Wednesday, January 27, 2010

New Masquerade Masks for Mardi Gras and 2010



We just got a bunch of new masquerade masks in this week here at the Halloween Adventure on w 43rd street, NYC. Or doesn;t it seem like we are always getting new masquerade masks in? Ah! Hence the name Masquerade Costumes NYC, you see!

Blogging is tough lately due to so much busy-ness and the coming of the micro blog. Ahem. Twitter. We'll keep blogging, but we are actually much more active on facebook at the Halloween Adventure / New York Costumes page.

The Mardi Gras specific masks and items that have come in this week have been added to our Mardi Gras Supplies 2010 page and other new masks have been added to our Masquerade Masks, Venetian Masks, and Fancy Masks.

Enjoy!

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Mardi Gras Masks at Masquerade

Today's edition: Mardi Gras Masks at Masquerade Costumes NYC

Enjoy these, and more! Masks at Masquerade


Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Mardi Gras vs Masquerade Ball. The difference matters.

In honor of Mardi Gras 2010, Oriana (of 43rd street Masquerade) speaks about the difference between "Mardi Gras" parties and "masquerade" parties:

She would like to remind readers and party-makers that while a Mardi Gras theme party may be a masquerade party, not all masquerade parties are Mardi Gras parties. Both Mardi Gras and masquerades often call for elaborate masks and finery, but the Mardi Gras party has a more specific focus; Mardi Gras conjures up images of jesters, beads, Bourbon Street, New Orleans, green and gold and purple, and drunken revelry.

On the other hand, "masquerade," while technically defined as any party where masks are worn, often calls up images of a masquerade ball - finely dressed ladies and gentlemen dancing and adorned in Victorian style, chandeliers, ornate decorations, and high formality.

Oriana suggests that shoppers and party-makers have a good idea of whether they want their parties to have a "Mardi Gras" feel or a "masquerade ball" sort of vibe. She then suggests that shoppers use the most appropriate terminology that will help them in their search for masks and party supplies.

Is your masked theme party a Mardi Gras bash or a masquerade ball?

Or is it somewhere in between? Even if the masquerade party to are planning doesn't fit into the categories of a ball or a Mardi Gras bash, you can use these examples as ends of a spectrum to describe the party to are creating. It will help you shop, and it will help your sales associates to serve you better.

This note is from Oriana's page on Masquerade's website:
http://masqueradecostumesnyc.com/oriana.html