Vintage Shopping Experience

Black and white images depicting women engaged in shopping activities from the mid-20th century, featuring elegant dresses and accessories.

Vintage Photograph. Woman at shopping for different fabrics

Vintage Photograph. A seated woman looking at the sales tag on a dress being presented by a saleswoman.

Shopping in gift department (EV007821_H)

1940s FEMALE CUSTOMER SEATED AT LINGERIE COUNTER SHOPPING WITH ASSISTANCE OF SMILING HELPFUL SALESWOMAN

Vintage Photograph. Women shopping in department store for new clothes

London in the Spring of 1941- Everyday Life in London, England A group of ladies examine and try on many of the wide range of hats for the new season which are on display at this hat shop, somewhere in London. The sales assistant helps one customer to make her choice.

Close-up of a young woman looking at a washing machine

Vintage Photograph. Woman at shopping for different fabrics

Vintage Photograph. Mother and daughter in department store looking through racks of white dresses in reduced to clear section, holding dress up in front of young girl

Vintage Photograph. Woman in department store standing near mannequin and rack of sun dresses

A woman contemplates various fabric and wallpaper designs in the Sanderson showroom on Berners Street, London wearing a rough tweed suit in yellow and grey check by Frederick Starke. It has a wide and bulky top to the jacket which fines down to a close fit over the hips and to a narrow pencil slim skirt. Date: 1953

Vintage Photograph. Women shopping in department store for clothes

Poll photo collection. Pariser Bilder the street life of Paris. Women at a lingerie position of department store Printemps, on the Boulevard Haussmann. 1965. France, Paris

Woman holding dress in clothes shop

Vintage Photograph. Teenage Seamstress - fitting dress on girl friend

Vintage Photograph. Women examining clothes in specialty shop.

Anefo photo collection. Herenmodebeurs Amsterdam (WALCO). September 5, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Women's fashion style "Style Marin" at V & D Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Mannequins of Jacques Fath in the Netherlands. April 10, 1954. The Netherlands

Elsevier photo collection. Saturday, November 26, 1927, numerous actresses actors acted sellers sellers Gerzon; 10%% proceeds benefited supplement fund Pension Fund Dutch Toneies. Mrs. Mann-Bouwmeester covered lot hands gloves charities afternoon. November 26, 1927. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Women checking tights before buying

1920S Woman Packing Clothes For Travel

Mannequin in a clothing store

National Museum in Warsaw. It works Decorative art - a cabinet with Polish clothing II PO. 18th century - tailcoats and women's dress - and musical instruments from the era; Unknown, consumption of the museum photography of Teresa, Towska-Huszcza (Warsaw); Ca 1936 (print Post 1945) (1932-00-00-1936-00-00);

Woman trying on hat (EV003757_H)

1930s BLONDE WOMAN SHOPPER CHECKING THE PRICE TAG ON A DRESS IN A DEPARTMENT STORE

National Museum in Warsaw. A display case with mannequins for the exposure of historical costumes (photography taken during the restriction of the decorative art gallery); Ca 1936 (1931-00-00-1936-00-00);National Museum in Warsaw, National Museum in Warsaw, collection, exhibition, gallery, mannequin, museum, artistic craft, decorative art, interior

Barcelona, May 1909. "El Siglo" department store. Ladies clothing section.

Ladies Women Window Shopping 1930S

Vintage Photograph. Mother and daughter in department store looking through racks of white dresses in reduced to clear section

Poll photo collection. Party of Sainte Cathérine in Paris, the public holiday of the French fashion houses on November 25. Colette shows her newest creation between the ironing bolts: a 'gigot de mouton' (sheep bolt). 1950-1955}. France Paris

Black and white photograph of the French singer Jeanne Aubert (1900-1988) trying on her jewels.

A girl window-shops on the King's Road Date: 1960's

Shop window at the Nordic Company. Summer dresses and sandals. Image from Mexico. Nordic

Woman in the 1950s. A young brown haired woman is standing in front of a mirror wall, checking her makeup. She is wearing a jacket and skirt in the same fabric material. Pictures actress Marion Sundh, 1927-1987, at hom 1951. ref 1689

Anefo photo collection. Young ladies show new models on the international shoe fair. April 24, 1962

A couturier creates a new model : this could be M. WORTH in the throes of inspiration Date: 1910

Young man standing in front of a counter of a clothing store

Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991), British ballet dancer, pictured at her Kensington home repairing her ballet shoes around the time she danced the role of Aurora in Sleeping Beauty at a Royal Command Gala at Covent Garden. Date: 1939

Anefo photo collection. Fashion show by female student. Access 2 mopping toilet Pronk dwell, yellow rib fluke with wool frills. March 12, 1953

