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High Society London Embraces Fancy Dress Parties
London in late 1957 sees revelers swap formal balls for masquerade events in subways and trains. Debutantes and Cambridge grads in castoff clothes fill the Underground, chase along escalators, and stage a human fox hunt. Residents note chic dress codes and identity play, with psychiatrists commenting on lowered inhibitions.
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