Advocate photo by SOPHIA GERMER -- Joell Lee, Lauren Blouin and Dianne Honore make their Baby Doll costumes over coffee at Cafe Rose Nicaud in New Orleans, Saturday February 6, 2016. The new Baby Doll ...

These pint-sized looks are sure to melt hearts for the first Halloween. No toddler sizes, no big kid costumes—just baby girl magic in all its cuddly, costume-clad glory. From classic baby animals and ...

In New Orleans Mardi Gras culture, Miriam Batiste Reed was an important bridge between generations. She began masking as a Baby Doll with her mother, probably back in the 1940s. Fifty years later, ...

The baby dolls were born from racial segregation in New Orleans in 1912. A group of African-American prostitutes decided to express themselves... The 'Baby Dolls' Of Mardi Gras: A Fun Tradition With A ...

Don't let the older kids have all the fun this Halloween! Even if they're too young to trick-or-treat with their cousins and siblings, babies in the family can also get dressed up in their own ...

NEW ORLEANS — A room in Janice Kimble’s home is covered wall-to-wall, floor to ceiling in Mardi Gras mementos. They represent more than a century of her family’s history. “I have history with the ...