Mens Suit Collection (#4)

Fashion: coats and suits in spring 1928
3779693 Fashion: coats and suits in spring 1928; (add.info.: Fashion: coats and suits in the late 1920s. Heading reads: Les Jolis Modeles de Manteaux et des Tailleurs qu'Amene le Printemps)

Fashion: suits in spring 1928
3779694 Fashion: suits in spring 1928; (add.info.: Fashion: suits in the late 1920s. Heading reads: Les Jolis Modeles de Manteaux et des Tailleurs qu'Amene le Printemps / Coats)

Fashion: pleated day dresses in spring 1928
3779691 Fashion: pleated day dresses in spring 1928; (add.info.: Fashion: pleated day dresses in the late 1920s. Heading reads:Robes a Plis. Hats, fur stoles. Colourised)

Fashion: evening dresses in spring 1928
3780119 Fashion: evening dresses in spring 1928; (add.info.: Fashion: dresses in the late 1920s. Heading reads: Elegances du Soir. Dresses made of crepe. Colourised.); Lebrecht History

Fashion: suits in spring 1928
3779696 Fashion: suits in spring 1928; (add.info.: Fashion: suits in the late 1920s. Heading reads: Les Jolis Modeles de Manteaux et des Tailleurs qu'Amene le Printemps / Coats)

Fashion: men's suit in May 1925
3779710 Fashion: men's suit in May 1925; (add.info.: Fashion: men's suit in May 1925. Caption reads Le Triomphe de la Geometrie / Triumph of Geometry Les Modes de la Femme de France May 1925)

Fashion: day dresses in May 1925
3779715 Fashion: day dresses in May 1925; (add.info.: Fashion: day dresses in May 1925 for sunny days. Reads: Pour les jours ensoleilles. Les Modes de la Femme de France May 1925); Lebrecht History

Fashion ladies suits, autumn 1927
3780091 Fashion ladies suits, autumn 1927; (add.info.: Fashionable ladies suits, autumn 1927. Heading reads: Ces Tailleurs plairont a Mademoiselle pour leur elegante simplicite / These ladies suits)

Printed fashion dresses in spring 1928
3780121 Printed fashion dresses in spring 1928; (add.info.: Printed fashion dresses in the late 1920s. Made of crepe. Loose pleats, hats. Colourised version.); Lebrecht History

Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, 1894 (b/w photo)
3025295 Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, 1894 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) was an Irish writer and poet

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Plate 47 from Costumes Parisiens, 1913 (pouchoir print)
3551069 Plate 47 from Costumes Parisiens, 1913 (pouchoir print) by Taquoy, Maurice (1878-1952); 22.5x14.5 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: Print)

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Avant armour, c. 1445 (steel)
GLS443750 Avant armour, c.1445 (steel) by Italian School, (15th century); Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: Avant armour made by the Corio Workshop in Milan;); © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Charles Bradlaugh at the Bar at the House of Commons, c. 1892-93 (oil on canvas)
1218284 Charles Bradlaugh at the Bar at the House of Commons, c.1892-93 (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 228.4x121.6 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Victor Lecour, 1922-24 (oil on canvas)
1746646 Victor Lecour, 1922-24 (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 81.3x60.5 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Victor Lecour)

Suit, c. 1770-80 (wool, linen & velvet)
3743015 Suit, c.1770-80 (wool, linen & velvet) by English School, (18th century); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Mauve wool, matching 3-piece suit, trimmed with silver braid)

J. K. Bythell (oil on canvas)
2637076 J.K. Bythell (oil on canvas) by Mostyn, Thomas Edwin (1864-1930); 127x102 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Portrait of Rowley Smart, 1925 (oil on panel)
3088630 Portrait of Rowley Smart, 1925 (oil on panel) by Valette, Adolphe (1876-1942); 66x55 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Portrait of John Henry Reynolds, 1896 (oil on canvas)
2647002 Portrait of John Henry Reynolds, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Reid, George (1841-1913); 82x56 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

George Bernard Shaw, 1925 (oil on panel)
3483049 George Bernard Shaw, 1925 (oil on panel) by Lavery, Lady Hazel (1886-1935); 61x45 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 - 2 November 1950)

Caricature of a Man with a Large Nose, 1855-56 (graphite on greenish-gray wove paper)
5859689 Caricature of a Man with a Large Nose, 1855-56 (graphite on greenish-gray wove paper) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 24.8 -- 15.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Caricature of Mario Uchard, c. 1858 (graphite with touches of erasure and stumping on tan wove paper)
5859687 Caricature of Mario Uchard, c.1858 (graphite with touches of erasure and stumping on tan wove paper) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 32 -- 24.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Edward Suess from Supplement to Nature, May 4 1905 (photogravure)
701472 Edward Suess from Supplement to Nature, May 4 1905 (photogravure) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Photograph taken by McQueen Brothers)

Portrait of a Man in Oriental Costume, c. 1835-40 (oil on panel)
1065295 Portrait of a Man in Oriental Costume, c.1835-40 (oil on panel) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soane's Museum

