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Early 20th Century Women's Fashion

A collection of fashion plates showcasing elegant women's outfits from the early 1900s, featuring ankle-length dresses, elaborate hats, and parasols in various styles and patterns.

Lady in Pink, Lady in Green, Ladies Fashion - Germany
Lady in Pink, Lady in Green, Ladies Fashion - Germany
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Magazine for Art, News and Mother 1824 NordicTwo women in slender evening gowns by Sarah Jane. 1936Women in evening dresses at a glamorous party. Respirons un peu. Robes du soir de Beer. Ces deux robes pour le soir sont de Beer. Le premier plan est une robe de laine dargent brochee argent; fleurs de jais à la ceinture; epaulettes de diamant. La tunique noire, rouge et or, est toute en paillettes; corsage et ceinture en satin noir; bretelles perlees de rouge. Plate 21, Vol. 1.3, 1920. Handcoloured pochoir lithograph by Pierre Brissaud from Lucien Vogels Le Bon Genre: 100 Plates fromGazettedu Bon Ton, Brentanos, Paris, 1922.Orinigal designs for bridesmaids frocks. Date: 1909Women in short bob haircuts in evening gown and coat by the couture designer Worth, offering a rose to a statue of Eros. Robe et manteau du soir par Worth from La Gazette du Bon Ton, 1924. Handcoloured pochoir lithograph by Marcel Bry from Raymonde Sees Le Costume de la Revolution a nos Jours, Editions de la Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1929.Vanity Fair - Politicians. 'Ginx's Baby'. Mr Edward Jenkins. 31 August 1878, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1878, ChromolithographSome New Modes for Misses and Children, Victorian Soap & Talcum Powder PackagingDonne del popolo (coro) , Operas & operettas, Costumes, Allen A. Brown CollectionFashionable couple in front of the Ambigu Theatre, 1861. Man in jacket and check trousers, woman in blue crinoline dress and black mantelet. Men, soldiers and tisane seller in front of the Theatre de lAmbigu-Comique. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V. after an illustration by Francois Courboin from Octave Uzannes Fashion in Paris, William Heinemann, London, 1898.Women models wearing fashionable clothing with large plumed hats. Date: 1910Fashionable lady holding a pot plant in front of the fontaine des Nymphes. In bonnet, dress with lace collar, capelet, ribbons and flounces. The Fountain of the Nymphs was built by Pierre Lescot in 1549 (now the Fontaine des Innocents, Marche des Innocents). Handcoloured drypoint or pointe-seche etching by Henri Boutet from Les Modes Feminines du XIXeme Siecle (Feminine Fashions of the 19th Century), Ernest Flammarion, Paris, 1902. Boutet (1851-1919) was a French artist, engraver, lithographer and designer.Three women wearing enormous leg-of-mutton sleeved blouses with extreme fullness and puffiness from the shoulder to the elbow, bulging bodice, gored skirt and tiny waist. Date: 1895Woman wearing an elegant black gingham dress; woman wearing an autumn dress in pearl grey Drap; two women in carriage, models by Mademoiselle Louise Piret, engraving from La Mode Illustree, No 37, September 14, 1902.Mother and Daughters, Ladies Fashion - GermanySelection of ladies tea frocks for Autumn,1927. Date: 1927Album Blouses Nouvelles: In the Garden, Tailored Women's Dresses - 1947Don't Undervalue Love, Charles Dana GibsonThree French women wearing winter horse racing attire. Date: 1912Woman in morning outfit of wool velvet trimmed with skunk fur with pet dog Tailleur du matin en velours de laine orne de skungs. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Roger Broders from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames et des Modes, Aux Bureaux du Journal des Dames, Paris, 1912.Candee - If, in getting rubber shoes, style you want, as well as wear, "Candee" rubbers you will choose, they have style in every pair.. Candee - If, in getting rubber shoes, style you want, as well as wear, "Candee" rubbers you will choose, they have style in every pair.Description: The Historical Pageant at Vaucluse House. Miss Dulcie Stainton. Who wore a beautiful early 19th century period gown to represent Miss Single, a daughter of a pioneer wheat-grower. Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Date: 23 March 1932 Description: The Historical Pageant at Vaucluse House. Miss Mary Wentworth. Representing her great-grandmother, Mrs. William Wentworth, 1837. Miss Wentworth was president of the younger set committee. Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Date: 23 March 1932 Description: The Historical Pageant at Vaucluse House. Mr. K. Darby. Who made a handsome figure in the elegant costume of the period in his representation of John Edwards Eyre, the explorer. Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Date: 23 March 1932 Description: The Historical Pageant at Vaucluse House. Miss Helen Taylor. Who appeared as her great-great-grandmother, Mrs. Bunker, the wife of Captain Bunker, 1791. Miss Taylor danced in the minuet Location: Sydney, NewMen's conservative single-breasted suits in sack. Chromolithograph from a catalog of male winter fashions from Bruner Woolens, 1920.PastelA fairytale wedding gown by Norman Hartnell for Princess Elizabeth, in itself a tribute to British skill in design and workmanship. Cut on classic lines in ivory duchesse satin, it is lavishly enriched with pearl and crystal embroidery. The 15 ft train of pearl embroidered ivory silk tulle falls from the shoulders beneath the enveloping folds of the crisp tulle veil. The Winterhalter style dresses for the bridesmaids in ethereal white tulle over satin are scattered with syringa flowers in appBon Ton: Green for Springtime, L'Art De La Mode Early 20th Century American DressesWoodcut "A Spring Day in Paris, Parisian Lady", yearbook "Moderne Kunst in Meisterholzschnitten", German for "modern art in masterful woodcuts", 1900Vienna, Angerer & Göschl, C., Puyo, Constant, Couture, Craftsman, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 118 mm, width 153 mm, French, 1857 - 1933, photographer, 1891 - 1896, paper, autotype, cliché makerPAR-6269. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel1827, Women's fashion in nineteenth-century Paris, Boutet, Henri (1851-1919), (Artist), 1902.Riding habit. Culture: American. Date: ca. 1872. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Nuremberg, London, Weldon, Walter, Weldon's Ladies'Journal, November 1894, No. 92, bottom center - printed, Print from the fashion magazine Weldon's Ladies' Journal (1875-1954)., fashion print, prints, costume and fashion prints, costume- en modeprenten, PRESENTED GRATIS with WELDON´S LADIES´JOURNAL 3d Monthly NOVEMBER 1894., top center - printed, J. 536. J. 537. J.538. J.539. J. 540. J. 541., WELDON´S LATEST NOVELTIES FOR WINTER., Flat patterns of Costumes 6 d each untrimmed 2, -, trimmed 5, 6. Flat pattern of Mantle 6d untrimmed 1, 4 trimmed 3, 6., centre bottom - printed, (COPYRIGHT) DESIGNED BY WELDON & CO FASHION PUBLISHERS, 7. SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, LONDON, (PRINTED IN NUREMBERG.), height 196 mm, width 265 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1894 - 1894, fourth quarter 19th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), hand colouring, letterpress printing, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, printerTruth, Christmas, brightest of weeklies , Umbrellas, Snow, PeriodicalsThe Fashion Magazine as Temptress, 1905 Cover of La Mode du Petit Journal: Supplement, Nr. 43. - Dimanche 22 Octobre 1905: 1. Vetement Haute Nouveauté. - 2. Toilette de Ville Two ladies in front of the fence of a park (Parc du Luxembourg). The woman on the left decorated with a bird; On the right a hat with feathers. 'La Mode du Petit Journal' was the weekly fashion supplement at Le Petit Journal, a Parisian weekly newspaper that appeared between 1836 and 1944. paper fashion plates. coat: overcoat (+ women's clothes). dress, gown (ROBE DE VILLE) (+ women's clothes). dress, gown: day dress (+ women's clothes). muff (+ women's clothes). head-gear: hat (+ women's clothes)People Who Will Have Their Own Way, Charles Dana Gibson'My Darlings' Lady rider holding the heads of to of her favourite horses Date: circa 1910sSelection of accessories your dogs from parasol and coats, designed studed collars and straw baskets. Date: 1912Male costume in the reign of George I. Portrait of Right Honorable James Craggs the younger (1686-1721) by Sir Godfrey Kneller. He wears a crimson jacket (dark green in Kneller's portrait), with lace cuffs, tricorn, buckled shoes and hose. The figure in the background is based on John Vanbrugh's portrait of actor Colley Cibber as Lord Foppington. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of the romantic artist and mezzotint engraver John Martin (1789-1854).Different Styles, Life Cartoons still image. Postcards. 1905 - 1930. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography CollectionRussia, 1826. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, RussiaFashionable Mother and Child, Ladies Fashion - GermanyAmerican album of fur novelties, October 1904, Vol. XII, No. 8 : Lancaster, Lotta, 1904 A man in a fur with a flat collar, transshipment and hand bag. A cap on the head. Flat shoes with heels and lacing. Next to him, a woman walks in a fur, with a wide collar and cuffs of other types of fur. Closure in the middle by four knots. On the head a hat with Aigrette and Voile. A road with a few cars in the background. paper fashion plates. automobile. road, path. head-gear: hat (+ men's clothes). coat (+ fur used for clothes). coat (+ women's clothes). coat (+ men's clothes). head-gear: hat (+ women's clothes). shoes, sandals (+ men's clothes). veil (+ women's clothes)A London Furrier. Artist: Anonymous, French, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 14 x 11 5/8 in. (35.6 x 29.5 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Elegant hairstyles for the evening wear, with accessories placed on one side and at back. Date: 1909Shopping by videophone. A Robida Le Vingtieme Siecle: La vie electrique, Paris, nd, c.1890French fashion board, 1920. Men in jackets, coats and smoke rock. Au Bon March, Paris NordicDuring the 1940s, World War II, when women took over the jobs vacated by men enlisting for service, practicality became the important criterion when choosing hairstyles. Long hair could get caught in machinery, as well as being difficult to keep clean despite a protective headscarf. This hairstyle was usual for the young women in there twenties, with short hair, side parting, and the top is smoothed back, with two rows of curls. Date: 1940sShowing a man wearing a trilby hat, striped single breasted lounge suit for daytime function, in a wide range of materials, flannel, cashmere and tweed, narrow trousers and spats shoes. Man in weatherproof loose fitting 3/4 length 'sac'-like raincoat, to prevent over-heating in hot weather. Woman wearing a long elegant striped jacket and skirt with cape for driving, motoring and attending the race-meetings. Woman in a double buttoned full length motoring weatherproof coat, warmth can be remoAutumn Fashion Number of the Model Trader - Direct From Our Factory to Your Home, the Smartest Styles for Riding or Walking. All Garments on this page made-to-order in five days.QF829. Smart Visiting Coat and Skirt Costume, Coat double-breasted, fitting well into waist, trimmed with Russian braid on front, shoulders, and cults, and fancy buttons; roll collar faced with velvet. Prices to order, only - QF830 . Perfect Fitting Riding Habit. Long coat fitting into waist: coat sleeves large, step collar. The latest skirt, with knee shape. Prices, to order - In Navy Coating Serge ... £3/15/-. In Cheviot Serges ... £2/10/-QF832. An Extremely Dressy Coat and Skirt Costume. The coat fits perfectly into waist at back, semi-fitting in front, nicely trimmed roll collar and side seams with fancy buttons. The skirt is made with wrap seam, trimmed with buttons to *****. February 01, 1910.Advertisement for a bust developer product -- no more bustless and undeveloped women. Based on a discovery by Dr Colonnay of the Faculty of Medicine, Paris. There is a warning note that the enlargement is permanent, and cannot be reduced afterwards! Two photographs of a woman (wearing an eye mask, no doubt for purposes of modesty) show the before and after effect. Date: 1914Meg prepares for her wedding to John Brooke, in the gown she has made herself. Date: first published 1869An engraving depicting a whalebone corset. Dated 19th centuryAdvertisement for Swanbill Corsets made with whalebone. Dated 19th century'Men's Hair-dressing - Classic Greece 600 to 146 B.C', 1924. Creator: Herbert Norris.Advertisement for Noirat, women wearing the latest hairpieces and headbands. Date: 1910Advertisement for gentlemens high class clothing, 'for immediate wear or made to measure', showing five different outfits and illustrations from the four London Chas Baker stores. Date: May 14th 1892