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Dressing Up: A History of Fancy Dress in Britain

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Pierrot, Little Bo Peep, cowboy: these characters and many more form part of this colourful story of dressing up, from the accession of Queen Victoria to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Fancy dress became a regular part of people's social lives over this period, and the craze for it spread across Britain and the Empire, reaching every level of society. Spectacular and witty costumes appeared at street carnivals, victory celebrations, fire festivals and extravagant balls. From the Victorian middle classes performing ...

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Dressing Up: A History of Fancy Dress in Britain 2022, Reaktion Books, London

ISBN-13: 9781789145298

Hardcover