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Attire Collection (#7)

"From Scottish Bagpipers to Argentine Tango: A Journey through Time and Attire" Step into the world as we explore various historical moments and cultural traditions

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Harvey Nichols - models P Parnter and R Chance

Client: Harvey Nichols - models P Parnter and R Chance in fancy black straw hats - February 8, 1946 Date: 1946

Background imageAttire Collection: Cover of Woman's Illustrated Magazine

Cover of Woman's Illustrated Magazine
Model Peggy Chester - Cover of Woman's Illustrated Magazine, incorporating Eve's Own - photography by Nancy Sandys Walker Date: 1944

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Tricosa - location: BOAC Terminal

Client: Tricosa - location: BOAC Terminal
Client: Tricosa - Beige White Suit - location: BOAC Terminal - November 1956 (Agency: S. C. Peacock) Shoot date: November 28, 1956 Date: 1956

Background imageAttire Collection: Napper, Stinton, Woolley - Evening dress, skirt - Shelley

Napper, Stinton, Woolley - Evening dress, skirt - Shelley
Client: Napper, Stinton and Woolley - Evening dress and printed skirt - model Shelley - Shoot: March 3, 1947 Date: 1947

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Harper's Bazaar - Shoot at Cliveden

Client: Harper's Bazaar - Shoot at Cliveden
Client: Harper's Bazaar (May issue) - Shoot at Cliveden - Shoot date: March 12, 1943 (2/2) Date: 1943

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Harper's Bazaar - Shoot at Cliveden

Client: Harper's Bazaar - Shoot at Cliveden
Client: Harper's Bazaar (May issue) - Shoot at Cliveden - Shoot date: March 12, 1943 (1/2) Date: 1943

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Rs Caplin for Little X by Silhouette - lingerie sh

Client: Rs Caplin for Little X by Silhouette - lingerie sh
Client: Rs Caplin - Brand: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot (3/3). Date: 1965

Background imageAttire Collection: Harvey Nichols, Musquash coat - Wellington Arch - C Anderson

Harvey Nichols, Musquash coat - Wellington Arch - C Anderson
Client: Harvey Nichols - Musquash coat - Wellington Arch - model C Anderson - August 26, 1949 Date: 1949

Background imageAttire Collection: Hebe Sports, Grey birds-eye suit, Rotten Row, Pamela Minchin

Hebe Sports, Grey birds-eye suit, Rotten Row, Pamela Minchin
Client: Hebe Sports - Grey birds-eye suit with horse rider in Rotten Row - model Pamela Minchin - January 17, 1949 Date: 1949

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot

Client: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot
Client: Rs Caplin - Brand: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot (2/3). Date: 1965

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot

Client: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot
Client: Rs Caplin - Brand: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot (1/3). Date: 1965

Background imageAttire Collection: Fashion shoot possibly at Cliveden - actress Patricia Roe

Fashion shoot possibly at Cliveden - actress Patricia Roe - circa early 1940s. Date: circa early 1940s

Background imageAttire Collection: Harper's Bazaar - Margaret Lockwood - Molyneux Dress

Harper's Bazaar - Margaret Lockwood - Molyneux Dress
Client: Harper's Bazaar - Margaret Lockwood - location legendary socialite Chips Channon's house at 5 Belgrave Square - Molyneux Dress - February 4, 1942 Date: 1942

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Vanity Fair - location: Teddington

Client: Vanity Fair - location: Teddington - Striped white jersey and navy trousers - April 24, 1958 Date: 1958

Background imageAttire Collection: Woman's Day magazine - article on shampooing - 1957

Woman's Day magazine - article on shampooing - 1957
Editorial photograph for Woman's Day magazine - article on shampooing - 1957. Date: 1957

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Linzi Dresses Ltd. - Trio of models

Client: Linzi Dresses Ltd. - Trio of models
Client: Linzi Dresses Ltd. - Three models posing in colourful lace evening dresses - Models:s Lynch, H Dehn and H Bunny (?) - Shoot Date: August 27, 1956. (2/2) Date: 1956

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Linzi Dresses Ltd. - Trio of models

