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Traditionally, balls have called for a certain decorum, a certain formality: Gloves above the elbow . . . gowns to the floor . . . the intricacies of black-tie dress observed . . . restraint in ...

A wet chill didn’t deter Angelenos from christening the Afropunk Fancy Dress Ball in their most colorful outfits. As rain coated the City of Angels in a slick glow on Sunday night, both male and ...

Explores the upper-crust world of the masked and fancy-dress ball, including the Romanov ball, Truman Capote's Black and White Ball, and the balls of Count Etienne de Beaumont. siris_sil_1090963 ...

In March of 1883, Alva Vanderbilt threw one of the most lavish parties of the Gilded Age. Alva herself came as a Venetian princess, and a number of men went as Louis XVI, perhaps oblivious to the fact ...

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