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"Fancy Dress: A Timeless Celebration of Imagination and Identity" Step into the world of fancy dress, where history intertwines with creativity

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Ruth embracing her mother-in-law Naomi and promising to stay with her now they are bereaved

Ruth embracing her mother-in-law Naomi and promising to stay with her now they are bereaved. Ruth 1. 14
531267 Ruth embracing her mother-in-law Naomi and promising to stay with her now they are bereaved. Ruth 1.14. From Gustave Dore's illustrated Bible 1866. Wood engraving

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Suit, c. 1770-80 (wool, linen & velvet)

Suit, c. 1770-80 (wool, linen & velvet)
3743015 Suit, c.1770-80 (wool, linen & velvet) by English School, (18th century); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Mauve wool, matching 3-piece suit, trimmed with silver braid)

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Sunday Morning scene, Petticoat Lane Market, London c. 1900 (b/w photo)

Sunday Morning scene, Petticoat Lane Market, London c. 1900 (b/w photo)
XJF283179 Sunday Morning scene, Petticoat Lane Market, London c.1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Albert Einstein, 1920 (photo)

Albert Einstein, 1920 (photo)
GIA4704116 Albert Einstein, 1920 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Giancarlo Costa

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Turkish courtier, 1567 (w/c on paper)

Turkish courtier, 1567 (w/c on paper)
XIR391470 Turkish courtier, 1567 (w/c on paper) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Turkish Courtier;)

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Absinthe Mugnier

Absinthe Mugnier
2904142 Absinthe Mugnier by Lefevre, Lucien (1850-c.1902); (add.info.: A striking 1895 two sheet poster showing Absinthe Mugniers famous desert legionnaire (or zouave) by Lucien Lefevre

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Actress Florence Fair, Fashion Portrait, Bain News Service, 1925 (b/w photo)

Actress Florence Fair, Fashion Portrait, Bain News Service, 1925 (b/w photo)
5863140 Actress Florence Fair, Fashion Portrait, Bain News Service, 1925 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Young girl attending an immortal, So pagoda, Thanh Dai district, Hanoi

Young girl attending an immortal, So pagoda, Thanh Dai district, Hanoi, 16th century (lacquered wood)
5309899 Young girl attending an immortal, So pagoda, Thanh Dai district, Hanoi, 16th century (lacquered wood) by Vietnamese school, (16th century); Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Actress Marguerite Clark, Fashion Portrait, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo)

Actress Marguerite Clark, Fashion Portrait, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo)
5858553 Actress Marguerite Clark, Fashion Portrait, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigating

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigating
2604019 Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigating by Paget, Sidney (1860-1908); (add.info.: "The Adventure of Silver Blaze": Encounter between Silas Brown)

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Post Office Savings Bank, 1904-06 (photo)

Post Office Savings Bank, 1904-06 (photo)
XAM198145 Post Office Savings Bank, 1904-06 (photo) by Wagner, Otto (1841-1918); Vienna, Austria; Ali Meyer

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Actress Regina Quinn, Fashion Portrait in Satin-Lined Fitch Coat, Bain News Service

Actress Regina Quinn, Fashion Portrait in Satin-Lined Fitch Coat, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo)
5863148 Actress Regina Quinn, Fashion Portrait in Satin-Lined Fitch Coat, Bain News Service, 1921 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Costume of the Secretary General of the Council of State, c. 1804-10 (engraving)

Costume of the Secretary General of the Council of State, c. 1804-10 (engraving)
XIR417095 Costume of the Secretary General of the Council of State, c.1804-10 (engraving) by Chataigner, Alexis (1722-1817); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nimes

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Chairwoman (colour litho)

Chairwoman (colour litho)
6029495 Chairwoman (colour litho) by Ryazhsky, Grigory Grigorievich (1895-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chairwoman.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: University Beadle

University Beadle
3785780 University Beadle by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: University Beadle - Jean Lequeux, Messenger of Guise en Thierache, Diocese of Laon (Picardy, northern France)

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Gene Sarazen, Winner of U. S. Open Golf Championship, Portrait holding Golf Club, White House

Gene Sarazen, Winner of U. S. Open Golf Championship, Portrait holding Golf Club, White House, Washington DC, USA
5974433 Gene Sarazen, Winner of U.S. Open Golf Championship, Portrait holding Golf Club, White House, Washington DC, USA, 1922 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Clerical costume: un monk chartreux, ordre de Saint Bruno, 14th century - Carthusian monk

Clerical costume: un monk chartreux, ordre de Saint Bruno, 14th century - Carthusian monk, Order of Saint Bruno
FLO4676804 Clerical costume: un monk chartreux, ordre de Saint Bruno, 14th century - Carthusian monk, Order of Saint Bruno, 14th century - He wears a hood, cape and tunic in white linen

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Self Portrait (oil on canvas)

Self Portrait (oil on canvas)
LAF470901 Self Portrait (oil on canvas) by Torajiro Kojima (1881-1929); 63.7x51.5 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Left panel of the Baptism of Christ, c. 1502-08 (oil on panel)

