Vintage Fashion Portraits

Elegant black and white images showcasing vintage dresses with decorative details, frills, and historical styling from early 20th century.

Portrait of young woman posing with tassels

Studio shot of woman in decorative dress

Ballet dancer Ekaterina Heidenreich in the ballet The Bolt by Dmitri Shostakovich, Anonymous

Les Modes, 1911: Evening Dress (...). Woman in evening dress with trail of Roizot Soeurs. Hair band and plume in the hair. Necklace. Range in hand. Print from the fashion magazine Les Modes (1901-1937).

Fashion model posing in frilly dress

Germany, 1908. Poses from the Dance of "Salomé", by the dancer Ruth Saint-Denis.

Portrait of Tornachi or Tourachi, Dancer Portrait of Tornachi or Tourachi, Dancer. Business card (front). Photography of Ulric Grob. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

'The Underside of the Parisian' A glamorous Parisienne wearing a fashionable corset-skirt circa 1907

Portrait of young woman posing with tassels

'Binnie Hale (1899-1984) stage name of Beatrice Mary Hale-Monro, British actress and musician, here in the bathing costume scene in ''No, No, Nanette'' which opened in the Palace Theatre, London, 1925. Photograph.'

Portrait of Grace Valentine

Portrait of Bartoletti, Malvira, (dancer) Portrait of Bartoletti, Malvira, Dancer. Business card (front). Photograph of Gaston & Mathieu. Draw on albuminum paper. 1870-1890.

Studio Potraits of Germaine Urtebise, c. 1920 - c. 1925 photograph Belgium (possibly) paper. photographic support gelatin silver print necklace (+ women's clothes). dress, gown. model, mannequin Belgium

Portrait of Maria Gay (1879-1943), Pays, as Carmen at the Opera George Bizet (to his knees); Histed, Ernest Walter (1862-1947); around 1910 (1905-00-00-1915-00-00);Bizet, Georges (1838-1875). Carmen, Gay, Maria (1879-1943), Gay, Maria (1879-1943)-iconography, Rajchman, Aleksander (1855-1915)-collection, theater costumes, portraits, women's portraits, theater (artist), singers

Olga Spessivtseva in the Ballet La Chatte by H. Sauguet by Anonymous /Private Collection/1927/Photograph/Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Portrait of woman in elegant clothing

Postcard, historical, woman, dress, temple, pose

La Belle Otéro, Photo studio Reutlinger, Paris

"I sold everything I was wearing (apart from my lovely bracelet) to buy this smashing new camera !!!" circa 1910s

Portrait of woman in fancy dress

Madame Maria Levinskaya, Russian pianist, pictured wearing an exaggerated costume of the Napoleonic era, as part of her series of recitals given wearing historical dress under the title, "Musical Cameos". Date: c.1925

BAKER.

A naked woman wearing only pearls, sits holdind a hand held mirror and gazes into the distance, perhaps reflecting on how wonderful the 1920's are. Date: 1920s

Actress Claire Windsor, Fashion Portrait, Bain News Service, 1924

Portrait of Fleuron McAthy, Actress Fleuron McThaly, actress ". Photograph of J.oricelly. Drawing on albumstic paper.

A young woman posing semi-naked, standing on a podium beside a truncated classical column in a photographic studio. Photograph by Portland Studio, ca.1903.

Portrait Frieda Hess in the dance costume

Nude woman poses with a lace shawl. Date: 1920s

Portrait of woman wearing skirt and sun hat

Germany, 1908. Poses from the Dance of "Salomé", by the dancer Ruth Saint-Denis.

Dora Maar, Photographie de mode, vers 1935 . Collection Thérond. Museum: Centre Georges Pompidou, BUDAPEST, France.

Elsevier photo collection. Caption "Bal Masqué. Princess Denja famous fairy tale" veiled woman. March 1925

Portrait of elegant woman

USA, New York State, New York City, Margaret Cutter, Poster, Burlesque

Marguerite Agniel leaning on her shoulders, circa 1929

Woman Wearing a Fortuny Dress. Arnold Genthe (American, born Germany, 1869 - 1942)

Woman posing in long dress, rear view, 1931

Portrait of semi-dressed woman on pedestal

Tamara Karsavina as Zobeide in the Ballet Scheherazade by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, Anonymous

Evening gown of brocaded satin and feathered handbag, circa 1922. Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection

Portrait of countess Thamara de Swirsky (1888-1961), dancer, in stage costume (entire figure in the costume of an Egyptian woman). unknown, publisher

Photograph by Martin Imboden around 1929 depicting dancer Gertrud Kraus, showing movement, pose, attire, facial features, and dance expression, printed on silver gelatin paper.

