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"Wear: A Journey Through Time and Style" Step into the past as we explore the rich history of "wear" in various forms

Background imageWear Collection: Newcastle United Football Club in 1895

Newcastle United Football Club in 1895

Background imageWear Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Miss Purl And Plain

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Miss Purl And Plain
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. Miss Purl and Plain don't look the same but they should both be crowned with fame, long hours they knit for the boys out there

Background imageWear Collection: Will Santa Claus Wear A Tin Helmet?

Will Santa Claus Wear A Tin Helmet?
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Will Santa Claus Wear A Tin Helmet, music and words by Jimmy Leach and Vivianne Hill

Background imageWear Collection: A young man playing the Banjolele, Paris, 1920s

A young man playing the Banjolele, Paris, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageWear Collection: Postcard showing three smart, yet effete, French musicians

Postcard showing three smart, yet effete, French musicians. 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageWear Collection: Postcard of effete French man, 1920s

Postcard of effete French man, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageWear Collection: The Needlewoman cover October 1929

The Needlewoman cover October 1929
A man in plus-fours ready for a game of golf and his wife in fashionable country wear in art deco style alight from their yellow sports coupe. Date: 1929

Background imageWear Collection: Moss Bros Advertisement Photograph

Moss Bros Advertisement Photograph
An advertisement photograph for Moss Bros Ltd, promoting outdoor men's wear. Date: circa 1939

Background imageWear Collection: Fifty Shilling Tailors Advert Illustration

Fifty Shilling Tailors Advert Illustration
An advertisement illustration promoting men's wear, for Fifty Shilling Tailors, the image portrays a businessman wearing a smart coat, reading a newspaper. Date: circa 1939

Background imageWear Collection: Men's Wear Advertisement Illustration

Men's Wear Advertisement Illustration
An advertisement illustration promoting men's wear, the image portrays a man relaxing in his armchair wearing a spotted bath robe, casually blowing smoke rings into the air. Date: circa 1939

Background imageWear Collection: Enlisted Men, General Wear, Fatigue etc, 1888

Enlisted Men, General Wear, Fatigue etc, 1888
American military uniforms - Enlisted Men, General Wear, Fatigue etc, 1888 Date: 1888

Background imageWear Collection: Advert for motoring special in the sphere

Advert for motoring special in the sphere. A frontispiece to the special section of motoring. The car in the foreground is just mounting the rise of the bridge crossing the Wear at Durham

Background imageWear Collection: Woollands hat advert

Woollands hat advert
Woollands hats advertised here. Described for the gentlewomen? and fitting for a spring show in Paris. Woolland bros was based in London Knightsbridge. Date: 1925

Background imageWear Collection: Photographs of housemaids and secretaries workwear

Photographs of housemaids and secretaries workwear
Photographs of new housemaids and secretaries workwear, women working in trousers. Captioned, Mind work? not in these-!: Flannelled housemaids and secretaries: an idea from the States'. Date: 1911

Background imageWear Collection: Dutch Belle and her Beau

Dutch Belle and her Beau
A Dutch Belle and her Beau in front of their house, Holland. A highly archetypal scene, with the woman dressed in rural attire, as her partner tucks a tulip into her bodice in front of their house

Background imageWear Collection: Advert for Bathing Suits

Advert for Bathing Suits
An advert for the latest range of bathing suits available at Debenhams. Date: 1932

Background imageWear Collection: Spain, Madrid. Exhibition of men's clothing

Spain, Madrid. Exhibition of men's clothing, held by the Society of Master Tailors (Sociedad de Maestros de Sastre) La Confianza. It took place at the end of November 1881

Background imageWear Collection: Walter Cathro Advertisement

Walter Cathro Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Walter Cathro Pty, Ltd. promoting Holeproof Hosiery. The illustration shows a woman stretching on her bed, showing off the leg wear. Date: circa 1921

Background imageWear Collection: A Pair of Chelsea Dwarfs

A Pair of Chelsea Dwarfs
A photograph showcasing a pair of Chelsea Manion House dwarf figurines, standing on grassy mound bases. Each of them wear excessively large hats. Date: circa 1922

