My girls are still celebrating Mardi Gras. I got a beautiful Indian embroidered & beaded belly-dancing costume in the French Quarter of New Orleans. I also picked up some great hand painted masks in the Quarter.
Another one of my ladies is wearing my evening gown from a Mardi Gras ball...my treasure find in Mobile was an evening bag that is completely fringed Mardi Gras colored beads...gold, green, & purple set upon gold satin. It went to the ball with me. The bag is so cute that I used it when we went to see The Lion King last week. BTW, I found the costume mecca at the French Quarter on Mardi Gras Day. We went to the Zulu Parade and then headed into the Quarter. OMG! The costumes were to die for!!! 85% of the people were in costume. We caught the Bourbon St. Awards...a costume contest. Most of these costumes were 12 ft high. I did catch the St. Anne's procession through the French Quarter. If you have Facebook, you can see some of my photos here: Bourbon St. Awards: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.344713802240038.82637.107498415961579&type=3 Costumes around the French Quarter: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.344555255589226.82596.107498415961579&type=3 Enjoy! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
