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Fashions Collection

"Fashions through the Ages: From Tango to Swinging Styles" Step back in time and explore the ever-evolving world of fashions

Background imageFashions Collection: Fashions for 1954

Fashions for 1954
On the left, a caramel coloured restaurant suit in heavy silk shantung, its melting shoulder line, vertically seamed jacket, slanting pockets " are all allies for your pleasant evening"

Background imageFashions Collection: Les Laines Bisanne wool company poster

Les Laines Bisanne wool company poster
Advertising poster for Les Laines Bisanne, a French wool company from Lyon-Megeve, showing a young man in ski clothing including a geometrically patterned jumper

Background imageFashions Collection: Advert for Louis Vuitton travelling accessories and trunks

Advert for Louis Vuitton travelling accessories and trunks and Itylus dressmaker, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageFashions Collection: Tango. Watercolor by Marcel Vertes (1895-1961) published

Tango. Watercolor by Marcel Vertes (1895-1961) published in l Illustration on November 26, 1925. Watercolour

Background imageFashions Collection: Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, 1920s fashion

Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, 1920s fashion
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps of Albemarle St, London, part of a series depicting tongue in cheek scenes of society ladies (in this case the fictional Miss Coloothorne Coppit)

Background imageFashions Collection: A Subtle Competition by H. M. Bateman, golfing fashion

A Subtle Competition by H. M. Bateman, golfing fashion
Cartoon by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman showing two men in competition to wear a series of increasingly outrageous golf outfits

Background imageFashions Collection: Tango, 1912. Dance originating in Argentina that

Tango, 1912. Dance originating in Argentina that was introduced in Europe after World War I

Background imageFashions Collection: Woman reading a book

Woman reading a book
A beautiful young woman with blonde hair and red lipsticked lips, wears a lilac gown with sky blue fur trim. She reclines in her favourite chair to read her book. 1937

Background imageFashions Collection: Advertisement for Jaeger in Festival of Britain Year

Advertisement for Jaeger in Festival of Britain Year, showing two women wearing classic fashions. Date: 1951

Background imageFashions Collection: Fashions for a Coronation Summer, 1953

Fashions for a Coronation Summer, 1953
A crease-resisting nylon tulle evening dress from Marshall and Snelgrove, one of a quartette of outfits showcased by the Tatler as being perfect for the Coronation summer of 1953

Background imageFashions Collection: Ladies by Sea / France / Fem

Ladies by Sea / France / Fem
A dress and coat set designed along the same lines with interesting angular panels and button detailing designed by Chantal

Background imageFashions Collection: Social / Cup Day at Ascot

Social / Cup Day at Ascot
Society ladies in Ascot fashions: hobble skirts & panniers, tunic dresses, a loose fitting kimono style dress with oriental embroidery. N.B unfashionably large hats!

Background imageFashions Collection: Lady Wearing a Spencer

Lady Wearing a Spencer
One woman wears a fur-lined spencer the other a pelisse. Fashions of around 1805 according to a later source

Background imageFashions Collection: Swinging Fashions C. 1810

Swinging Fashions C. 1810
White robes: sleeves with a double puff, scalloped hem & worn with boots, a net cap & a fringed shawl tied at the back or with vandyked hem & pantelettes

Background imageFashions Collection: Autumn fashions, Evening Dress

Autumn fashions, Evening Dress
Evening wear fashions for 1916 showing two elegant ladies modelling sleeveless, plunge back gowns with high waists and full skirts typical of the World War One period

Background imageFashions Collection: June Hayward wife of actor Louis Hayward January 1953 Louis plays the part

June Hayward wife of actor Louis Hayward January 1953 Louis plays the part of The Saint in a series of movies June shows of her hat collection

Background imageFashions Collection: 13139861

13139861
The designer and photographic artist Cecil Beaton (standing - r) showing costume designs to Lady Domville (seated, left) and Mrs Sacheverell Sitwell (seated)

Background imageFashions Collection: Fashion plate, Album de Bal, Atelier Bachwitz

Fashion plate, Album de Bal, Atelier Bachwitz
Fashion plate, Album de Bal, from Atelier Bachwitz, showing three women in the latest fashions. 1920s

Background imageFashions Collection: Ice Skating Women 1899

Ice Skating Women 1899
Grey & white fur trim with wrap over jacket bodice, gored skirt decorated just below knee level. Blue costume with brown fur trim, red blouse, jacket with striped revers. Date: 1899

Background imageFashions Collection: MURASAKI SHIKIBU (c. 978 - c. 1014). Japanese writer

MURASAKI SHIKIBU (c. 978 - c. 1014). Japanese writer
MURASAKI SHIKIBU (c. 978 - c.1014). Japanese writer. Illustration of a court lady of the Heian period. Illustration of Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), which chronicles the life of Prince Genji

