Fashion Museum – Photographs

Photographs give a sense of how historic and contemporary fashions were worn, whether that is for the business of fashion or for family snapshots and studio portraits. It’s a good way for the Fashion Museum to put the people back into the clothes, so to speak.

The photograph collection is large and varied and includes the Sunday Times Fashion Archive, and 19th century cartes de visite.

Image: black and white photograph of a female model wearing a sleeveless dress with front bow, and a polka dot headscarf and carrying a matching polka dot bag

Fashion photograph from the Museum collection