Sunday, August 24, 2025

stark bands of velvet breaking up colors throughout

Unidentified WWI American ship camouflage
PANTOMIME DRESSES in The Age (Melbourne, Australia), December 23, 1918—

…of the dresses worn in the pantomime at Her Majesty’s Theatre [London], the one that will be most discussed is the Dame’s “camouflage attire.” The camouflage of ships has been perfectly reproduced in an amazing costume of rich colors and materials, bands of black velvet breaking up colors in all directions.…

Pantomime with harlequins

 

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