Socialite Collection

The It Girl by George Whitelaw
Colour illustration showing an attractive socialite surrounded by attentive gentlemen

MARGARET MOLLY BROWN (1867-1932). The Unsinkable Molly Brown. American socialite, philanthropist, activist, and survivor of the Titanic. Photographed c1890

Tangoville sur Mer, caricature of Coco Chanel (1883-1971) dancing with Arthur
CHT187703 Tangoville sur Mer, caricature of Coco Chanel (1883-1971) dancing with Arthur Boy Capel, 1913 (colour litho) by Sem (Georges Goursat) (1863-1934); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Miss Angela Dudley-Ward
Claire Angela Louise Dudley Ward (1916 1999) later Lady Laycock, or Angie, [7] who married in 1935 the commando leader Major-General Sir Robert Laycock by whom she had two sons and three daughters

Mrs McCorquodale (Barbara Cartland) dressed as champagne
Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901-2000), married name Mrs Barbara McCorquodale, British novelist

Gene Tierney (1920 - 1991), New York socialite who became an actress on film and stage, first on stage, then in Hollywood films

Mrs Whighams Ascot Party
A group at a house party held by Mrs George Hay Whigham at her home at Ascot, during Ascot Week. From left, Mr, C

Mrs Flash Kellett, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Orlando Kellett and formerly Helen Myrtle Dorothy Atherley, drawn by Olive Snell

Mrs. William Astor, 1890, (1903). Creator: Unknown
Mrs. William Astor, 1890, (1903). Portrait De Mme Astor

Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow - Barbara Hutton
Portrait of Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Barbara Woolworth Hutton (1912-1979), socialite, heiress and philanthropist, dubbed the " poor little rich girl"

Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1889-1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, born Dorothy Violet Ashton, socialite, author, poet and literary editor

Mrs Charles Sweeny as Astrae the Star-Maiden
Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll (1912 - 1993), pictured as Astrae

The Hon. Alicia Browne, later Alicia Edmonstone (1909 - 1992), only daughter of Lord and Lady Kilmaine

Wallis Simpson
A glamorous studio portrait of Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986), American socialite

The Hon. Eileen Nelson Hood
A portrait of Viscountess Bridports only daughter, sister to Viscount Bridport. Miss Nelson Hood, reported the Bystander was greatly interested in yachting, dogs and lawn tennis

Jacqueline Kennedy, and the Duchess of Alba. Seville, Spain. April 1966

Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman), 1893. Creator: John Singer Sargent
Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman), 1893

Countess of Tankerville (Leonora Van Marter)
Lady Paget, formerly Minnie Stevens of New York, American heiress and prominent society hostess. Known as Mrs Arthur Paget before her husband was elevated to the peerage. Date: 1904

Mlle Lantelme, actress drowned in the Rhine
Mlle Genevieve Lantelme, actress (1883-1911), theatrical portraits, captioned France's most lovely actress, drowned in the Rhine'

Beautiful Society Girl to Wed Marquis Miss Gellibrand and her fiance, the Marquis de Casa Maury, whose engagement was announced photographed in London 3 February 1923 Paula Gellibrand

Tatler front cover featuring Viscountess Furness
Thelma, Lady Furness (1904 - 1970), born Thelma Morgan featured on the front cover of The Tatler

Tatler front cover featuring Loelia, Duchess of Westminster
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of Loelia, Duchess of Westminster (1902 - 1993), born Loelia Mary Ponsonby

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and her child. Georgiana Cavendish (1757-1806), born Georgiana Spencer, was the first wife of the 5th Duke of Devonshire and a celebrated socialite of her day

Mrs and Mrs Charles Sweeny at The Embassy Club
Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny (Mrs Charles Sweeny was formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the infamous Duchess of Argyll)

Mrs Charles Sweeny contemplating her portrait
Mrs Charles Sweeny (1912 - 1993), formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll

Netherhall, Cumberland, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234749 Netherhall, Cumberland, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Netherhall, Cumberland, England)

Inverary Castle, Argyll, Scotland. 1880 (engraving)
7234758 Inverary Castle, Argyll, Scotland. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inverary Castle, Argyll, Scotland)

Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234744 Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England)

Burghley House, Lincolnshire, England. 1880 (engraving)
7234722 Burghley House, Lincolnshire, England. 1880 (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burghley House, Lincolnshire, England)

Iya, Lady Abdy in her Venetian palazzo
Iya (nee de Gay), Lady Abdy

A Sphere projecting against a Plane, pub. 1792 (hand coloured engraving)
3025378 A Sphere projecting against a Plane, pub

