not only is j. peterman the best written catalog in the history of catalogs but it is some of the best writing out there. i look forward to it when it comes in the mail each month and i get swept away time and time again by the romantic and vivid descriptions of the clothing and accessories. i mean, who the hell comes up with this brilliance:
The party has gone on for nearly 1,000 years.
For most of that time, Venetians have worn masks like these.
Mysterious. Seductive. Liberating.
When people put on masks like these, they give each other permission to do things that would otherwise be forbidden. Which is, of course, the point. Carnival leads directly into the 40 repentant days of Lent, and a person needs something to repent for. Venetian Carnival Masks, worn by lusty Lord Byron and banned by suspicious Napoleon. Made in Venice of traditional molded papier-mâché and wood composite, decorated by hand; accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity. (Very evocative just hanging on a wall.)
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