Costume party
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A costume party or fancy dress party is a type of party, common in contemporary Anglo culture, in which many of the guests are dressed in costume, usually depicting a fictional or stock character, or
Guests in costumes at a fancy dress party.
Manchester fancy dress ball of 1828, painting by Arthur Perigal
Attic Club members at their annual costume party in Minneapolis, 1927
Costumes at a Halloween party in the United States in 1978
Masquerade ball
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A masquerade ball is a special kind of formal ball which many participants attend in costume wearing masks. Less formal "costume parties" may be a descendant of this tradition. A masquerade ball usual
Costume party
…tradition to have a costume party at a university graduation. The origins of fancy dress parties in the United Kingdom can in some respects be traced to masked balls of the 18th century period. In the period to 1850, fancy dress balls were a typical part of the social life of music festivals. Common costumes of the…
Masquerade ball at the Carnival of Venice.
A Veneziana mask from Verona, Italy.
German 16th century, a masquerade from Freydal, the tournament book of Maximilian I, c. 1515, pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper. One in a series at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection.
Masquerade ball at Château de Hattonchâtel, France.