Edwardian Wedding Dress
This wedding dress was worn by Winnifred Mary Leeke (nee Robinson). She was married in Stone Roman Catholic Church in around 1909.
It is made of cream silk and has an inner hem lining specially made ...
Edwardian Wedding Dress
This cream satin dress was in the typical style of the day, it has a high waist and a high collar and would have been worn with a corset.
Gigot sleeves were popular during the period, as the sleeves ...
Eighteenth Century Slippers
During the 1700s womens fashion went by a simple idea of big and tall, to the extent that arms on chairs had to be taken off to accommodate for the width of womens dresses and some women had such vastly ...
Emerald Green Handbag, c.1960-1980
This emerald green handbag is made out of leather and has a clasp fastening and was bought for a wedding. It was originally bought from local shop Marsens.
Evening Bag, 1950s
This small evening bag has a clasp fastening and is made out of cotton with a floral pattern.
Evening Dress, 1930s
Evening dresses from the 1930s are remembered for elegance and opulence.
The '30s saw many new cuts and styles in women's fashions.
After a decade of short, boysih flapper style dresses the 1930s ...
Excelsior Pink Bullet Bra, c.1950
The bullet bra was first invented in the 1930’s but did not become popular until the 1940’s after ‘sweater girls’ pin up girls and celebrities started to wear them.
This bra still has the original ...
Fingerless Mittens, c.1840-1850
Mittens were a popular lightweight alternative to gloves for women. It meant that their fingers were free for embroidery and other domestic tasks.
These mittens are made from knitted silk and are ...
Fox Fur Cape, c.1940-1950
Presently fur is associated with luxury and cruelty, resulting in its decline along with the invention of faux fur.
This cape was produced when fur clothing was incredibly popular and the middle class ...
Fox Fur Stole, c.1930-1960
This stole was made using black fox fur.
The head, legs and tail are still attached as was fashionable during the 1930s - 1950s. The head and fore feet have been altered to accommodate a clip fastening....
Full Slip
Slips were first invented to produce a more flattering silhouette, as it was meant to prevent the display of underwear and to prevent the outline of the legs showing through clothes in bright lighting. ...
Fur Muff, c.1930-1960
This fur hand warmer is lined with satin and is decorated with brown tassels.
Fur Muff, c.1930-1960
This was made to be worn as part of a set with a stole made from the same animal fur.
Fur Muff, c.1940-1955
Fur clothing started to increase in popularity during the twentieth century as people had more disposable income and the rising middle class wanted the luxury that fur portrayed.
We believe this item ...
Fur Stole, c.1930 -1960
This stole would probably have been worn in the 1930s - 1950s when fur was popularlised by film stars of the day.
The head and legs of an animal (possibly a stoat) have been re-shaped most noticeably ...
Fur Stole, c.1930-1960
This stole has been made from an unknown animal - possibly mink, muskrat or rabbit.
Gladys Hope and Harry Scott on their Wedding day, 1935
Here are Gladys and Hary Scott pictured just outside St Paul's Church on Victoria Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme.
They were married on Christmas Day 1935.
Gladys (aged 26) previously lived with her family ...
Gladys Hope's Wedding dress, 1935
Due in part to the rise of glamourous celebrities of the time, the 1930s saw the re-emergance of the more shapely feminine body shape. This made a change from the flat boyish body shapes of 1920s fashion. ...