A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Mobile Alabama Mardi Gras gowns etc.

While I was in Mobile a few weeks ago I visisted the Mobile Carnival Museum.
I took several pictures of gowns, trains, and other costumes worn by the Queens, Kings,and pages in various years.

These first pictures are the only ones that I took of both the Queen and King of a few years ago. Each Queen and King selects what to put on the train so everything on the train has meaning to each individual. The trains often take over 9 months to make.

Those are beautiful...OH Older adn Wiser Sister!!

This Queen is a third generation Queen. She commemorated this by putting three crowns on her train. Both her mother and grandmother were Queens along with a grandfather who was a King.





This Queen loved flowers and gardens with water features so that is what she chose to put on her gown. The gown is actually a medium blue throughout and not the colors in the photo. The lighting for photos was not the best.

Wow, now those are works of art!

Another King with his initals on his train.




This is my favorite, maybe because it is simple but elegant.

The male children selected to help are called Pages. Their costumes are also elaborate.

In the last picture with the white train, is that the head dress on the left of the picture??

Oh man!! Those are gorgeous! And I love the stories about why they put what they did on them!!! I'd love to see them in person!!

My last pictures.

Can you figure this out? Mardi Gras umbrellas hanging upside down from the ceiling.



I almost laughed out loud when I saw the inside of their small elevator.

In the picure of the white train there was no mannequin wearing the gown so the collar(not headdress) is on the stand next to the train.











A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. by Herm Albright

I'd like to see more of the umbrella...and that's a very cool elevator!!!

Those were the only umbrellas there. That was a little disappointing.

This whole topic was great! I wish there were more pictures!!!

Ohhhhh Okay the collar,,,,,, Boy that looks like it's heavy to be wearing it,,,, I wonder if their shoulders ache wearing something like that around their neck,

ALl of those are beautiful,,,,, I'd have to say the kings( first King Pic) and the Queen's White ones are my favorites!!!!


That elevator is hilarious,,,,,, "THROW ME SOMETHING"

Ohhhhhh was the elevator a working one or a staged one?? Did it say what the cost of making those trains were?

I thought that was a head dress too!!!

Oh, I'll bet it cost a lot of money to make those!

I LOVE these pictures Glenda!!!
Thanks sooooooo much for sharing them with us here!

What elaborate work all those trains have, I especially like the multi-colored one for the queen who liked flowers and birds. And I like the elevator idea too - fun!

The elevator is a working one. It holds about 3 people. For some reason the guide took me up to the second floor in the elevator but down the stairs back to the first floor after the tour.

Jayhawk,

thanks for sharing those.All new to me to see that.. I think I liked the first one with gold.......

Man they would be heavy.......Maybe they had wheels under them?????
Did you go an collect necklaces at the madi gras?

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Thank you for sharing these with us! We love Mardi Gras in my family.


All the trains are so lovely, I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite!



Merme

Simply beautiful Glenda!! I like your favorite as well.---I also like the purple one. That was a great day I am sure!!

I had to leave before Mardi Gras really started so the only necklaces I have are the ones I bought.

The guide told me about one train that was so heavy the Queen had ball bearing sewn into the hem so it would move easier on the floor. I wish I had thought to ask how much a train would cost but I didn't.

There was one dress (I didn't get a picture) that was worn by a "Lady in Waiting". Her dress was designed by Vera Wang!

Sorry yo had to leave before the "festivities". and WOW about the dress and its designer----

I do think they would need ballbearings in them..
Awesome tho.

Were they all sewn by hand do you know?

Guess you can always catch Orleans next week..LOL

Glad your having some fun..........Nice seeing you again.

has anyone here been to a Mardi Gras Parade??

I THINK THAT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL VACATION SPOT FOR OUR CINDY AND SHIRLEY........DANCIN IN THE STREETS AND PLAYING THE HARMONIC TILL THE END OF TIME...........LOL GOTTA LOVE THEM 2.........