Where is the best place to buy masks in New Orleans, for reasonable prices, NOT in the French quarter?
I’m looking for something in the garden district, that has really unique masks for a reasonable price… (15 dollars the most.) I don’t mean something very artsy, exclusive, just something a little different from the feather/molded masks they sell down in the French Quarter.
Weelllll, the answer depends on the reason why you’re specifying "not in the French Quarter."
The Garden District isn’t really a commercial district. I have a gift basket company that works with the local hotels. We include many of these types of items, and I know of nothing comparable in the Garden District or the rest of Uptown.
However, if the problem with the Quarter isn’t the location, but the mass-production, there are a couple of locations, very close to each other.
At 517 St. Ann Street (in the Lower Pontalba) is the retail arm of Mask Italia. They have a mixture of styles of prices, many in more traditional Carnivale style.
Around the corner on Decatur is Serendipitous Masks. They hand make much of their stock and again, have a range of prices.
I haven’t included their web addresses because neither bothers to post their lower cost items online- you’ll really have to go poke around to see what’s available. Be careful of expectations, tho- these masks are very time consuming to make, and the price rises accordingly, based on how ornate they are.
Hope that helps!
Weelllll, the answer depends on the reason why you’re specifying "not in the French Quarter."
The Garden District isn’t really a commercial district. I have a gift basket company that works with the local hotels. We include many of these types of items, and I know of nothing comparable in the Garden District or the rest of Uptown.
However, if the problem with the Quarter isn’t the location, but the mass-production, there are a couple of locations, very close to each other.
At 517 St. Ann Street (in the Lower Pontalba) is the retail arm of Mask Italia. They have a mixture of styles of prices, many in more traditional Carnivale style.
Around the corner on Decatur is Serendipitous Masks. They hand make much of their stock and again, have a range of prices.
I haven’t included their web addresses because neither bothers to post their lower cost items online- you’ll really have to go poke around to see what’s available. Be careful of expectations, tho- these masks are very time consuming to make, and the price rises accordingly, based on how ornate they are.
Hope that helps!
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