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always the Venice Carnival is unique for its beauty and the
refined costumes.
Thousands of people run every year through "calle"
and "campielli" for immortalizing with their cameras
the magic evoked from these unique, fleeting apparitions.
Two parallel currents of taste, share out the stage of the
lagoon city, transforming it into a rutilant play of colours
and fantasy: the allegoric carnival-costumes, made mostly
for the "square", evoke mystery and ambiguity. Asexual
faces hidden from white masks leave to gleam through bright
personality only by malicious glaces in contrast with the
statuesque pose taken directly from the theatre world. Satins,
voiles, sequins, metals, every time mixed in harmonious creations
that amaze and facinate with their beauty every one who has
the luck to meet them: neither the most unprepared tourist
nor the professional photographer will be able to resist the
temptation to stop the image in that fleeting moment.
On the contrary who prefers taking inspiration from the historical
costumes, will have lots of options: followers of the big
Venetian tradition of the eighteen century, we can find again
the precious clothes that have nothing to envy to the original
ones. There are present all the historical times and characters,
from Marco Polo to Casanova, from the Sun-King to Mary-Antoniette,
till the Belle Epoque splendour, passing through the opulence
of the XIX century: silks and velvets, brocades and damasks,
cut and sewed very skilfully, made precious from lace and
embroideries, shown with a sure elegance and coquetry that,
as in the past time, become seduction instruments. The Carnival
of the "Nobles" and "Ladies" has nevertheless
its roles and a unique ceremonial: the headquarters, the famous
Caffè Florian in S. Marco square, is the point of meeting
for all the rendez-vous of the day and from where leaving
for participating in all the events of the carnival Venice.
From the traditional "chocolate", to the concerts,
to the dancing parties in the most beautiful city palaces,
will see protagonists these magnificent carnival-costumes
for a Carnival less "public", but where certainly
the masks will be inserted in a special old times atmosphere.
So, we have just to plunge into this whirl of playful "madness"
and when dressed a carnival-costume just starting the Party!
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