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Ascot Dress of the Future - The Dream of the Fair Women Ball
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Ascot Dress of the Future - The Dream of the Fair Women Ball
Wearing a racing fashion of the far future, The Hon. Mrs Freeman-Thomas (formerly Miss Blossom Forbes-Robertson) at The Dream of the Fair Women Ball (The Pageant of Past, Present and Future Fashions) held on 29th February 1928 at Claridges, London in aid of the Winter Distress League. The costumes were designed by Cecil Beaton. This remarkable outfit was titled The Ascot Dress of the Future Date: 1928
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29th Ascot Ball Claridges Dream Future Outfits Outlandish Wild 1928 Designed
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This photograph captures the visionary spirit of the Roaring Twenties as embodied by The Hon. Mrs Freeman-Thomas, formerly Miss Blossom Forbes-Robertson, at The Dream of the Fair Women Ball held at Claridges, London on 29th February 1928. The event, organized in aid of the Winter Distress League, showcased a Pageant of Past, Present and Future Fashions, with each era represented by outlandish and wild costumes designed by the renowned Cecil Beaton. The Ascot Dress of the Future, worn by Mrs Freeman-Thomas, is a testament to the limitless creativity and imagination of the era. The dress, titled as such, offers a glimpse into the fashionable future, with its sleek lines, futuristic design, and innovative materials. The dreamy, ethereal quality of the image, with its soft focus and dramatic lighting, adds to the sense of fantasy and enchantment. The Fair Women Ball was a society event par excellence, drawing the cream of London's high society to celebrate the latest trends and fashions. The 1920s, a decade of flapper dresses, bobbed hair, and jazz music, was a time of liberation and self-expression, and this photograph encapsulates the spirit of the era in all its glory. The Ascot Dress of the Future, with its daring design and forward-thinking aesthetic, represents the dreams and aspirations of the fair women of the time, who dared to push the boundaries of fashion and convention.
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