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KING IN HIS REGALIAAn unnamed king wears his coronation regalia. Date: 13th century
Flower Girl postcard circa 1905A young girl sells violets on the streets of London. She wears a clean white apron over her short skirt and a red neckerchief. Date: circa 1905
Shoes - Perugia - Bon TonShoes by Perugia: A young lady shows her friend an orange pair of court shoes with open sides & criss-cross fronts. Her friend wears pink & purple T-bar shoes. Date: 1924
GREEK FLAG SCARFA young, blonde patriotic Greek girl wears a brimless fur hat with a flag cap badge & a fur-trimmed scarf whose design is based on the flag of Greece. Date: circa 1917
Long White Gloves 1912A rather sly looking debutante puts on an extremely long pair of white kid leather evening gloves. She wears a bandeau in her hair. Date: 1912
Hat with aigrette C1913Blonde woman wears a soft hat with an aigrette, a blouse with a scallop edged turn down collar, a large green pendant & a wrap-over garment in an eastern style print. Date: circa 1913
AUX TROIS QUARTIERS 1909Ladies in fashionable hobble skirts, one wears a coatee or spencer with Directoire collar & lapels & a blouse with a ruff. She also wears a large hat not unlike a Lunardi. Date: 1909
Frock Coated Gent 1909Sir A Osmond Williams wears a frock coat, chalk striped trousers with front creases, spats, a fawn coloured waistcoat with watch chain, all round collar & black tie. Date: 1909
Dapper Racegoer 1908P P Gilpin at the races wears a top hat, morning coat & trousers with a front crease, black & white half-boots, white waistcoat, carnation buttonhole & a patterned bowtie Date: 1908
White Waistcoat 1910Herbert Haynes Twining wears a dark grey suit with a morning coat, black & white striped cravat with a gold ring, wing collar, white waistcoat & black & tan half boots. Date: 1910
Racegoer 1909J Reid Walker wears a ? Homburg hat, wing collar & red tie, black waistcoat & lounging jacket, grey herringbone tweed trousers with turn-ups & a front crease Date: 1909
Country Clothes 1907James Buchanan wears checked jodhpurs, gaiters & boots, a red waistcoat, a wing collar & tie, a tweed jacket with rounded front borders & a low crowned top hat. Date: 1907
COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERD COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERDGent wears a herringbone tweed double-breasted 3/4 length coat, trilby hat & spats while taking his German Shepherd dog for a walk. Date: 1927
BOY IN KNITTED COATA small boy posed out of doors wears a 3/4 length light coloured knitted coat with collar & turned back cuffs & shoes with a bar across the instep. Date: late 19th century
FRENCH VELVET SUIT 1881French boy wears a velvet suit comprised of knickerbockers, jacket fastened at the neck & open to reveal a waistcoat, white falling collar & large bow, socks & heeled boots. Date: 1881
COSTUME / MACLISE 1850SGentleman wears a fly-fronted long coat with broad lapels faced in a contrasting fabric, large necktie tied in a bow & with fringed square cut ends. Date: 1850s
PHOTO OF BOY LATE 19CPhotograph of a little boy, possibly Vincent Hope Davenport, standing on a chair in the photographers studio: he wears a mourning sash round his waist. Date: late 19th century
COSTUME AT BATH 1807A young man writing a letter wears a loose 3/4 jacket with stand fall collar & no fastenings over his breeches & waistcoat. He wears stockings & slippers on his feet. Date: 1807
ERMINE STOLE, SCARF, HATA young woman wears an ermine muff, hat and scarf to keep out the winter chills while out foraging for fir tree branches to decorate her home at Christmas. Date: 1915
Girl in Aeroplane HatA girl wears a fancy-dress hat in the form of an aeroplane, reflecting the current fascination with all things aviatorial. Date: circa 1909
MUSLIN GOWN 1795A young woman wears a white muslin, ankle length gown, muslin jacket, a fichu or neckerchief, a mob cap with pink ribbon, white stockings & black heeled shoes. Date: 1795
WORKING CLASS CLOTHINGAn image that shows working class clothing for men, women, a boy and a baby. The central figure is a carter who wears half-gaiters and a long coat with a cape collar. Date: 1796
