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Caps are an integral part of the nursing uniform, and these St Bartholomew's nurses have added party hats to accessorise their uniforms 🎄🎄

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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
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
unkarchives.bsky.social
On the Great Plains, festive clothes need to be warm. We love these pics of people in their fancy, warm best. They're from a primarily-1920s photo album from a Nebraska teacher who worked in Wyoming and western Nebraska. #FestiveClothes #ArchiveAdventCalendar #fashion #archives
Smiling woman standing outside wearing a cloche hat and a dark-colored coat with a fur collar that wraps around to the sides Woman standing outside in a light-colored brimmed hat and a dark, full-length black coat and dress shoes. She's wearing a large fur collar. Sepia-toned photo of a little girl in a black wide-brimmed hat, dressy coat, and black tigths. She has a large fur collar and muff
December 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
royalhampsmuseum.bsky.social
No Christmas would be complete without a paper crown! Men of the 1st Battalion can be seen wearing theirs at their 1955 Christmas dinner in Malaya. 👑

#FestiveClothes #ArchiveAdventCalendar #museumarchive #visitwinchester #visithampshire #archiveadvent #adventcalendar #militarymuseum
December 12, 2025 at 3:58 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

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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
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 😆❄️
heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/37
Historic embroidered gloves
December 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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!).

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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
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
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.

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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
arascot.bsky.social
Archivists, let us see your #FestiveClothes. We know you all have a favourite Christmas Jumper for working in those chilly archive stores. #ArchiveAdventCalendar
December 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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

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December 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
norfolkro.bsky.social
What are your favourite #FestiveClothes ? Tricorner hat or powdered wig? #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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
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December 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
dunblanemuseum.bsky.social
#ArchiveAdventCalendar theme 12 is #FestiveClothes. Who remembers festive outfits, widely reported, worn by Dunblane’s famous sporting sons, Sir Andy Murray and Jamie Murray OBE?

🚶Visit Dunblane Museum on Saturdays until 20 Dec
🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm)
🆓 Free admission - donations invited
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
leightonlibrary.bsky.social
#ArchiveAdventCalendar theme 12 is #FestiveClothes. Here’s the portrait of Robert Leighton which is in Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library given a transformation into the garb of Father Christmas 🎅

🚶Leighton Library is now closed for the winter, except for opening by special arrangement for groups
December 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
friendsofgri.bsky.social
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#day12

Team #glasgowroyalinfirmary embracing the season with all the #festiveclothes

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December 12, 2025 at 7:00 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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December 13, 2024 at 3:30 PM
dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social
Now this is my idea of #FestiveClothes (as long as it's faux) snuggly and warm with a tall gnome hat! #XmasVogue, 1985.
@arascot.bsky.social's #ArchiveAdventCalendar
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Colour fashion photo. Model wears ankle length brown fur coat with tall conical fur hat.
December 13, 2024 at 9:25 AM
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
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
bereaarchives.bsky.social
Janis Ian's stage boots, worn presumably during the Christmas period???

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #FestiveClothes @arascot.bsky.social www.berea.edu/janisian
December 12, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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
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
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