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Background imageWears Collection: White Fox Fur Stole

White Fox Fur Stole
A girl in clothing typical of the Great War period wears a white fox fur stole, complete with head, tail & feet, around her shoulders. Date: circa 1917

Background imageWears Collection: Plus Fours, Argyll Socks

Plus Fours, Argyll Socks
A gentleman wears a window- pane check suit of PLUS-FOURS, waistcoat & jacket with Argyll socks, as he stands, smoking his pipe, in the garden of Harrowcliffe, Teignmouth

Background imageWears Collection: Two Danish Women 1901

Two Danish Women 1901
Two Danish ladies on a wet street - one wears a tailored costume & white feather boa, the other wears a 3/4 length D-B coat with high stand collar & plume adorned hat

Background imageWears Collection: Miss Gilman / Costume 1905

Miss Gilman / Costume 1905
Mabelle Gilman wears a lace trimmed high-necked gown with a pouched bodice, bell shaped flaring skirt, a fur- trimmed hat with a cocked brim & a fur muff & stole

Background imageWears Collection: Dressed for Travel

Dressed for Travel
A lady dressed for travel, wears a 1/2 length coat with stand collar, patch pockets, cuff detail & tartan trim, also lace-up heeled shoes, a cloche hat, handbag & gloves

Background imageWears Collection: Hunting Dress 1908

Hunting Dress 1908
Lord Savile wears a window pane check knickerbocker suit, argyll socks, gaiters (spats), all round collar & cravat, a checked waistcoat & a rather Austrian looking felt hat

Background imageWears Collection: Social / Us City in Snow

Social / Us City in Snow
Young American wears a half- length blue double-breasted overcoat with velvet collar, broad lapels, cuffs & pocket flaps, a bowler hat & a high detachable collar & cravat

Background imageWears Collection: Errand Girl Carries 1905

Errand Girl Carries 1905
A young London errand girl wears a knee-length dress & wrap over coat with small collar, stockings & boots & a flat straw hat with a feather

Background imageWears Collection: Bathing Beauty Vienne 6

Bathing Beauty Vienne 6
She wears a two piece white costume with red stripes as she lies on the sand dunes by the sea

Background imageWears Collection: Mother, Daughters, Doll

Mother, Daughters, Doll
An Edwardian mother wears a soft, flowing gown with frills at the neckline, sleeves and hem while the daughters dresses are decorated with a profusion of lace

Background imageWears Collection: Bathing Beauty Vienne 4

Bathing Beauty Vienne 4
She wears a white costume as she lies on the sand by the sea

Background imageWears Collection: Mother, Child & Dog 1921

Mother, Child & Dog 1921
Mother wears a narrow black tubular shaped skirt & orange long line blouse with turnover collar & button detail. Daughter wears a short dress with a bold geometric design

Background imageWears Collection: Swiss Country Woman

Swiss Country Woman
A young woman from the canton of Unterwald wears her picturesque regional costume while she does some laundry

Background imageWears Collection: French Nobles 1650

French Nobles 1650
A group of French nobles; the man wears a cape, sword and spurred boots, with rosettes at his waist and knees; all support the lacemaking industry generously

Background imageWears Collection: Englishman 1470

Englishman 1470
He wears a short belted high- necked tunic over his shirt and hose; the ribbon on his hat is the relic of the once- fashionable liripipe

Background imageWears Collection: Evening Dress 1823

Evening Dress 1823
A charming pink & white dress with two deep rows of decoration at the hem. The sleeves are short & full with a vandyked design. She wears a round brimmed hat with plumes

Background imageWears Collection: Englishman of 1790

Englishman of 1790
Though he still wears a wig, a tail-coat has replaced the skirted coat, the waistcoat is shorter, black knee-breeches and stockings are now general

Background imageWears Collection: Englishman 1580

Englishman 1580
He wears the characteristic garments of the Elizabethan male - doublet with double linen collar where he might have worn a ruff : short cloak, elegant hose

Background imageWears Collection: French Woman 1792

French Woman 1792
A young Parisienne wears a simple dress but an elaborate hat

Background imageWears Collection: WW1 / 1915 / GERMAN HERO

WW1 / 1915 / GERMAN HERO
The German hero wears golden armour, a sign that the army in the field is backed by ample financial reserves

Background imageWears Collection: Frenchwoman 1694

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

Background imageWears Collection: FRENCHWOMAN 1570- 2

FRENCHWOMAN 1570- 2
A lady-in-waiting supports the hand of her mistress : though more modestly dressed, she still wears a high ruff, and deep sleeves to her fine gown

Background imageWears Collection: FRENCHWOMAN 1780 - 1

FRENCHWOMAN 1780 - 1
On the eve of the Revolution, this aristocrat wears a gown with absurdly exaggerated hips, contrasting with her narrow waist and low cut bodice

