Buttonhole Collection (#2)

Boyish look: comment on the masculine cut of contemporary fashions & fashionable physiques. She wears black tie & dinner jacket, fox fur stole, top hat & cane. Date: 1926

Boy in double-breasted suit, wearing a top hat and holding a cane (b / w photo)
2797052 Boy in double-breasted suit, wearing a top hat and holding a cane (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy in double-breasted suit)

Charles Fox, 1869 (oil on canvas)
HEH372403 Charles Fox, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Healy, George Peter Alexander (1813-1894); 76.2x63.5 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

The inside of a Victorian die cut Christmas card depicting a gentleman raising a glass
3605848 The inside of a Victorian die cut Christmas card depicting a gentleman raising a glass, c 1880 (colour litho) by English School

William Henry Grenfell, 1912 (charcoal on paper)
3321638 William Henry Grenfell, 1912 (charcoal on paper) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); 60.9x46.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: William Henry Grenfell (1855-1944) 1st Baron Desborough

The Gamekeepers Daughter (chromolitho)
5988721 The Gamekeepers Daughter (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gamekeepers Daughter. Illustration for Chatterbox (1903).); © Look and Learn

Man with a moustache (colour photo)
3096054 Man with a moustache (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man with a moustache)

Anthony Breck, 1798. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin
Anthony Breck, 1798

Elderly street musician performing on the streets of central London. Taken for the Daily Herald Faces of Britain series. 20th September 1963

Former model Anne Davidspn and Vince Hill the youngest member of the Raindrops seen here in their car outside Caxton Hall following their wedding. 4th May 1959

Aintas with the the amourous Sir Charles in My Ladys Dress at the Royalty Theatre. April 1914 P000335

The bowler hat brigade. Left to Right Boys of Oswestry High School for boys and girls wearing British national dress costume left to right Rees, Roger Mitchell, Monty Morris. July 1965 P009882

Portrait Of Alderman Edward Lawley Parker, 1905. Creator: James Jebusa Shannon
Portrait Of Alderman Edward Lawley Parker, 1905

James Ryan, Center Fielder, Chicago, from Worlds Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

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

Costume - Loungers 1820
Bond Street Loungers wear: strapped trousers, hessian boots, greatcoat, frock coat, top hats, buttonhole, coats cut-away at the front & one man dressed all in black. Date: 1820

Riding Habit 1899
English riding habit with Amazon corsage. Quite severe in its tailoring & worn with a top hat & buttonhole the only feminine note is the rider sitting side saddle. Date: 1899

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

ARTHUR BOURCHIER English actor Date: 1863 - 1927

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

WILLIAM III & MUFF WILLIAM III & MUFF
KING WILLIAM III wearing a fashionable muff and a Steinkirk (or Steenkirk), a scarf-like cravat with one end tucked through a buttonhole. Date: 1650 - 1702

Parisian, from Worlds Smokers series (N33) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Cockney, from Worlds Dudes series (N31) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Portrait of a Man in a Chaperon. Creator: Netherlandish Painter (1440-50)
Portrait of a Man in a Chaperon. The carnation is a sign of marital love and fidelity, suggesting the panel was a betrothal portrait. (1440-50)

Girl with goggles and white helmet. Vertical format
Hispano Suiza car rally - Santander to Madrid. Girl with goggles and white helmet Date: 1989

Girl with goggles and white helmet. Horizontal format
Hispano Suiza car rally - Santander to Madrid. Girl with goggles and white helmet Date: 1989

Mr. W. E. Rendle, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Mr. W.E. Rendle, 1911. Portrait of a man wearing a bowler hat, buttonhole and high Eton collar. From " British Sports and Sportsmen: Racing Coursing and Steeplechasing", Part II

Stylish woman in an elegant coat and handbag
Stylish late-1940s woman in an elegant coat and handbag - the floral buttonhole may attest to her attending a wedding when this shot was taken? Date: circa 1949

Portrait of Marcel Proust (1871-1922) 1892 (oil on canvas)
XIR53738 Portrait of Marcel Proust (1871-1922) 1892 (oil on canvas) by Blanche, Jacques-Emile (1861-1942); 73.5x60.5 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait photograph of a smart London woman - taken at a photographic studio (Brown s) in Tottenham in North London. Date: circa 1925

Girl wearing high-quality skirt with remarkable hairstyle, redolent of the late 17th century... Date: circa 1910s