Background imageFashions Collection: Tatler front cover, March 1964

Tatler front cover, March 1964
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model posing aboard the Cunard cruise liner Carmania in Rotterdam. The cover girl wears a white wool classic travel coat, buttonless

Background imageFashions Collection: Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, 1920s fashion

Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, 1920s fashion
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps of Albemarle St, London, part of a series depicting tongue in cheek scenes of society ladies (in this case the fictional Miss Lobelia Lobb)

Background imageFashions Collection: Colourful costumes

Colourful costumes
Exotic, colourful costumes worn by Infant Fernand d Espagne, Mlse d Argenson, Ctesse B. de Clermont-Tonnerre, Guy de Lucinge, M. Dmitri Benardaky, Ctesse A

Background imageFashions Collection: Actress Raquel Welch on location for film shoot 1966 Wearing striped mini

Actress Raquel Welch on location for film shoot 1966 Wearing striped mini dress

Background imageFashions Collection: London Life cover - On the Level - 1960s fashions

London Life cover - On the Level - 1960s fashions
Front cover of London Life magazine showing three cast members from a new musical, On The Level (about a GCE scandal) which opened in London on 19 April 1966

Background imageFashions Collection: London Life front cover with Paris fashions

London Life front cover with Paris fashions
Front cover of the impossibly groovy London Life magazine which ran for just two years between 1965 and 1966 but chronicled the life and times of swinging sixties London

Background imageFashions Collection: The Beard and Moustache Movement, John Leech

The Beard and Moustache Movement, John Leech
The Beard and Moustache Movement, cartoon in Punch by John Leech commenting on the fashion for large beards. Railway Guard: Now, ma am, is this your luggage

Background imageFashions Collection: Rosie Dolly and the Begum Aga Khan

Rosie Dolly and the Begum Aga Khan
Two personalities at the Super Elegance de Cote d Azur held in Nice on the French Riviera wearing costumes elegant enough to win

Background imageFashions Collection: 1960s crimplene fashion

1960s crimplene fashion
Models wear outfits in crimplene by Lapidus of Sweden. Date: 1966

Background imageFashions Collection: Tallulah Bankheads fashions in The Garden of Eden, 1927

Tallulah Bankheads fashions in The Garden of Eden, 1927
Tallulah Bankheads fashions in The Garden of Eden, London, 1927 Date: 1927

Background imageFashions Collection: Royal Ascot fashions, 1951

Royal Ascot fashions, 1951
A selection of fashionable outfits for Royal Ascot from Debenham and Freebody and Dickins and Jones. Date: 1951

Background imageFashions Collection: A floral advert for Ballito Nylon Stockings. Date: 1954

A floral advert for Ballito Nylon Stockings. Date: 1954

Background imageFashions Collection: Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes. Date: 1943

Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes. Date: 1943

Background imageFashions Collection: Shirley Maclaine - May 1979 In Britain to tour

Shirley Maclaine - May 1979 In Britain to tour and repeat her recent two-week sellout series of concerts at the London Palladium Dbase MSI

Background imageFashions Collection: Terylene and wool suit

Terylene and wool suit
Advertisement for a terylene and wool suit in navy blue. Date: 1966

Background imageFashions Collection: Original Fashion Illustration by Dora Sprinzel

Original Fashion Illustration by Dora Sprinzel Date: late 1930s

Background imageFashions Collection: Tatler front cover- Helena Rubinstein make-up

Tatler front cover- Helena Rubinstein make-up
Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring girl wearing brightly coloured make-up from Helena Rubinstein: Luminescentpowder, Pink Flare lipstick and Star Sapphire eyeshadow rimmed with Pearl

Background imageFashions Collection: Art deco sketch of Isadora Duncan and her pupils, Paris, 192

Art deco sketch of Isadora Duncan and her pupils, Paris, 192
Art deco sketch by Hemjie of Isadora Duncan and her pupils, Paris, 1921 Date: 1921

Background imageFashions Collection: Fashions for the Festival of Britain

Fashions for the Festival of Britain, showing a woman modelling a series of scarves by Jacqmar, printed with designs relating to London and the Festival

Background imageFashions Collection: Tatler winter fashions, by Gordon Conway

Tatler winter fashions, by Gordon Conway
Fashion illustration by Gordon Conway of a soft woollen suit worn with green kasha scarf and gloves. The second outfit, a red coat made of soft suede, worn with a matching scarf and waistcoat

Background imageFashions Collection: Tatler fashions for July 1930

Tatler fashions for July 1930
A fashion design by Gordon Conway, taken from a series of monthly supplements drawn by the artist. A summer dress in printed cotton voile, trimmed in cream coloured organdie

