Fashionistas Collection

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Plastics Nylon made as a substitute for silk Royal welcome home was given nylon as it made its post war reappearance in ladies hosiery

At the Highland Games at Inverness, Scotland; Lady Marjorie Mackenzie and Mr Seton Gordon 23 September 1923

Wedding of Mr F Edward Bullmore and Miss Adeline Roscow at St Dunstans in the West, Fleet Street 23rd December 1925

MME Wellington Koo sitting for her portrait to Mr Edmund Dulac at his studio, 117 Ladbroke Road 19 August 1921 Hui-lan Oei was the daughter of Chinese businessman Oei Tiong Ham

Duchess of Kents winter fashion. The Duchess of Kent, wearing a fur trimmed coat and turban hat to match, when she returned to 3 Belgrave Square. 10 November 1937

Duchess of Kent wears Halo Hat when she visits the Abbey. The Duke and Duchess of Kent, with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, visited Westminster Abbey to inspect the Coronation arrangement

Duchess of Kent, a new summer fashion, visit sale Avenue, antiques. The Duchess of Kent, wearing an up-to-the-minute summer fashion, with straw hat to match

Lord Birkenheads daughter takes the latest hand bag to Madeira. Lord Birkenhead with his daughter Pamela at Waterloo en route to Madeira. The handbag seems to be a novel one. 17 December 1926

The Victory Ball at the Albert Hall Miss Elsie Carlisle 12 November 1919

Duchess of Kent returns with her godchild of the christening. The Duchess of Kent was a godmother at the christening in that Lambeth Palace Chapel of the daughter of Lord and Lady Herbert

Duchess in summer fashions at Royal tournament. Wearing summer fashions, the Duchess of Gloucester and Kent, accompanied by the Duke of Gloucester, attended the Royal tournament at Olympia

Wedding of Mr John Le Mesurier ( Haililey ) actor, and Miss June Melville ( daughter of late Mr Frederick Melville ) at All Saints Church, Highgate, London. 28 April 1940

Warm weather brings nude beach fashion. A new summer beach fashion worn by Lorraine Hilliard at Ocean View, New Jersey, USA

Scalloped Millinery. Carole Lombard, the Hollywood film actress, wearing a new hat one of the features of which is the cut of the brim. 29 September 1934

Wedding of Lieut Peveril William Powlett and Miss Helen Crombie at the Holy Trinity, Sloane Street 29 October 1923

At the Guildhall, London; Lord Allenby, Emir Faisal, Mr Lloyd George and Lady Allenby. 7 October 1919

Typical Countrymen Long service estate employees at the Tunbridge Wells Agricultural show. George Wells ( East Peckham ), David Tolhurst ( Bayham Abbey ) and James Wells ( East Peckham ) 25 July 1928

Miss Elinor Glyn, the author 30 November 1922

A pretty military wedding. The marriage of Mr Linley Messel and Miss Anne Alexander at St Marks North Audley St. The bride and bridegroom. 11 October 1932

Wedding of Hon Roland Cubitt and Miss Sonia Keppel at the Guards Chapel. Lady Maud Warrender and Lady Randolph Churchill. 17 November 1920

Eton versus Winchester left to right Hon Anthony Samuel, Lady Bearsted, and Hon Anthony Samuel 30 June 1933

Weatherman didn t see through this!. Marie Wilson, the Hollywood actress, protects her fashionable bathing dress with this novel wet weather costume made of cellophane

Wedding of Captain Herbert Buckmaster and Miss Nellie Taylor at St Martins Registry office Left to right Mr Cochran, Mrs Cochran, the Bride, Captain Buckmaster and Mr St John Duke

Richmond Horse Show Hon Pamela Digby (later Pamela Harriman ) and her younger sister Sheila Digby 8 June 1932

The wedding of Mr Ian Wilson - Young ( second secretary at the Foreign Office ) and Mrs Charlotte Nast at Caxton Hall Register Office, London. 21 February 1940

Two women enjoying themselves playing the Arcade machine Cupids Secret

Mr Otho Nicholson, conservative M P for the Abbey division of Westminster, with his fiancee, Mrs Elizabeth Bramwell ( Daughter of the clerk of the journals. House of Commons ) 18 October 1926

Paris in 1938

Return of Lily Elsie at her bungalow in Skegness

Indian Empire Garden Party at Hurlingham Mrs Grosvenor - Collins ( wife of Major Grosvenor - Collins, of Welwyn, Hertfordshire ) 1 July 1935

Mr Ormonde J Wedlake and Miss Elwy Jones ( daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley D Jones ) after their wedding at the Henrieta Street register office 27 September 1928

Japanese Poets English Bride. Mr Gonnoske Komai, the Japanese poet and his bride, Miss Mary Norah Howard Morgan, of Sheffield

Miss Joan Buckmaster leaving Caxton Hall Register Office after her wedding to Mr Robert Morley, the actor. 23 February 1940

Queen Alexandra visits Devonshire house Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria with some of the nurses 1 May 1919

Derby Day at Epson. Captain Euan Wallace, Lady Milbanke, Countess of Westmorland
" Derby Day" at Epson. Captain Euan Wallace, Lady Milbanke, Countess of Westmorland and Mrs Euan Wallace. 1931

At Waldershare Park near Deal in Kent; left to right; Major Wykeham Musgrave, M C, Mr V Hardwicke, Mr J J Pawson, Mrs Flower, Lord North, Countess Guilford, Hon Charles North, Lady Cynthia North

A stripper performs a solo show to a client. Undated 1940 s

Passengers enjoy some tea on deck aboard the ocean liner, RMS Adriatic of the White Star Line

Countesss fight against ban. Vera Countess Cathcart ( left ) aboard the liner Carmania after being prevented from landing at New York. 20 February 1926

Now associated with one of the worlds most famous dressmakers. Lady Abdy, who has recently taken up a position with Mlle Gabrielle Chanel. 19 December 1929

Baroness who won ?12, 000 at Deauville. The Baroness Lilian Macchioro Vivalba, who is reported to have won ?12, 000 at Deauville. She is the wife of the Italian Ambassador to Latvia. 25 August 1923

Six pairs of identifical twins, over here from America on a campaign to advertise a new home perm, were today presented with a pair of shoes each by Mr Edward Rayne of Bond Street, London

Six pairs of identifical twins, over here from America on a campaign to advertise a new home perm, were today presented with a pair of shoes each by Mr Edward Rayne of Bond Street, London

Six pairs of identifical twins, over here from America on a campaign to advertise a new home perm, were today presented with a pair of shoes each by Mr Edward Rayne of Bond Street, London

Bare backs in the park. Hyde Park, accustomed to an infinite variety of fashions, opened its eyes when girl visitors, determined to keep cool in the heat wave

Named Vanity Fayre, this attractive summer hat is in white paribuntal straw. The hat which dips to one side is banded and finished with wings of black velvet below the cut out as the side of

North Londons Glamour Girl wins prize evening in the West End. Chosen as North Londons Glamour Girl Miss Ivy Tate, who is not yet 16

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