Prominently known as the “city of masks,” Venice is a famous city in Northern part of Italy which is admired by many for its beautiful and romantic scenery. Every year, before the start of Lenten season, Republic of Venice traditionally holds a festival called Carnival of Venice.
Frederick Charles Krueger, more commonly known as Freddy Krueger, is a popular villain of the Nightmare on Elm Street saga. He was buried alive by angry parents of Springwood suburban community – parents of the children he murdered. But death could not stop Freddy of his ‘calling’ – that is to kill children. He returned from death, and as his form of revenge, he kills the youth by haunting them through their nightmares.
As a result of being burned alive, Freddy’s skin is all-scarred and burned. He wears a sweater with red and green stripes, a dark fedora hat, and his popular claw-like glove, which the maker of the movie Wes Craven claimed that the claws were inspired from his cat while he was thinking of a unique weapon that that could make the character more memorable.
Another remarkable animal costume, this time we have a dog disguised as a tank. The costume was made from cardbaord and paper clips. I’m sure the owner of the dog had his fun, not sure about the dog himself though…
Get a hold of beautiful French fashion, with the opulent and decorative plush of baroque costumes. Feel the one-of-a-kind rich pattern of baroque style costumes and you will know why the European royal fashion in the era of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette is one of the most admired by people in all generations. For centuries, the fashionable clothing from the reign of the French ‘Grand Siècle’ characterized the baroque cultural movement. This ornate activity ultimately inspired exuberance, tension and drama in all areas of the arts like music, literature, painting and sculpture.
Baroque costumes displays grandeur in style for both men and women. Men’s baroque costumes are made up of jackets, vests, nickers and pants. Breeches can be worn either as baggy or tight, with knee high boots completing the men’s look. Men’s shirt is the most important part of the costume and it is decorated with ribbon bows, with the hems of the jacket prominently displayed and attracting attention. Women’s baroque costumes on the other hand have the corset as the most essential item of the ensemble. The corset is elaborately designed to cover the female bosom, but at the same time highlights the body curves in the hips and waist. The ladies skirts are designed with impression in mind, decorated by drapes and loose folds, usually in plain earth colors.
Looking for a scary accessory suited for halloween? If so, a skull mask might be something for you. Skull masks were used ever since the Aztecs, where they were regarded as war trophies. Later, they were passed on to other indigenous traditions and religious rituals. From there on, masquerades and costume themed party catched on with the look, increasing the demand for this disguise with the commercially sold – flexible skull masks.
A recent news piece reporting that the notorious ‘obama-robber’ got caught after raiding seven bank branches in Austria and Bavaria made me write this short article. In my humble opinion, a mask depicting Barrack Obama is an cool way of dressing up (for carnival, not for doing illegal stuff), please be advised accordingly.
Choose Pirate Costumes if you want to swash-buckle your way into a costume display. You will never go wrong, for dressing up ‘the pirate’s life’ is the biggest way to impress your friends and everyone else. Even if you will walk the street for a costume parade, the pirate costumes will bring you into the action and adventure – which all the people would surely want to see. How do you dress up as a pirate? Buckle up your boots, put on your pirate clothes and then strap your axe and sword.
Hillarious costume idea presented in action by the infamous Rémi Gaillard: Dressing up as speed radar.
