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Vintage Fashion Portraits

Classic black and white images of women modeling elegant dresses and coats, highlighting historical fashion trends and styles.

Portrait of elegant woman standing by chair covered with fur
Portrait of elegant woman standing by chair covered with fur
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Anefo photo collection. New fashion female KLM staff presented KLM main building Amstelveen; Summer and winter uniform. January 21, 19751950s FLIRTING WOMAN LOOKING AT CAMERA PEEKING AROUND FROM BEHIND DRESSING SCREEN HUNG WITH DRESS BRA AND SLIPCoronation Goes To Her Head -- Paula Marko this "Royal E" hairstyle with the Queen's cypher carries out in scarlet and ermine. It was one of the variations of his New Elizabethan hairstyle presented by Riche of London of Coronation year. October 29, 1952.London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers, London, England, UK, 1945 A model wears a brown and beige all-wool checked suit by fashion designer Hardy Amies. She is wearing a matching coat. An angled hat completes the outfit.Bows To Catch A ***** Eye -- Designer Digby Morton has made this very attractive ' Bow ' shirt for the overseas market, especially America. The latest style straw boater completes a delightful *****. April 13, 1954. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).1960S 3/4 Length Portrait Of A Woman Posing In Front Of Dressing Screen Wearing Paisley Gown & Strings Of BeadsVintage Photograph. Fashionable woman walking on sidewalk carrying purse and portfolio case Frame 2Eine reife Frau über 50 posiert für sinnliche erotische Fotos in durchsichtiger Kleidung auf einem Bett / A mature woman over 50 poses for sensual erotic photos in see-through clothes on a bed *** A mature woman over 50 poses for sensual erotic photos in see through clothes on a bed A mature woman over 50 poses for sensual erotic photos in see through clothes on a bedQueen Mother And Princess At Fashion Show -- H.R.H. Princess Margaret leans eagerly forward as a model takes her eye during the fashion parade. Describing the various models to her is John Cavanagh a member of the "Top Twelve." The Princess wore a charming coat of sapphire blue velvet in her favourite style, tight-waisted, full skirted with a tiny stand up collar. Her dress was in periwinkle blue silk and her hat was in the latest toque style of melusine, very becoming to her piquant features. She also wore a five-starand pearl necklace and diamond ***** high on her shoulder. Her shoes were plain leather court style. December 7, 1955. (Photo by Fox Photos).Woman applying make-up12/31/1962. European style suits, Designed by Mrs. Chiyo Tanaka.The Balanchines at Dior. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and PersonnelVintage Photograph. Young woman leans on podium smiling in graduation cap and gown.Winsome girl, Adele Jarrett, of Brighton (Vic.), has a large floral picture hat and a lime-green veil. July 16, 1955.Poll photo collection. Fashion photography. Model (stepdaughter Renée) in a knitted cardigan. 1939Poll photo collection. Fashion photography. Model in the Parc des Tuileries at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. 1948. France, ParisAnefo photo collection. Fall fashion and for the winter 1966/1967. April 4, 1966Anefo photo collection. Fashion show through debutants-mannequins, assignment faithful. February 7, 1973Vintage Photograph. Teenage girl in fluffy white dress curtseying.Coronation Robes Exhibition: A close up of the head and shoulders of a new austerity robe being reflected in a mirror. It shows the new cap of state costing £-£4 worn as alternative to £60 coronet. An exhibition opened in London for the private viewing of some three hundred peers and peeresses who have applied for summons to the Coronation. It was held in Mr. Norman Hartnell's salon in Bruton street. Invitations were sent out by the Earl Marshal for peers and peeresses to attend the special showing of dresses robes and head-dresses which have been designed for the Coronation. January 5, 1953. (Photo by Fox Photos).1950s fashion. Swedish actress Margit Carlqvist, born 1932 is trying on a hat while a man is standing beside her looking at her. Sweden 1956. Ref BX34-6Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the Royal Visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Preparations for the royal visit: Gimbing wardrobe. October 1955. Curaçao, WillemstadAnefo photo collection. Mannequin Tanja with 1 million guilders to jewelery on the occasion of new jewelery company Simons Amsterdam. Tanja with jewelry. December 16, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandIdeal for summer days is this rose-painted Ascher cotton frock, by Australian designer, Frank Mitchell. Bands of red cotton trim the flounces of the skirt and the three-quarter length sleeves. September 11, 1954. (Photo by Associated Newspapers Limited).Anefo photo collection. Assignments fa. Atla Amsterdam (bathing suits). February 8, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandAnefo photo collection. 