Left panel of the Baptism of Christ, c. 1502-08 (oil on panel)
489875 Left panel of the Baptism of Christ, c.1502-08 (oil on panel) by David, Gerard (c.1460-1523); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: Also known as the Triptych of Jean des Trompes)

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Mont Saint Michel

Mont Saint Michel
1841258 Mont Saint Michel by Fer, Nicolas de (1646-1720); (add.info.: The Mont-Saint-Michel (Normandy, France) : map by Nicolas de Fer, France, 1703); Photo © CCI

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Syntax Star-gazing, from The Tour of Dr Syntax in search of the Picturesque, by William Combe

Syntax Star-gazing, from The Tour of Dr Syntax in search of the Picturesque, by William Combe
STC213548 Syntax Star-gazing, from The Tour of Dr Syntax in search of the Picturesque, by William Combe, published 1812 (aquatint) by Rowlandson

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Corset N. D. 1905 (lithography)

Corset N. D. 1905 (lithography)
398352 Corset N.D. 1905 (lithography) by Nyrs, de (active c.1905); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Print: Tourangelle, Tours and Lyon.); JMK Archiv

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Le Suez, ca. 1900 (lithography)

Le Suez, ca. 1900 (lithography)
398357 Le Suez, ca. 1900 (lithography) by Licht, C. (active c. 1900); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: " Le Suez/Papier a Cigarettes", " Manufacture E)

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Carnaval en Espagne (Carnival in Spain). Peinture d'Anatoli Afanasyevich Arapov (1876-1949)

Carnaval en Espagne (Carnival in Spain). Peinture d'Anatoli Afanasyevich Arapov (1876-1949)
FIA5338945 Carnaval en Espagne (Carnival in Spain). Peinture d Anatoli Afanasyevich Arapov (1876-1949). Huile sur carton, 68, 5 x 98, 5 cm, 1911. art russe, symbolisme

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Dutch Gabled house (photo)

Dutch Gabled house (photo)
KW217442 Dutch Gabled house (photo) by Dutch School; Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Vambery in his Travelling Dress; A Ramble in Persia, 1875. Creator: Armin Vambery

Vambery in his Travelling Dress; A Ramble in Persia, 1875. Creator: Armin Vambery
Vambery in his Travelling Dress; A Ramble in Persia, 1875. [Hungarian traveller, author, artist, Turkologist and orientalist Armin Vambery with donkey]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: The Graphic, Front Cover January 23rd. 1886, 1886. Creator: Sydney Prior Hall

The Graphic, Front Cover January 23rd. 1886, 1886. Creator: Sydney Prior Hall
The Graphic, Front Cover January 23rd. 1886, 1886. Reception of children by the Lord Mayor of London at the Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball at the Mansion House. From " The Graphic

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Mlle. Boisso, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Mlle. Boisso, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Mlle. Boisso, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Mr. Mazzolini, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Mazzolini, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Mazzolini, between 1855 and 1865. [Opera singer or actor?]

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: D. Chapin, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

D. Chapin, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
D. Chapin, between 1855 and 1865. [Actor?]

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Le Bas Bleu (colour litho)

Le Bas Bleu (colour litho)
7172076 Le Bas Bleu (colour litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Bas Bleu.); © Look and Learn

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Venus and Adonis, 1630-60 (oil on canvas)

Venus and Adonis, 1630-60 (oil on canvas)
7286012 Venus and Adonis, 1630-60 (oil on canvas) by Loo, Jacob or Jacques van (c.1614-1670); 80x69 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: French actress Huguette Duflos (1887-1982) assaulted on the release of a theatre in Paris by a

French actress Huguette Duflos (1887-1982) assaulted on the release of a theatre in Paris by a madman
XEE4187775 French actress Huguette Duflos (1887-1982) assaulted on the release of a theatre in Paris by a madman. Illustration taken from " Le petit journal illustrious" of 1931

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: The Night of the Three Kings at Puerta del Sol, Madrid, 1839 (oil on canvas)

The Night of the Three Kings at Puerta del Sol, Madrid, 1839 (oil on canvas)
IND146632 The Night of the Three Kings at Puerta del Sol, Madrid, 1839 (oil on canvas) by Castelaro y Perea, Jose (1801-73); Museo Municipal, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Portrait of Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934) 1906 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934) 1906 (oil on canvas)
IND65001 Portrait of Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934) 1906 (oil on canvas) by Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquin (1863-1923); 91x127.5 cm; Diputacion General de Aragon, Zaragoza

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Take no hitofushi, Yaguchi, 1897 (woodblock print, ink & colour on paper)

Take no hitofushi, Yaguchi, 1897 (woodblock print, ink & colour on paper)
425510 Take no hitofushi, Yaguchi, 1897 (woodblock print, ink & colour on paper) by Chikanobu, Toyohara (1838-1912); 35.9 -- 71.6 cm; Arthur M

