‘The Beaux-Arts Ball was the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects’s annual fundraiser and main source of revenue. The themed party was based on the raucous year-end party at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. By all accounts the New York version was no less exuberant, complete with elaborate costumes and entertainment. Throngs of onlookers would crowd the hotel lobby to glimpse the outrageous outfits, while newspapers later reported on what society women wore. There are even accounts of guests being turned away for lack luster costume.’ https://past.vanalen.org/ephemera/the-beaux-arts-ball/

#OTD in 1920
An invitation to the 1920 Beaux Arts Ball (March 11, 1920), held each year at the Hotel Astor
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#BeauxArtsBall #SocietyOfBeauxArtsArchitects #CostumeBalls #FancyDress #ÉcoleDesBeauxArts #HotelAstor

‘The Beaux-Arts Ball was the Society of Beaux-Arts Architect’s annual fundraiser and main source of revenue. The themed party was based on the raucous year-end party at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. By all accounts the New York version was no less exuberant, complete with elaborate costumes and entertainment. Throngs of onlookers would crowd the hotel lobby to glimpse the outrageous outfits, while newspapers later reported on what society women wore. There are even accounts of guests being turned away for lack luster costume.’ https://past.vanalen.org/ephemera/the-beaux-arts-ball/ 18.11.23

#OTD in 1924
‘The Beaux Arts Ball - Carneval de Paris - February 8, 1924 - Hotel Astor’
Program cover from the 1924 Beaux-Arts Ball "Carnival de Paris"
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#Illustrationart by Warren B. Davis (1865-1928)
#BeauxArtsBall #HighSociety #illustrationartists #WarrenDavis #AmericanArt

#OTD in 1931
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#Architects dressed as their own buildings at the #BeauxArtsBall, held by the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects on Jan. 13, 1931, at the Hotel Astor in #NewYorkCity. The theme of that year’s ball was ‘Fête Moderne: A Fantasie in Flame and Silver’.
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‘The Beaux-Arts Ball was the Society of Beaux-Arts Architect’s annual fundraiser and main source of revenue. The themed party was based on the raucous year-end party at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. By all accounts the New York version was no less exuberant, complete with elaborate costumes and entertainment. Throngs of onlookers would crowd the hotel lobby to glimpse the outrageous outfits, while newspapers later reported on what society women wore. There are even accounts of guests being turned away for lack luster costume.’ https://past.vanalen.org/ephemera/the-beaux-arts-ball/

#OTD in 1924
‘The Beaux Arts Ball - Carneval de Paris - February 8, 1924 - Hotel Astor’
Program cover from the 1924 Beaux-Arts Ball "Carnival de Paris"
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#Illustrationart by Warren B. Davis (1865-1928)
#BeauxArtsBall #HighSociety #illustrationartists #WarrenDavis #AmericanArt

Nothing new under the sun.
Left: Jayden Smith at the 2025 Grammy Ceremony, © Robyn Beck
Right: Architects dressed as buildings. The 1931 Beaux-Arts Ball, New York City
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#OTD in 1931
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#Architects dressed as their own buildings at the #BeauxArtsBall, held by the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects on Jan. 13, 1931, at the Hotel Astor in #NewYorkCity. The theme of that year’s ball was ‘Fête Moderne: A Fantasie in Flame and Silver’.
#architecture