Background imageFashions Collection: Seaside Fashions 1878

Seaside Fashions 1878
Princess line dresses: one is short & more practical for walking, the other has a stand up collar, lacing down the central back seam, buttoned panels at the sides & a train

Background imageFashions Collection: GIRLS FASHIONS 1847

GIRLS FASHIONS 1847
Grey dress: corsage a caraco made to resemble a jacket & skirt. Blue dress trimmed with black rosettes: pointed waist, skirt pinned up to reveal an underskirt

Background imageFashions Collection: Actor Cary Grant with Ingrid Bergman November 1957

Actor Cary Grant with Ingrid Bergman November 1957

Background imageFashions Collection: Woman on a Train Date: 1950

Woman on a Train Date: 1950

Background imageFashions Collection: The Sketch front cover, 1957

The Sketch front cover, 1957
A model stalks up and down a catwalk in the latest fashions for 1957, watched by a front row of elegant fashion buyers and journalists

Background imageFashions Collection: Fashions for 1899

Fashions for 1899
Man in morning dress, the ladies wear dresses with gored skirts, one with a netted & tasselled under-skirt, the other is ornamented with bold wavy lines

Background imageFashions Collection: Womens fashions for May 1851

Womens fashions for May 1851
Womens Fashions for May 1851. 1851

Background imageFashions Collection: Girls waving at an early Aviator flying overhead

Girls waving at an early Aviator flying overhead
The Aviator is the only man girls look up to A very beautifully drawn and interesting postcard, with strong leaning toward the Womens Suffrage movement during this period in the United Kingdom

Background imageFashions Collection: Mother and daughter

Mother and daughter
Going shopping, 1896 Date: 1896

Background imageFashions Collection: The Sketch Book: Young flapper girl with decoration

The Sketch Book: Young flapper girl with decoration
The Sketch Book: Young flapper girl hanging a wall decoration. The caption reads " Aiding and Abetting." Date: 1928- 1929

Background imageFashions Collection: Two women in the latest French fashions

Two women in the latest French fashions, sitting on a garden bench. On the left is a pink dress with lace trimming below the neck

Background imageFashions Collection: Two Gents in Bowler Hats

Two Gents in Bowler Hats
Two fine gentlemen in bowler hats

Background imageFashions Collection: French Spring fashions in 1870

French Spring fashions in 1870
Women mingle with one another displaying the latest Spring fashions from a variety of angles

Background imageFashions Collection: Art is Long by Pica

Art is Long by Pica
A woman with a svelte figure and an Eton crop hair style studies the latest elongated fashions of the 1930s in the pages of a womens magazine

Background imageFashions Collection: Paris fashions for November, 1864

Paris fashions for November, 1864
A selection of dresses designed for the winter of 1864. From left, The manteau marchesa made from cloth and velvet, trimmed with a silk border

Background imageFashions Collection: Fashions for November 1815

Fashions for November 1815
Early 19th century fashion plate showing the typical Classical outline, and high waists fashionable of the period

Background imageFashions Collection: Fashions December 1880

Fashions December 1880
Dress fitting tightly to below the hips, reverse collar, buttons down the back. Girl: coat body with tails pinned up behind. Blue jacket body: tartan collar & basque

Background imageFashions Collection: Winter fashions

Winter fashions
Two ladies model the latest winter fashions from Paris, featuring dresses with matching fur-trimmed coats and jaunty hats. Date: 1916

Background imageFashions Collection: Actress Felicity Kendal with Wendy Varnella March 1967 who appear together in

Actress Felicity Kendal with Wendy Varnella March 1967 who appear together in the TV play " Person Unknown" standing on a wall wearing short skirts

Background imageFashions Collection: Dior fashion show at the Savoy, 1950

Dior fashion show at the Savoy, 1950
Fashion show by Christian Dior held at the Savoy Hotel, London on 25 April 1950 to raise funds for the Museum of Costume, all arranged by Mrs Langley Moore

Background imageFashions Collection: Dress designer Glynis Robins, 23, pictured wearing one of her own designs - a midi dress

Dress designer Glynis Robins, 23, pictured wearing one of her own designs - a midi dress in crepe, with a choker neckline. Pictured at Dublin Horse Show. August 1970

Background imageFashions Collection: School leaver Bryn Owen aged 17 with his Vespa scooter, which has 34 mirrors

School leaver Bryn Owen aged 17 with his Vespa scooter, which has 34 mirrors and 81 lights on the front and back, all bought with his pocket money. Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, 1st July 1983

Background imageFashions Collection: Jill Ireland actress in telephone booth, March 1955

Jill Ireland actress in telephone booth, March 1955

Background imageFashions Collection: Actress Martha Hyer 1968

Actress Martha Hyer 1968

Background imageFashions Collection: Twenty year old actress Felicity Kendal March 1967 who is to appear