Background imageWears Collection: FRENCHWOMAN 1560 - 2

FRENCHWOMAN 1560 - 2
A lady of the court of Francois II wears a gown with puffed shoulders and an exceptionally high neck

Background imageWears Collection: German Man 1550

German Man 1550
The artist Lucas Cranach, the elder, wears a short, thick fur coat and leather breeches

Background imageWears Collection: Woman Circa 1460

Woman Circa 1460
A noblewoman of the period of Louis XI wears a simple dress with a high waist and a low- slung metal belt

Background imageWears Collection: Planing Off a Bit More

Planing Off a Bit More
Comment on womens desire to achieve the fashionable silhouette of no curves. A thin, flat-chested woman with an Eton crop wears court shoes & a sailor style dress

Background imageWears Collection: Corsets Change

Corsets Change
The corset she wears as a young girl - the one she wears as a bride - and the one she wears when she becomes pregnant

Background imageWears Collection: Ancient Briton Woman

Ancient Briton Woman
Heavily painted but lightly dressed in a brief skirt, this barefoot Briton carries a long spear and wears her hair loose to below her waist

Background imageWears Collection: English Country Clothes

English Country Clothes
A pipe-smoking countryman at Chertsey Agricultural Show and his high-booted companion perching on her shooting- stick; he wears gaiters and has stick for poking livestock

Background imageWears Collection: Costume / Girl / Franchomme

Costume / Girl / Franchomme
Girl wears a red fur or plush hat, buttoned up tunic or skirted jacket with soutache (Russian braid) over her dress, matching cape with blue lining & leather gloves

Background imageWears Collection: Children in East End Street

Children in East End Street
Three little girls from Londons East End wear aprons or pinafores over their plain frocks. One girl wears a hat another wears black wool stockings & stout boots

Background imageWears Collection: Girl with Galoshes C1880

Girl with Galoshes C1880
Girl wears a navy & white nautically inspired costume with a sailor collar, white braiding, white fur muff, cocked hat with white ostrich plume & pink bow at the neck

Background imageWears Collection: Husband / Wife / Bench C1900

Husband / Wife / Bench C1900
A middle-class couple: she wears a large hat with a feather, and sits on a white- painted bench

Background imageWears Collection: Costume / Girl / Franchomme

Costume / Girl / Franchomme
A girl wears a broad brimmed straw hat, blue sprigged print dress with small bishop sleeves, lace yoke & over- skirt, pink ribbon epaulettes & sash & lace cuffs

Background imageWears Collection: Boy at Seaside 1867

Boy at Seaside 1867
A Victorian boy wears the widely popular sailor suit as he lands on the beach

Background imageWears Collection: Quilted Red Dress 1868

Quilted Red Dress 1868
Green & white polonaise dress with 3 skirts & ornamented with rouleaux, flounces & bows. Red quilted dress with polonaise & double skirt. Girl wears a black mantle with cape

Background imageWears Collection: Georgiana / Duchess / Sewell

Georgiana / Duchess / Sewell
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, wears a hat of the period - a broad brimmed hat with the crown adorned with ostrich plumes over frizzed hair with large ringlets

Background imageWears Collection: Girl Wears Glasses

Girl Wears Glasses
A small girl puts on her grandmothers spectacles and pretends to read a newspaper

Background imageWears Collection: Striped Dress Circa 1918

Striped Dress Circa 1918
Tubular dress, Louis heel boots, fur stole, reticule, hat with bow. " There she goes..all dressed up in her Sunday clothes, nobody knows.. whether shes wears any..." ?

Background imageWears Collection: Our Lady of Flanders

Our Lady of Flanders
OUR LADY OF FLANDERS Wears a cloak that bears the arms of Flanders. In her hands she holds the infant Jesus & a model of the Abbey of St Peter & St Paul, Dendermonde

Background imageWears Collection: Nicole Maurey in Shorts

Nicole Maurey in Shorts
NICOLE MAUREY in high heels wears tiny tight checked shorts which reveal her shapely legs & a skin tight sweater to emphasize her charms

Background imageWears Collection: Costume / 13th C Bourgeois

Costume / 13th C Bourgeois
A medieval middle-class couple, both richly dressed; she carries a lily; he wears brocade and ermine

Background imageWears Collection: Costume / 1490 Bourgeoisie

Costume / 1490 Bourgeoisie
A late 15th century middle- class couple: well fed and well dressed (if a little drab); he wears pointed-toed shoes

Background imageWears Collection: Costume / 14th C Nobility

Costume / 14th C Nobility
A nobleman and his wife: he wears armour and carries a sword; she wears a richly jewelled costume, with ermine

Background imageWears Collection: COSTUME / 1000 AD

COSTUME / 1000 AD
A medieval knight and his wife: he wears chainmail and carries a shield; she wears a richly jewelled costume



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