Viscountess Castlerosse dressed as a fish course
Doris Delavigne, Viscountess Castlerosse

GRACE INGERSOLL (1787-1816). American socialite. Chromolithograph from a drawing by Jules Champagne, 1857

Anna Wallace marries Johnny Hesketh, brother of Lord Hesketh, at the Guards Chapel. 2nd December 1980

Wedding of Lord Snowdon and Lucy Lindsay-Hogg, at Kensington Registry Office, London, Friday 15th December 1978

Maud, Duchess of Wellington
(Lilian) Maud Glen (née Coats), Duchess of Wellington (1885-1946), Wife of 5th Duke of Wellington; daughter of 1st Baron Glentanar. Date: 1939

Mrs O'Malley-Keyes and Charlie Chaplin at Biarritz
Jane O'Malley-Keyes (1888 - 1964), formerly Jane Byrnes, American socialite who married Middleton O'Malley-Keyes and reigned supreme over Biarritz society

Kim Kardashian in grey crop turtleneck, Beverly Hills, USA, December 2014

Margaret Whigham as The Precious One at the Gay Party
Miss Margaret Whigham, celebrated debutante and it girl, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then the Duchess of Argyll, whose divorce case in 1963 scandalised the country

Sabrina Guinness and actress Tatum O Neal leave Heathrow Airport for a holiday alongside Tatums dad Ryan O Neal. 27th July 1974

Luis Martinez de Irujo, Jacqueline Kennedy, the Duchess of Alba and an unidentified man. Seville, Spain. April 1966

Jacqueline Kennedy and Princess Grace of Monaco attend a debutante ball in Seville, Spain. 15th April 1966

Jacqueline Kennedy attends a debutante ball in Seville, Spain. 15th April 1966

Memorial Service for Peter Sellers, actor and comedian, at St Martin-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, Trafalgar Square, London, Monday 8th September 1980. Our Picture Shows

Lady Dartmouth, daughter of Alexander McCorquodale and romantic novelist Dame Barbara Cartland, voted one of the 10 best dress ladies in the country

Lady Dartmouth, daughter of Alexander McCorquodale and romantic novelist Dame Barbara Cartland, voted one of the 10 best dress ladies in the country

Unity Mitford arrives in Folkestone from Germany. Wrapped in blankets on the quatside, Unity was said to be injured, with a shot to the head. 3rd January 1940

Ghislaine Maxwell, a Director of Oxford United Football Club, received the Fiat Team of the Year Award at a special luncheon held at The Connaught Rooms

The Mirror organised a Disney day out for the kids at Lord and Lady Baths Longleat House, in Wiltshire

American stockbroker Charles Sweeney and his fiancee Miss Margaret Whigham leaving Brompton Oratory after attending a rehearsal for their wedding the next day. 20th February 1933

Miss Inez Holden. Beatrice Inez Lisette (Paget) Holden (1903-1974) was a British writer and Bohemian social figure and journalist, also known for her association with George Orwell. Date: 1932

Sir John Lavery at his easel in Palm Springs, painting Doris Delavigne, Lady Castlerosse, who is seated on a diving board. Date: 1938

Margaret Thesiger (1911-1991) youngest daughter of Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford. Following her marriage to John Goldman (Monck), she became the photographer Margaret Monck. Date: 1924

Bridgett Poulett, Jeanne Stourton & Joan Humphreys, Yevonde
Front cover of The Sketch with three portraits of socialites by Madame Yevonde. Top left is Lady Bridgett Poulett, right is Miss Jeanne Stourton and bottom left is Miss Joan Humphreys

Mme. Lucien Lelong wearing a Lelong design
Madame Lucien Lelong, formerly Princess Nathalie Paley, and wife of the dress designer, pictured modelling one of her husbands designs

A group at Murrays including Lady Idina Gordon
A group at Murrays River Club in Maidenhead, Jack Mays outpost of his Beak Street club in Londons Soho

Margaret Whigham & Mrs Colclough, Best of Everything Ball
Miss Margaret Whigham and Mrs Colclough displaying British gloves, stockings and scarves at the Best of Everything Dinner

Margaret Whigham at the British Porcelain Ball
Margaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930

Mrs Charles Sweeny and daughter
Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later, on her second marriage, Duchess of Argyll, pictured with her daughter Frances

Jewels of Empire Ball - Lady Diana Cooper
Lady Diana Cooper (nee Manners), leader of the Diamond group at the Jewels of Empire Ball, held at the Park Lane Hotel in aid of Enham Village Centre for Disabled Ex-Service Men

