Costumes Collection

1960s Female swimsuit contest, Beauty, competition, swimsuits

Village dance

Children on the beach. Friendships greeting. Children getting into their bathing costumes. Date: 1904

Liberty character dolls in various costumes, all looking very cute. 20th century

Beauty on Parade - a beach belle by David Wright
Front cover of The American Weekly featuring an illustration by David Wright, of a red-haired woman in a green swimsuit relaxing on the beach. Date: 1948

Assorted dolls

Costume design by Ladislaus Czettel for black gown with high hat and veil. Possibly New York Couture, 1930s. 1930s

Costume design by Jose de Zamora for a showgirl in red and gold, 1920s for an unknown Paris music hall 1920s

Costume design by Wilhelm for State Chamberlains (Act 1), London, 1903 1903

Costume design by William Henry Masters

Costume design by Herbert Norris for a man in Medieval attire, London, 1919 1919

Costume design by Vilpelle for costume in black and grey, early 1920s 1920s

Costume design by Endre for girl in black, 1920s. For an unknown Paris music hall production. 1920s

Costume design by Herbert Norris for 1780, London, 1897 1897

Costume design by Gertrude A. Johnson for showgirl in blue gown, New York, 1920s 1920s

Costume design by St John Roper for dancers in the Pantomime Cinderella a the London Palladium, early 1950s 1950s

Costume design by Homer Conant for a showgirl as England, New York, 1920s 1920s

Costume design by Charles Gesmar
Costume design by Gesmar for jewelled earing, Paris, 1920s 1920s

Costume design by Cora MacGeachy

Costume design by Physhe for Babes in the Wood pantomime (opening of second half). Regional or London production late 1930s or early 40s 1930s

Illustration by Dolly Tree, Paris, 1919 1919

Costume design by Dolly Tree for a girl in a blue and silver dress in an unknown Paris music hall production, , 1920s 1920s

Costume design by Dany Barry for showgirl dressed as Diamond, Paris, 1930s. Unidentified show and venue, probably Folies Bergere. 1930s

Programme for cabaret at Frascatis restaurant
Programme cover for cabaret at Frascatis restaurant, London, 1931 1931

Costume design by Hugh Willoughby for a showgirl dressed in white and blue, 1927. For an unknown New York production 1927

Costume design by Charles Le Maire for showgirl in the Havana Casino number from an edition of Earl Carroll Vanities, New York, 1920s 1920s

Costume design by Alec Shanks for the Paris Music Hall, 1930s 1930s

Costume design by Louis Curti for Une Vision d Automne - Les Feuilles Mortes, 1920s or 30s. For an unknown Paris music hall or London show production. 1920s

Costume design by Berkeley Sutcliffe Prince Tchang in The Land of Smiles (Act 3 China), London, 1959 1959

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 56, February 1927
Illustration Carnival costumes by Sacha Zaliouk from Paris Plaisirs number 56, February 1927 Date: 1927

Madame Vestris
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (January 1797 8 August 1856), English actress and contralto opera singer, appearing in Mozart and Rossini works

Saucy seaside postcard
A saucy seaside postcard, showing two women in their bathing costumes, chatting on the beach. 20th century

Pierrot & Pierrette in the snow
Two children dressed in Pierrot and Pierrette clown costumes stand close together on a snowy hill. 1911

Costume design students at Central School of Art

Costume design by unknown artist from Lord Tom Noddy, London, 1896 1896

Costume design by Freddy Wittop for woman in white ruffled dress and black bodice and sleeves in Le Manon Francais, Paris, 1930s 1930s

Costume design by Michael Bronze for elegant girl iin white gown lined with pink. Date and production unknown 1950s

Costume design by Arthur Price, 1891 1891

Costume design by Dolly Tree for L Oiseau de Feu from Folies Sur Folies at the the Folies Bergere, Paris, 1922 1922

Costume design by Charles Gesmar for the Rocky Twins in matching blue suits, Paris, 1927 1920s

Costume design by Dolly Tree for Les Sorcieres, from Folies Sur Folies at the the Folies Bergere, Paris, 1922 1922

Costume design by Attilio Comelli, 1894. For unknown London production 1894

Costume design by Bergere Oscar Perrault
Costume design or fashion illustration for Bergere Oscar Perrault for a girl in grey and purple gown, 1920s 1920s

Costume design by Georges Barbier for the Valentino film Monsieur Beaucaire, 1925 Date: 1925

