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Sandow's Patent Health & Perfect Figure Corset Co, 32 St James Street, London

Catalogue reference: DD/2243/55/8

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This record is a file about the Sandow's Patent Health & Perfect Figure Corset Co, 32 St James Street, London dating from [c.1912?].

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Reference
DD/2243/55/8
Title
Sandow's Patent Health & Perfect Figure Corset Co, 32 St James Street, London
Date
[c.1912?]
Description

Brochure. "by reason of its original and flexible construction is above any comparison with corsets made on the old artificial rigid lines"

The booklet contains the following sections:

I The Secret of a Shapely Figure.

II All Fashionable Paris Welcomes - and Wears - the New Sandow Corset.

III The Corset Revolution at a glance.

IV How the Sandow Corset Improves all Figures - (1) Slim; (2) Medium; and (3) Fully Developed.

How the Sandow Corset makes you "Better Dressed" - by "Modiste".

V How the Sandow Corset Improves Your Health - by M.D. and other Doctors.

VII How the Sandow Corset Improves Your Complexion - by a Portait painter.

VIII Why the Sandow Corset is the Best for Dancing, Tennis and Golf - with opinions of Miss Constance Drever and Mlle Pavlova.

IX How the Sandow Corset Reduces the Hips for the now Fashionable Dresses - including Statements by Lilian Braithwaite and Ethel Matthews.

X Why the Sandow Corset is the most Comfortable of all Corsets, with the Opinion of Miss Violet Vanbrugh and many others.

XI Styles and Prices of the Sandow Corset.

XII Invitation to the Sandow Corset Salons.

XIII Measurement and Order Form for those who cannot call.

32pp; illus, b/w, of garments, and list of photo credits for the photos, b/w, of the following who endorse them:

Miss Francis Dillon.

Madame Yvette Guilbert [text in French]

Mlle Pavlova

Miss Constance Drever

Items addressed to Mrs Gandy; many printed.

Miss Ethel Matthews

Miss Lilian Braithwaite

Miss Violet Vanbrugh

Miss Emmy Wehlen

Miss Lily Elsie

Miss Alice Crawford

Miss Stella Patrick Campbell

Miss May Robson

Miss Gertie Miller

Miss Valli Valli

Miss Ruth Vincent

Madame Tetrazzini

Tortola Valencia

Miss Leila Griffin

Miss Zena Dare

Miss Phyllis Dare

Mile Edith de Lys

Miss Kathleen Moresta

Miss Marie Lohr

Miss Ellaline Terris

Miss Constance Collier

In many cases theatres where, or productions in which, above are appearing, are named.

Items addressed to Mrs Gandy; many printed

Held by
Nottinghamshire Archives
Language
English
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ee29dcd9-22ef-4923-8393-4d38a0e30706/

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Sandow's Patent Health & Perfect Figure Corset Co, 32 St James Street, London