23 Pictures That Show Gender Rules Were Always Meant To Be Broken

Two couples stage a double wedding proposal in 1912.

Teddy Caisser performs as his persona Mademoiselle Sousette, in France, circa 1920.

A group of men in drag perform in 1920.

Two women share a smoke dressed in the masculine fashions of the era, circa 1955.

A group of people in men's suits pose for a portrait at a Chicago billiards bar in March 1915.

Four couples pose for a photo, circa 1910.

A group of people dressed as men smoke, drink, and play cards while having their photo taken in Chicago, circa 1920.

Three people show off their finest skirts, circa 1905.

Customers wearing dresses and necklaces have a drink at the Eldorado nightclub in Berlin in 1929.

A group of people pose for a photo during a party in 1915.

Four people in long gowns clown around in a photographer's studio during the 1900s

The all-women Black Crook theater company drink champagne in formal attire in 1893.

A pair pose in the road after swapping each other's clothes, circa 1920.

A group of friends pose in their favorite outfits, circa 1910.

A group of people in drag make their way down a Philadelphia street in the 1920s.