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rcpsgheritage.bsky.social
It's #FestiveClothes for today's #ArchiveAdventCalendar with @arascot.bsky.social. These beautifully embroidered gloves (c.1600) belonged to our College founder & surgeon, Peter Lowe. We probably wouldn't recommend wearing them to make snowballs though 😆❄️
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Historic embroidered gloves
December 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
rcpsgheritage.bsky.social
It's #FestiveClothes for today's #ArchiveAdventCalendar with @arascot.bsky.social. These beautifully embroidered gloves (c.1600) belonged to our College founder & surgeon, Peter Lowe. We probably wouldn't recommend wearing them to make snowballs though 😆❄️
A pair of light brown leather gloves with elaborate embroidery in faded gold and silver thread
December 12, 2024 at 12:05 PM
dundeecityarchives.bsky.social
Today's theme is #FestiveClothes, so time for some Winter Woolies. 😂

(Sorry for the awful pun. 🫣)

Date: JAN 1982

Ref: GD/X1384 Dundee City Centre Tray 1

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Dundee #Archives
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
lbwfarchives.bsky.social
Party dresses for Christmas celebrations at the Lea Bridge Gas Works, c.1945. #ArchiveAdventCalendar #FestiveClothes @arascot.bsky.social
Christmas party at the Lea Bridge Gas Works, c.1945. Families are gathered around a decorated Christmas tree in front of a tall window in the centre, with paper chains and star decorations above. Photo from VHM collection, available in our Searchroom.
December 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
friendsofgri.bsky.social
#FestiveClothes don’t get more festive than this!

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@arascot.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 3:30 PM
bharchives.bsky.social
Caps are an integral part of the nursing uniform, and these St Bartholomew's nurses have added party hats to accessorise their uniforms

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #HistNursing #FestiveClothes

[SBHX8/2052]
Black and white photo showing a group of nurses standing round a piano whilst one of them plays. They are wearing their uniforms and little Xmas pudding hats on top of their caps.
December 12, 2024 at 11:15 AM
dundeecityarchives.bsky.social
Don't forget when it's chilly outside, and you are driving around in your open top car (campaigning for Winston Churchill), to remember your driving mittens!

Date: December 1910

Ref: GD/X1020

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December 12, 2024 at 8:15 AM
salisbury-history.bsky.social
During carol services nurses used to turn their wool capes inside-out to show the red lining at Christmas #FestiveClothes #ArchiveAdventCalendar
December 12, 2024 at 12:55 PM
bereaarchives.bsky.social
Janis Ian's stage boots, worn presumably during the Christmas period???

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December 12, 2024 at 2:35 PM
mrcwarwick.bsky.social
In the aftermath of the office Christmas lunch, we're taking festive hat inspiration from the archives

This collection of unposed looking seasonal revellers featured as part of the Brewers' Society's long running 'Beer is best' ad campaign

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #FestiveClothes
1935 Brewers' Society advert for the London evening papers. It includes the slogan: 'For a merry Christmas we all agree that beer is best', and a photo of five slightly inebriated looking people with pints and party hats.
December 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
mrcwarwick.bsky.social
Nothing escapes the festive decorators here

The supervisor of our exhibition space, Tom Mann, is currently sporting a winter hat (in colours appropriate to his early political writings) and tinsel scarf

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #FestiveClothes
Bronze sculpted bust of trade union leader Tom Mann, in the Modern Records Centre exhibition space. He is wearing a large red and black knitted hat and some white tinsel as a scarf.
December 12, 2024 at 10:46 AM
derbyshiredro.bsky.social
During clothes rationing everyone would have needed to be very inventive in order to dress up in #FestiveClothes. This clothing ration book dates from 1947-48 and belonged to H H Hobson from Belper.

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #history #WW2 #WW2
Red printed cover of a 'Clothing Book'. It is dated 1947-48 and the holder's name has been filled in as H H Hobson from Belper. A page of clothing tokens with the title 'Magenta Coupons'.
December 12, 2024 at 8:51 AM
bexleyarchives.bsky.social
On Day 12 of #ArchiveAdventCalendar we present these splendid Slippers for Christmas - useful presents for every member of the family which could be bought at Treadwell Bros in Pier Road #Erith. (Kentish Times newspaper Dec. 1926). #FestiveClothes
December 12, 2024 at 12:53 PM
whitchurchhospital.bsky.social
Today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social

#FestiveClothes

Thanks to Carol for these lovely photos from Christmas time at Whitchurch Hospital. The date is December 26th 1969.

