Tailors Collection

Poster advertising Bernard Weatherill Ltd, civil and sporting tailors of Conduit Street and Cannon Street, London. A foxhunting scene on the village green is depicted

Emperors New Clothes
The royal tailors admire their craftsmanship

Busy tailors workshop
A busy tailors workshop, with a gentleman being fitted for a new suit

Firefighters in action in Commercial Road, East London
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at business premises, 81/85 Commercial Road, East London, 18 June 1957. The first floor, a large tailors workshop

Advert for Titley, Son & Price, Tailors, Bath
Advert for Titley, Son & Price, High-Class Tailoring, Cheap Street, Bath Date: 1902

Poster advertising British military uniform, WW1
Poster advertising British military uniform, The Studington Military Kit... obtainable only from Studd & Millington Ltd, Military Tailors. Chromolithograph poster, 1914 (c)

French Tailors C18Th
An elegant Frenchman has a fitting for a new coat. A tailor, down on one knee, makes some adjustments. Another, sewing buttons, sits cross legged on a bench

Hereford Industrial School Tailoring Medalists
Two young tailors from Hereford Industrial School wearing medals they received for their work. Date: early 1900s

Sturgeon, Sulky, Sunrise, Sunset, Survey, Swallow, Switchman, Swivel, Sword-fish, Table, Tadpole, Tailor (engraving)
8651550 Sturgeon, Sulky, Sunrise, Sunset, Survey, Swallow, Switchman, Swivel, Sword-fish, Table, Tadpole, Tailor (engraving) by German School

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677259 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677308 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

Miederschneider / Corset Tailor (colour litho)
8666198 Miederschneider / Corset Tailor (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miederschneider)

Three hundred tailors were employed to make me clothes. From Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput
2963116 Three hundred tailors were employed to make me clothes. From Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput. Illustration from Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677315 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

Satirical view of Trade Unions and their demands from tailors and bricklayers to police and clergy. Lithograph 1830s
527860 Satirical view of Trade Unions and their demands from tailors and bricklayers to police and clergy. Lithograph 1830s. ; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Co-operative Wholesale Societies: Broughton Cabinet, Manchester, Tailoring, Mantle, Shirt, Underclothing, etc
8668871 Co-operative Wholesale Societies: Broughton Cabinet, Manchester, Tailoring, Mantle, Shirt, Underclothing, etc, Factories (litho) by English School

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677265 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

Male vanity (litho)
8641406 Male vanity (litho) by Leete, Alfred (1882-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Male vanity. Illustration for The Strand Magazine, January to June 1913.); © Look and Learn.

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8713000 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677261 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

Page of advertisements, 1882 (engraving)
8627196 Page of advertisements, 1882 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of advertisements, 1882)

"Who's your tailor?" (colour litho)
8652467 "Who's your tailor?" (colour litho) by Anderson, Anne (1874-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Who's your tailor)

Illustration for The Animals' Trip to Sea (colour litho)
8634287 Illustration for The Animals' Trip to Sea (colour litho) by Thompson, George Henry (1853-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dartmoor Prison, 1884
3479362 Dartmoor Prison, 1884; (add.info.: Dartmoor Prison: Penal Servitude the middle panel shows prisoners in the tailoring shop making uniforms)

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677264 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

The Elephant and the Tailor (chromolitho)
8664005 The Elephant and the Tailor (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Elephant and the Tailor)

Do You Know: Why do men button coats left over right? (colour litho)
8668109 Do You Know: Why do men button coats left over right? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why do men button coats left over right)

Do You Know: Why "Piccadilly"? (colour litho)
8668101 Do You Know: Why "Piccadilly"? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why "Piccadilly")

Trade card for Samuel Brothers, tailors, London (engraving)
8677741 Trade card for Samuel Brothers, tailors, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for Samuel Brothers, tailors, 29 Ludgate Hill)

Advertising card for W C Browning & Co, New York (colour litho)
8677732 Advertising card for W C Browning & Co, New York (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for W C Browning & Co, 502 & 504 Broadway)

The workshop of a dressmaker, illustration from the Paris Encyclopedia, 1715 (engraving)
IND113014 The workshop of a dressmaker, illustration from the Paris Encyclopedia, 1715 (engraving); Biblioteca Universidad, Barcelona, Spain; Index Fototeca.

