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Comic postcard, Couple leapfrogging on the beach - I m full of fun and fancy free! Date: 20th century
Couple dancing in fancy dress on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Mayday celebrations, East Dean, East SussexMayday celebrations on the village green in East Dean, East Sussex. Date: circa 1960
Edythe BakerEdythe A. Baker (August 25, 1899 August 15, 1971), American boogie-woogie pianist, wife of Gerard (" Pop" ) d Erlanger
Weldons Fancy Dress. circa 1927
Travestis - Fancy dress and carnival costumesPage displaying a glorious array of fancy dress and carnival costumes. Date: 1930
Princess Otto von Bismarck in Egyptian fancy dressPrincess Otto von Bismarck, formerly Miss Anne-Marie Tengbom, pictured in fancy dress as the Moon in an Egyptian tableau as produced by King Tutankhamen at the Galaxy Ball in aid of St
Children in fancy dress - clown and princessUnidentified children in a somewhat sinister fancy dress tableaux. A small boy (at least we assume its a boy) wears a clown outfit
The Carnival of Basel - the 4am MorgestreichThe Carnival of Basel (German: Basler Fasnacht) is the biggest carnival in Switzerland and takes place annually between February and March in Basel
Four costumes designed by Natacha Rambova for Forbidden FruiFour costumes designed by Natacha Rambova for the Paramount film Forbidden Fruit, 1921 Date: 1922
Little girl in fancy dress - HP Sauce costumeA young girl posing in her HP sauce themed fancy dress costume. Date: c.1920
Fancy Dress - the Entente CordialeFirst prize winner at the Covent Garden fancy dress ball in 1905 - a lady dressed in an incredibly elaborate costume as the Entente Cordiale
Fancy Dress costume - Kitchener pun, 1898Quite brilliant fancy dress costume on the pun of Kitcheners great with a man dressed as a kitchen range or stove, with the words Kitcheners grate written across the front - a reference to military
Supper Table -- how we entertain our friends. Accompanying an article entitled How I keep house on 250 per annum. 1885
Family in ancient Egypt style fancy dress, 1920sA father, mother and little girl dressed collectively in the style of ancient Egypt, at a time when, following the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Luxor
Procession of fancy dress costumes at the Epilogue BallThe culminating point of the great advertising convention, the Epilogue Ball, marking the close of the first International Advertising Convention held in Britain
The Epilogue Ball - costumes of famous magazinesExamples of costumes seen at the Epilogue Ball, held at the close of the International Advertising Convention at Olympia in July 1924
Aubrey Beardsley fancy dress at Artists Costume BallMiss Gladys Baly in costume as Aubrey Beardsleys Mademoiselle de Maupin at the Artists Costume Ball held at Covent Garden in February 1910. Date: 1910
Mrs John Lavery as Botticellis Prima Vera at Picture BallHazel Lavery, wife of the painter Sir John Lavery, pictured as La Prima Vera by Botticelli at the Picture Ball, held at the Albert Hall in aid of the Invalid Kitchens of London The ball paid homage
Fancy Dress Ball 1910La Princesse de la Tour d Auvergne gives a ball where the guests are all dressed as Pierrot or Pierrette Date: 1910
Fancy Dress Ball 1900Madeleine Lemaires Exposition ball, at which guests come in costumes which reflect some aspect of the current Exhibition Date: 1900
Celebrating the crossing of the EquatorScene on a Royal Navy ship. It is the custom on board ship to indulge in merrymaking when crossing the Equator -- in fancy dress if its your first time. Date: circa 1845
The Countess of Yarborough in fancy dressMarcia Amelia Mary Pelham, Countess of Yarborough, 13th Baroness Conyers and 7th Baroness Fauconberg, OBE (18 October 1863 17 November 1926), British peer
Pigeons - A Portrait of a Silver and Blue Runt, Fancy BreedA portrait of a Silver and Blue Runt, which are breeds of fancy pigeon. The Runt is one of the oldest known pigeon breeds and was widely bred in Italy, from which its French name, Roman pigeon
Pigeons - Frill-Backs and Scandaroons, Fancy BreedA portait illustrating two Frill-Back and two Scandaroon pigeons. Both breeds are domesticated and a breed of fancy pigeon
