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Celanese evening coat and dress, 1937
A dramatic evening coat in heavy Celanese crepe bavalo, worn over an evening frock of lustrous celanese boucle satin. Date: 1937

Advertisement for Braemar Woollens 1936. This illustration shows two women in riding outfits, advertising high quality wool jumpers for outdoor wear

Advertisement for Braemar Wool Suits 1936
Advertisement for Braemar Wool Suits. This illustration shows two women wearing elegant woollen suits with stylish accessories of coordinating colours (gloves, hats)

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

Advert for International Fur Store 1915
War-time furs at War-time prices. During the First World the International Fur Store had the opportunity to purchase a very large quantity of high-grade skins at considerable low prices

The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2 / 4)
The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - (top) Temporary cradle for the River span on the Gateshead side on 25th July 1927 - (bottom) The Main Span on the Gateshead side

The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1 / 4)
The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - pushing out from the Newcastle side on 28th April 1927. Date: 1927

Advert for International Fur Store 1916
The vogue for seal musquash. 1916

Woman wearing motor-coat 1905
Womens motor-coat in the Ewardian era, withstands the deluges of rain, detachable poncho top, over which the wrap is slipped on and buttoned on either shoulder. 1905

Liberty wrapper for travelling
A Liberty wrapper, or dressing gown, in printed satin - perfect for relaxing when travelling by train in 1933. Date: 1933

Woman wearing a motor-coat 1904
Woman wearing a full-length double breasted fur motor-coat, with high collar, by Panem. 1904

Kleber street, Algiers
Two women walk down the steps of Kleber street, Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Tying an evening dress bow tie
Learning to dodge mans stumbling block - typing an evening dress bow - how it is done. Date: 1909

Advertisement for natural silk -- Really elegant people wear real jewels and real silk. 1929

Tynemouth Castle and Priory, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear. Part of Box 1 Boswell Collection Series of Abbeys. Date: circa 1900

Evening dress for a cruise
An evening frock suitable for a cruise in uncrushable crepe ideal for a cruise. It is boldly striped in four tones of green (or red)

Washing suit suitable for deck wear on a cruise
A practical and natty little washing suit of white pique that is eminently suitable for deck wear. The short coat fastens with a diagonal line and has a scarf-tie adn belt in red, white and blue

Skirt suit for holidays or cruises, 1932
A skirt suit of uncrushable silk wool blend in an off white shade with cream tints, with a vest, braces and scarf in a polka dot pomegranate shaded material. Suitable for holidays or cruises

The Spell by H. M. Bateman
A gentleman is mesmerised by the languid glance of a lady acquaintance. Date: 1932

Outfit for beach and deck wear
Smart, tailored shorts outfit from Harvey Nichols, suitable for beach and deck wear comprising of shorts in an off white shade, whilst the jacket and coat are of polka dot navy

Smart suit from Jenners for cruise wear
A smart suit, appropriate for deck as for shore wear, in uncrushable linen from Jenners of Edinburgh. The skirt is cut on fitting lines with godet pleats while a high neckline

Bathing fashions from Debenham and Freebody
Advertisement for Debenham and Freebody and their bathing suit fashions for 1934. On the left is the seasons swimming suit with a perfect fitting brassiere top

Trousers and swim top for cruise wear, 1934
A pair of well cut wide trousers in grey flannel worn with a regulation swimmer with a white ground and design expressed in red and green

Evening frocks for fashionable casinos
A holiday abroad necessitates many lovely evening frocks for fashionable casinos. On the left is a dress of shimmering satin in duck egg blue, embroidered with diamante from Marshall and Snelgrove

Harrods menswear advertisement - holiday and cruise wear
Advertisement for The Mans Shop at Harrods, specifically promoting attire for holidays and cruises including beach gowns, swim trunks, beach trousers, Lisle beach shirts, panama hats and sandals

Portrait of a woman with typical 1960s hair style and blouse
Colour portrait of a woman with a typical 1960s hair style and lively blouse, taken in what could be a Working Mens Club in Middlesbrough. Date: 1960s

Cocktails at the Kit-Cat restaurant, 1926 by Fish
A couple chink glasses as they drink cocktails at the bar of the Kit-Cat restaurant in Haymarket, London in 1926. Date: 1926

Pyjama suits from Gamages, 1931
Beach and garden suits from Gamages of Holborn. The model on the left is carried out in a new sunblind material and consists of five pieces

Beach pyjamas by Jean Patou
A chic outfit of beach pyjamas by Jean Patou consisting of black satin pyjama trousers, a coat of multi-coloured velour and a wide-brimmed hat. 1930

Riviera evening wear drawn by Edmund Blampied
Illustration in The Bystander to accompany an article on Riviera Fashion Forecasts which stipulates that while fashion is simple for daywear, nothing is too ornate or elaborate for the evening

Fantastic Adventures - The Court of Kublai Khan
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, March 1948, featuring the story The Court of Kublai Khan by David V. Reed. Mongolian king fights a man in a suite while a young pretty woman in traditional mongol wear

Our Boys Clothing Company, childrens boots and shoes
Our Boys Clothing Company boots and shoes for children Date: c.1895

Our Boys Clothing Company, ladies riding hats
Our Boys Clothing Company riding hats for women Date: c.1895

Our Boys Clothing Company, male nightwear
Our Boys Clothing Company presents nightwear for men, features: Nightshirts (figures 3071 & 3072) Pyjama suits (figures 3073, 3074 & 3075) c.1895

Our Boys Clothing Company, sports wear for boys
Our Boys Clothing Company presents sports wear for boys, featuring: Tennis Suit (Figure 87) Football Suit (Figures 88 & 89) Cycling Suit (Figure 90) Boating Suit (Figure 91) Date: c.1895

View of first basement, Our Boys Clothing Company, Holborn
View of first basement (hat and cap department), 26, Holborn Viaduct. Date: c.1895

Half-length coat by Elsa Schiaparelli
Half-length coat designed by Elsa Schiaparelli. The coat is made in carbon blue embroidered with black soutache. The skirt is blue

Maternity dress 1935
Mother-to-be and her babies. Smart coat-frock that is also a clever maternity dress. Date: 1935

Dodge van with advertisement for Viyella
Customised Dodge van with advertisement for Viyella clothing. early 20th century

Knitting pattern for vest and knicker set for women 1930s
Soft and slimming ! Vest and knicker set knitted in petal-soft wool with simple trimming. 1930s

Smart womens blouses 1935
Page from a fashion catalogue showing different styles of smart womens blouses, from square neck, short sleeves, big wooden buttons, draped neckline and frills. Date: 1935

Two nervous Edwardian Gentlemen - possibly twins
Tennis Illustrated - Doubles ! Two slightly nervous Edwardian Twins fidget and fluster as they await their female companions for a night on the town... Date: circa 1904

University Sports - Oxford and Cambridge
Page from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News depicting various Sports at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, such as long jump, mile race, shot put, quarter mile and three miles race

Three Belgian hospital patients outside Quex House
Three Belgian hospital patients standing outside the front of Quex House. The verandah behind them was outside the Drawing Room where A Ward was situated

Two Girls with Plaits
Two young, blonde girls happily hold hands. Both wear their hair in plaits. Date: 1930s

Two women wearing tailored suits 1909
In 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

Costume for a boy 1867
Three year old boys clothing for 1867 1867

German - Italian Dress
Woman: barbette & fillet. Man: tabard style sleeveless surcote, tunic, mantle fastened with cord. Italian students wear voluminous gowns & a fur-lined surcote. 13th century

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