Masque of the Red Death Masqued Ball

Edgar Allen Poe's Masque of the Red Death Masked Ball Courtesy of Members of House Daos, Portland, OR
	Getting Dolled Up
Applying 18th century whiteface	Putting on the perfect pout	See? Perfect pout!	The wig goes next...	...with a little help from Cathy.
Tuck in those unsightly ends!	How do you get cleavage in a backless dress, Cathy?	Happy, happy Princess Cathy	Hubby likes to help. raised eyebrow Gee, I wonder why...	Now it's Ev's turn to help
	Posed Shots In the Hotel Lobby
The perfect Gothic Victorian Gentleman with his Cheryl Mandus Mask, "Corvus")	I am ready for our night out (Blue Category Winner)	Don't we look smashing?	Love those gathers...	as much as I love that sweeping bustle!
Our beautiful masks once again supplied by the talented Cheryl Mandus! This one is "Succubus"	The Dragon and The Unicorn (also known as Jake and Teresa, all made by T herself!)	Evelyn Decked to the nines in 18th century finery (Purple Category Winner)	Kris in her Australian imported costume and custom Cheryl Mandus Mask. Lovely...	The Divine Miss Nina in her last-minute Spartacus- purchased show-stopper
The Orange Menace...er, I mean Monk! Made and worn by Ted himself. (Orange Category Winner)	Todd sporting a Morgan original costume, and a custom Cheryl Mandus Mask, "Minos".	Lovely Ladies all in a row. Look at all that talent and beauty in one place!	And here's the fearless crew, ready to take off to the party...what awaits us there?
	At The Ball
Here's Damon, mask worn by the artist. Great job! Wish the pic didn't turn out so fuzzy. (White Category Winner)	Teresa, Nina, and Chris visit in the gothic-arched hall outside the White Room.	I just liked their costumes. She beaded/rhinestoned the bodice herself.	"PKAW!" The peacock with the rock-hard abs. grin She came from Tacoma for the party.	Belzac, with The Sun and Absinthe, our darling hostess, whose mask feathers caught fire about a half-hour later. Yikes!
Todd Gardiner made both of these! The dress is 8 yards of nubby silk. sigh	The White Room as it appeared just before midnight...and the visit from The Red Death.	Morgan had us all fooled. Proof that "competitive packaging" will make you buy just about anything.	And here she is, our lovely Goth Goddess unmasked and ready to drink up.
Afterparty at Warren and Tiffany's
When wearing horrific orange, it is good and rare to find friends.	Only the manliest of men can pull off wearing all white, as Jake and Damon proved to pull off flawlessly	Should I be jealous, or just jump in there with 'em?	On second thought, I think I'll keep my distance. Here's Damon, Ass Inspector General taking a closer look at Todd's...ahem...pants.
	The Aftermath...
Jake and Teresa were kind enough to give us a ride back to the hotel, when tragedy struck! A sound like a high pitched screech pierced the night. We thought it was a blowout, until we heard Chris yelping, "Ow! Ow! Ow!" Jake slammed on the brakes, and we shortly discovered that Chris' UK imported Dark Angel jacket had been out the door the entire trip, being not-so-slowly scraped to pieces by the rear left tire. The screeching was the polyester satin and velvet catching in the wheel-well, yanking Chris toward the door as the jacket was summarily burned and rubbed to shreds. I can still SMELL the stench of burning fabric as Chris opened the door and pulled in what was left of his tailcoat. Back at the room we surveyed the damage and took a few pictures. Chris was really upset. I couldn't stop laughing.
The Perfectly Unhappy Gothic Victorian Gentleman	Utterly shredded...	More agonizing footage.	At least the jacket gave way before, say, his spine did! grin

If you didn't get enough from these pics, check out Absinthe's gorgeous pages of photos, with much detail of the fantastic decor, as well as more costume shots!
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