1920's Masquerade Patterns - Live Action Shots!

This brings to a close our fabulous look at the Pictorial Review Masquerade Pattern booklet. But these are pretty wonderful, actual shots of folks wearing these costumes made up. I hope you've been inspired to come up with some great 'fancy dress' outfits of your own!
(And as always, click twice to see all the details)

1920's Masquerade Patterns - Little Mary Sunshine

"...adults enjoy playing at being children again...."

1920's Masquerade Patterns - Heave Ho, My Hearties

"We sail the ocean blue and look very jaunty..."

1920's Masquerade Patterns - A Quaint Little Quaker

Quaint Quaker, Prisilla Allen, demure Puritain or jolly lass of Holland

1920's Masquerade Patterns - Bewitching Little Witches

"Hocus-pocus! Spooks! Here is the old witch who lives in a gingerbread house."

1920's Masquerade Patterns - Milady Comes Amasquerading

"...a domino is most attractive and mysterious..."

1920's Masquerade Patterns - A Little Maid From Chinatown

"Chinese red and jade are particularly desirable colors for this costume..."

1920's Masquerade Patterns - Mademoiselle Apache Girl From Gay Paree

"Very dashing and dangerous is the Apache girl, but in this fetching costume she does not look as though she could possibly be as bad as she is painted."

1920's Masquerade Patterns - A Turkish Queen

"The turkish costume offers opportunity for striking contrast.."

1920's Masquerade Patterns - The Lido Lounging Costume

"...for a pajama party or just for fancy dress.."

1920's Masquerade Patterns - A Gay Little Sprite

"A nymph or sprite is brilliant and gay..."

1920's Masquerade Patterns - Saucy Miss Pierrette

"Pierrette must be dashing and gay..."

1920's Masquerade Patterns - A Demure Colonial Miss

"this old-fashioned maid is transformed into a pert little Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"

1920's Masquerade Patterns - In The Time Of Martha Washington

I don't think Martha showed that much leg!

1920's Masquerade Patterns - A Picturesque Lady Of Colonial Times

"it is an admirable choice for the fancy dress ball"

Masquerade Patterns - Come Back To Erin

Oh, it's all about that bow!

Masquerade Patterns -1920s - The Pictorial Review

Aaannnddd I'm back! The computer and I are both fixed and fine. So to celebrate I have some real goodies for you. These are from a booklet published by The Pictorial Review Company titled Masquerade Patterns. It is undated, but I was able to date a few of the patterns to 1925-27. (If you can get closer please share). These are just wonderful and I'm going to show you them all. I wish I had these actual patterns, you are on your own for that. But I hope you get some inspiration for your own costumes this season!