Anefo photo collection. Australian trade exhibition in Rotterdam in Hilton short fur coat from kangeroe. February 14, 1966. Australia, Rotterdam

Native Clothing on Display. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Anefo photo collection. Exhibition Femina in Ahoy in Rotterdam, an adjustable Passpop. September 24, 1965. Rotterdam, South Holland

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. warehouse 'Beatrix' Hollandia extensive collection clothing dresses. 1958. Hollandia, Guinea

in un negozio milanese di calzature, 1959

Ballet girl in the 1940s. The young theatre girl is preparing for tonights performance backstage. She has an eyecatching stage dress and she uses a smothening cream on her long legs. Sweden 1949. Photo Kristoffersson AY63-10

A female shop assistant in Selfridge's displays a white raincoat for use in the blackout, 1940. A female shop assistant displays a white raincoat for use in the blackout. The colour of the fabric of the coat would mean that the wearer would be clearly visible to other pedestrians and to motorists in the dark streets of the blackout.

1930s 1940s WOMAN WEARING PRINTED SMOCK APRON STANDING IRONING BOARD PUSHING ELECTRIC IRON

Mid adult woman with young woman holding dresses in clothing store

A British Housewife Goes Shopping in Paris. Mrs. Le Grand examines some rayon material in the market. Enough of this material to make a frock for a small child would cost 550 francs. Mrs. Le Grand of Southampton spent a few hours in the shops and markets of Paris to see how goods and prices compared with wartime Britain, the following pictures gives some idea of what she found. March 12, 1945. (Photo by PNA).

Anefo photo collection. Living and working in Kraakcomplex Wyers on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam. Secondhand clothing. August 18, 1983. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Two saleswomen are standing in the door of their fashion shop, 1930s, Germany, Europe

Poll photo collection. Pariser Bilder the street life of Paris. Etaleuse dresses a mannequin. 1965. France, Paris

Anefo photo collection. Mannequins of Jacques Fath in the Netherlands. April 10, 1954. The Netherlands

So many shoes so little time (EV003118_H)

11/18/1971. Court costumes in The "museum of the history of Court Costumes and Objects from Different Eras", a magnificent historical and cultural panorama from an unprecedented angle of the history of Spain from the Catholic Monarchs to the reign of Don Alfonso Xiii.

Anefo photo collection. Autumn fair Utrecht. A wrinkle-free dress in a can. September 4, 1967. Utrecht

Women's fashion style "Style Marin" at V & D Utrecht

Elsevier photo collection. Dutch stand Leipziger Messe Shoes. September 1941. Germany, Leipzig

Showcase with clothing in miniature format and a doll with a Robe à la Française; Halls of crafts 1962. Vitrine was possible in room 30, in the basement of the installation of the western courtyard opened in June 1962, where the setting of the costume department was.

Vintage Photograph. Well dressed man looking at store window at a bridal outfit.

Sun umbrellas, women's fashion, from Il Secolo Illustrato, weekly supplement from the Secolo di Milano, 1926.

Redding, California: c. 1925 A window display by George Hauber for Redfern corsettes, corselettes, wrap arounds and step-in foundation garments at the McCormick-Saeltzer department store

Anefo photo collection. Young ladies show new models on the international shoe fair. April 24, 1962

1950S Woman Making Dress Using Mannequin

Anefo photo collection. Textile fair for men in Frascati. September 26, 1950

National Museum in Warsaw. It works Decorative art - a room with Polish clothing of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century; Unknown, consumption of the museum photography of Teresa, Towska-Huszcza (Warsaw); Ca 1936 (Print-2001) (1932-00-00-1938-00-00);

12/31/1962. The hat of this Yves Saint-Laurent model is reminiscent of modern cosmonauts. The suit is made of brown wool. The wide jacket is made of Scottish "Mohair".

Dressing (upcoming) Marvas (Marine Women Department), 1955.

Anefo photo collection. Suitcase and leather goodservaers in Utrecht, bags in black-leather leather Flashing-Fashion-Style. January 4, 1966. Utrecht

Poll photo collection. Pariser Bilder the street life of Paris. Shopping audience at a fabric stall of Warehouse Galeries Lafayette. 1965. France, Paris

Chicago, Illinois: October 8, 1927. A woman watching the the new radio photo machine as the latest styles and fashions are sent over from Paris.

Exhibition of Queen Mary's Art Treasures Victoria And Albert Museum -- One of the exhibits on show at the Victoria and Albert Museum is a large case containing dresses, hats and parasols worn by Queen Mary on various important occasion. This picture shows a close up of the magnificent gown of gold lamp which her Majesty wore at the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. May 26, 1954. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Second Hand Clothing Store, Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, Marion Post Wolcott, U.S. Office of War Information, November 1939

Vintage Photograph. Dresses hanging in the clothing department.

