Carnival Couture: Alabama Seamstress Works All Year To Bring Mardi Gras To Life

By Keisa Sharpe

Carnival season may last only a few weeks in the Port City, but for Mobile seamstress Patricia Richardson, it’s Mardi Gras year-round.

The bright, colorful costumes, fashions and apparel are among the hallmarks of the season and that has made Richardson a celebrated fixture in Mobile and beyond.

“Miss Pat is one of the most talented designers in the state of Alabama, if not the South,” said Cart Blackwell, curator of the Mobile Carnival Museum, which features a number of Richardson’s creations. “Miss Pat’s known for her beautiful, colorful, sculptural, well-composed works.”

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