Background imageWear Collection: Courtaulds Courtine Advertisement

Courtaulds Courtine Advertisement
Advertisement for Courtaulds, promoting Courtine linings, for men's formal wear. Maintaining appearances! Image shows a slick, well suited man. Date: circa 1930

Background imageWear Collection: Courtaulds Luvisca Advertisement

Courtaulds Luvisca Advertisement
Advertisement for Courtaulds, promoting Luvisca shirts, pyjamas and soft collars. Real comfort wear for men. Date: circa 1930

Background imageWear Collection: Advert for Du Barry maternity wear

Advert for Du Barry maternity wear
Advert for Du Barry promoting a woollen maternity suit. Date: 1940

Background imageWear Collection: Negligees and wrappers from Jenners Edinburgh

Negligees and wrappers from Jenners Edinburgh
Advert for Jenners Department Store in Edinburgh, showcasing their negligees and wrappers. Date: 1939

Background imageWear Collection: Advert for Jenners, Edinburgh

Advert for Jenners, Edinburgh
Advert for a fur evening cape, available at Jenners Department Store in Edinburgh. Date: 1939

Background imageWear Collection: Advertisement for Peter Robinson, clothing. Captioned, Everything for Everybody's Wear'

Advertisement for Peter Robinson, clothing. Captioned, Everything for Everybody's Wear'. Showing models wearing four styles of gowns, with elegant hats, shoes and umbrellas

Background imageWear Collection: A towelling tunic for the beach, complete with a pattern to make it oneself. Date: 1954

A towelling tunic for the beach, complete with a pattern to make it oneself. Date: 1954

Background imageWear Collection: Summer fashion ideas for women: a plage suit with a lozenge-patterned jerkin, and two swimsuits

Summer fashion ideas for women: a plage suit with a lozenge-patterned jerkin, and two swimsuits. Date: 1954

Background imageWear Collection: Women on a beach, illustrating the season's fashions. Date: 1954

Women on a beach, illustrating the season's fashions. Date: 1954

Background imageWear Collection: An advert for Wolsey's range of women's wear. Date: 1943

An advert for Wolsey's range of women's wear. Date: 1943

Background imageWear Collection: Afternoon fashion options for the stylish woman. Date: 1932

Afternoon fashion options for the stylish woman. Date: 1932

Background imageWear Collection: A range of daytime options for the fashionable woman. Date: 1932

A range of daytime options for the fashionable woman. Date: 1932

Background imageWear Collection: Noel Coward's Cavalcade was a thirty-year retrospect of England in peace and war

Noel Coward's Cavalcade was a thirty-year retrospect of England in peace and war. It ran at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane between October 1931 and September 1932 and had a cast

Background imageWear Collection: Sketch illustrating some fashions in women's night attire - a nightgown and pyjamas

Sketch illustrating some fashions in women's night attire - a nightgown and pyjamas. Date: circa 1932

Background imageWear Collection: A sketch showing the current fashion in women's eveningwear, including gloves, jewellery

A sketch showing the current fashion in women's eveningwear, including gloves, jewellery, evening bag and shoes. Date: circa 1932

Background imageWear Collection: Gang of men with shovels planting tomatoes, Evesham

Gang of men with shovels planting tomatoes, Evesham
The men all wear flat hats. In the background is a man with a horse and cart. One man has a wheelbarrow. The farm is in Evesham, Worcestershire. Date: 1907

Background imageWear Collection: Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Robert Baden-Powell (1857 - 1941), 1st Baron Baden-Powell. Founder and organisation of the Boy-Scouts to promote good citizenship. Wearing khaki uniform designed by himself for South African wear

Background imageWear Collection: Latest frocks and smart hats by Robert Heath available at Knightsbridge, London. Date: 1930

Latest frocks and smart hats by Robert Heath available at Knightsbridge, London. Date: 1930

Background imageWear Collection: Page of fashion adverts - June 1921

Page of fashion adverts - June 1921
Page of four fashion adverts for womenand children's clothing, from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, June 1921

Background imageWear Collection: Woman wearing a white old point lace cape with collar, with choux of pale green

