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Controversy brews as Kim K accused of damaging Marilyn Monroe dress

The dress that Monroe wore to serenade JF Kennedy is a piece of history, did Kardashian stretch her luck by wearing it?

14/06/2022

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Record-breaking gathering of "vampires" in England

A total of 1,369 people dressed as vampires gather in the grounds of Whitby Abbey in England's North Yorkshire.

27/05/2022

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Star Wars fans gather for convention in California

Star Wars fans gather in California for "Star Wars Celebration", a four-day gathering held every few years, usually tied to new movies.

27/05/2022

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After 2 years of COVID, Peru's clowns return

After being suspended for two years due to COVID-19 hundreds of clowns dressed in colorful costumes, wigs and face paint marched through the streets of central Lima on Wednesday to celebrate Peruvian Clown Day.

26/05/2022

Moments

Burlesque meets Mexican wrestling at this flamboyant carnival in LA

This carnival world, a mix of American burlesque and Mexican wrestling, is stunning audiences once again after a two-year pandemic hiatus.

24/03/2022

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Spanish town welcomes back pagan monster 'Carantoñas' from COVID break

The tradition is a meeting of old and new as the pagan fertility figure takes part in a parade for local patron St Sebastien.

26/01/2022

Climate

From Pikachu to mermaids: The best protest costumes from COP26

Look through the pictures capturing the imaginative demonstrations happening at the UN climate summit in Glasgow.

07/11/2021

Travel News

Comic Con returns to New York: Let the dress-ups begin

After a virtual event was held last year due to the pandemic, fans return to New York Comic Con in full force.

14/10/2021

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Stars hit the red carpet as Met Gala returns after 2-year hiatus

Rihanna, Kim Kardashian and other stars hit the red carpet of the Met Gala in New York. The Al-lister event of the year is back after a two-year hiatus, welcoming a crowd of some 400 actors, athletes, poets and performers -- all of whom were either vaccinated or had tested negative for Covid-19.

14/09/2021

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Boy dressed as Donald Trump for Halloween catches president's eye

The boy's costume matched the president's outfit almost exactly, even down to the red tie.

26/10/2020

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Costume-wearing walkers boost morale amid Michigan's COVID-19 lockdown

Members' costumes vary each time, from hippos to sharks and dinosaurs to bears.

12/05/2020

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Homemade sledge race brightens up Russian winter

The event - Sunny Sledge 2020 - was being staged for the fourth time, with 36 teams taking part in this year's contest.

10/02/2020

Earth News

5 spooky, sustainable solutions for this Halloween

Not just a scary time for the kids, but an even scarier time for the planet.

25/10/2019

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Battle of Hastings re-enacted after nearly 1000 years

Nearly a thousand years after the original battle took place, people dressed up qs English and French troops "fought" against each other on Saturday in a re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings.

13/10/2019

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Knights participate in jousting contest on bikes in Berlin

For the first time in the history of the so-called Berlin pedal battle women took to the "battlefield"

30/09/2019

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Global free flight festival: colorful carnival in the French Alps

Around 130 pilots from France and beyond flew paragliders during the 'Icarnaval' carnival, a contest awarding pilots with the best costume prize

22/09/2019

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Paddleboard masquerade brings colours to St. Petersburg canals

Over 1,000 paddleboard enthusiasts brightened the grey waters of St. Petersburg's canals with a flashy masquerade on Saturday (July 20).

21/07/2019

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Costumed guests go back centuries at Palace of Versailles

More than 600 guests had the chance to live out their royal fantasies for one-night-only at the Palace of Versailles on Monday (May 27), with a costumed party designed to take them back hundreds of years to the time when France was ruled by kings and queens.

28/05/2019

France

Over 600 guests attend a costume party at the Palace of Versailles

The theme of the event was "Marie-Antoinette and fashion".

28/05/2019

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Japanese enjoy Kanda Matsuri festival in Tokyo

People dressed in period costumes took part in one of the three largest festivals in Tokyo on Saturday.

11/05/2019