So, let's be honest. This post is for my friend Raven (who has a new blog , actually), who studied abroad in Scotland and is excited abo...

I've posted about peacock gowns and dresses and costumes before. But this - oh, this is a peacock outfit fit for a charming Edwardian sh...

I love fancy dress, and there is no way this is not a fancy dress costume. It is an 1885 painting of La Marquis D'Hervey Saint-Denys by ...

Oh wow. I have a new favorite fancy dress costume ever. Unfortunately, one would need some pretty specific circumstances to get to wear it, ...

This is an 1830 La Belle Assemblee fashion plate. It clearly states that these are fancy dress outfits (and indeed, I would believe nothing ...

Ardern Holt's 1887 book, "Fancy Dresses Described: or, What to Wear at Fancy Balls" is available to read online at http://www....

This is another lovely item from the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute. What is the best part? The lovely little red bolero covered with...

Isn't she just lovely? I like the doofy head-dress and the gorgeous dress. How cool.

October means Halloween, and Halloween means costumes. But because my whole life is costumes, this has got to mean something a little more s...