Images Dated 27th August 2015

Wedding of Diana Mitford and Bryan Guinness

Group wedding photograph showing the bride, Mrs Bryan Guinness, formerly Miss Diana Freeman Mitford, with eleven bridesmaids. From left, Miss Diana Churchill, Miss Mercer-Nairne, the Hon. Nancy Mitford, the Bride, the Hon. Unity Mitford, Miss Rosemary Mitford (cousin), Miss Rosalie Willoughby and Miss Oonagh Guinness; and, in front, Lady Jean Ogilvy, Miss Grania Guinness, Lady Patricia Guinness and Lady Brigid Guinness. According to The Sketch, the child attendants wore long-skired frocks of cream tulle with gold tissue bodices and the grown-up bridesmaids had parchment coloured skirts.
1929

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Alice Pollock, owner of Quorum boutique

Alice Pollock (born 1942), British fashion designer and retailer who founded the boutique Quorum, which featured the work of fellow designers Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell. She later started the male modelling agency English Boy in London. Pictured here wearing a dress in two shades of green by Ossie Clark, the material was designed by Celia Birtwell for Quorum.
1966

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Carter advertisement 1965

Cartier advertisement from 1965 featuring (top) diamond pieces including earrings with a pearl centre, brooch and bracelet. The bottom picture shows 'two supple bracelets', one in coral with a diamond surround to complement its centre piece and the other in an alternating sequence of Turquoise and diamonds. The powder case is of gold guilloche with diamonds and has convex sides while the small scent container has two enamel ladybirds.
1965

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