Several weeks ago, I posted about the new home being built for the Dali museum.  On Saturday night, there was a great party, dubbed “Gala’s Half-Dressed Carnivale”, held on the lawn beside the new museum building.  The party was a combination of a fund raiser for the new Dali and a celebration of the fact that the new museum is half finished.  Hence, the ‘Half-Dressed” theme.  And for those who don’t know it, Dali’s wife and the love of his life was named Gala, so there’s the other part of the name.

Guests were encouraged to come in Dali-esque attire, if possible.  And some did exactly that, just beautifully!  Although I was not able to attend the Carnivale, I did spot these two lovely women at the Pops in the Park concert earlier in the evening, dressed in their Dali best, and they graciously allowed me to photograph them for this post.  Their attire, created by local designer Ivanka Ska, would have made Dali proud!

The new Dali is scheduled to open early in 2011.  I’ll publish additional posts, showing progress and updates, over the coming year.

Half-Dressed for the Carnivale (click on picture for larger image)