Opera Singer Fritzi Massary as a Rooster, 1912

There is something so interesting about seeing old photos of people in costume. For some reason, it just seems like people way back when wouldn’t have anything to dress up with, let alone be aware of what it means to even dress up in costume. But that’s just us being unaware of what life was really like…

Opera singer Fritzi Massary is pictured here dressed in costume as a Rooster in 1912. Whilst this photograph is rather funny, it seems like she is posing in a somewhat serious manner. This rooster suit is very elaborate and impressive given the time period… All of the feathers alone must have cost a fortune. Something about this image makes us think that only wealthy people had the luxury of dressing in costume…