Inspiration for the Bal di Carnivale
The
Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild is having an 18th century themed
Bal di Carnivale on February
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| 18th c. Mask Fan |
8th in San Jose, CA. Gambling ,dancing, cocktails, full dinner, acrobats and of course fabulous costumes. There are still tickets available if anyone else wants to come.
The
event has a pinterest board and I've also pinned several mask and costume ideas. I've decided to be a noble dressing as a Savoyarde peasant with a marmot, based on the fantastic research by the
Dreamstress. I'm going to try to document the costume construction as I do it rather than months afterwards. Let's consider that a new years resolution.
Here is some inspiration:
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Lavinia Fenton
possibly by George Knapton, c. 1739.
Private Collection. (from the First Actresses Exhbition) |
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| Pietro Longhi - The Ridotto in Venice |
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| Jacket, second quarter 18th century, Italian, silk, Length at CB: 30 in. (76.2 cm) (c) Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| David Garrick and Hannah Pritchard in The Suspicious Husband |
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| 1740s mask fan De Young Museum |
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