Hand-drawn postcard of King Edward VII in profile
Hand-drawn postcard of King Edward VII of England (1841-1910) in profile. Date: circa 1908

Winston Churchill arriving at the doors of St Margarets, Westminster, on his wedding day, 1908
Winston Churchill arriving at the doors of St Margaret s, Westminster, on his wedding day, 1908. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) with fellow politician Lord Hugh Cecil (1869-1956)

Miss Alice Roosevelt (1884-1980), the daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife, Alice Lee. Married Congressman Nicholas Longworth in 1906. Pictured here in 1904, aged 20. Date: 1904

Suffragette Toy Votes for Women Novelty. A novel electric buttonhole, comprising womens head and Votes for Women slogan in her mouth. Offered by Moorhouse Ltd

The wedding of Mr Ian Wilson - Young ( second secretary at the Foreign Office ) and Mrs Charlotte Nast at Caxton Hall Register Office, London. 21 February 1940

Man at a table on a comic greetings card
Man smoking a cigar at a table on a comic greetings card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Priscilla Bibesco and Herbert Henry Asquith
Priscilla Bibesco (1920-2004) with her grandfather, Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928), former British Prime Minister, on his 74th birthday, 12 September 1926. 1926

A Rose by Any Other Name... by Patrick Bellew
A young naval officer is given a rather violent telling off by a senior commander for wearing a rose in his buttonhole on board ship. 1929

Victorian man wearing tweed lounging jacket
Victorian man wearing, straw boater hat, wing collar, windsor necktie, single breasted tweed lounging jacket and matching waistcoat and mustache. Date: circa 1898

Wedding Dress 1899
Unadorned trained skirt, floor length veil, gauged yoke, double flounce descending from the shoulders to the waist, high collar & long, knuckle length sleeves. Date: 1899

John Stirling Ainsworth, 1st Baronet (1844 1923), English industrialist, banker and Liberal politician. Wearing formal day dress: top hat, black necktie, white double-breasted waistcoat

Young man with dog outside a building, on a New Year greetings postcard. Date: circa 1910s

George Grossmith - Comedian, writer, composer, actor, singer
George Grossmith (1847-1912) - English comedian, writer, composer, actor and singer. Grossmith wrote (in collaboration with his brother Weedon), the 1892 comic novel The Diary of a Nobody

The wedding of Robert W Barnard ( RACS ) and Miss Frances Mullet in New Eltham, Kent. The bridal group. 1939

The wedding of Mr W Maitland and Miss R E Clark in Gravesend, Kent. The bride and groom. 1939

The Acton and Clarke wedding at Crayford. The bride and groom walk through a guard of honour of rifles. 1935

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"Buttonhole: A Symbol of Elegance and Expression" In the world of weddings, a buttonhole holds great significance, and is not merely a decorative accessory but an emblem of style and personality. From the grand nuptials of noted Kings Counsel, Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, to the intimate ceremony uniting Lieutenant Colonel Elway Jones and Miss Stephanie Stephens at Rochester, buttonholes have adorned lapels with grace. Stepping back in time to a late Victorian wedding party, we witness the Leveson-Gower family donning exquisite buttonholes that spoke volumes about their refined taste. Meanwhile, George Curzon's appearance at V Fair '92 was elevated by his choice of this small yet impactful detail. Even celebrities like Mickey Rooney and Lilian Long understood the power of a well-placed buttonhole as they graced countless red carpets together. The caricatured image of music hall singer George Leybourne captures his flamboyant spirit perfectly with an oversized floral adornment on his lapel. Beyond social circles and entertainment realms, political figures also embraced this fashionable tradition. Gould Bryan Brian Charles proudly wore a buttonhole during his tenure as a UK Labour Socialist in 1939. Keir Hardie, known for championing socialist ideals from an early age, sported one as he fought for justice. The dignified Clement Richard Attlee paid tribute to fallen heroes during an Armistice Day procession by wearing a solemnly elegant buttonhole. Even across continents, Miss Alice Roosevelt made her mark with her fashion-forward sensibilities enhanced by carefully chosen floral accents. In times when women were fighting for their rights tirelessly, suffragette toy votes for women novelty items featured miniature buttonholes symbolizing unity in their cause. Whether it be celebrating love or making bold statements through fashion choices or political affiliations – throughout history – the humble yet significant buttonhole has remained steadfast in its ability to convey elegance and expression beyond words can describe.