Eyes shut, funny hats

This was Christmas Day 1986 and they are cousins, my niece and nephew.
Nowadays, each of them is a successful thirty-something. And in their
own ways, they both still like to dress up, she because she's an artist,
printer, and clothes designer, and he just for the laughs. I scanned
this negative a few days ago, thirty years on.

The picture was taken on Ilford XP1, the original chromogenic b&w
film. In the mid- and late '80s, I used it a bit but I never liked its
comparatively short tonal range, and its propensity to get scratched.
I probably used my Minolta X370 and a small Vivitar flash here. After
some tonal adjustments in Paint Shop Pro (and spotting!), this picture
isn't too bad, but it was using that simple Vivitar that made me hate
flash pictures.