fancy dress
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A masquerade without masks is merely fancy dress with an open bar.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The inaugural event was designed for club runners but evolved to include everyone from elite entrants to those in weird and wonderful fancy dress, raising money for charity.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
In pictures taken at the time Trevor can be seen on stage with Barlow, including one documenting the pair in fancy dress on New Year's Eve.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
The brave swimmers will be donning fancy dress to take a dip in the freezing waters of the Firth of Forth.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
Set after set of the Queen’s fireworks exploded over the roofs of the city, over Canvastown, over the mansions that held the King’s subjects in their ball gowns and fancy dress uniforms.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