Twenty year old actress Felicity Kendal March 1967 who is to appear together in the TV play " Person Unknown"

Background imageFashions Collection: Actress Martha Hyer 1968

Actress Martha Hyer 1968

Background imageFashions Collection: Pia Zadora actress and baby faced sex symbol pictured relaxing in July 1984

Pia Zadora actress and baby faced sex symbol pictured relaxing in July 1984 © mirrorpix

Background imageFashions Collection: Actress Veronica Carlson 1968

Actress Veronica Carlson 1968

Background imageFashions Collection: Louise Dorsey daughtr of Engelbert Humperdinck arriving at Heathow from Los Angeles

Louise Dorsey daughtr of Engelbert Humperdinck arriving at Heathow from Los Angeles currently making a film of Ali Baba partly in Moscow July 1989 dbase

Background imageFashions Collection: Sylvia Syms Actress on a boat at sea May 1959

Sylvia Syms Actress on a boat at sea May 1959

Background imageFashions Collection: Sheila Hancock April 1961 Actress wearing tight

Sheila Hancock April 1961 Actress wearing tight

Background imageFashions Collection: Actress Sophia Loren with William Holden October 1957

Actress Sophia Loren with William Holden October 1957

Background imageFashions Collection: Jane Russell actress with Jean Craine November 1954

Jane Russell actress with Jean Craine November 1954

Background imageFashions Collection: Glynis Johns actress attending film premiere of Mad About The Man

Glynis Johns actress attending film premiere of Mad About The Man October 1954

Background imageFashions Collection: Gina Lollobrigida the actress

Gina Lollobrigida the actress

Background imageFashions Collection: Actor Steve Alder holding a pint of beer as he poses with a model wearing denim hot pants

Actor Steve Alder holding a pint of beer as he poses with a model wearing denim hot pants and t shirt November 1979

Background imageFashions Collection: Actress Helen Mirren pictured lying down on her sofa at her Fulham home September

Actress Helen Mirren pictured lying down on her sofa at her Fulham home September 1975

Background imageFashions Collection: Actor Telly Savalas walking arm in arm in London with his wife, Marilynn Gardner

Actor Telly Savalas walking arm in arm in London with his wife, Marilynn Gardner, carrying a large / big teddy bear under one arm. February 1968 1960s © Mirrorpix

Background imageFashions Collection: Actress Sheila Hancock April 1961

Actress Sheila Hancock April 1961

Background imageFashions Collection: Danny Kaye Actor Standing in between Sir Laurence Olivier and John Mills Dbase MSI

Danny Kaye Actor Standing in between Sir Laurence Olivier and John Mills Dbase MSI

Background imageFashions Collection: Vivien Leigh Actress with her ex-husband Leigh Holman at the wedding of their daughter

Vivien Leigh Actress with her ex-husband Leigh Holman at the wedding of their daughter dbase msi

Background imageFashions Collection: Actress Linda Hayden 1969

Actress Linda Hayden 1969

Background imageFashions Collection: Actress Eva Gabor gives a twirl in her dress April 1957

Actress Eva Gabor gives a twirl in her dress April 1957



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"Fashions through the Ages: From Tango to Swinging Styles" Step back in time and explore the ever-evolving world of fashions. In 1912, Argentina gifted us with the passionate Tango dance, igniting a fiery revolution on the dance floor. Meanwhile, fashionistas eagerly awaited Fashions for 1954, anticipating new trends that would set hearts ablaze. Les Laines Bisanne wool company poster showcased luxurious fabrics that enveloped individuals in warmth and elegance. Louis Vuitton's advert enticed travelers with their exquisite accessories and trunks, promising style even on far-flung adventures. Marcel Vertes' watercolor painting captured the essence of Tango's allure, bringing its vibrant energy to life on canvas. Social/Cup Day at Ascot became an annual spectacle where fashion enthusiasts paraded their finest attire while sipping champagne and placing bets. Amidst this fashionable frenzy, a woman found solace in her book - a reminder that fashion is not just about appearances but also personal expression. Fashions for a Coronation Summer in 1953 celebrated regal elegance as monarchs ascended to power. Elspeth Phelps' advertisement from the 1920s transported us to an era of flappers and jazz age glamour. Ladies by Sea in France embraced seaside chic with breezy dresses and wide-brimmed hats under sunny skies. A lady wearing a Spencer jacket exuded sophistication during times when modesty was highly valued. Swinging Fashions circa 1810 brought forth daring silhouettes adorned with ruffles and feathers - proof that fashion has always pushed boundaries throughout history. From tango rhythms to royal coronations, these glimpses into past fashions remind us of our timeless desire for self-expression through clothing choices. As we continue our journey through time, let us embrace each era's unique styles while creating our own fashionable legacy.

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