OOH LA LA — New Orleans

Mardi Gras/Calliope Throne

Calliope Throne

Ooh La La · Mardi Gras · Ball

Calliope Throne

Purple, green, and gold court gown — pictorial bead armor, plume crown, cathedral train. The ball piece. $32,800.

$32,800

Made to order · Custom size and color included

Fabric
Purple and emerald velvet, gold bullion, seed bead, crystal, ostrich, boned canvas, gold chain
Length
Cathedral train
Neckline
Off-shoulder
Silhouette
Court ball gown with pictorial bead plates
Sleeve type
One fitted sleeve
Location
Made in New Orleans
Color

See color swatches.

Size

Calliope Throne is a Carnival ball gown. Commission it here, or book an appointment to talk calendar and fit. Cut and sewn in New Orleans. Ball gowns: 20–28 weeks. Rush by appointment.

Purple, green, and gold court gown — pictorial bead armor, plume crown, cathedral train. The ball piece. $32,800.

A Carnival ball commission — original Ooh La La. Purple, green, and gold, built as the highest court gown in the house. This is not a krewe’s copyrighted court clothes and it does not carry a krewe name. Sewn here to the client's measurements. Custom color is included.

How we make it

Build pictorial bead plates on canvas like a year of masking, then mount them as a court gown in purple, green, and gold. Gold bullion frames every plate. Chain is built into the bodice. Crown is a wired ostrich form in the three colors, denser than a masking crown. Train is plates and plume, weighted so it walks a ballroom and a pageant stage. This is the highest Carnival gown in the house — not a pretty princess dress.

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