80s Women The 80s was all about attitude, action movies, and out there fashions typified with big hair, bad makeup and crazy clothes covered in colour and neon. With conventional clothing taking a backseat, this decade of daring fashions saw the start of Spandex and a new love for leather. With a new boom ofContinue reading “Fancy Dress Ideas For Women”
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Different Types of Venetian Masks
Intriguing and beautiful, Venetian masks can hide your identity while alluring and interesting viewers. They are used all over the world at masquerade balls, Halloween parties, prom events, May balls and other celebrations to introduce a fun element. A wide array of masks can be seen on the streets of Venice during the annual carnival.Continue reading “Different Types of Venetian Masks”
History of Venetian Masks
Masks have been worn in several cultures, going back thousands of years, but never with such pageantry as in Venice. Venetian masks date back to the 13th century when Venice was a republic with a population of around 150,000. Nowadays, Venetians and tourists only wear masks during Carnevale (Mardi Gras) but in the 13th centuryContinue reading “History of Venetian Masks”
Famous Traditional Venetian Masks
Traditional Venetian masks found its official consecration in the theatres: with the 16th century theatre, and later with the most famous Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni, some of the most popular characters of the Commedia dell’Arte, the Italian popular form of improvisational theater, also called “comedy of humors”, became actual stereotypes, perfectly reflecting Venetian society. Between theContinue reading “Famous Traditional Venetian Masks”
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