Beauty, brains and breeding 1919
Photographs of society women in 1919, (left to right): Margaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm (1895 -1969), Lady Loughborough, Australian born wife of Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine

Susan Bligh
Susan Rachel Bligh (1916-1983), daughter of Noel Bligh (son of the 8th Earl of Darnley) out in London in 1938

Ava Lowle Willing, Lady Ribblesdale (1868-1958), American socialite, wife of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale. late 19th century

Prince Charles plays polo at Windsor Great Park, Berkshire. The Princes newest girlfriend Anna Wallace attends. 1st June 1980

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales plays polo at Cowdray Park, West Sussex. He is pictured with Sabrina Guinness. 3rd August 1979

Spains gala Debutante Ball at the Casa de Pilatos. Seville, Spain. Pictured, Jacqueline Kennedy and The Duchess of Alba. April 1966

SUSANNAH CONSTANTINE 14 / 12 / 1989
SUSANNAH CONSTANTINE 14/12/1989

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson arriving at Elton Johns 50th birthday party at Hammersmith Palais. 6th April 1997

Tara Palmer Tomkinson - model and socialite and god daughter of Prince Charles. Picture shows Tara modelling the new shirt for The Bertie Wooster Cavenagh shop Picture taken 8th June 1995

Tara Palmer Tomkinson - model and socialite and god daughter of Prince Charles. Picture shows Tara modelling the new shirt for The Bertie Wooster Cavenagh shop Picture taken 8th June 1995

Constance, Duchess of Westminster, pictured with her seven year old light chestnut, The Shiek

Oxford United show off their brand new strip with a photocall at Manor Park. 22-year-old Ghislaine Maxwell, a director at the club is pictured with players and staff

Frankie Howerd, took the two Gabor sisters Eva and Zsa Zsa, out for a different evenings entertainment watching greyhound racing at White City

Pictured at the preview party at the london playboy club is Russian Ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev and Princess Lee Radziwill ( white coat)

The End of the Races at Auteuil, c.1888-98 (oil on canvas)
XIR222748 The End of the Races at Auteuil, c.1888-98 (oil on canvas) by Smith, Carlton Alfred (1853-1946); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Mrs. Hitt & Mrs. Longworth, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Hitt & Mrs. Longworth, 1912

Mrs. F.D. Grant; Mrs. Francis M. Gibson; Mrs. U.S. Grant III; Gen. F.D. Grant, 1911

Mrs. W.G. Loew, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. W.G. Loew, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Mrs. William Goadby Loew, a socialite and art collector

Duchess of Roxburghe, Lallie Charles, Photo. 1913

Mrs. Phil. Lydig, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Phil. Lydig, 1911

Mrs. Thos. Walsh and Mrs. McLean, her daughter, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Thos. Walsh and Mrs. McLean, her daughter, 1910

Mrs. G. Gould, Jay Gould, Marjorie Gould, and Geo. Gould, in boat deck, 1911

Emily Randolph, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Emily Randolph, between c1910 and c1915

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"The Socialite Chronicles: Unveiling the Glamorous Lives of High Society" Step into the world of socialites, where opulence and elegance reign supreme. From the pages of "The It Girl" by George Whitelaw to the captivating image of Margaret Molly Brown, these women have left an indelible mark on society. Margaret Molly Brown, known as The Unsinkable Molly Brown, embodies resilience and grace. A survivor of the Titanic tragedy, she used her platform as a socialite to become a philanthropist and activist. Miss Angela Dudley-Ward exudes sophistication in every step she takes. Her presence at high-profile events is always met with admiration and awe. Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler captivates us with her beauty captured by John Singer Sargent's lens. As Mrs. John Jay Chapman, she effortlessly combines charm and intellect. Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow - Barbara Hutton epitomizes wealth beyond imagination. With her lavish lifestyle and impeccable taste, she sets new standards for luxury. Gene Tierney enchants us with her timeless allure. This Hollywood starlet turned heads both on-screen and off-screen as one of society's most sought-after figures. Mrs Whighams Ascot Party showcases extravagant gatherings that only they can curate flawlessly. Every detail meticulously planned to create unforgettable experiences for their esteemed guests. Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington radiates regality wherever she goes. Her title adds another layer to her already mesmerizing persona as a prominent figure in high society circles. Mrs Flash Kellett dazzles with her charisma and vivacity at every soirée she attends. Her magnetic personality draws people towards her like moths to a flame. Mrs Charles Sweeny dons Astrae the Star-Maiden costume flawlessly; it is evident that even in disguise, this socialite shines brighter than any star in the sky. The Hon.