8th intercontex in the RAI the fashion show. March 24, 1969Poll photo collection. Fashion photos in Auteuil. Three models with Hélène Sorbier clothing. 28 June 1936. France, ParisPortrait of a woman with a feathered hatPortrait of woman in elegant clothingActress Vilma Banky, Fashion Portrait near Car, Bain News Service, 1927A model studies a fashion magazine while wearing a dress in flecked grey wool with a peplum overskirt giving a fashionable tiered effect by Nina Ricci, worn with a short bolero jacket. Date: 1960Anefo photo collection. Assignments fa. Atla Amsterdam (bathing suits). February 8, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandChristian Dior, French Fashion ***** is seen here with two of the Mannequin who displayed his fashion designs a London's savoy hotel earlier in the day. At left a mannequin wears the money raised by the showing will go to the Fund for a museum of costume.Christian Dior gives the final approval to a glittering sheath dress that one of his models is wearing. January 07, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).Anefo photo collection. KLM Stewardessen in their new uniform. January 4, 1958Anefo photo collection. Fashion show N. V. Berghuis Amsterdam. March 5, 1953Fashion at Longchamp: Pictured, coat from 1939."Miss Retai" Visits Dior Workshops. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and PersonnelVintage photograph. Woman in matching skirt and jacket walking down sidewalk smilingGardini, whose special sandshoes were "souvenired," tries on a new pair of shoes before taking the court against Trabert. December 21, 1952.Head to toe aggressively striped dress with matching striped stockings. July 1964.Side profile of a teenage girl walking, 1959Anefo photo collection. Couturier Edgar Vos shows new collection; the fashion show. March 12, 1969In the Image, Pajamas from 1927.Australian designer, Robert Schulz, of Boolaroo, Adelaide, with one of the models he designed for his London collection. Two evening dresses from his show were selected for the Royal tour collection to be sent to Australia.Australian fashion designer Robert Schulz, of Booleroo, Adelaide, with one of the models in his first collection, which received acclamation when shown in London last week. "Jersey Lily" is a white satin Coronation dress with a ***** formed by fluted ***** panel. Collar and ***** are gold embroidered. January 27, 1953.Vintage photograph. Woman in outerwear smiling and holding giftsFront cover of The Tatler magazine featuring a model posed in a garden wearing a pink and crystal embroidered evening dress called Diorissimo by Christian Dior. Date: 1963The Balanchines at Dior. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and PersonnelAnefo photo collection. unknown . Beach fashion 1964, a bathing suit from the beginning of 1900 at Zandvoort Beach. June 26, 1964. Noord-Holland, ZandvoortTo American Taste -- Spanish costume worn by Miss Nenee Mellman sets the scene for the sherry tasting, by American expert Mrs. Jeanne Gilbert, at the Vintner's Hall in Upper Thames Street, London to-day (Thursday).Mrs. Gillbert, who is touring Britain for the American Dinner's Club, is an official taster to the American Wine Society. February 18, 1954. (Photo by ReuterPhoto).1970s SLIM AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN AFRO HAIRSTYLE BAREFOOT IN FASHIONABLE MAXI DRESS WITH SMOCKED BODICE BEFORE STANDING A WINDOWPrincesses at the Derby.The Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth pictured as they walk through the Paddock at today's Derby meeting at Epsom. May 27, 1950. (Photo by Fox Photos).Anefo photo collection. Elderly ladies show clothes. Mrs Van der Berg, oldest mannequin (73) during the 2x show. October 27, 1967Vintage photograph. Woman smiling in matching skirt and jacket walking down sidewalkHistoric photograph, three women in bathing suits, around 1920modella con valigie di cuoio impermeabilizzate, 1955Elsevier photo collection. Fashion. 1939Poll photo collection. Fashion photography. Girl at a fence. 1952Women wearing elegant evening gowns circa 1934.Anefo photo collection. Fashion show Mannequins Fath for the Bate of the Queen Wilhelmina Fund. April 2, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland1930s 1940s ELEGANT UPSCALE WOMAN WEARING HAT WITH VEIL SNIFFING BOTTLE OF WHIMSY PERFUME Dan River Dress - John A. Cairns, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette FrissellGreenbrier Tennis Festival, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette FrissellPhila. Cit Hall Tour II , Fashion - 50's RetroWoman dressed as sailor (EV004716_H)Mid adult woman walking on riverbank in elegant clothingLunching at Romano's yesterday ***** Bode, Of Point Piper, and ***** Bay, Mrs. Bode's coolie ****** was swathed with navy chiffon which ground of her white coin-spotted dress. Mrs. ***** added a small hat of blue-grey felt with back veiling, to her frock of white patterned blue tie silk. January 08, 1952.Hugh Beresford - Dress Designer. January 29, 1951.Woman in lingerie posing in front of a businessman (EV005910_H)'Spring is in the air, so finest gauge Bear Brand should be on your mind'. Bear Brand's robot-like machinery has made possible a three-thread, sheer, pure silk stocking of superfine 54 gauge for the modest price. Date: 1935Beau Geste Club -- L to R - Mrs. Jennifer Raymond, wife of the hair-Stylist, wearing a black velvet sloche set with osprey over a black velvet scissor-cut blouse with Mrs. Brian Hart who is wearing a goose pad hat with hackle impian mounts over a jacket of white Bedford cord and trimmed with black braid - her gown is a cocktail gabardine. April 27, 1950. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).Michele Morgan Presents Her Collection Of Clothes For Fall / Winter 1968-1969.1975, Paris, Marais, shop windowsAnefo photo collection. Beach fashion 1963 in practice on the Zandvoort beach. August 14, 1963. Noord-Holland, ZandvoortA woman in a floor length dress stands by a lamp , Lamps. Jack Miller CollectionPoll photo collection. Fashion photography. Model (stepdaughter Hans) in a knitted sweater. 1939Palm Springs, California: 1967 Two fashionable women spectaators at the Desert Classic Golf Tournament.Women's Dress For Coronation -- An advance glimpse of Coronation splendour was given at the premises of Norman Harnell in Bruton Street, London, to-day (Monday ***** January 05, 1953.Anefo photo collection. Winter fashion 1969-1970 from Metz, Amsterdam: trousers. September 4, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandJewelry fanaticCause And Effect -- Surrounded by shells which she gathered on the beach here, Eileen Young wears a mother-of-pearl pin made from similar shells. The pin, which combines a flower and an insect, was designed by Battani and made in New York, where shells from both the Atlantic and the Pacific are sent to be fashioned into fashionable costume jewelry. February 13, 1946. (Photo by Wide World Photos).Young woman carrying a suitcase at a railroad station, Germany, C.1925Side profile of a young woman washing clothes in a washing machineIn strip form , the squares are pushed down into spaces left for them in the lining of the Waistcoat. The stout canvas used in making the waistcoat helps to prevent the metal being pressed into the body by a *****. April 4, 1953. (Photo by York Fiction - Feature Service).Selecting Material For Panto Costumes -- In the materialsnstore thousands of yards of materials are kept, of all colours and sizes and kinds. Mrs. Trowbridge and an assistant, are seen choosing for this year's productions. July 12, 1951.Old Fashion's 1950's - General - Fashions. December 27, 1954. (Photo by Rapho Photographic Agency).Hugh Beresford - Dress Designer. January 01, 1954.Romantic corduroy team. A striped cotton sweater tops her faintly gathered skirt its huge pockets, and he wears a jacket to match.A gathered corduroy skirt with jackets and a cotton striped ***** to match the wears a belted ***** jacket. May 01, 1950. (Photo by Glamor).Anefo photo collection. Winter collection Maison Kuiper; Fur fashion from Rob Lime. September 5, 1978Princess Elizabeth's going-away outfit; a love-in-the-mist blue crepe dress with a coat in velours cloth to match and a high bonnet beret in blue felt of the same shade trimmed with ostrich feather pom pom and curved quills. Norman Hartnell's bridesmaid dresses of ivory silk tulle were inspired by the paintings by Winterhalter, Tuxen and Sir George Hayter hanging in Buckingham Palace. Date: 1947Newport - Jewels, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette FrissellPoll photo collection. Report photo model. Model Eva Waldschmidt sews. undatedAnefo photo collection. Fashion show in Amsterdam. Fashion, fashion shows, models, mannequins, hr. Van der Laag. June 15, 1967. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandBeautiful women in long white gowns circa early 1900s. Anefo photo collection. Lendermode presentation in Carlton Hotel; Sheep leather ladies bag. October 13, 1976Hats by Thaarup for Royal Tour -- Aage Thaarup suggest an Ivy embellishment to one of his clients at his London salon.Aage Thaarup, the Danish Milliner, is busy completing hats for Princess Elizabeth's Australian tour at his London salon. His operations for the Princess are expected to be ready for their final fitting this week. They have been tailored to fit snugly to the Royal head for the Princess hats have to stay put at all times and in all weather. April 17, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).1930s WOMAN AVIATOR PILOT AVIATRIX STANDING NEXT TO AIRPLANE ONE HAND ON PROPELLER FLIGHT GOGGLES CAP TWEED SUIT FASHIONAnefo photo collection. Couturier Edgar Vos shows new spring collection. March 12, 196912/31/1947. In the Image, End of the century dresses at one of the Parties held at the Auteuil racecourse.Smiling Coyly behind hand-painted perfumed sanadalwood fan is model Connie Burgess. December 31, 1950.Anefo photo collection. Fashion designs from Lily Henket and Terry Conemans at Metz & Co in Amsterdam. Designers show their own creations. May 27, 1975. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland