What Halloween has in common with Aztecs, Irish and Religion?

There seem to be three mainstream historical trends that led to today’s Halloween party fun: two ethnic, the Irish and Aztec, and one religious, the Catholicism. The Irish, that is the ancient Gaels, were scouting Europe and made themselves known all the way to Greece and Egypt, before the First Millennium. Medieval Irish pseudo-histories mention […]

2015 Jareth Labyrinth Masquerade Ball at Biltmore Hotel

In our previous blog we provided information on the ownership change of the Legendary Park Plaza and possible restoration projects that may affect its availability for this year’s largest masquerade ball party in Los Angeles. It turns out that it did but the Biltmore location is one class higher in terms of architecture, location, interior […]

Masquerade Ball Costume Ideas – Be a ROCKoco Star!

Some of the present day masquerade ball costumes have been inspired by extravagant personalities in history. One of them is the famous 18th century Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, a flashy, fashion addicted personality and lover of fun and parties. Her excesses fitted well with the monarchy in general, but not with the masses. With […]