Arc welding (colour litho)
5207587 Arc welding (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arc welding)

Franklin D. Roosevelt, c. 1913-17
1128891 Franklin D. Roosevelt, c.1913-17 by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harris & Ewing Collection )

W. H. Brocklehurst, JP (oil on canvas)
1128527 W. H. Brocklehurst, JP (oil on canvas) by Somerville, Howard (1873-1952); 112x86.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; © Bradford Museums & Galleries

Painting portrait of Franklin Roosevelt, 1934
1128885 Painting portrait of Franklin Roosevelt, 1934 by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harris & Ewing Collection )

Sketch to illustrate "Not Honourably Discharged", 1904 (w/c)
XOS5887644 Sketch to illustrate "Not Honourably Discharged", 1904 (w/c) by Jacobs, Leroy William (1869-1917); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: William Leroy Jacobs (1869-1917))

Cafe Parisien (Bal Tabarin), (oil on canvas)
1196569 Cafe Parisien (Bal Tabarin), (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Ludovic-Rodolphe (1878-1952); 46.2x55.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

John Calvin Coolidge Jr. and Grace Coolidge outside White House, Washington, D. C. 1924
1128882 John Calvin Coolidge Jr. and Grace Coolidge outside White House, Washington, D.C. 1924 by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harris & Ewing Collection )

Evening Wear by Charles de Lagrille, 1921 (pochoir print)
STC255053 Evening Wear by Charles de Lagrille, 1921 (pochoir print) by Roux, Andre de (1870-1952); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960), 1917 (b/w photo)
7302075 John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960), 1917 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Harris & Ewing (1905-45))

Design for Ladies Tweed Shooting Outfit, from Costumes Parisien, pub. 1912 (pochoir print)
3664637 Design for Ladies Tweed Shooting Outfit, from Costumes Parisien, pub.1912 (pochoir print) by Taquoy, Maurice (1878-1952); (add.info)

In the wonderful world of the underseas (colour litho)
3091438 In the wonderful world of the underseas (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the wonderful world of the underseas)

Woman in tweed coat, check skirt and high laced booties. Golf bag and weekend bag behind her
5893009 Woman in tweed coat, check skirt and high laced booties. Golf bag and weekend bag behind her. Petit loden tailleur en laine d'Ecosse, grosses bottines lacees

Portrait of Nikolay Gumilyev (1886-1921) 1909 (oil on canvas)
BAL244843 Portrait of Nikolay Gumilyev (1886-1921) 1909 (oil on canvas) by Della-Vos-Kardovskaya, Olga Lyudvigovna (1875-1952); 105x80 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Barclay Nice, 1919-21 (pochoir print)
781129 Barclay Nice, 1919-21 (pochoir print) by Taquoy, Maurice (1878-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from La Guirlande: album mensuel d'art et de litterature (The Garland)

Studio portrait of Woodrow Wilson by Harris & Ewing, c. 1915 (sepia photo)
696136 Studio portrait of Woodrow Wilson by Harris & Ewing, c.1915 (sepia photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); 34x24 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York, USA; (add.info.: Wilson)

George Harry Wallis (oil on canvas)
3744102 George Harry Wallis (oil on canvas) by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell (1880-1952); 101.6x91.4 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle); (add.info)

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"Timeless Elegance: The Evolution of Men's Suits through History" From the iconic image of Winston Churchill, confidently wielding a machine gun with his signature cigar and hat, to the powerful WW2 propaganda photo capturing the spirit of resilience, men's suits have always been synonymous with strength and determination. In contrast, Dod Procter, an English artist known for her captivating paintings, poses gracefully next to one of her masterpieces depicting a nude woman. This juxtaposition highlights how men's suits can exude both power and sophistication in different contexts. Gustav Holst, the renowned composer captured in black and white photography, embodies creativity and artistic expression. Just like his compositions that resonate with emotions, a well-tailored suit has the ability to evoke confidence and charm. The Glorious Twelfth marks the beginning of grouse shooting season in Britain—a time when gentlemen don their finest attire while indulging in this traditional sport. A reminder that men's suits are not only about style but also reflect cultural customs. Plate 47 from Costumes Parisiens takes us back to 1913—an era where fashion was at its peak. This pouchoir print showcases an exquisite suit design that combines wool, linen & velvet—materials carefully chosen for comfort without compromising elegance. Traveling further back in time brings us to c. 1445 when Avant armour was crafted meticulously from steel—a testament to medieval craftsmanship. Similarly meticulous is tailoring a suit today; every stitch counts towards achieving perfection. Charles Bradlaugh at the Bar at the House of Commons immortalizes an important moment in history—depicting political figures dressed impeccably as they debate crucial matters. It reminds us that men's suits have long symbolized authority and professionalism. Victor Lecour's oil on canvas painting from 1922-24 captures a man wearing a dapper suit—the epitome of sophistication during the roaring twenties—an era known for its extravagant parties and glamorous fashion. A suit from c.