Masks are another popular accessory for Mardi Gras costumes. Stick to the traditional purple, green, and gold eye masks, or enhance your look with a multicolored jester mask. Floats rolling ...

When the Mardi Gras season is in full swing, about 60 women in corsets will strut through the streets, glimmering with beaded images of Purple Drank, daiquiris, Negronis and other cocktails.