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#HospitalChristmas
Black and white photo with Mental Health Nurses and children in front of a Christmas tree and large window Black and white photo with children in front of a Christmas tree and large window
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social
❄️ #WinterWonderland or Snow Queen chic this #FashionFriday? Anna Neagle brings the glitz & glamour with #festiveclothes for @arascot.bsky.social's #archiveadventcalendar. From Film Pictorial Annual 1937.#filmhistory #filmarchives #EYASparkle
@librarydmu.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
bharchives.bsky.social
Caps are an integral part of the nursing uniform, and these St Bartholomew's nurses have added party hats to accessorise their uniforms 🎄🎄

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #HistNursing #FestiveClothes #Archives
SBHX8/2052 - Black and white photo showing a group of nurses standing round a piano whilst one of them plays. They are wearing their uniforms and little Xmas pudding hats on top of their caps.
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
whitchurchhospital.bsky.social
Day 12 #ArchiveAdventCalendar

#FestiveClothes

All these wonderful photos of various productions are thanks to Eve. Dates are from the days she trained at Whitchurch Hospital (1948-1951)

#EYAFestive
#hospitalpanto
#whitchurchhospital
Two ladies dressed in fancy dress, large top hats and bow ties Four ladies dressed in fancy dress with a pantomime background Two ladies with a pantomime horse between them Seven people on stage in fancy dress
December 12, 2024 at 9:46 AM
derbyshiredro.bsky.social
These young ladies are dressed in their finery for a Christmas full of fun! This lovely #Victorian Christmas card from the 1890s was special enough to be kept and pasted into a scrap book.

#FestiveClothes #ArchiveAdventCalendar
A Victorian Christmas card with an illustration of four little girls in a row. They are all wearing white outfits of bonnets with bows, and fur trimmed long coats. The card is cut out around their outlines apart from the bottom of the card which has the words “A Christmas full of fun”.
December 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
bharchives.bsky.social
Please enjoy this image of Santa and Frosty the Snowman which for a little while had been mis-described on our catalogue as "ghost costume"

#Archives #HistMed #FestiveClothes #Costumes #Snowman #Santa
(Reference: RLHHF/P/6/10) Photograph showing two people in costumes. One is wearing a santa costume with beard, and the other wears a frosty the snowman costume which resembles a bed sheet ghost costume
December 24, 2023 at 11:01 AM
ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social
As we're well into Christmas party season, here are several photos from our Trevelyan Family Photograph Albums of the Trevelyans posing for their 1924 festive photographs in their festive outfits (some more festive than others!).

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #FestiveClothes

[Ref. CPT/PA/10]
Photograph of George and Nora, both wearing cloaks. Nora is in a trolley pulled by George and carrying a sak of gifts with her. A line of Treveylan family children in height order. A photograph of Florence, Hugh and Nora. A family portrait of all the Trevelyan family members present.
December 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
unkarchives.bsky.social
What better reason to put on your fanciest clothes than a Christmas dance? Students and faculty at University of Nebraska at Kearney c. 1955 enjoying the dance, complete with live music and all the festive decorations. #FestiveClothes #ArchiveAdventCalendar #archives #tbthursday
Black and white photo of a ballroom decorated with tinsel and many dressed up people dancing
December 12, 2024 at 3:10 PM
danburymuseum.bsky.social
There’s not much more #FestiveClothes for #ArchiveAdventCalendar than a gown/dress/coat worn by Marian Anderson. This beautiful coat is one of several pieces of Miss Anderson’s that are within our collection. She wore this piece for decades, and it was loved.
Velvet damask embroidered coat with gold, purple, burgundy, and a woven reddish trim. From the Danbury Museum Collection of Marian Anderson costumes. Photo of Black contralto Marian Anderson in a velvet damask robe, 1944. Photo is sepia toned.
December 12, 2024 at 8:00 PM
redbridgemuseum.bsky.social
Hoping to see our visitors kitted out in matching Christmas jumpers with matching hats and gloves today! Take some inspiration from the lovely set on this 1950 issue of Woman’s Own from our collection ❄️ #FestiveClothes #ArchiveAdventCalendar
Photo of Woman’s Own magazine with an illustration of a woman dressed in a red and white Fairisle cardigan, bonnet and mittens.
December 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM
friendsofgri.bsky.social
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#day12

Team #glasgowroyalinfirmary embracing the season with all the #festiveclothes

@arascot.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
berksarchives.bsky.social
We love a festive fairy! Discover the story of Muriel Kathleen Sydenham, the young girl photographed here at a children’s fancy dress ball at Reading Town Hall in 1892 in our two part blog. The first blog shares her early life and the second looks at her WW1 story: bit.ly/3XBpzuB #FestiveClothes
A young girl dressed as a fairy
December 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM