Costume and Gown Ideas For Sweet 16 Masquerade Ball
Masquerade costumes come in all sorts of shapes, colors and styles. They also tend to be very popular for masquerade balls, Mardi Gras theme parties,
carnivale and Halloween. Masquerade costumes include a gown and a mask; with the mask being the more eye catching accessory of all.
What type of gown to choose?
One of the most popular types of masquerade costumes are the huge, fancy ball gowns for the women and long tail coat tuxedos for the men.
Next in popularity are period gowns such as Renaissance, Victorian Era, antebellum-era dresses and flapper style dresses.
Some other popular gowns are King and Queen style costumes and Mardi Gras outfits such as: colorful jester outfits and latin-style ruffled dresses.
Buy or rent?
Masquerade gowns are designed to be rich and alluring so expect to shell out $100.00 for a decent dress and about $500.00 for a high quality gown. If you are going to buy check online stores under the Mardi Gras section. Most often that is where you can find masquerade gowns.
Unless you are attending more than one event within the same year in which you can utilize your bought gown; then your next option for the budget conscious is to rent the gown.
Accessories
You should glam your outfit up by wearing sparkly jewelry, crowns/tiaras or other hair accessories.
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I’m planning a sweet 16 masquerade party. Any cool ideas. I really like the Phantom of the Opera theme.
I’m planning a fancy dress and masquerade party for my sweet 16th. i love the phantom of the opera and that is where i got the idea from do you have Any cool ideas of what i could do?
Im Doing a Mardi Gras Theme for my Sweet 16 because I like action and color. I need a dress that will wow everone at my entrance.
Im totally doing this because i love the phantom of the opera but i already have a 300 dollars dress put aside i just need a light blue and green mask. where can i get a good one?
Oh my goodness i am wanting a masquerade themed sweet sixteen as well. I got the idea from my all time favorite movie the phantom of the opera!!!!!!!!!!!! My colors are pink and silver. If you have any ideas please let me know. Thanx
i really want to do a masquerade theme with one of my bffs she came up with the idea when we were watching the phantom of the opera and since our bdays are on the same week we are doing a joint one….any ideas on places,masks,and how many people?
Hi Carol,
If you want to save money, then definitely look into painting your own masquerade masks. You can order unfinished masks online and then get your supplies from a local craft store to detail them. You may want to order 2 masks in case you really mess one up.
Since you want to do a masquerade theme you simply should have a venue that offers a dance floor. That’s the main highlight of a masquerade ball, to dance with masks on and not be quite sure of whom is whom. So I would go for a venue that has a decent dance floor space. If you are looking to save some money, look into renting out a community center. they would be a cheaper alternative to a hotel ball room or even renting out a resturant.