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Gros Rene, acting in Le Depit Amoureux by Moliere, c. 1875 (colour engraving)

Gros Rene, acting in Le Depit Amoureux by Moliere, c. 1875 (colour engraving)
1730060 Gros Rene, acting in Le Depit Amoureux by Moliere, c.1875 (colour engraving) by Sand, Maurice (1823-1889); (add.info.: Gros Rene)

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Robinson Crusoe, 1893 (lithography)

Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Robinson Crusoe, 1893 (lithography)
398389 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Robinson Crusoe, 1893 (lithography) by Pal (Jean de Paleologue) (1855-1942); JMK Archiv, Bremen

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Before it started, for a German film, a charge of knights from the time of Frederick

Before it started, for a German film, a charge of knights from the time of Frederick... (colour litho)
2783653 Before it started, for a German film, a charge of knights from the time of Frederick... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Fatal imprudences, Bohemians employed by the Circus Sidoli who travel to Domodossola go

Fatal imprudences, Bohemians employed by the Circus Sidoli who travel to Domodossola go... (colour litho)
2815545 Fatal imprudences, Bohemians employed by the Circus Sidoli who travel to Domodossola go... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fatal imprudences)

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Fierce fight between a tamer, a lion and a dog in the Ciniselli Circus

Fierce fight between a tamer, a lion and a dog in the Ciniselli Circus, now in Petersburg (colour litho)
2815292 Fierce fight between a tamer, a lion and a dog in the Ciniselli Circus, now in Petersburg (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Story of the life of Moses. Detail of Moses putting on his shoes on his feet

Story of the life of Moses. Detail of Moses putting on his shoes on his feet
BEN5471114 Story of the life of Moses. Detail of Moses putting on his shoes on his feet. Painting by Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi known as Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510). Fresco, 1481

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Theatre de l Opera / Samedi 14 Janvier / 1er Bal Masque, 1890 (lithography)

Theatre de l Opera / Samedi 14 Janvier / 1er Bal Masque, 1890 (lithography)
398367 Theatre de l Opera/ Samedi 14 Janvier/1er Bal Masque, 1890 (lithography) by Gray, Henri (Boulanger) (1858-1924); JMK Archiv, Bremen

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Dancer Stretching at the Bar, 1867-80 (pastel with estompe on cream laid paper)

Dancer Stretching at the Bar, 1867-80 (pastel with estompe on cream laid paper)
5859655 Dancer Stretching at the Bar, 1867-80 (pastel with estompe on cream laid paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 31.8--24 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Dancer Turning, c. 1876 (charcoal and chalk on paper)

Dancer Turning, c. 1876 (charcoal and chalk on paper)
5860820 Dancer Turning, c.1876 (charcoal and chalk on paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 60.7--44.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas (1834-1917))

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, c. 1610 (oil on canvas)

Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, c. 1610 (oil on canvas)
5859944 Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, c.1610 (oil on canvas) by Polanco, Andres Lopez (d.1641); 210.6--109.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Background imageFancy Dress Collection: Dancer Bending Forward, 1874-79 (charcoal with pastel on blue paper)

Dancer Bending Forward, 1874-79 (charcoal with pastel on blue paper)
5859654 Dancer Bending Forward, 1874-79 (charcoal with pastel on blue paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 46.2--30.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL



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"Fancy Dress: A Timeless Celebration of Imagination and Identity" Step into the world of fancy dress, where history intertwines with creativity, and characters come to life. From the grandeur of Les Miserables to the royal betrothal of Princess Elizabeth, each scene captures a moment in time that transcends reality. Lenny Henry and Dawn French's portrayal of Michael Jackson and Bubbles reminds us that even pop culture icons can be transformed through costume. Their dedication to detail brings joy and laughter to all who witness their transformation. The Twelfth Night Revels at Haddon Hall transport us back to an era filled with merriment and revelry. The Great Hall comes alive as people don extravagant attire, embracing the spirit of festivity. Cornelia Bradley Martin's embodiment of Mary Stuart at the Bradley-Martin Ball showcases how fancy dress allows individuals to step into different roles, exploring historical figures or mythical beings, and is a testament to our fascination with other worlds and times. William Edward Dighton's Middle Eastern Dress transports us across continents, reminding us that fancy dress knows no boundaries. It allows us to explore cultures far from our own, fostering understanding and appreciation for diversity. At cat shows or press club challenges, even animals partake in this whimsical tradition. Whether it be Playboy bunnies challenging press club rabbits or feline fashionistas strutting their stuff on stage, they remind us that everyone can join in on the fun. Ian Dury's performance in Talk of the Devil demonstrates how fancy dress extends beyond visual appeal; it becomes a tool for storytelling on stage. Through costumes, actors embody characters' essence while captivating audiences with their talent. Even ancient artifacts like Boethius' consular diptych or Pythagoras and Euclid depicted on marble tiles reveal that dressing up has been cherished throughout history. These relics remind us that humans have always sought ways to express themselves creatively.