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2006AM8772-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Margaret Woffington, by Jean-Baptiste van Loo. England, early 18th century
2006AM8772-01
Margaret Woffington, by Jean-Baptiste van Loo. England, early 18th century
2010EE7876-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London White embroidered corset, by Aertex. England, late 19th century
2010EE7876-01
White embroidered corset, by Aertex. England, late 19th century
2010EE7886-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Pair of garters. France, late 18th century
2010EE7886-01
Pair of garters. France, late 18th century
2010EE7892-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Detail of a corset. England, late 19th century
2010EE7892-01
Detail of a corset. England, late 19th century
2010EE7901-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Back view of half-boned stays. Britain, late 18th century
2010EE7901-01
Back view of half-boned stays. Britain, late 18th century
2010EE7905-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Maternity corset. England, late 19th century
2010EE7905-01
Maternity corset. England, late 19th century
2010EE7941-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London White camisole, detail, by Queen Mary. England, late 19th century
2010EE7941-01
White camisole, detail, by Queen Mary. England, late 19th century
2010EE7963-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London White satin wedding corset. England, 1905
2010EE7963-01
White satin wedding corset. England, 1905
2010EE7964-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Wedding corset trimmed with machine. England, 1905
2010EE7964-01
Wedding corset trimmed with machine. England, 1905
2010EE8018-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Back view of corset. UK, mid-20th century
2010EE8018-01
Back view of corset. UK, mid-20th century
2010EE8020-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Corset with elastic suspenders, by Utility. UK, mid-20th century
2010EE8020-01
Corset with elastic suspenders, by Utility. UK, mid-20th century
2010EE8022-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Corset girdle with elastic suspenders, detail, by Utility. UK, mid-20th century
2010EE8022-01
Corset girdle with elastic suspenders, detail, by Utility. UK, mid-20th century
2010EE8024-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Back side of corset, by Excelisor. UK, mid-20th century
2010EE8024-01
Back side of corset, by Excelisor. UK, mid-20th century
2010EE8069-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Cage crinoline, detail. UK, late 19th century
2010EE8069-01
Cage crinoline, detail. UK, late 19th century
2010EE8073-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Corset bodice, detail, by Jaeger Sanitary Woollen System. England, early 20th century
2010EE8073-01
Corset bodice, detail, by Jaeger Sanitary Woollen System. England, early 20th century
2010EE8085-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Blue corset, detail. England, 1864
2010EE8085-01
Blue corset, detail. England, 1864
2010EE8086-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Corset made from cotton jersey trimmed with machine-made lace. England, late 19th century
2010EE8086-01
Corset made from cotton jersey trimmed with machine-made lace. England, late 19th century
2010EE8097-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Corset of white cotton with quilting, detail. England, late 19th century
2010EE8097-01
Corset of white cotton with quilting, detail. England, late 19th century
2010EE8104-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Corset with satin ribbon lattice, by Debenham & Freebody. England, early 20th century
2010EE8104-01
Corset with satin ribbon lattice, by Debenham & Freebody. England, early 20th century
2010EE8151-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Girdle, detail. UK, mid-20th century
2010EE8151-01
Girdle, detail. UK, mid-20th century
2010EE8154-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Covered cage crinoline, detail. Early 19th century
2010EE8154-01
Covered cage crinoline, detail. Early 19th century
2010EE8164-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Front side of corset bodice, detail, by Jaeger Sanitary Woollen System. England, early 20th century
2010EE8164-01
Front side of corset bodice, detail, by Jaeger Sanitary Woollen System. England, early 20th century
2010EE8181-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London White nightdress, detail, by Lilian Ethel Rowarth. UK, 1905
2010EE8181-01
White nightdress, detail, by Lilian Ethel Rowarth. UK, 1905
2010EE8183-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Slip petticoat. UK, mid-20th century
2010EE8183-01
Slip petticoat. UK, mid-20th century
2010EE8199-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Cross panel girdle. UK, early 20th century
2010EE8199-01
Cross panel girdle. UK, early 20th century
2010EE8210-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Blue corset reinforced with whalebone and metal eyelets. France, 1864
2010EE8210-01
Blue corset reinforced with whalebone and metal eyelets. France, 1864
2010EE8222-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Smock, detail. England, late 16th century
2010EE8222-01
Smock, detail. England, late 16th century
2010EE8230-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Front view of bed jacket, by Rosa Pichon. France, early 20th century
2010EE8230-01
Front view of bed jacket, by Rosa Pichon. France, early 20th century
2010EL7897-01 © John French Jean Shrimpton in a Dior suit with a big white collar, photo John French, London, UK, 1963
2010EL7897-01
Jean Shrimpton in a Dior suit with a big white collar, photo John French, London, UK, 1963
2010EM1816-01 © John French White beret, photo John French. London, UK, mid-20th century
2010EM1816-01
White beret, photo John French. London, UK, mid-20th century
2010EM3322-01 © John French Jean Shrimpton in a Mary Quant cardigan shift and long sleeved shirt, photo John French. London, UK, 1963
2010EM3322-01
Jean Shrimpton in a Mary Quant cardigan shift and long sleeved shirt, photo John French. London, UK, 1963
1000LM1395-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Advertisement for Ronson, detail, from The Festival of Britain guide, published by HMSO. London, UK, 1951
1000LM1395-01
Advertisement for Ronson, detail, from The Festival of Britain guide, published by HMSO. London, UK, 1951
1000LM1298-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Advertisement for Lisette, from The Festival of Britain guide, published by HMSO. London, UK, 1951
1000LM1298-01
Advertisement for Lisette, from The Festival of Britain guide, published by HMSO. London, UK, 1951
1000LM1323-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Advertisement for Kayser Bondor, from The Festival of Britain guide, published by HMSO. London, UK, 1951
1000LM1323-01
Advertisement for Kayser Bondor, from The Festival of Britain guide, published by HMSO. London, UK, 1951
2010EL5820-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Danae in the Brazen Chamber, by Frederick Sandys. England, 1888
2010EL5820-01
Danae in the Brazen Chamber, by Frederick Sandys. England, 1888
2006AH1009-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Margot Fonteyn performing Odette in the Swan Lake at Sadlers Wells Ballet. England, 1945
2006AH1009-01
Margot Fonteyn performing Odette in the Swan Lake at Sadlers Wells Ballet. England, 1945
2006BA1396-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London La Baigneuse a la rose, by Étienne-Maurice Falconet. France, mid-18th century
2006BA1396-01
La Baigneuse a la rose, by Étienne-Maurice Falconet. France, mid-18th century
2007BP1218-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Portion of a picture representing the dream of Queen Katherine from Shakespeare's Henry VIII, by Henry Fuseli. England, late 18th century
2007BP1218-01
Portion of a picture representing the dream of Queen Katherine from Shakespeare's Henry VIII, by Henry Fuseli. England, late 18th century
2006AN5311-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London The Three Graces, by Raphael. Italy, 16th century
2006AN5311-01
The Three Graces, by Raphael. Italy, 16th century
2010CT5288-01 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Lubov Tchernicheva in Mikhail Fokine's ballet Scheherazade by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, drawing by Vera Willoughby. Paris, France, 1910
2010CT5288-01
Lubov Tchernicheva in Mikhail Fokine's ballet Scheherazade by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, drawing by Vera Willoughby. Paris, France, 1910