The Victory Ball by PizerAn impression of the great Victory Ball, held at the Albert Hall to celebrate the end of the First World War in aid of the Nations Fund for Nurses
Fancy Pigeon BreedsFancy pigeon breeds (Columbidae species)
Sobranie cigarettes advertisement, 1963Advertisement for Sobranie Cocktail cigarettes, available in a variety of fancy rainbow colours with gold tips - like all the best parties well bred, well dressed and perfectly packed. Date: 1963
Racing pigeon releaseRacing pigeons released from their traps from transport lorries at the start of a race from Worcestershire to Tipton in The Black Country in the English Midlands Date: 1992
The Bright Young People - mock Rayner-Ponsonby weddingA group of Bright Young Things indulging in one of their many silly pranks, in this case a mock wedding where Elizabeth Ponsonby married John Rayner. The best man was Robert Byron
The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad, 1888. People cavort in fancy dress through the street, some playing banjos, others brandishing what looks like bladders on sticks
The Sites of London, by William Heath RobinsonHumorous designs for London fancy dress parties by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans
The fancy fair, Princes Park, Liverpool, August, 1849. Print shows a festival and balloon ascension during the campaign to raise funds in support of the Northern and Southern Hospitals in Liverpool
Stephen Tennant as Prince CharmingStephen Tennant in fancy dress at the Pageant of Romantic Historical Lovers. The party was organised by Olga Lynn for Marie Tempests London Pride matinee at the New Theatre
New Years Eve Party, Chelsea Arts Ball, 1923Photograph showing the revellers at the Chelsea Arts Ball, on New Years Eve, 1923. A monumental John Bull figure looks down on the party goers in their fancy dress costumes
Our Fancy RabbitsAn illustration of various breeds of rabbit drawn for The Boys Own Paper by F. A. Lydon
DREADNOUGHT HOAXVIRGINIA WOOLF as a young woman, with Duncan Grant, Adrian Stephen, Anthony Buxton, Guy Ridley and Horace Cole as " The Emperor of Abyssinia and His Suite"
The Chelsea Arts Club Dazzle BallA flamboyant fancy-dress ball given by the Chelsea Arts Club at the Albert Hall. It was based on the principles of Dazzle
Carnival in Venice by C. H. ShepardGlowing and colourful scene showing various masked revellers enjoying the Carnival in Venice
PIrate knitting patternA gay, swashbuckling three-piece to knit for teenagers! The 1950s were a more innocent time
Yevonde Cumbers Middleton (1893-1975), also known professionally as Madame Yevonde, posing as Harlequin in a 1923 self-portrait. Date: 1923
Group of revellers at the Princess Mary Hospital Ball. This group were all dressed as figures from 1820 with the ball organiser, Lady Terrington (centre), dressed as Princess Charlotte. Date: 1922
X-X-X-X-Xmas by J. GordgeTwo lovers dressed as Columbine and Harlequin prepare for a romantic kiss at what looks to be a deserted party
A sketch of a couple attending a carnival, Germany, 1924A sketch of a couple attending a carnival in fancy dress, Germany, 1924 Date: 1924
The Diving Belles music hall divers and aquatic acrobatsThe Diving Belles led by Daphne ?appearing in an elaborate sea cave scena Mermaids in Shells with clever and original tricks and fancy diving?
Mrs McCorquodale (Barbara Cartland) dressed as champagneDame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901-2000), married name Mrs Barbara McCorquodale, British novelist. Photographed here in a sparkling champagne dress
The Bright Young People at a partyA group of Bright Young Things at Captain Macheacans fancy dress party where guests were instructed to come as a living celebrity
King George V and Queen Mary at Devonshire House BallA photograph taken at Devonshire House Historical Costume Ball held during the Diamond Jubilee festivities of 1897, of King George V (then Duke of York), dressed as George Clifford
Captain Henry Avery, pirateCaptain Avery and his crew taking one of the Great Moguls ships. In 1695, pirate Henry Averys (aka Every or Avary) ship, the Fancy
English Lunacy - A man dressed as a chicken running wild and free across a field and up a small hill
Mrs Charles Sweeny as Astrae the Star-MaidenMrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll (1912 - 1993), pictured as Astrae, the Star-Maiden for the Olympian Party at Claridges on 5 March 1935 in aid of
Mediaeval HeaddressesMedieval ladies in their fancy headdress
A new dog-fancy: the Basset Hounds by Louis WainEngraving by Louis Wain showing four naughty basset hounds teasing two scared black and white cats. A fifth basset hound enters the room looking coy but unrepentant with a whip in its mouth
Christmas crackers box labelLabel for a box of Batgers Carnival crackers featuring a couple in fancy dress, he dressed as Harlequin, playing a ukelele and a banjo
Pan Cover 1920Illustration by Pizer on the front cover of Pan magazine, showing a couple in costume, the man dressed as harlequin and the woman wearing butterfly wings and headdress
Costumed group at Baroness D Erlangers costume ball, VeniceA group on the theme of Neptunes Embassy at Baroness D Erlangers celebrated costume ball at the Fenice Theatre, Venice in 1926
Selfridges fancy dress advertisementSelfridges say that the secret of successful fancy dress is originality. Advertisement for fancy dress costumes from Selfridges department store
Fancy dressCover of Leach Fancy Dress catalogue. Date: 1928-9
Viola Tree (17 July 1884 15 November 1938) English actress, singer, playwright and author. Daughter of the actor Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Comtesse A de Chabrillan at Persian ball, 1912Comtesse A de Chabrillan, in an exotic costume, at the Thousand and One Nights Persian ball in Paris, May 1912. Date: May 1912
GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos鮠MasksGUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos頨 1886-1945). Masks. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection
Fancy dress partyFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring three adults in fancy dress, enjoying a glass of Vermouth. Date: 1920
Stephanie Stephens with BonzoActress Stephanie Stephens posed in one of her costumes from the musical comedy, Queen High at the Queens Theatre in 1926
On with the dance by Lewis BaumerA fancy dress ball in full swing in the early 1920s with couples on the dance floor in costume and balloons and streamers filling the air. Date: 1921
The Graphic Christmas Number 1926 front coverFront cover of The Graphic Christmas Number 1926 featuring an illustration depicting party goers arriving at a fancy dress ball
Pierrot clownMan in fancy dress wearing a pierrot clown outfit with white face soft pointed hat, green neck ruff and pom-poms to the feet
Boys Club, fancy dress, February 1931Seven boys from a Boys Club in wonderful fancy dress costume. Characters include, a News of the World paperboy, an Arab, a housewife
Craven Lodge Fancy BallA page from The Tatler, featuring photographs and a report on the Craven Lodge Fancy Ball in Melton, Leicestershire, a New Year party with a prehistoric fancy dress theme
Raoul Shoe Company 1912Chic Parisian footwear offered for sale in Regent St featuring a brogue shoe, fancy top boot, seaside shoe, French shoes and court shoe
Two people in fancy dress. The girl on the left is in a fanciful Pierrot type outfit reminiscent of Paul Poiret, or at least the more flamboyant fashions of the First World War, while in contrast
Rather wonderful pair (possibly father and son?) dressed as Tom, Tom the Pipers Son. The boy on the right is Tom, while the man on the left, dressed as a yokel, holds the pig that Tom steals
Carnival Ball at the Royal Albert HallCover of brochure for the Carnival Ball at the Royal Albert Hall, 12th November 1925 with a Jazz Age illustration of two people in fancy dress Date: 1925
A scene of a fancy dress party (1920s) Date: 1920s
