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Background imageWears Collection: KING IN HIS REGALIA

KING IN HIS REGALIA
An unnamed king wears his coronation regalia. Date: 13th century

Background imageWears Collection: Flower Girl postcard circa 1905

Flower Girl postcard circa 1905
A 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

Background imageWears Collection: Shoes - Perugia - Bon Ton

Shoes - Perugia - Bon Ton
Shoes 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

Background imageWears Collection: GREEK FLAG SCARF

GREEK FLAG SCARF
A 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

Background imageWears Collection: Long White Gloves 1912

Long White Gloves 1912
A 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

Background imageWears Collection: Hat with aigrette C1913

Hat with aigrette C1913
Blonde 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

Background imageWears Collection: AUX TROIS QUARTIERS 1909

AUX TROIS QUARTIERS 1909
Ladies 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

Background imageWears Collection: Frock Coated Gent 1909

Frock Coated Gent 1909
Sir 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

Background imageWears Collection: Dapper Racegoer 1908

Dapper Racegoer 1908
P 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

Background imageWears Collection: White Waistcoat 1910

White Waistcoat 1910
Herbert 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

Background imageWears Collection: Racegoer 1909

Racegoer 1909
J 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

Background imageWears Collection: Country Clothes 1907

Country Clothes 1907
James 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

Background imageWears Collection: COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERD COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERD

COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERD COAT & GERMAN SHEPHERD
Gent wears a herringbone tweed double-breasted 3/4 length coat, trilby hat & spats while taking his German Shepherd dog for a walk. Date: 1927

Background imageWears Collection: BOY IN KNITTED COAT

BOY IN KNITTED COAT
A 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

Background imageWears Collection: FRENCH VELVET SUIT 1881

FRENCH VELVET SUIT 1881
French 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

Background imageWears Collection: COSTUME / MACLISE 1850S

COSTUME / MACLISE 1850S
Gentleman 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

Background imageWears Collection: PHOTO OF BOY LATE 19C

PHOTO OF BOY LATE 19C
Photograph 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

Background imageWears Collection: COSTUME AT BATH 1807

COSTUME AT BATH 1807
A 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

Background imageWears Collection: ERMINE STOLE, SCARF, HAT

ERMINE STOLE, SCARF, HAT
A 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

Background imageWears Collection: Girl in Aeroplane Hat

Girl in Aeroplane Hat
A girl wears a fancy-dress hat in the form of an aeroplane, reflecting the current fascination with all things aviatorial. Date: circa 1909

Background imageWears Collection: MUSLIN GOWN 1795

MUSLIN GOWN 1795
A 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

Background imageWears Collection: WORKING CLASS CLOTHING

WORKING CLASS CLOTHING
An 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

Background imageWears Collection: COSTUME / GINGERBREAD 1796

COSTUME / GINGERBREAD 1796
A 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

Background imageWears Collection: 1930S MEDIAEVAL FROCK

1930S MEDIAEVAL FROCK
A 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

Background imageWears Collection: CHILD FASHIONS 1931

CHILD FASHIONS 1931
American 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

Background imageWears Collection: WOMAN WORKS ON TAPESTRY

WOMAN WORKS ON TAPESTRY
A woman works on her tapestry. She wears a thimble and rests her feet on a foot stool. Date: 1930s

Background imageWears Collection: OLD CLOTHES DEALER 1850

OLD CLOTHES DEALER 1850
A female French clothes dealer wears a lace bonnet and a long white shawl as she walks through the streets. Date: 1850

Background imageWears Collection: 1797 DRESS, WOMEN & KIDS 1797 DRESS, WOMEN & KIDS

1797 DRESS, WOMEN & KIDS 1797 DRESS, WOMEN & KIDS
Working 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

Background imageWears Collection: WORKING CLASS DRESS 1795

WORKING CLASS DRESS 1795
A 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

Background imageWears Collection: WOMAN READS IN BED

WOMAN READS IN BED
A woman in bed alone with a book. She wears a shawl of blue with a white fur trim. Date: 1879

Background imageWears Collection: JOAN BENNETT 1942

JOAN BENNETT 1942
American 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

Background imageWears Collection: YELLOW EVENING GOWN 1823

YELLOW EVENING GOWN 1823
Yellow 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

Background imageWears Collection: Frenchwoman 1614 - 2

Frenchwoman 1614 - 2
A 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

Background imageWears Collection: LAVEROCK EFFIGY

LAVEROCK EFFIGY
An 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

Background imageWears Collection: KINGS SUTTON CHURCH

KINGS SUTTON CHURCH
South 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

Background imageWears Collection: PAPAL TIARA

PAPAL TIARA
Pope Pius X (Giuseppe Sarto) wears the TIARA, the traditional Triple Crown symbolising his power and authority Date: 1903

Background imageWears Collection: SISTER OF ST JOHN

SISTER OF ST JOHN
Nursing 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

Background imageWears Collection: Madame De Pompadour - 1750

Madame De Pompadour - 1750
Madame de Pompadour A woman wears the fashions from the period of Louis XV Date: 1750

Background imageWears Collection: Necktie - Wm of Orange

Necktie - Wm of Orange
William 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

Background imageWears Collection: 17th century Tailors

17th century Tailors
A 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

Background imageWears Collection: Avintes, Portugal - Striking girl in traditional costume

Avintes, Portugal - Striking girl in traditional costume
Avintes, Portugal - Striking girl with long wavy dark hair in traditional costume Date: circa 1905

Background imageWears Collection: Fashion for large hats, roller skating and hobble skirts

Fashion for large hats, roller skating and hobble skirts
Comic 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

Background imageWears Collection: Comment on Womens Fashion for wearing trousers / culottes

Comment on Womens Fashion for wearing trousers / culottes
German Comment on Womens Fashion for wearing trouser suits / culottes - " You are in here if you are wearing trousers

Background imageWears Collection: Young lad in sailor suit with pet dog and model ship

Young lad in sailor suit with pet dog and model ship
St. 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

Background imageWears Collection: Christmas - Three Dutch girls walk through the snow

Christmas - Three Dutch girls walk through the snow
Christmas scene - Three Dutch girls walk through the snow. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageWears Collection: A lady in Sunday best and Monday work clothes

A lady in Sunday best and Monday work clothes - North West England. Date: circa 1907

Background imageWears Collection: Stylish French Girl in revealing negligee with hand mirror

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

Background imageWears Collection: Stylish French Girl in pink and blue pyjamas

Stylish French Girl in pink and blue pyjamas Date: circa 1920s



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