How to Dress Up Properly for Venice Carnival

 

Once a year the city on water hosts maybe the oldest and glamorous costumed party, diving you into a magical atmosphere of medieval festivity.

Masks, costumes and styled dresses, all mixed together on the Venetian Piazzas, enabling people to behave more freely and relaxing since no one knows your social status and personality.

 

But be ready for the crowds. There are a lot of people. After all many want to participate in the Venice Carnival, or as they say in Italian - Carnevale di Venezia!

So, let's see how to be like a local among all these Venetian masks and performances. By the way locals doesn't like the carnival because of thousands of tourists, they even trying leave the city during the event.

First of all you'll need  Venetian masquerade mask. Coming at the Carnival without it is like to come naked! There is a wide choice of masks in Venice, they are sold on every corner. Your task is to find the right one for you.

A mask can hide either eyes only, or the whole face. Cheap ones can be found right on the streets. Usually they made in China and cost around €5. The quality is poor. Original Venetian masks are handmade, created by a master.

If you'd like to complete the image, then costumes or dresses in order to get. There are 3 types of costumes: historical, bizarre or fancy and freestyle. The first type speaks for itself - men in wigs, women in lush dresses (this type is popular among older tourists). The second one is for cartoon/cinema heroes. And the third is when people themselves come up with forms.