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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1960s fashion in London Life magazine

Part of a fashion spread in extremely groovy, but short-lived London Life magazine in 1966. Man on the left wears a pillar box red blazer by Rodex, chosen by the British Menswear Guild for their forthcoming exhibition at the Design Centre, exclusive to Lillywhites. Girl on the right wears a short yellow and white printed culotte dress, 9 guineas at Quorum worn with big gilt hoop earrings and chiffon scarf, both from Harrods.
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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