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Woman in fancy dress costume as Night (la Nuit)Woman in costume as Night (la Nuit) in a dress decorated with stars and zodiac signs for a masquerade ball, late 19th century, Paris
Ian Hassall, second of artist John Hassalls five children, pictured posing in his costume at the Mansion House Childrens Fancy Dress Ball in January 1911
Woman dressed as winter, swaddled in rag and carrying fire wood. Date: c. 1915Woman dressed as winter, swaddled in rag and carrying fire wood. Date: c.1915
A man dressed in authentic English Civil War costume. Date: c. 1910A man dressed in authentic English Civil War costume. Date: c.1910
Margaret Whigham at the British Porcelain BallMargaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930. Later Mrs Charles Sweeny, after marrying the American golfer, and then Duchess of Argyll
Lady Alexandra Haig as Ceres at the Fete Champetre at Ashcombe House given by Cecil Beaton and Sir Michael Duff-Assheton-Smith, 1937. The theme is Society Nymphs and Shepherds. Date: 1937
Historic Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House, London, showing the Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales, the Duke of Devonshire, Miss Knollys and the Duchess of Devonshire. 1897
London Fancy Canary. Date: 1933
Advert, L & H Nathan, Fancy Dress CostumeAdvert for L & H Nathan, Coventry Street, Piccadilly Circus, London -- Fancy Dress Costume for balls and theatricals. 1885
WW2 - A drag show by British PoWs held at Stalag XXI-D, a German World War II PoW Camp based in Poznan (Posnan), Poland - the scene seems to be about a beauty contest in USA as the "
Dr White Eyes Littlehampton Royal Court MinstrelsDr White Eyes Littlehampton Royal Court Black Diamond Minstrels - Minstrel Troupe comprising Dr White Eyes himself in academic robes and holding a banjo (one eye white, one black), two jovial ladies
Pigeon fancier - kabooter baz - Old Delhi, IndiaA pigeon fancier on a rootop in Old Delhi India. He calls to bring his birds back to the loft, and uses a net to catch them
Tipler pigeons - 02Black Country pigeon fancier Dennis Fellows, who, in 1990, reformed the Midland Tipler Union, founded in 1912. Its members bred
We Care for Nobody, No Not We by Florence HardyDelightful postcard featuring three dancing children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes
Model wearing tight knitted sweater in fancy rib stitch. Date: 1940
The Bunnies enjoying the Party Date: 1924
The Bunnies at the Fancy Dress Party Date: 1924
Le Grand Vefour in the gardens of the Palais-Royal - Raymond Oliver. Paris, France. Date: circa 1930s
Art deco sketch by C. E. Shand for Snowball, 1920sArt deco sketch by C.E. Shand for Snowball, 1920s Date: 1920s
Art deco sketch by C. E. Shand for Sitting Out, 1920sArt deco sketch by C.E. Shand for Sitting Out, 1920s - a charming couple in fancy dress under an ornate colourful tree Date: 1920s
Five costumes to be seen at the Three Arts Ball, December 1923: Date: 1923
Children in fancy dress pulling a Christmas cracker Date: 1940s
Pigeons on roofGroup of fancy pigeons on a loft roof. Including some interesting feather foot varieties. Date: circa 1890s
The Jealous Devil, Alfred Crowquill's sketches from Jullien's Bal Masque, Date: 1850
Harrods AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Harrods Ltd, promoting some luxurious furniture, including the Belville easy chair in Damask or tapestry
Fancy Dress BallCostumes at Lady Desborough's fancy dress ball at Taplow court. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree; As Austin Limasson in The Man Who Was at the Palace. Mr
Children dressed for the Mansion House BallChildren seen dressed for the Mansions House Ball. Miss Kathleen d'Hertz as a Vivandiere, Master Devenish as a Roman Emperor, Master George Nestle as St George
Fancy Dress Ball at Dharmsala, Punjab, IndiaVarious scenes of a fancy dress ball for British elites at Dharmsala, Punjab, India, under British rule. Today known as Dharamshala or Dharamsala, in the Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh
Village Fancy Dress with Boy Jester
Black Heart Ball in SimlaMembers of the Khights of the Black Heart social fraternity bring characters from Alice in Wonderland to life at this fancy dress ball in Simla, India. Date: 1939
Caricature illustration by Chloe Preston. Captioned, In the Spring a Young Man's Fancy'. Showing children, dogs, ponies, nurse and policeman in park scene
Colour illustration of a monk seducing a woman on a couch, with a red devil in the background, at a fancy dress party. Captioned, The Devil a Monk would be'. By Fred W Purvis, illustrator
Caricature illustration, The Killers by H M Bateman. Showing two young gentlemen in evening dress suits, fancy socks and dance shoes
Prince and Princess Alexander of Teck, Fancy Dress BallPrince and Princess Alexander of Teck at Middlesex Hospital Fancy Dress Ball at The Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1911
Newsboys outside Portsmouth newsagents 1907News boys standing outside Hales Fancy Bazaar on the corner of Twyford Avenue and Newcomen Road, Stamshaw, Portsmouth in 1905 Date: 1907
A man dressed as Charles II, or at least somebody who looks very like him. Date: c. 1910A man dressed as Charles II, or at least somebody who looks very like him. Date: c.1910
Delightful photograph of a little girl called Margaret dressed in a costume embellished with love hearts. Date: 1926
Poster Pageant - Advert for Pears Soap, Bubbles 1920The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well known familiar bill board posters
Poster Pageant - Advert for Edwards Soup 1920The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well-known familiar bill board posters
The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well known familiar bill board posters
Poster Pageant - Advert for Michelin Tyres 1920The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well known familiar bill board posters
Poster Pageant - Advert for Egall, Pure Dried Eggs 1920The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well known familiar bill board posters
Poster Pageant - Advert, Dean's Untearable Rag Books 1920The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well known familiar bill board posters
BENJAMIN-CONSTANTJEAN JOSEPH BENJAMIN-CONSTANT (1845 - 1902), French artist at the time of his death, wearing the fancy dress of an academician
ARISTAEUS & EURYDICEAristaeus takes a fancy to Eurydice : fleeing his unwelcome attentions, she treads on a snake which bites her fatally : she dies, and Aristaeus is punished Date:
Mac Beardall, Doug Frazer and Dennis Wright dressed as skin-clad savages in the aftermath of the H-bomb on the Westminster College float at a procession of London students in aid of the National
The equestrian group at the Circus Ball, Grosvenor House, 1933. From left, Nancy Mitford, Cecil Beaton, Lady Castlerosse and Viscountess Weymouth. Date: 1933
Fancy dress costume, Watteau style dress Date: circa 1880
