Society of Salome

04/03/2025

Beautiful photos from our Moulin Rouge ball, taken by the talented Louisa Scott!

25/01/2025

Are you ready for the Moulin Rouge Ball? Only 2 weeks left!!!

06/01/2025

What will you wear to this year's exciting Carnival Ball, 'The Night at the Moulin Rouge!'?
We can't wait to see you there!

16/10/2024

Today we celebrate the 170th birthday of Oscar Wilde, whose play “Salome” inspired the name of our Society! 😀

For us, Wilde’s legacy is a reminder of the importance of staying true to oneself - living one’s life through the joy of creativity and self expression.

That freedom has not always been granted to all, the tragedy of which touched Wilde’s life and contributed towards his premature death.

Luckily Wilde’s artistic legacy can forever cherished by present and future generations.

Through our meetings we try to evoke a spark of that free, untamed, creative spirit 💚

17/08/2024

We were deeply saddened to hear about the sudden passing of Jenny Taylor on the 16th of August.
Jenny was a friend, a regular participant of Society’s events and a well-known historical Dance Mistress, who - so kindly - prepared and led the dance program at our first ever ball in February 2024.
Jenny was a lovely, kind and enthusiastic person, always keen to share her passion for history, 19th century dance and social culture. She was a patient dance teacher and her passion was truly contagious.

She will be sorely missed by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her, particularly in the historical and dance community.

Our heartfelt condolences go to her family and close ones during this difficult time. We will always cherish the memory of Jenny and the joy she brought everywhere she went.

15/07/2024

Join us for our next event, the Summer Picnic in Hampstead Heath on the 4th of August!

Join us for our final summer party fo 2024 - our Summer Whites Picnic! Dresscode: any era's summer whites!

28/05/2024

We're excited to announce our next event! Art Deco 1920s-1930s Picnic at Blenheim Palace on the 7th of July:

Join us for our annual summer stately home visit! This year's theme: Art Deco summer finery (1920s-1930s)!

21/02/2024

More of the wonderful ensembles from Saturday’s magical night. ✨🎊 Your creativity and effort really blew our minds!
Thank you for capturing most of these.

06/02/2024

The Devonshire House Ball or the Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball was an elaborate fancy dress ball, hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, held on 2 July 1897 at Devonshire House in Piccadilly to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Due to the many prominent guests and the overall lavishness of the ball, it was considered the event of the 1897 London Season.

The images capturing participants of the ball offer an interesting insight into how historical costume was understood at the end of the 19th century. The fancy dress examples shown here must have been made by the best dressmakers and tailors, and no expense was spared to ensure exquisite quality, detailing and finish of the costumes.
Although today most people associate fancy dress with mass produced, ready-to-wear costumes from a costume shop, we still have celebrities dressing up in controversial, creative and out-of-the-box ensembles, often custom made by couture houses for events such as the Met Gala. Just as in the past, they are captured by photographers and distributed around the world.

Same, same, but different…

We’re very much looking forward to seeing your creative costume ideas at our Fancy Dress Party on the 17th of February!
Just 2 weeks to go! 🥳

01/02/2024

Have you heard? 📣 There’s one extra ticket available for our party! Grab it before it’s gone! (Link in bio)

Picture from Society of Salome’s Fancy Dress Party in 2022.

30/01/2024

We’re excited to announce that our Carnival de la Belle Époque party will be photographed by Anna Shilonosova .photo - historical event documentarian extraordinaire!
Here you can see examples of her amazing work, the pictures she took in Bath before ‘a Victorian Ball! ✨
We already can’t wait to see all the guests’ fabulous ensembles!

25/01/2024

More 19th-early 20th century Fancy Dress costume ideas! 🥳
There are only 4 tickets left for our party now! Grab yours before they’re all gone!!! 👯‍♀️

Just a reminder that our event is friendly towards beginner costumers / vintage dressers, and you don’t need to bring a plus one!