Good Luck to the Academy Award for Costume Design Nominees!

Good luck and congratulations to the nominees for The Academy Award in Costume Design! Tune into the Oscars tonight to see who wins!

Lisy Christl for Anonymous.

Mark Bridges for The Artist.

Sandy Powel for Hugo.

Michael O'Connor for Jane Eyre.

Arianne Phillips for W.E.

Mardi Gras at Universal Orlando Parks

Mardi Gras falls on a different day each year and 2012 had a very early Mardi Gras, but for Universal Orlando, the party is not over! Mardi Gras goes on through April 14, 2012 at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. They have a daily parade where you can see Mardi Gras floats and catch Mardi Gras beads. There is French Quarter, New Orleans style music and food in the courtyard, concerts on Saturdays, and an after party night time at City Walk.

Take inspiration from Universal Studios and celebrate Mardi Gras all spring or all year even! AnniesCostumes.com carries Mardi Gras costumes and Mardi Gras accessories all year long.

Mardi Gras Masks at AnniesCostumes.com

Mardi Gras is always such a fun time of the year with all the parades, costumes, theme parties and masked people celebrating all over the world. Mardi Gras is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana; but people all over the United States celebrate Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is traditinally the celebration before lent, and is celebrated in different ways all over the world. There are Carnivale celebrations in South America and parts of Europe, and in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, they celebrate Fasching. Here are some great definitions from Wikipedia:

Carnival

Fasching

Mardi Gras

We have a really great selections of masks for whichever holiday you are celebrating, where it is Carnival, Mardi Gras or Fasching!

Here are some of our feature masks for Mardi Gras & Carnival. They are hand made in the U.S.A.

Rosegarden Mask:

Venetian Men's Couples Mask:

Venetian Women's Couples Mask:

Odyssey Silver Mask with Green Feathers:

Here are some of our other Mardi Gras Masks and Masquerade Masks:

Time for Mardi Gras!

Mardi Gras is almost here! This year, Fat Tuesday is February 21, 2012! So, it's time to get started with the party planning and costume picking! We have been busy at work on our newly designed site and we are now featuring some great Mardi Gras Costumes, Mardi Gras Costume Accessories and Mardi Gras masks.

For Mardi Gras, your costume can really be anything at all, or maybe your party has a specific theme? We always have a wide variety of costumes for any theme. And then we also have Mardi Gras specific costumes in the purple, green and gold that make that Mardi Gras look famous!

Here are some Mardi Gras Costume ideas:

Celebrate Mardi Gras Costume:

(This Mardi Gras Dress is Also Available in White)

Celebrate Mardi Gras Man Costume:

Mr. Voo Doo Costume:

Here are some great costume accessory ideas for Mardi Gras:

Mardi Gras Jester Cape:

Mardi Gras Cape:

Venetian Bone Mask:

Delilah Red Mask with lace and feather:

There are many more masks to see in all different styles, colors and designs. Many of our masks are hand made in the USA and are very beautiful. Please come and check them out!