Woman wearing a white old point lace cape with collar, with choux of pale green and pale blue velvet. Date: 1896

Background imageWear Collection: Advert for BVD underwear for men 1914

Advert for BVD underwear for men 1914
For generations of Americans, BVDs were the underwear of choice - loose-fitting and, as you see, immensely becoming as well as supremely practical for summer wear... Date: 1914

Background imageWear Collection: Two women taking their children for an early morning slash in the sea in Trouville

Two women taking their children for an early morning slash in the sea in Trouville. Date: August 1905

Background imageWear Collection: The Autumn look. City day wear set consisting of wing-type collared coat with matching skirt

The Autumn look. City day wear set consisting of wing-type collared coat with matching skirt and hat. Date: 1934

Background imageWear Collection: Illustration for Don Juan by Lord Byron: A Bonnet, which the fair sex wear (litho)

Illustration for Don Juan by Lord Byron: A Bonnet, which the fair sex wear (litho)
6004061 Illustration for Don Juan by Lord Byron: A Bonnet, which the fair sex wear (litho) by Austen, John (1886-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bonnet, which the fair sex wear)

Background imageWear Collection: Spain: Moorish women of Christian persuasion who still wear the veil in Mochagar-Vejer (b / w photo)

Spain: Moorish women of Christian persuasion who still wear the veil in Mochagar-Vejer (b / w photo)
6017784 Spain: Moorish women of Christian persuasion who still wear the veil in Mochagar-Vejer (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWear Collection: Helena Fourment with Two of Her Children, ca 1636. Creator: Rubens

Helena Fourment with Two of Her Children, ca 1636. Creator: Rubens
Helena Fourment with Two of Her Children, ca 1636. Found in the Collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageWear Collection: Special Coiffure for evening wear (litho)

Special Coiffure for evening wear (litho)
3632297 Special Coiffure for evening wear (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Special Coiffure for evening wear)

Background imageWear Collection: A young woman going out for the evening and bidding her dog to obey instructions (litho)

A young woman going out for the evening and bidding her dog to obey instructions (litho)
6001437 A young woman going out for the evening and bidding her dog to obey instructions (litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWear Collection: Two women in a box at the theatre in competition with each other for male attention (litho)

Two women in a box at the theatre in competition with each other for male attention (litho)
6001426 Two women in a box at the theatre in competition with each other for male attention (litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)




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"Wear: A Journey Through Time and Style" Step into the past as we explore the rich history of "wear" in various forms. From iconic landmarks to fashion trends, this captivating journey will take you through different eras and locations. Starting with the majestic Tyne Bridge in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, witness the architectural marvel that stands tall over the River Tyne. Its construction symbolizes resilience and progress, reminding us of our ability to overcome challenges. During World War II, women on the home front donned gas masks for protection. Their bravery and determination shine through as they faced adversity head-on, highlighting their unwavering spirit. In a complete contrast, imagine stepping into a glamorous ballroom adorned with Hartnell ballgowns. These elegant creations epitomize sophistication and grace, showcasing timeless beauty that transcends generations. Travel back to 1926 when Burberry introduced its winter sports wear collection. This advert captures both style and functionality, emphasizing how clothing can adapt to suit different activities while keeping us warm during colder months. The Angel of the North emerges next—a magnificent sculpture overlooking County Durham's riverbanks—the River Wear. This awe-inspiring artwork represents strength and unity within its surroundings while leaving an indelible mark on all who encounter it. Durham Cathedral rises above these river banks—an architectural masterpiece steeped in history—reminding us of England's rich heritage. It serves as a testament to human craftsmanship standing strong against time's weariness. Take a leap forward into playful nostalgia with 1930s playsuits—a delightful blend of comfort and charm that encapsulates carefree summer days spent by sandy beaches or lush gardens. Crossing back over to Newcastle Upon Tyne is another modern marvel—the Millennium Bridge spanning across the River Tyne. Its sleek design perfectly complements this vibrant cityscape while connecting communities on either side. Capture moments forever etched in time through Sorolla y Bastida's artwork.