This past weekend, Edwardian Ball came to San Francisco for its 22nd season. People came from all over to celebrate and showcase their best costumes, dance and shop at The Regency Ballroom. We showed up on Friday to enjoy the spectacle. Throughout the night, our staff photographer, Vita Hewitt, snapped

Whimsical, elegant, romantic, kinky, silly, or avant-garde, Edwardian Ball costumes highlight two of the best parts about San Francisco – its rebellion and creativity when it comes to self-expression.

We got to the East Bay in 20 minutes & never worried about traffic, a bridge toll, parking…or any other hassle. Our only concern was drinking in the beautiful views on the SF Bay Ferry.

  The Edwardian Ball SF is described by the SFWeekly as, “Think Vintage Fetish meets circus theatrics meets industrial arts mayhem.” It blends live music, theatre, fashion, cosplay and circus into a whirlwind and enticing extravaganza set in a romanticized and gentile Neo-Victorian and Edwardian-era gothic and steampunk-tinged distant past that imagines an