These Tradesmen are Preachers in the City of London', broadside published in London, 1647
527983 These Tradesmen are Preachers in the City of London', broadside published in London, 1647. Congregationalists, a nonconformist dissenting Protestant sect who

Tailors
Mirco Dalla Lana

View of Regent Street, London, from Picadilly Circus, 1822. Creator: J. Bluck
View of Regent Street, London, from Picadilly [sic] Circus, 1822. Hill & Co. tailor & military warehouse on the right

Chez le tailleur chez le coiffeur, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Chez le tailleur chez le coiffeur, 19th century. The torment of civilization - At the tailor. At the hairdresser

Tailor's Iron, c. 1938. Creator: Herndon Hightower
Tailor's Iron, c. 1938

Tailor's Shears and Iron, c. 1939. Creator: John Bodine
Tailor's Shears and Iron, c. 1939

The "Duke of Portland", Emigrant Ship, for Port Phillip, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The "Duke of Portland", Emigrant Ship, for Port Phillip, 1850. Sailing ship leaving Gravesend in Kent with settlers bound for Australia

Emigrant Ship, between Decks, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Emigrant Ship, between Decks, 1850. Sailing ship bound for the colonies, showing:..female emigrants making their arrangements for the voyage...[The women were enabled to emigrate by] the movement

Emigrant Needlewomen on Deck, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Emigrant Needlewomen on Deck, 1850. Sailing ship bound for the colonies. The women were enabled to emigrate by...the movement on behalf of the distressed needlewomen or London...the ladies

Taylor of Al-Salt
Marco Tagliarino

Stationery, Lockwood & Bradley Ltd, Tailors
Stationery, Lockwood & Bradley Ltd, Londons Leading Tailors, Old Street, City Road - From the Mills to the Million. 1930

Advertisement for George Binns, tailoring and clothing, 2-12 Moorheadm Sheffield
From an original at Sheffield City Libraries: y13084

Welsh & Jefferies, a traditional bespoke tailoring shop in Eton High Street, Berkshire, England

Tailors at the Lester Hospital, Shanghai, China, Victorian period

Fifty Shilling Tailors Advert Photograph
An advertisement photograph for Fifty Shilling Tailors, portraying an older man wearing a smart suit from a seated position. Date: circa 1939

Fifty Shilling Tailors Advert Illustration
An advertisement illustration promoting men's wear, for Fifty Shilling Tailors, the image portrays a businessman wearing a smart coat, reading a newspaper. Date: circa 1939

Pope and Bradley Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Pope & Bradley, London based civil and military tailors. The image shows a finely dressed man and woman attending a black tie event, Date: circa 1914

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"Masterpieces in Fabric: Celebrating the Artistry of Tailors" Step into a world where craftsmanship reigns supreme, as depicted by the poster advertising Bernard Weatherill Ltd. These skilled artisans weave tales of sartorial splendor with every stitch they make. Just like the infamous tale of the "Emperor's New Clothes, " tailors possess an uncanny ability to transform mere fabric into garments that exude confidence and elegance. Their artistry is not limited to fairy tales but extends to real-life heroes, such as those depicted in the poster advertising British military uniforms during World War I. Enter a bustling tailor's workshop, where creativity dances amidst measuring tapes and scissors. Here, dreams take shape as men and women work tirelessly to create bespoke pieces that reflect individuality and style. Travel back in time to 18th-century France, where French they were revered for their impeccable taste and attention to detail. They dressed nobles and commoners alike, leaving an indelible mark on fashion history. Witness excellence at its finest through the Hereford Industrial School Tailoring Medalists – young talents honing their skills under expert guidance. These future maestros will carry forward centuries-old traditions with pride. In Commercial Road, East London, firefighters don more than just bravery; they wear tailored uniforms designed for utmost functionality while embodying timeless sophistication – a testament to how tailoring transcends boundaries. Venture into Welsh & Jefferies on Eton High Street in Berkshire, England – a haven for discerning gentlemen seeking traditional bespoke attire. This establishment stands as a reminder that some things are best preserved through generations of expertise. Across oceans lies Shanghai's Lester Hospital – where dedicated tailors ensure comfort meets practicality for medical professionals who serve selflessly day after day. Their meticulousness ensures doctors can focus solely on saving lives without compromising style or professionalism. Discover affordability without compromise through Fifty Shilling Tailors' advert photographs and illustrations.