Costume design by Jose de Zamora

Costume design by Gertrude A. Johnson for showgirl in white dress, New York, 1920s 1920s

Costume design by Zig for showgirl in green and silver gown with elaborate feathered headdress, 1920s. For an unknown Paris music hall production. 1920s

Costume design by Bergere Oscar Perrault
Costume design or fashion illustration for Bergere Oscar Perrault for a girl in Spanish style gown, 1920s 1920s

Childrens Carnival - Clown and Italian Maiden
Two children in costume for a fancy dress party. A large boy is dressed as a clown, while a little girl has come as an Italian maiden, the latter idea perhaps not so popular these days! 1919

Costume design by A. Minon, Paris, 1890s 1890s

Batgers Musical Toy Crackers label

Childrens Carnival Mephistopheles and Bo-peep
Two children dressed as Mephistopheles and Little Bo-Peep make their way along a garden path to a party, using a lantern to light the way. 1919

Two women help dancer in dressing room
Behind the Scenes. Two women help a ballroom dancer get ready in a dressing room - Sound and Listen event - Preliminary Competition

Four ballroom dancers relaxing, Blackpool
Swans Behind the scenes at Blackpool (Th British National Dance Championship). Four ballroom dancers (a formation team) relaxing in a dressing room

Three bridesmaids in identical costumes, with bouquets

Four retro band members

Female model 1960s
Blonde model, posing, retro, 1970s, smiling

Retro fashion models 1970s

Retro female fashion model in London 1960s, near Hyde Park Gates, wearing an outfit created by The Wool Institute, in the style (though NOT designed by) Mary Quant. Date: 1960s

Putting on costumes for The Crucible
Three actors putting on their costumes for a performance of Arthur Millers The Crucible, as part of the National Student Drama Festival

Sideshow at Battersea Fun Fair
A curious looking sideshow at the Battersea Fun Fair, with a small bearded showman, three bathing beauties, and a fake skull on a table. Date: 1956

The Costumed Dancers

Retro male fashion models 1970s
Retro male fashion models, Kitsch, Pants

Female Fashion model in London 1960s

Balliol Players behind the scenes
A behind the scenes shot of the Balliol Players, a group of Oxford university students who performed a Greek play (in translation) on an annual basis and toured it around the English countryside

1960s Psychedelic Couple, Dancing, Fashion, Trends, Models

Female fashion model 1960s
Headshot of female fashion model, retro, headdress, black lace

Javanese Dancers
Native dancing girls in traditional masks, veils and elaborate costumes, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Biarritz Canoers
Two girls paddling their canoe dangerously close to some seaweed-covered rocks at Biarritz, France. Date: early 1930s

Javanese Girls
Native dancing girls in traditional costumes, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

German Costumes
Two young German women in traditional country costumes. Date: early 1930s

Childrens Carnival
Two children dressed up for a fancy dress party

Boys Costumes 1930S
Well-dressed little boys in caps and overcoats in a London park, two riding their bicycles, watched by other boys with their dog on its lead. Date: early 1930s

When Three is a Crowd by Florence Hardy
Two little boys in clown costumes vie for the attention of a fellow female clown. c.1925

Batgers Masks and Animals Luggage label
Rather odd scene featuring an adult in a sinister party mask trying to lasso a group of children in fancy dress masks and head dresses at a party. Date: c.1925

Biarritz Bathers
Young people bathing and diving off the rocks into the sea at Biarritz, France. Date: early 1930s

When the Heart is Young by Florence Hardy
A charming scene with two little girls in clown costumes dancing together to the tune of pipes played by a boy Pierrot. c.1925

Mossel Bay poster
Travel poster for Mossel Bay in South Africa, advertising safe bathing, excellent golf, unsurpassed fishing

Two Girls in a Canoe

Hungarian Pageant
A proud line-up of Hungarian peasant men, war veterans, wearing their medals with their traditional costumes. Date: early 1930s

Tyrolean Costumes
Three men in Tyrolean costume. Date: 1930s

Girls on Donkeys 1920S
Three thoroughly modern girls in their swimming costumes, taking a ride on Wilfred and Squeak, two donkeys, on the beach at Ramsgate, Kent, England. Date: late 1920s

Czech Peasants Dancing
A group of young Czechoslovakian peasants in traditional costumes. Date: early 1930s

Now We re Off by Florence Hardy

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