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Costuming season in New Orleans stretches, more or less, from Halloween through Mardi Gras. Dressing up, and becoming not yourself for a night or a day, is a way of life in New Orleans. Many, many Nerw Orleanians not only have a collection of costumes, they also have costuming philosophies, methods, and theories. Where else in American do adults collectively decide to dress up and play on a regular basis? And what would happen if we lost that tradition?
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Costuming season in New Orleans stretches, more or less, from Halloween through Mardi Gras. Dressing up, and becoming not yourself for a night or a day, is a way of life in New Orleans. Many, many Nerw Orleanians not only have a collection of costumes, they also have costuming philosophies, methods, and theories. Where else in American do adults collectively decide to dress up and play on a regular basis? And what would happen if we lost that tradition?
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Review of A New Orleans Way of Life: Costuming, Volume IGrab it quick! It's Mardi Gras season! This is Timely!
Any excuse to dress up in costume and be somebody else is gleefully embraced by all New Orleanians. Guys and gals relate traditions and their experiences of costuming in New Orleans. A good plugin for a documentary on New Orleans and Mardi Gras. |
Noah Chandler
Posted on May 08, 2007 at 04:02 PM | Permalink
Review of A New Orleans Way of Life: Costuming, Volume I
This is a very interesting idea and story but suffers from some faulty mic chord buzzing in one of the audio tracks and is very one dimensional without any background music (especially on a region with such rich musical history and presence).