Weekend readers' pictures: Costume

Richard James: “A Dani man at a ­festival in the Baliem valley, Irian Jaya. The juxtaposition of the Aviator-style shades and ­traditional ­costume make for quite a striking image” Photograph: Richard James

Lisa Barry: “A costume that an ­Elizabeth Gaskell ­character might have worn, shot in Gaskell House, Manchester” Photograph: Lisa Barry

Miriam Reik: “Barbate Carnival in Andalucia – I spotted Minnie Mouse in the crowd and couldn’t ­resist photographing her bright spotted dress and shoes against the confetti strewn across the ground” Photograph: Miriam Reik

Michael Hinchcliffe: “We’d taken our two-year-old twin granddaughters to Nostell Park, Yorkshire, to see the Teletubbies. ­Unfortunately, we were a little late, and all we got to see were the costumes. Surreal and surprisingly scary for two-year-olds” Photograph: Michael Hinchcliffe

Becky Boast: "After dressing up in her brother's outfits I thought it high time my 2 year old had her own costume. On returning from an evening class my husband suggested I look in on my daughter.. she wouldn't contemplate going to bed unless she kept it on!" Photograph: Becky Boast

Dermot Fitzsimons: "I took this near the Spanish Steps in Rome. I liked how the three of them were clearly very friendly and that the uniform of the Carabinieri was worn so elegantly it was as much a costume as that of the fake centurion. The lighting of the cigarette was just icing on the cake really!" Photograph: Dermot Fitzsimons

Fil Jones: "I snapped these 2 at a club night in Manchester called 'Pantomime', where there were strange costumes available on the door" Photograph: Fil Jones

Gaby Hornsby: "The theme of the festival was 'Space' and I loved the Martian green of my friend Lou's hair against the sunset. The fact it had stopped drizzling was a cause for celebration too" Photograph: Gaby Hornsby

Susie Wood: "My 19-year-old sister thoroughly delighted with the wolf suit we made her for her birthday!" Photograph: Susie Wood

Lee Robbins: "This is a photo of my friend George at my flat warming party, it sums him up; fun loving and hilarious to be around" Photograph: Lee Robbins

Sylvie Clarke: "In April my two year old daughter came home from nursery proudly sporting paper bunny ears. I was struck by the irony of the 'bunny girl' image which will morph into something so unsavoury as she grows older" Photograph: Sylvie Clarke