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Frock Collection (#47)

"Frock: A Timeless Fashion Statement" Step into the world of fashion through the lens of history

Background imageFrock Collection: Floral Print Dress

Floral Print Dress
Alluring young woman wears a sleeveless floral print frock with square neckline & full skirt with piped edged tiers - perfect for a day in the country

Background imageFrock Collection: Fashion Plate / 1837 / Men

Fashion Plate / 1837 / Men
Pinched waists, heeled boots, strapped pantaloons, waisted jacket with roll collar, waistcoats cut to reveal the shirt front, cravats, cut-away coat with long tails & top hats

Background imageFrock Collection: Yellow Frock 1836

Yellow Frock 1836
Redingote: embroidered trim, deep falling tucker, skirt en tablier, sleeves en bouffant at the middle of the arm & trimmed with ribbons & roses. Shown in pale yellow & in pink

Background imageFrock Collection: Polka Dot Frock 1832

Polka Dot Frock 1832
Pelerine with dentilated border; dress with full sleeves (tight from elbow to wrist - Medici ). Worn with a belt & large bonnet. Shown in black & a polka dot fabric

Background imageFrock Collection: Patterned Frock 1940S

Patterned Frock 1940S
Woman wearing a short-sleeved, summer frock with a square neckline outlined with ric-rac braiding. The fabric has a diagonal check infilled with images of donkeys & women

Background imageFrock Collection: Dog-Walking Chic 1937

Dog-Walking Chic 1937
Spanish dog-walkers preamble in the park. Styles include a check jacket & waistcoat & a short sleeved jacket worn over a frock. A pink butterfly print dress catches the eye

Background imageFrock Collection: Derry and Toms Sale

Derry and Toms Sale
Ladies persue the bargains on offer in the frock department at a Derry & Toms shop sale, London

Background imageFrock Collection: Sporty Frocks 1929

Sporty Frocks 1929
Cotton print frocks: sports frock with square neck, button bodice & gathered shoulder straps; moire print with panels & piping; abstract print with flared skirt panel

Background imageFrock Collection: Printed Frocks 1929

Printed Frocks 1929
Print frocks in georgette & chiffon: casino frock with cape, scalloped yokes & uneven hem; bertha corsage, flared flounce & pleated ruffle trim; brown dress: box-pleated flounces

Background imageFrock Collection: Shocking Frock 1928

Shocking Frock 1928
An example of the sort of clothing and type of dancing that seemed so shocking to the older generation

Background imageFrock Collection: Frock Coat & Globe Photo

Frock Coat & Globe Photo
A very tall man, his hand resting on a globe, wears a frock coat, narrow trousers, a single-breasted waistcoat with no collar & a dark cravat

Background imageFrock Collection: Costume / Photo by Watson

Costume / Photo by Watson
Man: frock coat. Woman: jacket body, gauging & buttons on the cuff, ruff at the neck, draped tunic & a skirt with pleated flounces of varying depth & a very severe hairstyle

Background imageFrock Collection: Photo of Boy Late 19C

Photo of Boy Late 19C
Boy in a pale coloured long sleeved frock with narrow frilled collar & cuffs & a dark coloured fringed sash round his hips, socks & shoes with a bar over the instep

Background imageFrock Collection: Male Type / Dour Scot 1870

Male Type / Dour Scot 1870
Bearded man wears a frock coat, waistcoat with roll collar, narrow fitting trousers, slim bowtie & lace- up boots

Background imageFrock Collection: Women & Girl 1890S Photo

Women & Girl 1890S Photo
Girl: smocked & embroidered frock with full sleeves. Women: lace jabot, gigot sleeves, lace gloves & fichu, spectacles. Granny sports the hairstyle of her youth

Background imageFrock Collection: Russian Children 1880S

Russian Children 1880S
Boys: felt hat, knickerbockers & Norfolk jackets & lace collars. Girls: white frock with shoulder ribbon bows & front buttoning velvet dress, lace collar & sailor hat

Background imageFrock Collection: Two Girls / Sims C1850S

Two Girls / Sims C1850S
Girl: a broderie Anglaise frock with vandyked hem & matching sash & shoulder bows. Older girl: a long sleeved dress, dentate ribbon trim & pumps tied on with ribbon

Background imageFrock Collection: Boy in Chair / Dodds 1860

Boy in Chair / Dodds 1860
A small child (probably a boy) wears a broderie Anglaise frock with vandyking on the hem & sleeves & ribbon bows on the shoulders, also stockings & shoes with ankle straps

