Plus Fours Collection

Filming the golf scene for "Goldfinger"at Stoke Park golf course near Stoke
Filming the golf scene for " Goldfinger" at Stoke Park golf course near Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, were Sean Connery ( James Bond ) Gert Frobe ( Goldfinger)

At Waldershare Park near Deal in Kent; left to right; Major Wykeham Musgrave, M C, Mr V Hardwicke, Mr J J Pawson, Mrs Flower, Lord North, Countess Guilford, Hon Charles North, Lady Cynthia North

Filming the golf scene for "Goldfinger"at Stoke Park golf course near Stoke
Filming the golf scene for " Goldfinger" at Stoke Park golf course near Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, were Sean Connery ( James Bond ) Gert Frobe ( Goldfinger)

Bullingdon Club Point To Point at Oddington. Mr John Ward, Miss Nancy Beaton and Lord Jersey. 1931

Sir Stephen Tallens seen here with a mosesk in wrap made from moles caught by him in the meadows around the house and skinned by him

Cruden Bay, LNER poster, c 1930s
London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) poster with artwork by Frank Newbould (1887-1951)

Book cover design, man with bicycle and badminton players, 1880-1928. Creator: Johann Georg van Caspel
Book cover design, man with bicycle and badminton players, 1880-1928. Cyclist, two women playing badminton, anglers. Floral decoration

Walter Travis playing golf, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Walter Travis playing golf, between 1909 and 1914. American amateur golfer Walter J. Travis

Walter Travis playing golf, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Walter Travis playing golf, between 1909 and 1914. American amateur golfer Walter J. Travis

William Mckinely, Senate Page, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Mckinely, Senate Page, between 1914 and 1918. Young man in plus-fours, possibly named William Mckinely, or served as a page during the administration of President William McKinley?

Fraternity Group, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fraternity Group, between 1910 and 1920
Fraternity Group, between 1910 and 1920. Men posing at the bottom of the Capitol Building steps, Washington, D.C. Note boys in plus fours behind

Lord Northcliffe seen here playing golf at Sutton Park Circa 1910

British Army uniforms, 1933. Creator: Unknown
British Army uniforms, 1933. " Tommy s" New Uniform [left]: The tight " soldierly" collar is replaced by an open-necked shirt

King George V, Queen Mary, Prince George, Princess Marina... at Balmoral in 1934, (1951)
King George V, Queen Mary, Prince George, Princess Marina and her parents at Balmoral in 1934, (1951). Group portrait at the royal residence of Balmoral in Scotland

Bobby Jones on Golf, 1930
Bobby Jones on Golf, 1926. First edition of a book by Bobby Jones, the American golfer. In the space of 8 years beginning in 1922, Jones achieved enormous success in championship golf

Dressed for the beach JLP01_08_000244
SKEGNESS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE. A portrait of a smartly dressed man and woman on a Laing staff outing to Skegness. A group of about 100 people attended this outing from contracts in Grimsby

The Needlewoman cover October 1929
A man in plus-fours ready for a game of golf and his wife in fashionable country wear in art deco style alight from their yellow sports coupe. Date: 1929

Advert for North British Golf Balls (made in Edinburgh). Date: 1932

A smart gentleman out for a cycle - an unidentified location
A smart gentleman out for a cycle (in his plus-fours) pauses in front of an unusual building, which appears to be part-castle, part-church and part-townhouse - location sadly unidentified

The Highland Walk
XKL63265 The Highland Walk by Lemmers, Ferdinand George (1871-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Ferdinand George Lemmers); Photo © Berko Fine Paintings, Knokke-Heist, Belgium

Beach scene with horses, front cover of Monsieur magazine, issue 20, pub. August 1921 (pochoir print)
STC312857 Beach scene with horses, front cover of Monsieur magazine, issue 20, pub. August 1921 (pochoir print) by Taquoy, Maurice (1878-1952); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The East Coast: Ideal for Golfing. Poster for the Great Eastern Railway
PHD35438 The East Coast: Ideal for Golfing. Poster for the Great Eastern Railway by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Come to Daddy
BAL59338 Come to Daddy by Midwood, William Henry (1833-88); Haynes Fine Art at the Bindery Galleries, Broadway

1901 Singer tricycle. Creator: Unknown
1901 Singer tricycle

Injured cyclist and his battered bicycle after an accident (chromolitho)
5217382 Injured cyclist and his battered bicycle after an accident (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info)

Punch cartoon: Henry Cecil Raikes, English Conservative politician (engraving)
6034935 Punch cartoon: Henry Cecil Raikes, English Conservative politician (engraving) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

Couple kissing (chromolitho)
5996034 Couple kissing (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple kissing. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Golf Clubland Caricatures (litho)
979332 Golf Clubland Caricatures (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Golf Clubland Caricatures. Personalities of the Mid-Surrey Golf Club)

