Dresses Collection (page 6)

Fouesnant, La Reine des Pommiers et ses Demoiselles d'honneur (colour photo)
8653039 Fouesnant, La Reine des Pommiers et ses Demoiselles d'honneur (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fouesnant)

Maries de Quimper (colour photo)
8653037 Maries de Quimper (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maries de Quimper)

Don't Cry, Mamma (engraving)
8635865 Don't Cry, Mamma (engraving) by Woolnoth, Thomas A. (1785-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don't Cry, Mamma)

Not Quite Attentive (engraving)
8635864 Not Quite Attentive (engraving) by Woolnoth, Thomas A. (1785-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Not Quite Attentive)

The Return (engraving)
8635861 The Return (engraving) by Woolnoth, Thomas A. (1785-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Return. Illustration from The Juvenile Album, or Tales from Far and Near)

Children's Corner, South Sands, Scarborough (colour litho)
8635850 Children's Corner, South Sands, Scarborough (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children's Corner, South Sands, Scarborough, Yorkshire)

Dancing couple (colour litho)
8635634 Dancing couple (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancing couple. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Gaby Deslys, French actress and singer (coloured photo)
8635454 Gaby Deslys, French actress and singer (coloured photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gaby Deslys, (1881-1920), French actress and singer

Frontispiece and title page of a Victorian encyclopedia (engraving)
8635198 Frontispiece and title page of a Victorian encyclopedia (engraving) by Brooke, William Henry (1772-1860) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

How films are made: Wardrobe Department (colour litho)
8660301 How films are made: Wardrobe Department (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wardrobe Department)

Girls of Many Lands: Spain (colour litho)
8659779 Girls of Many Lands: Spain (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spain)

Girls of Many Lands: Roumania (colour litho)
8659778 Girls of Many Lands: Roumania (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roumania)

Girls of Many Lands: Russia (colour litho)
8659771 Girls of Many Lands: Russia (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russia)

Girls of Many Lands: England (colour litho)
8659750 Girls of Many Lands: England (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: England)

Girls of Many Lands: Circassia (colour litho)
8659748 Girls of Many Lands: Circassia (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circassia)

Girls of Many Lands: Burma (colour litho)
8659746 Girls of Many Lands: Burma (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burma)

Girls of Many Lands: New Zealand (colour litho)
8659769 Girls of Many Lands: New Zealand (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Zealand)

University Hoods and Gowns: Durham University, Bachelor of Arts, BA, Durham (colour litho)
8660051 University Hoods and Gowns: Durham University, Bachelor of Arts, BA, Durham (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Durham University)

University Hoods and Gowns: Oxford University, Bachelor of Arts, BA, Oxon (colour litho)
8660043 University Hoods and Gowns: Oxford University, Bachelor of Arts, BA, Oxon (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oxford University)

University Hoods and Gowns: London University, Bachelor of Arts, BA, Lond (colour litho)
8660042 University Hoods and Gowns: London University, Bachelor of Arts, BA, Lond (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London University)

University Hoods and Gowns: Cambridge University, Doctor of Divinity, DD, Cantab (colour litho)
8660037 University Hoods and Gowns: Cambridge University, Doctor of Divinity, DD, Cantab (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cambridge University)

University Hoods and Gowns: Cambridge University, Master of Arts, MA, Cantab (colour litho)
8660033 University Hoods and Gowns: Cambridge University, Master of Arts, MA, Cantab (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cambridge University)

University Hoods and Gowns: The "simple" or "Oxford" type of hood (colour litho)
8660031 University Hoods and Gowns: The "simple" or "Oxford" type of hood (colour litho) by English School

I am having the cobwebs blown out of my brains at Blackpool (colour litho)
8656822 I am having the cobwebs blown out of my brains at Blackpool (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Figures from Children's Books: Cinderella (colour litho)
8646640 Figures from Children's Books: Cinderella (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cinderella)

Figures from Children's Books: Struwwelpeter (colour litho)
8646617 Figures from Children's Books: Struwwelpeter (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Struwwelpeter)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Central Africa (colour litho)
8646584 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Central Africa (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Central Africa)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Canada (colour litho)
8646578 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Canada (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canada)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Hungary (colour litho)
8646577 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Hungary (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hungary)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Texas, USA (colour litho)
8646568 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Texas, USA (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Texas, USA)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Alsace, France (colour litho)
8646567 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Alsace, France (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alsace, France)

Pretty little pansy faces (b/w photo)
8656761 Pretty little pansy faces (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pretty little pansy faces. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Third Annual Dinner and Dance (colour litho)
8635637 Third Annual Dinner and Dance (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Third Annual Dinner and Dance, the Paviours Arms, Page Street, Westminster)

Charity (chromolitho)
8635412 Charity (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charity, man and woman clinging to a rock in a storm)

Man and woman on rocks in a stream (coloured photo)
8656031 Man and woman on rocks in a stream (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and woman on rocks in a stream)

Cordelia (litho)
8655656 Cordelia (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: English actress Ellen Terry as Cordelia in King Lear)

There is room for another (colour litho)
8655797 There is room for another (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There is room for another)

Late Elizabethan man smoking a clay pipe (engraving)
8634939 Late Elizabethan man smoking a clay pipe (engraving) by English School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Late Elizabethan man smoking a clay pipe)

Sit up now and take notice (litho)
8656692 Sit up now and take notice (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sit up now and take notice. There is a vacant place here)

Some women don't drink but all like their glasses (coloured photo)
8656345 Some women don't drink but all like their glasses (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

At the Spring of Vesta (litho)
8663763 At the Spring of Vesta (litho) by Forti, Ettore (1850-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Spring of Vesta)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637105 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter (Ceres) with the himation worn as a diplax

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637100 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady with himation, arranged double, diplax or diplois)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637097 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady with mirror, wears wide-sleeved chiton and himation)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637078 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchante with sacred fillet and thyrsus; chiton folded over)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637160 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady with umbrella)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637070 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girls with clasp-fastened chitons; the upper part is doubled over)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637065 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Figure with long-sided chiton)

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"Dresses: A Timeless Tale of Elegance and Expression" Step back in time to the Harvey Nichols advertisement of 1953, where they were showcased as a symbol of sophistication and style. From the Rock N Roll Dance floors to Napoleon's grandeur in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, they have always played a significant role in capturing attention. Travel further back to 1912 when the Tango originated in Argentina, captivating hearts with its passionate moves and glamorous attire. Fashions for 1954 took center stage, reflecting an era filled with grace and poise. In "Flower in her Hair" by David Wright or Gordon Conway's "A Fashion Phantasy, " dresses become more than just garments; they transform into works of art that inspire imagination. Picture a couple stealing a kiss outside a Carnaby Street boutique or immerse yourself in Marcel Vertes' watercolor depiction of the Tango - both instances showcasing how they are evoke emotions and create lasting memories. Even historical events like the marriage between Greville Worthington and Diana Duncombe are remembered not only for their significance but also for the exquisite gowns worn on those special occasions. From pin-ups like David Wright's "Pin up in Pink" to Persian Manuscripts from 1650 displaying courtly fashion during Safavid dynasty rule, dresses transcend time and culture, leaving an indelible mark on society's collective memory. Whether it be through advertisements, dances, paintings, or manuscripts - one thing remains constant: Dresses possess an enchanting power that allows individuals to express their unique identities while embracing timeless elegance.