Background imageFrock Collection: Velvet Frock 1880S

Velvet Frock 1880S
Boy: velvet costume of skirt & bodice with short sleeves, button detail & dentate border, lace edged drawers, cuffs & falling tucker (collar), sash & button boots

Background imageFrock Collection: Boy & Riding Crop 1860S

Boy & Riding Crop 1860S
Boy: short sleeved frock which leaves his shoulders bare, a striped sash, stockings & shoes with an ankle strap. His gender is declared via the riding crop he holds

Background imageFrock Collection: Child in Frock 1860S

Child in Frock 1860S
A small child wears a frock with short sleeves ornamented with full rosettes of narrow ribbon, volans & ribbon trim on the skirt, broad belt with buckle & button boots

Background imageFrock Collection: Boy in Frock / Farren

Boy in Frock / Farren
Small boy dressed in a frock (or possibly skirt & jacket) of horizontal stripes & with a pleated skirt, white collar & ribbon trim. He holds a round hat with pendant ribbons

Background imageFrock Collection: Father & Sons 1860S

Father & Sons 1860S
The older man wears a frock coat while the younger man & boy wear lounging jackets. The boy wears a lounge suit where the fabric of the jacket & trousers match

Background imageFrock Collection: Father & Child 1860S

Father & Child 1860S
A man in a frock coat & light coloured necktie holds a very small child on a plinth who wears a short frock with short puffed sleeves, buttoned bodice & ankle strap shoes

Background imageFrock Collection: Girl on Chair C. 1870

Girl on Chair C. 1870
Girl: front buttoning frock, low on the shoulders, short sleeves, high waistline, scalloped hem, white cuffs & tucker, socks & shoes with ankle straps, vandyked drawers

Background imageFrock Collection: Girl in Lacy Frock 1870S

Girl in Lacy Frock 1870S
Little girl wears a broderie Anglaise frock with vandyked falling tucker & hem & large bows on the shouders. Also short white socks & shoes with ankle straps. Hair cut short

Background imageFrock Collection: Children / Photo / 1870S

Children / Photo / 1870S
Baby wears an embroidered frock. The little girl wears trousers ornamented with tucks showing below the flounced skirt of her dress & leather shoes with a bar

Background imageFrock Collection: Costume / Baby 1870S

Costume / Baby 1870S
A baby sitting upright wears a broderie Anglaise frock with up-gathered sleeves & ribbon bows on the shoulders & leather shoes with a bar across the instep

Background imageFrock Collection: Costume / Bib-Apron C. 1880

Costume / Bib-Apron C. 1880
A small child possibly a boy wears a window-pane check frock, plaid bows on the shoulders, broderie Anglaise bib-apron, stockings & shoes with 2 bars over the instep

Background imageFrock Collection: Eric James on Rocking H

Eric James on Rocking H
Little Eric James aged 3 wears a frilly frock, socks & shoes with a bar across the ankle as he sits astride a rocking horse. His hair is long with a fringe

Background imageFrock Collection: Fur Trimmed Pelisse 1838

Fur Trimmed Pelisse 1838
Man: green frock coat, black velvet collar & cuffs. Woman: sable muff, burgundy silk pelisse trimmed with sable, green silk twill dress with a single flounce & bonnet

Background imageFrock Collection: Fashionable Couple 1837

Fashionable Couple 1837
Man: frock coat with roll collar & pointed lapel. Woman: pink & white open-robe, bodice with lace tucker & quilling, tunic fastened at intervals with a shell shaped trim

Background imageFrock Collection: Costume Photo Man 1860S

Costume Photo Man 1860S
Victorian man wearing a frock coat, double-breasted waistcoat with roll collar, cravat with diamond design, trousers & top hat. His watch chain is also visible

Background imageFrock Collection: Longchamps Style for Men

Longchamps Style for Men
Strapped trousers (one pair in a twill fabric), top hats, spurs, gibus, canes, cravats, boots with elongated toes, pleated shirt fronts, shawl waistcoat with roll collar

Background imageFrock Collection: Frock Coat Photo

Frock Coat Photo
Young man in frock coat, high stand-fall shirt collar with rounded ends, slim patterned tie, pale coloured waistcoat, dark narrow trousers, top hat, cane & leather gloves

