Opposites Cecil Beaton party

Costumed guests at one of Cecil Beaton's renowned fancy dress parties. The theme of this one was to come as your opposite. Hence Nancy and Baba Beaton come as Thelma Furness and Mrs Vanderbilt, Mrs Bryan Guinness as angel (!), Lady Dufferin and Ava as Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express, Beaton himself as a most incongruous Sergeant-Major and, best of all, famous bed-hopper Doris Castlerosse as a nun

Baba Beaton Castlerosse Costumed Dec22 Delavigne Delevingne Dufferin Furness Mitford Opposite Opposites Shanghai Thelma Theme Vanderbilt

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