This week, Lucy and Ben ponder the enduring appeal, and representation, of the duelling relationship between the fictional frenemies, the harlequin and pierrot. From plays and paintings, to fashion and of course fancy dress, the comic duo reveal much about shifting social values and confirm that many a true word is spoken in jest… 

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• /The Modernist Masquerade: Stylizing Life, Literature and Costumes in Russia/ , by Collen McQuillen
• /Carnival to Catwalk: Global Reflections on Fancy Dress Costume/ , by Benjamin Wild