In the Image, parasol from 1923.

USA, New York, Portrait of Lottie Gilson burlesque dancer

Portrait of woman in fancy dress

BAKER. 1926.

Ballet dancer Vera Karalli by Fischer, Karl August (1859-after 1923)/Private Collection/1900s/Phototypie/Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Superb portrait of a Pretty French Girl in a fashionable dark red Swimsuit, green scarf tied on her head and hands clasped in a slightly suggestive pose... Date: circa 1910s

Studio shot of beautiful ballet dancer

Miss E. R. Selwick. 1890 - 1899. Photographs. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Dancers , United States

A standing woman, holding aloft a fan, wearing a fringed shawl, in front of a painted backdrop in a photographic studio. Photograph, ca.1900.

An egyptian woman, barely covered by a thin chiffon drape. Wearing traditional headdress and earring. Wearing a slightly disgruntled expression! circa 1910

Portrait of semi-dressed young woman

Paris, France: c. 1925 MIss France, Mlle. Raymonde Allaine, models the latest bathing suit by Jenny, a white creation trimmed with beads of gold.

Tamara Karsavina in the Ballet Scheherazade by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, Anonymous

Portrait of Marie Dubois, actress, disguised as a woman of the sea Portrait of Marie Dubois, actress, disguised as a woman of the sea. Photography of Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, says) (1820-1910). Draw on albuminum paper. Around 1878.

Portrait of woman dressed in white lace (EV007741_H)

Portrait of woman in gown. Günther Krampf, photographer (Austrian, 1899 - 1950) late 1930s Full length portrait of a woman in a floor length gown. The woman is posed with both arms out at her sides. She is standing beside a large plant in a vase.

Young woman with mirror posing in transparent cape

Alice Verden and Lotte small in the garment

Bride-to-be (EV008067_H)

A stunning photograph showing an actress or dancer in the role of Salome. Her beautifully decorated bra top consists of clear stones or glass beads formed in the shape of swans over her breasts, with hanging fronds of stones or beads giving the moving impression of water. She holds her hand outstretched above a Turkish perfume burner, mounted on an inlaid Mother-of pearl octagonal table. Date: 1926

1920s WOMAN LOOKING AT CAMERA WEARING POLKA DOT COAT OVER DRESS WITH VERY FASHIONABLE RED FOX FUR STOLE AND BIG HAT

Anna Abs

Ballet dancer Vera Karalli in the Ballet Le corsaire by A. Adam by Anonymous /Private Collection/1900s/Photograph/Russia/Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Property of Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France Mademoiselle Germaine Mallet , (French - Propriété d' Albert Kahn , Boulogne , France Mademoiselle Germaine Mallet). Woman, portrait, artistic personality, hairstyle , headgear, fashion, Human beings, personality, clothing, France, Boulogne, Portraits, Melle Raoul Mallet

Young woman performing ballet pose

Actress Mary Minter, Fashion Portrait in Long Taffeta Dress with Velvet Ribbon, Bain News Service, 1921

Tamara Karsavina in the Ballet "Le Pavillon d'Armide" by Nikolai Tcherepnin, Anonymous

Properé B charit Kah , Boulo gne , France reserved Nadiame Kamka , (French - Propriété d' Albert Kahn , Boulogne , France Madame Nadia Kamenka). Woman, portrait, hairstyle , headgear, mode, Human beings, clothing, France , Boulogne , Portraits , Mme Caminca

Erotic, woman in underwear and stockings, 1920s, exact place unknown, Germany, Europe

Historic photograph, fashion, around 1914

A Moorish woman in a remarkably revealing sheer dress, lifts the curtain and stands suggestively in a doorway, which has a thick animal skin covering the porch. 1920s

Vintage, French, postcard depicting a pensive woman in a yellow medieval costume. 1900

A beautiful photograph of a seductive Turkish Beauty smoking a cigarette. Date: 1910s

