Costumes from Cirque du Soleil O on display...

On my first visit to Las Vegas earlier this year on April 7, I was fortunate enough to enjoy Cirque du Soleil's fantastical aquatic themed show 'O' at The Bellagio Hotel.

Female synchronized swimmer costume

from Cirque du Soleil O

I was reminded the other day that I'd snapped some of the amazing costumes featured in the show that were on display in the theatre's foyer.

The show is such a visual spectacle of acrobatics, diving and performance art, that it's hard to notice the detail of the costumes from afar, so it was great to see them up close. I especially liked the female synchronized swimmers outfits, with their jeweled scales.

Costume worn by The Comets in Cirque du Soleil's O show

The wonderful costumes were designed by Dominique Lemieux in 1998 and the make-up for the show was created by Nathalie Gagne.

Cirque du Soleil O at The Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas

If you like these, you may also like this preview of Cirque du Soleil's 'Iris' show at the Hollywood Bowl opening night on June 18, 2011.

Costumes from Cirque du Soleil O on display...

On my first visit to Las Vegas earlier this year on April 7, I was fortunate enough to enjoy Cirque du Soleil's fantastical aquatic themed show 'O' at The Bellagio Hotel.

Female synchronized swimmer costume

from Cirque du Soleil O

I was reminded the other day that I'd snapped some of the amazing costumes featured in the show that were on display in the theatre's foyer.

The show is such a visual spectacle of acrobatics, diving and performance art, that it's hard to notice the detail of the costumes from afar, so it was great to see them up close. I especially liked the female synchronized swimmers outfits, with their jeweled scales.

Costume worn by The Comets in Cirque du Soleil's O show

The wonderful costumes were designed by Dominique Lemieux in 1998 and the make-up for the show was created by Nathalie Gagne.

Cirque du Soleil O at The Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas

If you like these, you may also like this preview of Cirque du Soleil's 'Iris' show at the Hollywood Bowl opening night on June 18, 2011.

Minotaur and Mondragon costumes from Immortals on display...

In Immortals, a mortal hero 'Theseus' (Henry Cavill) is chosen by the Greek gods to fight for humanity against 'King Hyperion' (Mckey Rourke) and his hordes, plus legendary mythological creatures like the minotaur.

Original Immortals movie costumes on display

These villain costumes from the movie designed by Eiko Ishioka were photographed on display in the ArcLight Hollywood cinema foyer on October 17, 2011, where they were installed by Olson Visual.

Immortals movie billboard

First up is the severe leather and animal hide costume worn by one of King Hyperion's Heraclean army, 'Mondragon', played by Matthew G. Taylor in the movie.

Mondragon costume worn by Matthew G. Taylor in Immortals

Next up is an even more spectacular costume and mask from Tarsem Singh's epic fantasy, the re-imagined 'Minotaur' of legend.

Actual Minotaur costume worn by Robert Maillet in Immortals

Robert Maillet plays the unstoppable Minotaur, referred to as 'The Beast' in Immortals, and the towering seven foot tall Canadian actor can be seen in full costume in brutal battle against Theseus in the movie.

Minotaur mask

The Minotaur's mask is pretty amazing, as it's actually a mask within a barbed wiremask which is a great idea, although you can imagine it can't be comfortable to wear, move or even fight in. In the movie the barbed mask is coated with poison to inflict maximum damage to enemies.

If you like these fantastical creations, be sure to check out the costumes worn by Theseus and Zeus in Immortals too.

Immortals movie poster

I don't know about you, but these original Immortals costumes are getting me pretty excited for the movie out on November 11, 2011.