'An Electroplating Outfit', c1917. Artist: Unknown.

A wedding gift for Princess Marina of Greece on the occasion of her marriage to Prince George, Duke of Kent on 29 November 1934 of a dressing jacket made from Buckinghamshire lace being made up by the inmates of the Hostels for Crippled and Invalid Women Workers in Denmark Hill. Date: 1934

Cloakroom with hats and shoes, Saint-Lazare prison, Women's stop house, 107 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis, 10th arrondissement, Paris. Cloakroom with hats and shoes, Saint-Lazare prison, women's stop house, 107 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis. Paris (Xème Arr.). Photograph of Henri Manuel (1874-1947). Gélatin-Argentic bromide draw on paper, glued on a cardboard album page. Enlargement according to a negative glass plate. 1929-1931.

Household Arts Fair, Paris Lingerie stand, "Maxime Leora" shop. Household Arts Fair. Stand of lingerie, shop "Maxime Leora". Paris. Anonymous photography. Draw at the gelatin bromide of silver. Around 1930-1930.

Elsevier photo collection. Series Preparation opera version. Costume department. Shoemaker shoes. January 1942

Anefo photo collection. Men's fashion fair in the RAI building. September 25, 1961. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

1920S 1930S Blond Woman In Apron Silk Party Dress High Heels Taking Dish From Electric Kitchen Refrigerator

Portrait and office suit from Van Heutsz.; Establishment of Dutch history 19th and 20th century, May 1996..

1950S Couple Man Woman Window Shopping Woman Pointing To Pair Of Shoes In Store Window Display

Vintage Photograph. Men's clothing store in Woodstock Vermont.

Auction. Dress

Anefo photo collection. 12 Top manequins left for propaganda Dutch fashion, from Schiphol. April 1, 1963. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Swiss Watches a quality one expects to find in the most expensive quarters of London, Paris, or New York are displayed in a tiny shop in the Arab quarters of Tangiers. Many of the Moors and Arabs who have live in squallor all their lives can now afford these luxuries. Frequently they buy expensive watches and jewels as an investment and insurance against the slump that always looms over Boom Town. October 08, 1949. (Photo by Eugene Kammerman, Camera Press).

Col. Tinling pictured to-day with one of his tennis dresses.... 'Gussy's' Dress Man Has New PlansDesigns May 'Make The Sparks Fly' - Colonel "Teddy" Tinling 6ft. creator of the controversial lace panties worn by "Gorgeous Gussy" Moran at Wimbledon last year said to-day his decision to break with the All-England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon was part of a "life begins at 40 idea."At the Kensington premises where he runs a dress designing business, Colonel Tinling, who has been associated with Wimbledon for 20 years, said he made the decision on the eve of his 40th birthday."I have always been a crusader for femininity and individuality on the tennis court and the shadow of constant criticism was becoming too much," he said. "But even lace panties will be-come accepted as normal in a few years' time." February 22, 1950. (Photo by Daily Mail Contact Picture).

Poll photo collection. Report photo model. Model Eva Waldschmidt as stripteuse in a sailor suit. 1933

In his Melbourne frock show Bruce Arthur (right) examines a dress made in the workshop of his friend Tom Trevaskis (left). May 24, 1948.

Shop window of a drugstore, underwear for a good figure, fashion, ca. 1940, exact location unknown, Germany, Europe

Crowded Boston department store where men's suits and top coats were on sale for $11.00. March 28, 1949. (BSLOC_2014_13_222)

Anefo photo collection. Zandvoort, new costume. April 12, 1950. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Vintage Photograph. Woman doing fine embroidery work on dress, Hungary

Women's fashion in the 1940s. A young woman in a typical 1940s coat, with matching hat, shoes, gloves and handbag. She steps off the bus carrying her luggage and is greeted by a lady friend also in a typical 1940s coat. Photo Kristoffersson Ref V77-4. Sweden 1947

Pavilion for choirs, fur preparation, at the general art and industrial exhibition in Stockholm in 1897.

Showcase of the Christofle store, Paris. Anonymous. Showcase of the Christofle store, Paris. Anonymous photography. Draw at gelatin bromide of silver. 1930-1950.

Women's fashion style "Style Marin" at V & D Utrecht

1920s 1930s TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMAN WEARING CAP SWEATER APRON AND GLASSES SEWING LEATHER LUGGAGE HANDLE WITH THREAD

The Balanchines at Dior. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

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