Either knotted or through a slip-ring buckle the neckerchief was often worn with choker style necklace.

Adorning the neckline of a dress this was a forerunner of the "Bib features" so popular in the thirties.
A soft wave bobbed hairstyle can confirm the date of a portrait as late 20s or early 30s.

Photograph:  Hellis & sons London

Date about 1929 Aged about 18 years old  • Estimate: born 1911 ±3 years