The design community came out in full force last night for NYDC’s 5th Annual Masquerade Ball benefiting Alpha Workshops. The event was a lot of fun and the costumes were so fantastic, we had to share them with you!  The Elle Decor staff (above) came dressed as the cast from Glee! The best coordinated costumes by far. And let me tell you, they sure could dance!

Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton in their prison costumes, complete with pooch!

And speaking of cute pooches, this poodle was absolutely fantastic! He was a hit and posed for a lot of photos that evening.

I didn’t see any Jack Sparrows but Edward Scissor Hands made an appearance at the festivities. He was having a hard time with his drink last time we saw him!

The Degas Ballerina Girls stop for a photo op. I loved their costumes. There were a half dozen or so ballerinas roaming the party.

OK I am pretty sure this guy was a character in some Dr. Seuss book or something but I couldn’t for the life of me figure it out. I should have asked!

These folks had us singing, ‘Let’s do the time warp again!’ The wig is super groovy!

The lampshade costumes were really great. It must have taken awhile to make them, they were so elegant!

Surprisingly, we didn’t see any True Blood characters in the house. Perhaps this werewolf made them keep their distance!

I was really impressed with this guy’s duct tape suit! Head to toe duct tape. Wonder how he held up in the humidity!?

These sailors were just too cute to pass up!

Some of the ladies came dressed to impress in fancy gowns. I really liked this one, it had an embroidered look to it and she worked it!