Client: Linzi Dresses Ltd. - Trio of models
Client: Linzi Dresses Ltd. - Three models posing in colourful lace evening dresses - Models:s Lynch, H Dehn and H Bunny (?) - Shoot Date: August 27, 1956. (1/2) Date: 1955

Background imageAttire Collection: Frederick Henri Kay Henrion - German Graphic Designer

Frederick Henri Kay Henrion - German Graphic Designer
Frederick Henri Kay Henrion (1914-1990) - German Graphic Designer - circa mid-1950s Date: circa mid-1950s

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Woollands Brothers - Red Grosgrain evening dress

Client: Woollands Brothers - Red Grosgrain evening dress - September 26, 1957 Date: 1957

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Woollands Brothers - black cocktail dress

Client: Woollands Brothers - black cocktail dress
Client: Woollands Brothers - Model in black cocktail dress with long black leather gloves and handbag and gentleman seated in evening dress, smoking a cigarette - September 4, 1957 Date: 1957

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Linzi - Pink Lace Evening Dress

Client: Linzi - Pink Lace Evening Dress - September 26, 1957. Date: 1957

Background imageAttire Collection: Two smartly-dressed teenage boys - circa 1964

Two smartly-dressed teenage boys - circa 1964
Two smartly-dressed teenage boys in sharp suits - circa 1964 Date: circa 1964

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Women's Day - Smart woollen Jersey

Client: Women's Day - Smart woollen Jersey - May 27, 1958 Date: 1958

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: George Newnes - Shoot for Woman's Own

Client: George Newnes - Shoot for Woman's Own
Client: George Newnes (Publisher) - Shoot for Woman's Own (likely for an advertising space sales feature) - Mother and daughter knitting - February 10, 1964 - shot at 20

Background imageAttire Collection: Two smartly-dressed teenage boys - circa 1964

Two smartly-dressed teenage boys - circa 1964
Two smartly-dressed teenage boys in sharp suits - circa 1964 Date: circa 1964

Background imageAttire Collection: Knitting pattern shoot - circa 1962

Knitting pattern shoot - circa 1962
Possibly a knitting pattern shoot - circa 1962 Date: circa 1962

Background imageAttire Collection: Window cleaning product advertisement shoot

Window cleaning product advertisement shoot
Possibly a window cleaning product advertisement shoot - circa 1955 Date: circa 1955

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Vanity Fair - cotton maternity dress - April Ashley

Client: Vanity Fair - cotton maternity dress - April Ashley
Client: Vanity Fair - model April Ashley (1935-2021) in a striped cotton maternity dress, reading a letter- February 17, 1961. Location - 43 Campden Hill Road. Date: 1961

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Vanity Fair - cotton maternity dress - April Ashley

Client: Vanity Fair - cotton maternity dress - April Ashley
Client: Vanity Fair - model April Ashley (1935-2021) in a check cotton maternity dress, holding a tea tray- February 17, 1961. Location - 43 Campden Hill Road. Date: 1961

Background imageAttire Collection: Shoot for (probably) Vanity Fair - Model and Rowers

Shoot for (probably) Vanity Fair - Model and Rowers
Shoot for (probably) Vanity Fair - 1950s. Model with a team of rowers. Date: 1950s

Background imageAttire Collection: Woollands Catalogue shoot - Evening wear

Woollands Catalogue shoot - Evening wear
Two young ladies in pretty evening dresses acompanied by a youthful gent in full evening dress - possiby a Woollands Catalogue shoot. Smart interior. Date: circa 1958

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Dorville at The Albert Memorial, London

Client: Dorville at The Albert Memorial, London - Model in a Black Town Suit, with small hat and umbrella - July 6, 1951. Date: 1951

Background imageAttire Collection: Two models in dark capes at Albert Memorial

Two models in dark capes at Albert Memorial
Two models in dark capes and fancy hats - Shoot at Albert Memorial, London. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageAttire Collection: Two models in pastel tone knitwear

Two models in pastel tone knitwear (pale blue and pink), posing in a smart white interior with a black and white chequerboard linoleum floor

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: Charles Metcalf - Model in Sumrie dark red suit

