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Look at enough paintings and you will find that some costumes return again and again. Like the charming Harlequina in her patchwork clothes.


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Not every pictured masquerade costume in the 18th century includes a mask and not every costume is a costume, it may be perfectly ordinary clothes with a mask added. This post is dedicated to pictures where the mask is not worn, but held in the hand.

Plain black masks. This one is still unusual as it is a half-mask and with red ribbons to tie it ( Read more... )

I have always been facinated by masquerade and theatre costumes. So for your amusement, a collection of 17th century dito.


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Yesterdays post about 18th century masquerade costumes made me remember a batch of early 20th century pictures of various costumes. I can’t recall the source- someone on LJ I think. So if someone feels she ought to be credited for these images, please holler.

I love how some clearly are meant to be 18th century.

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I've been spending a week with bronchitis. I've had no energy to do more than read or watching movies or just staring out in space, so I've been thinking a bit on the masquerade gown I plan to do. The painting is called La Folie, so I think I will refer to it as that from now on- much easier to write. It seems to be constructed like a court gown- a ( Read more... )