdle & floating back panel

Harem / Turkish Pants
The fashion that was to cause a scandal: daring harem pants or Turkish trousers by Boue can just be seen beneath high waisted tunic dresses

Poiret Day Dress / Photo
Design by Paul Poiret: high waisted Directoire / Empire revival day dress in a Chinese floral fabric, half-length sleeves with engageantes & a red ribbon belt

Lilac & Gold Dress 1911
A mauve & gold high waisted Empire revival dress with V neck, draped corsage, finely pleated tunic with long fringing, narrow hobble skirt & ornate gold embroidery

Victor Stiebel Trousers
A blouse and trouser outfit by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) featuring a a red & blue check shirt and high-waisted, wide- legged blue pants

Frenchwoman 1694
A slim-waisted lady of the court of Louis XIV wears a high lace cap, and more lace on her low-cut gown

FRENCHWOMAN 1795 - 2
The influence of Ancient Greece shows strongly in this high-waisted gown hanging in natural folds - expressing the idealism that inspired the dedicated Revolutionaries

Woman Circa 1390
A noblewoman of the period of Charles VI, wearing a high- waisted lined gown

Nos Loisirs March 1924
Warm tubular shaped low waisted dresses: one with fur cuffs & collar & a pleated skirt, the other with double hip flounces. N.B ribbed stockings & small bags/ purses

1911 Silhouette / Gose
Silhouette of 1911: high waisted tunic dress with narrow (hobble) skirt & a V necked corsage in an exotic floral fabric. She carries an American sac handbag

Garden Party Frocks 1911
Pelisse style coat with Directoire collar, large hats adorned with osprey & ostrich, high waisted gowns with narrow (hobble) skirts, over-skirt with a central split

Fashion Plate / 1837 / Men
Pinched waists, heeled boots, strapped pantaloons, waisted jacket with roll collar, waistcoats cut to reveal the shirt front, cravats, cut-away coat with long tails & top hats

Back from Longchamp 1799
A lady makes her way back from Longchamp, on the outskirts of Paris, in a shower of rain : her high-waisted, low-cut dress will be soaked, making it more revealing than ever

Court Lady 1389
Charlotte, the attendant of queen Isabeau de Baviere, wears a low-necked high- waisted ermine- trimmed gown and a tall hat

Dinner Dress / Worth 1921
Pink dress by Worth with cap sleeves, deep V -neck, slightly low waisted & with a skirt composed of sections of tiers of fringing creating an uneven hemline

Lonchamps Fashions 1845
Trousers strapped under the instep, coat cut-away at the front with vent, side pleats & hip buttons, S-B waisted coat, pocket handkerchief, top hats, spurs & riding crops

Bon Genre No. 78 Costume
High waisted white robe, long sleeves divided equidistantly with strings of roses, a floral border down the front & at the hem, roses adorn her petticoat & floral headdress

Fur-Edge Skirt 1894
Costumes bordered with fur: under-skirt with box pleats, high-waisted circle over-skirt with button detail, gigot sleeves, embroidered detail. Costume with single skirt

Twenties Slips
Pretty, short, low-waisted slips ornamented with lace, ruffle trim & pleating & panels & a fur trimmed housecoat or negligee in a bold geometric print

Worth Fur Coat 1924
Fur hat & coat by Worth: wrap- over front, low-waisted with a full skirt & sash belt in black fur with a high collar, funnel sleeves & hem detail in a spotted cat fur

German Dress Reform 1903
German New Artistic Reform Dress : design by Elizabeth Winterwerber. High waisted wrap-over gown with split sleeves, a flowing trained skirt & ornate embroidery

Afternoon Dress 1912
Taupe coloured, high-waisted dress by Doucet with white engageantes, lace tucker, & a green sash. A narrow piece of drapery hangs from the waist & back. N.B hat with chin strap

Worth Evening Dress 1913
Worth dress in an exotic shade of orange: high-waisted, decorative belt & shoulder straps, puffed & draped skirt with a train, translucent black sleeves

Social / Danish Women 1913
A striped tailored costume with a slightly flaring skirt contained at the knee by a buttoned strap & a waisted jacket with turned-back cuffs, button detail & broad lapels

Robes by Redfern 1914
Sleeveless V -neck high waisted dress with draped & split skirt with a train; tunic dresses with trains, diagonal girdles (sashes) & beaded or tasseled tunics

Model by Miss Cuthbert
Brimless hat, fox fur stole, tunic dress with low waisted loose fitting bodice & pleated under-skirt. Girl: dress with pleated skirt & cape. Boy: knitted jersey suit with tie

Trouser Suit 1919
Feminine trouser suit in grey & pink pinstripe with waisted jacket with frog fastening, trousers with turn-ups, a pleated waistband & narrowing at the ankles

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