Historical British fashions

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Spitalfields nippers: London's poorest children in the early 1900s – in pictures
Spitalfields nippers: London's poorest children in the early 1900s – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian
Evening dress, Mme. Hayward, London, ca. 1909-10. Silk, metal, cotton. This skirt is part of a dress that is included in Janet Arnold's "Patterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's dresses and their construction ca. 1860-1940." She describes it as "an evening dress in black silk net covered with tiny 1/8" silver sequins over an ivory satin underskirt." Museum of London
No dog biscuits today :(
No dog biscuits today • vintage photo (UK circa 1950s) via Éber William on Flickr
Evening gown, by Sir Norman Hartnell. Worn by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on a state visit to the Netherlands in 1958. Royal Collection Trust/All Rights Reserved.
Madame de Pompadour
Silk caraco jacket, 1770s Britain. I really wish people would give the source, such as museum, where things are located! For back, see other pin.
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Queen Victoria with her great-grandson Prince William, the last crown prince of the German Empire 1883
Floral Brocaded Dress - English, ca. 1760
FLORAL BROCADED DRESS English, the dress c1760 - the silk c1735
Whenas in Silks
Dress, printed cotton calico, c. 1836-37, English. Los Angeles County Museum of Art accession no. M.67.56.1
Dress | Unknown | V&A Explore The Collections
1842, England - Silk satin, lined with cotton, calico and glazed cotton, brass, and reinforced with whalebone