The first Mardi Gras balls in South Mississippi were presented more than 100 years ago and continue today with pageantry, secrecy and elaborate costumes. The pages of the Daily Herald and Sun ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The first Mobile Mardi Gras Parade is only a few days away, but Mardi Gras balls for the 2025 season are already in full swing. “An occasion for a person is very special ...

She still has some of the first vintage pieces from when ... cuts and sews her pieces. As Mardi Gras approaches, Foley's costume racks — brimming with sequins, wigs and extravagant accessories ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - One of the most “pawsome” events of the Mardi Gras season in St. Louis, pets and their owners dressed in their best costumes on Sunday and took to the streets ...

The majority of your pics are going to be from the waist up, so focus on head and shoulders first. Visor crowns ... tricks that translate well to Mardi Gras costume makeup. As for materials ...

The people of New Orleans took to the streets to celebrate Mardi Gras for the first time on this day in history, Feb. 27, 1827. "A group of students in masks and costumes paraded through the ...

The first Mardi Gras celebration in America was celebrated in 1703 in the settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile. In 1827, a group of students wearing colorful costumes danced through the streets ...

The first Mardi Gras festivities often take place on the ... People can also be seen dressing up in eccentric costumes and wearing jester-type masks. Another common tradition associated with ...

GULF COAST, Miss. (WLOX) - On Sunday, seamstress Shelia Gray of Vancleave showed off some of her finest handmade Mardi Gras costumes. In less than a month, the streets of the Mississippi Gulf ...

But the Mardi Gras we know – filled with extravagant costumes, large parades and colorful ... it is often considered to be a whole season. The first Mardi Gras festivities often take place ...

Thibodeaux says the first year she made small ... all times of the year looking for costumes, Thibodeaux explained. "They might have a birthday themed Mardi Gras party, or an engagement party ...