New Masks and Costume Items Just In Time for Halloween 2011

Masks have a past that is both dark and depressing along with colorful and amusing. In medieval times, masks were used as a form of punishment. Prisoners were tortured by wearing the Iron Mask, a heavy, sharp torture device that made moving cumbersome and life a horrid reality. A more colorful history of masks includes the Venetian mask. In Venice, Italy, masks were used to conceal identities. This simple tradition was banned for some time throughout Italy. The day the ban was lifted became known as the Carnival of Venice and a grand celebration was staged, celebrating the use of Venetian masks. Mardi Gras and other masquerade events hold true to the concealing of identity traditions, but make the wearing of the costume mask a celebratory event!

This year for Halloween, create your own unique costume with a new Venetian Mask from RedSkyTrader! New masks have arrived just in time for your Halloween celebrations. Show up to your costume party with a creative cat costume, topped off with a new cat-face mask. Finish off your pirate costume, add some feathers and glitter to your fairy outfit or start with a fresh idea based on your finds on RedSkyTrader! Use promo code Halloween11* at checkout to receive 20% off your order! Anything on the site is 20% off with this code, so get all of your Halloween shopping done in one spot!

*Promotional offer ends November 1^st, 2011 at midnight.