Standing Female Nude, circa 1860

Woman in Elegant Dress. Arthur F. Kales, photographer (American, 1881 - 1936) about 1920 (Recto, sheet) inscribed in pencil, at lower center edge: "24"; in pencil, at lower right corner: "24" erased (Verso, sheet) inscribed in blue pencil, at upper left corner: "104"

Tamara Karsavina and Serge Lifar in the Ballet Romeo and Juliet, Anonymous

A.D. Kosheva, Ballerina of the Imperial Theater, 1865. Published in St. Petersburg by Izdavaemyĭ G. Denʹerom. The image features Anna Dmitrievna Kosheva, a celebrated ballet dancer from Russia, born in 1840

A HANDSOME DINNER DRESS, FASHION, 1897

Mademoiselle Fia. Showgirl of the Moulin Rouge, Paris. Date: 1929

Tamara Karsavina in the Ballet 'Le Pavillon d'Armide' by Nikolai Tcherepnin by Anonymous /Private Collection/1913/Photograph/Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Scherzo di Follia. Artist: Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822-1913). Dimensions: Image: 39.8 x 29.8 cm (15 11/16 x 11 3/4 in.)Mat: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). Person in Photograph: Countess Virginia Oldoini Verasis di Castiglione (1835-1899). Date: 1861-67, printed ca. 1930.Virginia Oldoini, Countess Verasis de Castiglione (1837-1899), created a sensation when she appeared on the social scene in Paris in 1855, having been sent by the Italian statesman Cavour to secretly win Napoleon III over to the cause of Italian unity by "any means she chose." Within months, the statuesque beauty was the mistress of Napoleon III and a much-talked-about ornament of the lavish balls so prevalent during the period. After the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, she led an increasingly secluded existence, which gave rise to fantastic speculation about her affairs. As the years went by, her mental stability declined and she ventured out only at night, shrouded in veils.The countess's raging narcissism f

Female back act on the mirror. Heliogravure from the magazine "Art in Photograph", Halle a. P. 1902. Collection of Juhl

Violet Romer in flapper dress, circa 1915

A fantastically stylish and well-composed photograph of a young lady in a delicate white dress, posing holding a large shiny ball. late 1920s

In the Image, hairstyle from 1929.

Louise Francoise de La Baume de La Blanc, Duchesse de la Valliere, 1644-1710. Mistress to King Louis XIV of France from 1661-1667. Engraved by W. Holl after G Staal. From the book ""World Noted Women"" by Mary Cowden Clarke, published 1858.

Vintage embroidered fashion (OV2019_95)

Anonymous. "Dress embroidered with sides". Gelatino-argentic draw developed. 1924. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 202246-19

Woman wearing an 1890s dress and parasol; photo taken 1915. Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection

Portrait of woman in elegant clothing

Studio portrait of elegant woman

Scherzo di Follia 1861-67, printed ca. 1930 Pierre-Louis Pierson French Virginia Oldoini, Countess Verasis de Castiglione (1837-1899), created a sensation when she appeared on the social scene in Paris in 1855, having been sent by the Italian statesman Cavour to secretly win Napoleon III over to the cause of Italian unity by "any means she chose." Within months, the statuesque beauty was the mistress of Napoleon III and a much-talked-about ornament of the lavish balls so prevalent during the period. After the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, she led an increasingly secluded existence, which gave rise to fantastic speculation about her affairs. As the years went by, her mental stability declined and she ventured out only at night, shrouded in veils.The countess's raging narcissism found in photography the perfect ally; Pierre-Louis Pierson produced over seven hundred different images of her. In a reversal of roles, the sitter would direct every aspect of the picture, from the angle of

Elsevier photo collection. Patricia Wilde, ballerina York City Ballet. 1952

A young woman, wearing a fur coat, cloche hat & T-bar shoes, lifts her leg up on a bench in order to reveal her stocking tops & garters. Date: 1920s

Portrait of dancer in stage dress (entire figure, at studio). Dupont, Aimé (1842-1900), photographer

A young woman, full-length, posed naked sitting on a table with her feet on a fur-covered stool, in a photographic studio. She is holding a mask between her knees. Photograph, ca.1900.

Photograph of Woman in Bathing Suit with a straw hat. 1907 1907

Woman wearing a bucket as a hat, fashion parody, historic photograph, around 1910

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