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This weekend, I went to the The Edwardian Ball & World's Faire 2011, held in San Francisco's Regency Ballroom (built 1909) on January 21 and 22, celebrating macabre mid-century storybook illustrator Edward Gorey, as well as Edwardian, Victorian, and Roaring Twenties fashion.
Vendors had beautiful plumes and feather hats for sell. My friend Nomi Glina models her look for a turn-of-the-century masquerade ball. Sadly, only one of those canes had a hidden compartment. They're still cool, though.
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