I am pleased to announce that Masquerade - An Online Event is now up and running! Today's the day to get your lovely "masquerade" themed posts and photos up on your blog (if you haven't done so already!) and link them all in the box below. (I decided to leave it open through Saturday, so you've got plenty of time! :)
Please be sure link the direct post URL and not your blog address. And if you haven't read the details and rules of the event yet, please check out this post.
On Saturday, we were blessed to attend a real life masquerade ball put on by a friend, and it was loads of fun. I was blown away by how creative and gorgeous everyone's costumes were, especially the masks! These essential accessories varied from half masks to those that covered the entire face (I considered one of those myself), and were made from plaster, paper-maché, foam, fabric, lace and more.
The day was warm, and dancing with a mask on made things slightly more sweaty, but I was delighted to see how many people stuck it out and wore their masks faithfully. I must admit that I dumped my shoes, stockings and gloves within the first half hour. ;)
I made my edwardian gown back in March when I was a "Dreamer" (a.k.a. dead person ;) in the musical The Secret Garden, using an old Simplicity costume pattern that wasn't too farby, and some lovely sheer white fabric that I was lucky enough to snag for only $2 a yard. (This is actually the same fabric that I used to make the Chemise Dress I've featured in a few other posts.) The lace for the belt, the cuffs and the neckline came from a bag of random bridal trimmings I had on hand. The basic mask came from Jo-Ann's, and I cut it quite a bit to get the shape I wanted before gluing another bridal lace piece over the entire thing and adding ribbon ties.
My original scheme was to attend the masquerade as the ghost of some historical or literary character. After an extensive amount of research (and more than a few creepy web site visits) I decided on the victorian actress Lillie Langtry, who has supposedly been "seen" on a few occasions. ;) But due to her rather awful love life, I changed to a more generic "woman in white/snow queen/gibson girl/debuntante/ghostly lady from your dreams." Just lovely, right? ;)
Anyway, feel free to share your own costume inspirations! I'll hopefully be cooking up some more masquerade-ish fun today - stop in again later! :)
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