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Paris International Exhibition of 1937 (Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne). Magical piano in fancy restaurant on Cours Albert 1er street
Carnival in Venice. Cover of the Magazine Sparta number 17. Madrid, February 25, 1933. Illustration by Palacios. Engraving
I Insouciante by Claude SheppersonScene outside a ball in the early 1920s with two revellers in full costume, sitting on the kerb outside, smoking and cigarette and disregarding the curious onlookers. Date: 1920
The Pan Ball, 1920From left, Miss Iris Tree as a futurist Pan, Miss Viola Tree as a tree nymph and Miss Betty Chester as a Bacchante, all guests at the themed Pan Ball held at Covent Garden in aid of Barts Hospital in
Old Bill in Mesopotamia, Nobodies Concert, WW1A leading member of " The Nobodies" Concert Party for entertaining troops in Mesopotamia, impersonating Old Bill the lead character in the popular cartoons of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in
Suffragette Votes for Women DollA suffragette doll wearing a brown dress and hat, holding a Votes for Women placard. The head of the doll is made from a ping pong ball with a hand painted face
Fancy dress costumesInk and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893
Elegant people in fancy dressArt Nouveau style depicting a group at a masked ball. Artist: Franz Laskoff Date: circa 1905
Eastern Queens Pageant, Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe Eastern Queens Pageant, part of the Ypres Ball at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The highlight of the evening was when the Queen of Sheba was played by the ballet teacher Princess Astafieva
Couple embracingFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring a couple in fancy dress, holding each other close about to kiss. Date: 1920
Harlequin and Columbine, dancing under a moonlight skyFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring a couple in costume, the man dressed as Harlequin and the woman as Columbine, dancing under a moonlight sky. Date: 1920
Suffragette Men in Fancy Dress Votes for Women. A group of five men, two apparently suffragettes, have guns pointed at their heads
Suffragette Men in Fancy Dress Carnival. A group of young men variously attired as suffragettes wear Votes for Women signs including one which reads
Suffragette Fancy Dress Votes for Women. A group of women dressed up as suffragettes taking tea. Message on reverse reads, This was taken at the side of our house Date: circa 1910
Women outside dancing around statue of God PanFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring women outside in fancy dress prancing around a statue of the God Pan. Date: 1919
Suffragette Fancy Dress Ball Pankhurst. A Spoof programme announcing a Fancy Dress Ball which may shortly be held in the House of Commons Mrs Pankhurst will be forcibly dressed as OPHELIA
Suffragette, Votes for Women, Fancy Dress. A seated group of men and women, some in masks, men blacked up all in strange attire. Girl in front row holds Votes for Women placard. Date: circa 1909
WW1 The Ladys World cover - dreadnought cushion coverFront cover of a First World War period The Ladys World Fancy Work Book featuring a topical design for a dreadnought cushion cover. Date: c.1915
Third act of the play Chantecler by Rostand, 1910A scene from the third act of the play Chantecler by Edmond Eugene Alexis Rostand. Lucien Guitry plays the cockerel Chantecler, the eponymous hero of the play. Date: 1910
Scenes from the play Chantecler by Rostand, 1910A page from Femina magazine, showing scenes from the first and second act of the play Chantecler by Edmond Eugene Alexis Rostand
Irene Castle in her Victory Ball costumeIRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts. Also lauded as a leader of fashion and arbiter of style
The Victory Ball, Mrs Jack & Mrs Lionel HarrisMrs Jack and Mrs Lionel Hall in the costumes they wore to the Victory Ball, held at the Albert Hall on 27 November to celebrate the end of the First World War
Sketch cover, Emily Drange at BritanniaFront cover of The Sketch magazine featuring a photograph of American actress, Emily Drange in costume as Britannia. She was part of a patriotic tableau staged in New York
