New Orleans Mardi Gras harlequin jester costume ideas
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Why wear a costume for Mardi Gras?
Costumes are not just for Halloween. It is traditional to dress up in costume for Mardi Gras as well. Those participating in the parade will generally be those in elaborate handmade and homemade costumes, while parade-goers tend to favour a quick store-bought costume. Some of the most popular costumes for Mardi Gras are the harlequin and jester type costumes. Costumes can run the gamut from silly to sexy, and everything in between! Either way guarantees a great and fun time on Mardi Gras for all those who wear their costumes!
Table of Contents
- Make a jester costume
- Harlequin costume patterns
- Need harlequin fabric for your costume?
- Mardi Gras costumes for women
- Mardi Gras costumes for men
- Mardi Gras costumes for children
- Mardi Gras costumes for pets, too!
- More harlequin costumes
- Pictures of harlequin and jester costumes
- Accessorize your harlequin costume
- Jester hats
- Harlequin patterned stockings
- Jester shoes
- Jester wands
- Harlequin and jester masks
- More jester costume accessories
- Need ideas for a Mardi Gras party?
- Mardi Gras costume links
Harlequin and jester costumes
Make a jester costume
For those skilled at sewing, there are several commercial harlequin and jester patterns available. This makes it easy to sew your own harlequin costume in the exact colours and fabrics you choose.
If you can't sew a seam for anything, choose from the many commercial pre-made jester costumes. These are far more limited in sizes and colour choices, though.
Harlequin costume patterns
from Simplicity and McCall's
Need harlequin fabric for your costume?
Mardi Gras costumes for women
Mardi Gras costumes for men
Mardi Gras costumes for children
and toddler Mardi Gras costumes, too!
Mardi Gras costumes for pets, too!
You dog will love a Mardi Gras costume
More harlequin costumes
Jester costume accessories
Accessorize your harlequin costume
Once you have a basic jester costume assembled, it's time to choose just the right accessories to complete the look! No jester would be complete without his or her hat and mask, of course, but you also might want to add matching stockings and pointy jester shoes to your costume. In addition, many harlequins will carry a wand or sceptre as part of their costume.
Jester hats
Harlequin patterned stockings
Jester shoes
Jester wands
Harlequin and jester masks
More jester costume accessories
Need ideas for a Mardi Gras party?
Mardi Gras costume links
- Historic Mardi Gras costumes
- Article on the Louisiana State Museum costume collection.
- Flickr: Mardi Gras
- Mardi Gras pool.
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BiminiBahamas
May 2, 2012 @ 5:18 am | delete
- WOW, great costume ideas ... thanks for sharing!
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CruiseReady Jan 7, 2012 @ 12:48 pm | delete
- I have seen lots people in Mardi Gras Costumes and in parades.
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