Client: Charles Metcalf - Model in Sumrie dark red suit with US Officer in Trafalgar Sqare (The National Gallery in background) shoot date - April 20, 1944 Date: 1944

Background imageAttire Collection: WW2 - Wartime shoot for Harper's Bazaar

WW2 - Wartime shoot for Harper's Bazaar
WW2 - Wartime shoot for the July/August issue of Harper's Bazaar - Elegant Black dress and gloves with American GI soldier - shot date - April 26, 1944 Date: 1944

Background imageAttire Collection: WW2 - Wartime shoot for Harper's Bazaar - Worth

WW2 - Wartime shoot for Harper's Bazaar - Worth
WW2 - Wartime shoot for Harper's Bazaar July/August 1944 issue - Elegant Black evening dress by Worth - American GI soldier - shoot date: April 26, 1944 (on location not studio)

Background imageAttire Collection: Harrods, Knightsbridge - tweed suit and fancy hat

Harrods, Knightsbridge - tweed suit and fancy hat
Shoot for Harrods - circa 1965 - model wearing a tweed suit and fancy hat - with a backdrop of the iconic British luxury department store - located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London

Background imageAttire Collection: Shoot for Woman's Own - Father's Day

Shoot for Woman's Own - Father's Day
Shoot for Woman's Own Special Advertisement Feature - Father's Day - circa late 1950s Date: circa late 1950s

Background imageAttire Collection: George Newnes shoot for Woman's Own - Knitting

George Newnes shoot for Woman's Own - Knitting
Client: George Newnes (Publisher) - Shoot for Woman's Own (likely for an advertising space sales feature) - Mother and daughter knitting - February 10, 1964 - shot at 20

Background imageAttire Collection: Dorchester Hotel - Model in short coat

Dorchester Hotel - Model in short coat. Date: circa late 1950s

Background imageAttire Collection: Wedding Dress shoot - late 1950s

Wedding Dress shoot - late 1950s. Date: circa 1958

Background imageAttire Collection: Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography

Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography Date: circa mid-1960s

Background imageAttire Collection: Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography

Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography. Date: circa mid-1960s

Background imageAttire Collection: Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography

Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography Date: circa mid-1960s

Background imageAttire Collection: Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photographs

Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photographs
Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding / Memory Photographs Date: circa mid-1960s

Background imageAttire Collection: Client: John Craig - Knitwear shoot

Client: John Craig - Knitwear shoot - September 7, 1966 (1/2) Date: 1966

Background imageAttire Collection: Shoot for Carlsberg - mid 1960s

Shoot for Carlsberg - mid 1960s (2/2). Date: circa mid-1960s



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"From Scottish Bagpipers to Argentine Tango: A Journey through Time and Attire" Step into the world as we explore various historical moments and cultural traditions. First, we encounter a Scottish Piper proudly donning the McInnes Tartan, representing his heritage with every note he plays. Moving on, we find ourselves amidst Napoleon's army in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The soldiers' uniforms speak volumes about their allegiance and determination. Traveling further back in time, we immerse ourselves in the passionate embrace of Tango dancers from 1912 Argentina. This dance form originated there and has since captivated hearts worldwide with its fiery moves. Next, let us admire the impeccable uniforms of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, showcasing their bravery and honor as they protect Scotland's rich history. Stepping into artistry, scenes from Mestizaje paintings circa 1750 depict a fusion of cultures that shaped Latin America's identity. These vibrant images portray individuals adorned in diverse attires reflecting their mixed heritage. Transporting ourselves to a snooker game from the 1930s takes us to an era where gentlemen showcased both skill and style while enjoying this popular sport. Marcel Vertes' watercolor painting captures the essence of Tango beautifully - two figures entwined in an elegant dance that transcends time and borders. Venturing eastward to Japan, Geishas elegantly embody tradition while reminding us not to overlook life's evils - see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil - all portrayed through their exquisite attire. Capture The Moment by Sorolla y Bastida brings forth a scene frozen in time; it showcases how clothing can tell stories beyond words—a testament to our shared human experiences across generations. A Persian Manuscript court illustration from 1650 reveals intricate garments worn during Safavid dynasty rule—each thread woven with craftsmanship befitting royalty.