COSTUME / GINGERBREAD 1796A gingerbread seller wears black shoes, black half- gaiters, dark woollen stockings, rust-coloured plain coat and a small hat with the brim turned up. Date: 1796
1930S MEDIAEVAL FROCKA young woman wears a 1930s dress with mediaeval overtones composed of lace and chiffon. The young man wears a very large buttonhole on his dinner jacket. Date: 1930s
CHILD FASHIONS 1931American fashions: a little boy wears a short & shirt set, the girls wear frocks reminiscent of their mothers. The eldest girl wears a shirt & tie with a skirt & jacket. Date: 1931
WOMAN WORKS ON TAPESTRYA woman works on her tapestry. She wears a thimble and rests her feet on a foot stool. Date: 1930s
OLD CLOTHES DEALER 1850A female French clothes dealer wears a lace bonnet and a long white shawl as she walks through the streets. Date: 1850
1797 DRESS, WOMEN & KIDS 1797 DRESS, WOMEN & KIDSWorking class clothing from the late 18th century. The woman and girl wear plain gowns with aprons and sraw hats, the boy wears a smock. Date: 1797
WORKING CLASS DRESS 1795A young, working class woman wears a white gown tucked up to reveal an ankle length, blue petticoat. The young man wears a white shirt and short, green jacket. Date: 1795
WOMAN READS IN BEDA woman in bed alone with a book. She wears a shawl of blue with a white fur trim. Date: 1879
JOAN BENNETT 1942American film star Joan Bennett models a dress she wears in her latest picture, Girl Trouble. She looks sultry if a little troubled as she reclines on some stairs. Date: 1910 - 1990
YELLOW EVENING GOWN 1823Yellow gown with intricate detailing at hem, sleeves & bodice & with a star-burst detail at the bust. She wears flowers & feathers in her hair & a holds a sheer scarf. Date: 1823
Frenchwoman 1614 - 2A lady of the court of Louis XIII wears the wide lace collar characteristic of the day, over a fine gown with puffed sleeves Date: 1614
LAVEROCK EFFIGYAn effigy of a member of the Laverock family buried in a church at Ash, Kent. He wears chain mail, his hands are arranged in prayer & his feet rest on a lion
KINGS SUTTON CHURCHSouth view of Kings Sutton church. A small group of local well-to-do parishioners are leaving - one couple in their carriage. An elderly man wears a light coloured summer suit. Date: late 1850s
PAPAL TIARAPope Pius X (Giuseppe Sarto) wears the TIARA, the traditional Triple Crown symbolising his power and authority Date: 1903
SISTER OF ST JOHNNursing sister of the ORDER OF SAINT JOHN OF JERUSALEM at the convent of Toulouse : she wears a habit de coeur, evidently a ceremonial habit of some kind
Madame De Pompadour - 1750Madame de Pompadour A woman wears the fashions from the period of Louis XV Date: 1750
Necktie - Wm of OrangeWilliam of Orange wears a fashionable muff and a Steinkirk (or Steenkirk), a scarf-like cravat with one end tucked through a buttonhole. Date: circa 1690
17th century TailorsA pair of tailors at work : one, who wears a wig, stands at a table with shears to cut cloth, while his assistant sits stitching. Date: 17th century
Avintes, Portugal - Striking girl in traditional costumeAvintes, Portugal - Striking girl with long wavy dark hair in traditional costume Date: circa 1905
Fashion for large hats, roller skating and hobble skirtsComic postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period. Also this card encompasses the fashion for Hobble skirts and roller skating! Date: circa 1911
Comment on Womens Fashion for wearing trousers / culottesGerman Comment on Womens Fashion for wearing trouser suits / culottes - " You are in here if you are wearing trousers
Young lad in sailor suit with pet dog and model shipSt. Quentin, France (Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France) - smart young lad in spotless sailor suit, posing outside the elegant front door to his home with his pet dog
Christmas - Three Dutch girls walk through the snowChristmas scene - Three Dutch girls walk through the snow. Date: circa 1920s
A lady in Sunday best and Monday work clothes - North West England. Date: circa 1907
Stylish French Girl in revealing negligee with hand mirror" Please Come" - a pretty ginger-haired girl with bright red lipstick, wearing a large hat with green feathers and a brown fur, makes a forward invitation... Date: 1913
Stylish French Girl in pink and blue pyjamas Date: circa 1920s