Reproduction of a poster advertising Abbotts Phit-Eesi Boots and Shoes
STC138066 Reproduction of a poster advertising Abbotts Phit-Eesi Boots and Shoes (colour litho) by Hardy, Dudley (1867-1922); 295x195 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Poster for The Evolution of Woman by Harry Whitney McVickar
5051879 Poster for The Evolution of Woman by Harry Whitney McVickar, 1896 (colour lithograph) by American School, (19th century); 46x20.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Playing Draughts at Le Relais, late 19th century (b / w photo)
CHT182712 Playing Draughts at Le Relais, late 19th century (b/w photo) by Natanson, Alfred (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement for Chocolat Devinck (chromolitho)
3104955 Advertisement for Chocolat Devinck (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Musketeer, 1870 (oil on panel)
BOO185076 Musketeer, 1870 (oil on panel) by Meissonier, Jean-Louis Ernest (1815-91); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; French, out of copyright

A Portrait of a Boy aged Four and a Girl aged three with a Small Dog
RAF63863 A Portrait of a Boy aged Four and a Girl aged three with a Small Dog by Munnichhoven, Hendrick (c.1630-64); 108.5x87 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Dutch

Two Skiers, 1909 (colour litho)
GES74722 Two Skiers, 1909 (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Spying in France (colour litho)
2795842 Spying in France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spying in France. Arrest of a British colonel at Belle-Ile, Brittany. L espionnage en France)

Portrait of Four European Men in Japan, c. 1870s (b / w photo)
701550 Portrait of Four European Men in Japan, c.1870s (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In climbing gear, presumably having climbed Mt)

Man in a golf club dressing room reading a notice instructing members not to clean their balls with the hair brushes
5999945 Man in a golf club dressing room reading a notice instructing members not to clean their balls with the hair brushes (colour litho) by English School

Cover of Le Figaro Illustre, November 1891 (colour litho)
3098493 Cover of Le Figaro Illustre, November 1891 (colour litho) by Brouillet, Pierre Andre (1857-c.1920) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of Le Figaro Illustre, November 1891)

Felix Ruether and Bernhard Ricker, musical scooter riders (b / w photo)
3639189 Felix Ruether and Bernhard Ricker, musical scooter riders (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Felix Ruether and Bernhard Ricker)

Punch cartoon: Arthur Balfour, British Conservative politician and Prime Minister (engraving)
6035040 Punch cartoon: Arthur Balfour, British Conservative politician and Prime Minister (engraving) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

Advertisement for Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes, pub. 1900 (colour litho)
2652863 Advertisement for Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes, pub. 1900 (colour litho) by Penfield, Edward (1866-1925); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

The Two Coaches, a scene added to the comedy The Fair at Saint-Germain
PWI89795 The Two Coaches, a scene added to the comedy The Fair at Saint-Germain by Jean-Francois Regnard (1655-1709) and Charles-Riviere Dufresny (1648-1724) c.1695 (oil on canvas) by Gillot

Photographic postcard of a boy wearing a double-breasted jacket and breeches
A photographic postcard of a young boy wearing a bowler hat, double-breasted jacket, breeches, and boots. He is standing outdoors on ground strewn with branches and fallen leaves

Lord Northcliffe (2nd Left) seen here with his wife and golfing colleagues at Sutton Place. Circa 1910

Men gathering to watch sheep shearing in Braithwaite village near Keswick, Cumbria, circa July 1947

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"Step back in time with the fashionable 'plus fours' - a sartorial delight capturing the essence of a bygone era. At Waldershare Park near Deal in Kent, Major Wykeham Musgrave showcases his impeccable style, exuding confidence and sophistication. Cruden Bay's LNER poster from the 1930s transports us to a seaside paradise, where gentlemen don their plus fours for a leisurely round of golf. The Bullingdon Club Point To Point at Oddington brings together Mr John Ward and Miss Nancy Beaton, both impeccably dressed in their sporting attire. Sir Stephen Tallens stands proudly with his mosesk wrap made from moles he personally caught - an exquisite display of craftsmanship and resourcefulness. The Needlewoman cover from October 1929 highlights how they were not limited to men; women also embraced this fashion trend with elegance and flair. An advertisement for North British Golf Balls takes us back to Edinburgh in 1932 when these balls were all the rage among golf enthusiasts. Even during casual outings like cycling, smart gentlemen could be seen wearing their plus fours, adding an air of refinement wherever they went. Royalty too couldn't resist the allure as King George V, Queen Mary, Prince George, Princess Marina grace Balmoral's grounds in 1934. Bobby Jones on Golf captures the legendary golfer himself clad in this iconic attire while imparting wisdom about his beloved sport. Not just restricted to sports or formal occasions, plus fours even found their way into beachwear fashion as showcased by JLP01_08_000244 - truly versatile garments that adapted effortlessly to any setting. And who can forget James Bond? Filming "Goldfinger" at Stoke Park golf course near Stoke sees our favorite spy looking dashing as ever in his tailored plus fours. With each image and story woven into its fabric, 'plus fours' remain timeless symbols of style, elegance, and a golden era that continues to captivate our imagination.