Wear Collection (page 15)

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

Florentine Women C. 1425
Women of Florence wear softly flowing clothes & more natural hairstyles & headdresses than women of northern Europe. N.B chemise drawn through slashes in the sleeves & fret hair-net Date: circa 1425

North German Costume
Townspeople of Northern Germany. The men wear baggy breeches (? Galligaskins), short cloaks, doublets & hats with moderately tall crowns. The woman wears a mantle & apron. Date: 1590

State Officers
State officers wear long gowns or houppelandes - two have pleated fronts, one has closed hanging sleeves, also a long huke, shoulder cape & hood, a chaperon & a cone shaped hat. Date: 15th century

Officials Dress
Officials wear long gowns or houppelandes - one has dagged side vents & a pleated front. N.B long huke, jacket & various hats including some with tall conical crowns. Date: 15th century

Female Londoners 1590
The clothing of London women of various social classes including a servant. All three wear ruffs. The 3rd woman is taken from " Descriptions of England". Date: 1590

Costume / Aristos C. 1730
French aristocrats of the court of Louis XV wear Jack boots with bucket tops & spurs, armour & swords, a sash, tricorne hats & gauntlets Date: circa 1730

Irish Fashion Show 1960
Leisure 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

Girls Coat & Muff 1909
Girls double-breasted coat with 2 rows of buttons & outlined in velvet, broad brimmed hat with velvet bow & buckle, ermine muff & gaiters. Date: 1909

Golfing Wear for 1909
H Mallaby Deeley the golfer wears a roomy light brown overcoat with deep side pockets & an outer seam down the sleeves, a tweed flat cap, checked trousers & brown shoes Date: 1909

Elegant woman in evening wear 1915
An elegant German woman sitting on a sofa. Date: 1915

First Dip of the Year
Taking her first dip of the year, this young womans tight bathing costume doesn t leave much to the imagination. Date: 1914

Fashions Palais Royal
Clothing worn by society & the demi-monde of the Palais Royal. One man wears cossack trousers, another top boots while many of the ladies wear evening dress. Date: 1822

Casual Wear 1940s
Bib and brace shorts (dungarees) or dress; shapeless, woollen coat with patch pockets; halter-neck summer frock or two-piece summer suit. Date: 1940s

Park Wear 1898
Narrow sleeves, slight puff at shoulder, d-b jacket bodice, pointed revers, border of machine stitching, scallop edge over-skirt with side split, 3/4 rounded cape. Date: 1898

Advert for Dalys coats 1940
Smart, tailored coat in a large checked wool, with patch pockets & a belt. The naval officer alludes to the military styling (so patriotic in wartime!) 1940

Masked Ball / Green Dress
Two older gentlemen, rather the worse for wear, are supported by their carnival guardian angel - a woman in a green dress and extravagant hat Date: 1909

Social / French Party 1931
Two evening dresses by Philippe Rodier: one in dark green with a gored skirt and diamond buckle on one hip; the other is in pale blue. Date: April 1931

Circa 1820 Costume
Four fashionable ladies are charmed by a parrot. One gown has an elaborate stomacher & full, puffed sleeves. Two ladies wear pelisses with highly decorative detailing Date: early 1820s

Morning Dress 1801
Both gowns are probably of printed muslin - one white the other pink. Both ladies wear straw hats, one has a veil. The white gown has a ruff & is worn with a white spencer. Date: 1801

Paris fashion plate 1878
Silk Christmas and New Years party dresses. Hair arranged high, the front parted and waved, or the ends curved forward in crescent shape on the forehead, chignon on the nape of the neck. Date: 1878

English Ladies C15
Three ladies of rank wear long high-belted dresses to keep them warm in draughty castles, and high pointed hats for ornament rather than any practical purpose Date: 15th century

Religious Prophecying
A man and a woman at a London fair wear tabards predicting dire consequences for unbelievers on judgement day Date: 1960s

Finns Destroy Railway
Finland :The Finns destroy the Leningrad-Murmansk railway. The soldiers wear white uniforms so as to be less conspicuous in the snowy landscape Date: January 1940

Lady motorists headwear 1906
What to wear on ones head, when one is invited out for a motor ride but is anxious about ones expensive coiffure Date: 1906

C11 Countrymen
Countrymen of the period after the Conquest by William the Norman; two wear hooded garments but the third is stripped to the waist Date: 11th century

Seasonal Wear C14
Men dressed for different seasons of the year Date: 14th century

Chinese Troops
Chinese troops of 1909 strive to be up-to-date, even if they wear pigtails and carry swords Date: 1909

Womens motoring leather coat 1907
Womens full length motoring coat in soft green leather, very pliable and good quality, lined throughout with a checked woollen material of light weight with wide cuffs

1690 / Boyars Robes Cut
Peter the Greats policy of Westernisation includes a decree that courtiers and officials wear Western clothes. Thus the long robes of the Boyars are shortened. Date: 1698

1690 / Boyars Sleeves Cut
Peter the Greats policy of Westernisation includes a decree that courtiers and officials wear Western clothes. Here he cuts the long sleeves of the Boyars. Date: 1698

Girls Bathing
Two girls at the seaside - one already in the water, her friend fearful to take the plunge... Date: 1903

Advert for Aquascutum coats 1912
Wrap-over full length waterproof coats for men and women. 1912

Advert for Simpson lastex swimwear 1938
Lastex rules the waves. Two women posing with their swim-suits made from wool lastex. 1938

Summer frocks 1907
Two women wearing charming summer frocks, (left) white muslin with black spots, valenciennes lace and narrow rouleaux of pale blue silk

Women in dust cloak 1907
Edwardian woman wearing a charming loose cloak without sleeves in shantung, silk trimmed with red and black embroideries. 1907

Swimming suit and bathing dress 1907
Swimming suit and a bathing dress for Trouville. Date: 1907

Advert for International Fur Store 1922
1920s winter fur coats available in Scotch moleskin, squirrel, pony skins and seal coney. Date: 1922

Four fashionable ladies at a soiree
Four society ladies: two wear wide shouldered gowns with transparent over-sleeves marking the transition to the new fashion. The other two have short puffed sleeves. Date: late 1820s

Advert for Jays jersey knitwear for women 1937
Selection of jersey knitwear for women, including lace wool jumper with collar and jabot, smart twin set and knitted dress with long and contrasting cardigan and sash. Date: 1937

Jeanne Becu. Comtesse du Barry in menswear
JEANNE BECU, COMTESSE DU BARRY (1743 - 1793) Paris shopgirl who became mistress to Louis XV : wearing male clothing Date: circa 1770

Fourteen year old teenagers outdoor clothing 1886
Teenage girl wearing clothing for a game of tennis, creamed coloured woolen dress, figured with red and olive and enchced with bands of either coloured embroidery or russian lace

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