The Crinoline by Miss Haddon ChambersStylised illustration showing a woman dressed up in a Victorian crinoline, accompanied by a man in a Pierrot costume. Date: 1918
Girl in fancy dress, Camborne, CornwallGirl in fancy dress for a carnival at Camborne, Cornwall, dressed in a matchbox costume with no more strikes written, punningly, on the side
Ciro pearls advertisement with Dolly SistersAdvertisement for Ciro Pearls featuring the Dolly sisters wearing the fancy-dress costume representing Ciro Pearls in which they gained First Prize at the Warriors Day Ball, Covent Garden. Date: 1921
James Montgomery Flagg and wifeAmerican artist and illustrator, James Montgomery Flagg, best-known for his propaganda posters, pictured dressed as a clown at a fancy dress Illustrators ball in New York in 1916. Date: 1916
Ros Fraser in cowboy outfit, Goldie Fraser on horse, Ian Fraser with shotgun, Cosawes Caravan Park in 1953. Date: 1953
Carnival by F. WoolrichStriking illustration of a woman dressed in a flamboyant, theatrical costume, having her hand kissed (at least I think its her hand) by a man in a Pierrot costume. Date: 1914
Felix and Irina YoussopoffPrincess Irina Youssoupoff, niece of Tsar Nicholas II and wife of Felix Youssoupoff who is pictured in a fancy dress costume
Men wearing Venice Carnival Costumes, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Boy wearing Venice Carnival Costume, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Man wearing Venice Carnival Costume, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Venice Carnival CostumePerson wearing costume at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Woman wearing Venice Carnival Costume and GondolasPerson wearing costume with gondolas at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
London Sketch Club eveningA fancy dress evening at the London Sketch Club, frequented by artists and illustrators with members in various costumes and acting up for the camera. The silhouette artist, H. L
The Gamecocks, WW1 entertainment troupeThe Gamecocks, one of the many divisional concert parties entertaining troops on the Western Front. Despite the deceptive appearance of the girl in the middle, she really is a man. Date: 1918
Childs Royal Flying Corps uniform, World War OneA Royal Flying Corps miniature uniform for children, available from Gamages, and comprising breeches, tunic and puttees with the cap being 1s. 6d. extra
Tango craze: the handstand step, 1913The latest additional tango step, imported from the Wild West but performed here on stage in Paris, which combines the high kick of the ballet with the approximation of partnership in the tango.The
Street scene with comic figures advertising Phurnod (a coal product), passing an Odeon cinema. Date: 20th century
People in party hatsPeople walking along a pavement in party hats. Date: 20th century
St Cuthberts Home for Girls, DarlingtonResidents in fancy dress for a Christmas party at the St Cuthberts Home, Cleveland Avenue, Darlington, County Durham. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1893. Date: 1920s
Miss Ivy Tresmand by Madame YevondeMiss Ivy Tresmand (1898-1980) by Madame Yevonde. She was an actress and singer appearing mainly in musical theatre. In 1921 she was appearing in an operetta entitled Sybil at Dalys Theatre
All the animals at the fancy dress ballAll of the animals at Humpty and Dumptys fancy dress ball -- Tabitha the cat as Red Riding Hood, Forager the dog in hunting costume, Hungry Peter the pig as the Fat Boy in Pickwick
Hungry Peter dressed as Fat Boy in PickwickHungry Peter the pig dressed as the Fat Boy in Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers, ready for Humpty and Dumptys fancy dress ball. Date: 1914
Tabitha dressed as Red Riding HoodTabitha the cat dressed as Red Riding Hood, with a toy wolf on wheels, ready for Humpty and Dumptys fancy dress ball. Date: 1914
Humpty and Dumpty in Victorian fancy dressHumpty and Dumpty the rabbits getting into Victorian costume, ready for their fancy dress ball. Date: 1914
Rags the dog wearing fancy dressRags the dog dressed as a Horsey Gentleman for Humpty and Dumptys fancy dress ball. Date: 1914
