Wear Collection (#45)

French Court 1428
Charles VII & courtiers: long houppelandes (gowns) with contrasting revers (one has hanging sleeves), an ermine trimmed huke & cape. They wear small close-fitting hats

SKI-WEAR, 1923
Burberrys Ski Outfits

For Evening Wear
Two women dressed in evening gowns and an opera coat prepare for their night out on the town

Summer fashions 1915
Two women dressed in the latest Parisian fashions for summer. Both wear walking costumes, and one holds a parasol

Ladies and Piano 1904
Two women, one in a long green velvet evening dress, the other in a pink lace dress, by a piano

CHILDRENs WEAR 1920S
Three children who were taken by their fashion-conscious mums to A la Enseigne de Mignapouf, in the rue Boissy d Anglas, Paris, for what to wear on their summer hols

French Hunt Meet
French chasseurs meet in the forest of Chantilly, north of Paris. The huntsmen wear the traditional livery

1950S Evening Wear
A bored looking model poses wearing a long coral coloured evening gown, against a rather bizarre studio prop

Costumes at Isabey s
J Isabeys exhibition rooms: Decorative carved panelling on the walls also forms a screen to divide the space. Lengths of cloth form a canopy. Earth colours are used on the walls

Garibaldi Redshirt
Giuseppe d Angelo, one of the redshirts (so called because they wear red shirts) who helped Garibaldi liberate Palermo from Neapolitan rule

Paris fashions for Spring c. 1918
Two artistic gowns for evening wear, one in charcoal grey, the other in rose pink

START OF 100 YEARS WAR
Edward III sends his challenge to Philip VI de Valois thus starting the 100 Years War; the Bishop of Lincoln & others wear an eyepatch until they have performed a gallant deed

Old Clo Man (Petherick)
London characters: the OLD CLOTHES MAN buys and sells the garments you re tired of, but which the poor are happy enough to wear

Queen Views Stiebel
The Queen and Princess Margaret at a fashion show at Claridges, London in 1952. Three models on the left all wear designs by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976)

Racial / Buffalo Dance
Buffalo Dance. The dancers wear Buffalo masks

Girls in Frocks 1925
Girls wear practical short frocks: gathered from a broad collar & with scollop detailing or shirt style with turn over collar & a deep yoke / shirt front in a contrasting fabric

Englishwoman 1580
The Elizabethan lady had a big choice what to wear - this wide rich gown and undergown set are utterly different from the farthingale look chosen by the more style-conscious

Bronze Age Man & Woman
A German man and woman of the Bronze Age; they wear shoes, and a lot of ornament : both are armed with daggers

Noblewomen at Tournament
Noblewomen attending a tournament in France wear various headdresses including a Turkey Bonnet, Hennin or Steeple headdresses with veils & a V-shaped roll. Date: 15th Century

Djighitoffka Cossacks
DJIGHITOFFKA COSSACKS They ride standing upright on horseback. They wear long red coats and tall fur hats and are armed with whips, knives and swords

Advert / Overalls 1926
WK (or KW) overalls (Canadian) - every pair full of wear

Female Type / 4 Admirers
A fashionable woman, with her four admirers, all of whom wear top hats and monocles

Children in East End Street
Three little girls from Londons East End wear aprons or pinafores over their plain frocks. One girl wears a hat another wears black wool stockings & stout boots

Helston Dance / Cornwall
ENGLAND - Floral Dance (8 May) Furry Day, Helston, Cornwall. One of the dances that occur during the day is one for couples in evening wear who weave in and out of the houses

Crowd of Derby Revellers
Epsom Races: The Return From " The Derby". The merry and somewhat worse for wear crowd (from all social classes) make the return journey after a day at the races

Dryden / Skating Wear / 201
Gentleman in skating wear

Ww2 Gas Masks
A gas mask, and how to wear it

Dryden / Fashion / 357
New York evening wear design with outsize fur cuffs for Saks, Fifth Avenue

Yellow buggy taxi, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Statue of Queen Victoria on her throne wearing the robes of the Star of India, Victoria Memorial, Chowringhee, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Stilt fishermen, Weligama, Sri Lanka, Asia

Puerta Santa doorway, Santiago Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Traditional berber wedding, Douz Oasis, Tunisia, North Africa

Bedouin wedding, Tataouine Oasis, Tunisia, North Africa

Meharistes (camel riders) Tataouine Oasis, Tunisia, North Africa

Two men wearing traditional dress of thobe and gutra (headdress) looking across Doha Bay from the Corniche to the new city skyline and West Bay business and financial district, Doha, Qatar

Young woman wearing jewellery around neck and on her arms, Rajasthan State, India, Asia

Durham centre and River Wear, Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rowing boats on River Wear and Elvet Bridge, Durham, County Durham, England, UK

Cathedral overlooking River Wear, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Portrait of a woman in a boat, wearing a straw hat and face paste, Phaung Daw U Kyaung, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Orion Vacuum Cleaner
The ORION takes the leaning out of cleaning - has no revolving brush to wear away the surface by friction - and it costs only Nine Guineas !

1809 Ladies in a Gallery
Four ladies in a gallery wear fashionable dresses some of which show a marked classical influence including a cloak that fastens on one shoulder with a brooch

Family Photo 1910
Mother and children, pose for the camera in the back garden. One of the younger girls wears spectacles. The boys wear knitted jerseys or shirts with large fall collars

Fashion September 1832
Presumably evening gowns? they are made of mousselaine & tulle adorned with ribbons at the shoulder. Both ladies wear black slippers, one has a blue scarf round her neck

May Fashions 1833
Bonnets by Mme. Lepetit use carnations, daffodils & hyacinths to convey an air of spring. The ladies wear lace ornamented pelerines over their dresses

LA Mode June 1833
Note the fashionable Capote bonnets. The gowns are both of mousselaine - one printed with a motif the other striped. Both wear pelerines: one has a scalloped & embroidered edge

Country Clothes 1927
Fernie Hunt horse show, Market Harborough: Lord Stallbridge, Master of Hounds (left) & friend wear bowler hats, gaiters & water-proof coats

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