Background imageFrock Collection: MENs COATS OF 1855

MENs COATS OF 1855
Frock coat with funnel or pagoda sleeves in imitation of the current female fashion shown from the rear & front on. One coat has a naval air with embroidered stand collar

Background imageFrock Collection: MENs COATS 1853

MENs COATS 1853
Three sobre looking French gentlemen in top hats, strapped trousers & double- breasted coats: one with a fur collar, one like a frock coat but without the waist seam

Background imageFrock Collection: Frock Coats 1854

Frock Coats 1854
Three French gentlemen in frock coats with minor variations. A view is also given of the seams & vents at the back. Also trousers, shoes with bows, bowties & top hats

Background imageFrock Collection: Bohemian Gent 1846

Bohemian Gent 1846
Tasselled skull-cap, cigar, slippers, purple jacket, blue stand collar, cuffs unbuttoned to the elbow, horizontal striped trousers; frock coat, vertically striped trousers

Background imageFrock Collection: L OBSERVATEUR 1835

L OBSERVATEUR 1835
Embroidered waistcoat, S-B cut-away coat with velvet collar, grey trousers with decorative side seam, square quizzing glass. Front & rear view of a frock coat

Background imageFrock Collection: English Style Dress 1834

English Style Dress 1834
English style: brown cut-away D-B coat with triangular notch between lapel & collar, pale grey trousers; plaid waistcoat with shawl collar, green frock coat & white pantaloons

Background imageFrock Collection: Hunting & Town Garb 1832

Hunting & Town Garb 1832
Hunting: peaked cap with chin strap, velvet cut-away jacket, black trousers with goat skin leggings. Town: Black S-B velvet frock coat, deerskin trousers & spotted cravat

Background imageFrock Collection: London Fashions Men 1829

London Fashions Men 1829
Boy: straw hat, blue D-B coat, gold buttons, shirt with falling collar, neckcloth in green, white trousers. Men: black tights, cut-away coat, D-B frock coat & pantaloons

Background imageFrock Collection: Striped Cossacks 1823

Striped Cossacks 1823
Straw hat with broad brim & spreading crown, loosely tied plaid cravat, grey frock coat with roll collar, blue striped cossacks with fly front, white waistcoat, yellow fob ribbon

Background imageFrock Collection: Costume Men / Gronow

Costume Men / Gronow
Top boots & Wellingtons, top hats, frock coats, striped trousers, lace up shoes, cut-away coats & breeches. Townshend the Bow Street Runner looking less fashionable than the others

Background imageFrock Collection: Frock Coat & Cane 1807

Frock Coat & Cane 1807
Top hat, pink waistcoat with stand collar, fawn coloured frock coat with stand-fall collar & sleeves gathered at the shoulder, breeches, top boots, cravat & handkerchief

Background imageFrock Collection: Costume Men & Woman 1879

Costume Men & Woman 1879
A fashionable lady in a black lace mantlet or pelerine is surrounded by male admirers in frock coat & top hat, riding dress or checked trousers & helmet hat with scarf




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"Frock: A Timeless Fashion Statement" Step into the world of fashion through the lens of history. From a Harvey Nichols advertisement in 1953 to capturing moments with artist Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquin (1863-1923), frocks have always been at the forefront of style. In a Lagonda advertisement from 1933, an elegant lady showcases her impeccable taste while wearing an Idare dress. Women outdoors in 1881 exude grace and poise as they don their fashionable frocks, embracing nature's beauty. The Coronation Summer of 1953 brings forth fashions fit for royalty. As two types of dresses take center stage in 1954, versatility becomes key - one for daytime elegance and another for evening allure. Transporting us back to the romantic era, a kiss for the reflection captured in the 1910s reminds us that fashion is not just about clothing but also about expressing love and desire. Engaging conversations unfold amidst the enchanting Jardin du Luxembourg in Vittorio Matteo Corcos' masterpiece from 1892. An elegant soiree calls for exquisite frocks that make heads turn and hearts flutter. Sorolla y Bastida's painting "After the Bath" transports us to a serene moment where even after bathing, women remain effortlessly stylish in their chosen frocks. The Avenger Lord Kitchener of Khartoum stands tall and powerful, his attire commanding respect and admiration. Le Miroir des Modes front cover featuring an art deco woman alongside goldfish epitomizes avant-garde fashion merging with artistic expression. Through time and across cultures, frocks have remained timeless symbols of femininity, elegance, and self-expression. They capture our imagination while reflecting our ever-evolving society's tastes and desires.