Pigeons - Three Russian Trumpeters, Fancy BreedThree Russian Trumpeters, Black-Mottled, Black and White, are seen here in their coop. The illustration presents the breeds unique feathering which radiates from around their heads
Pigeons - Scotch Fantails or Broad-Tailed ShakersA portrait of a White, White Laced and Black-Saddle Back Scotch Fantail pigeons, also known as Broad-Tailed Shakers. The Fantail is a popular breed of fancy pigeon
Pigeons - Blue, White and Black Jacobins, Fancy BreedA portrait of a Blue, White and Black Jacobin, a breed of fancy pigeon. The Jacobin developed over many years of selective breeding and originates from Asia
Pigeons - Red and Yellow Jacobins, Fancy BreedA portrait of a Red and Yellow Jacobin, a breed of fancy pigeon. The Jacobin developed over many years of selective breeding and originated in Asia
Pigeons - Red, White and Yellow Dragoons, London Fancy BreedA Red, White and Yellow Dragoon pictured together in their coop. The Dragoon belongs to the Fancy pigeon breed, these Dragoons are also in common with London
Black-Pied Pouter Cock PigeonA portrait of two Black-Pied Pouter, (Pigmy Pouter) pigeons, with two white feathered Brunner Pouters featured in the background. The illustration shows their unsual features as a fancy breed
Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock PigeonA portrait of a Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock, (Pigmy Pouter), with a Red-Pied Pouter featured in the background inside their coop
Blue Pouter Cock PigeonA portrait of a Blue Pouter Cock standing on a loft rooftop with three other pouters featured in the background. The Pouter pigeon is characterised by a its very large, inflatable crop
Cecil Beaton as an ugly sister in Heil Cinderella, 1940Cecil Beaton in costume as an ugly sister for a performance of the play he co-authored, called Heil Cinderella. Date: 1940
Tableaux lumineux anim鳧. French poster advertising a show of illuminated scenes
Royal Navy men in Malta, WW1Royal Navy men in Malta during the First World War. They are standing on a fire tender made by J Stone of Deptford, SE London. One person is in fancy dress, with their face covered, holding a fan
The Venetian party held by Mrs Keiller, July 1914Page from The Sketch reporting on a lavish party hosted by Mrs Alexander Keiller, formerly Miss Doll Phil-Morris, the artist
Edward Huskinson, editor of The Tatler magazineA photograph of Edward (Teddy) Peter Huskinson (1877-1940), editor of The Tatler from 1908 to 1940. His career began as a political cartoonist of the Conservative party before he became a journalist
The Victory Ball at the Albert Hall, WW1A double page spread of photographs presenting some of the notable personalities and the costumes they wore to the Victory Ball at the Albert Hall on the 27 November 1918
Man wearing Venice Carnival Jester Costume, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Person wearing Venice Carnival Costume, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Couple wearing Venice Carnival Costumes, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Venice Carnival CostumesPeople wearing costumes at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Cover design, Storyland, by Gladys PetoCover design for Storyland, by Gladys Peto. Gladys Emma Peto (1890-1977) was an English artist, fashion designer, illustrator and writer of childrens books. Date: 1931
Anita Benson, in fancy dress, 1920Anita Benson, the actress, in fancy dress for the Pan Ball, Covent Garden, London, 1920. Date: 1920
Sigmund HoltzschucherSIGMUND GABRIEL HOLTZSCHUCHER German statesman - a very fancy engraving with very effective ornamentation. Date: 1575 - 1642
Soy Kee & Co - Importers of Chinese and Japanese Fancy Goods - advertising postcard featuring a high status Chinese lady in fine robes seated on a throne
Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival, Tottenham, LondonWatched by mounted police, three spectacularly dressed collectors pose for their photo during the annual Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival in the Tottenham area of North London
