A masked reveller poses near Saint Mark's Square during the Venetian Carnival in Venice January 31, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A masked reveller poses near Saint Mark's Square during the Venetian Carnival in Venice January 31, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Costume designer Stefano Nicolao checks a cloth sample for a dress in his atelier in downtown Venice January 31, 2015. Nicolao is one of the biggest costume designers in Venice with more than 10,000 costumes, working with theater, cinema and renting during the Venice carnival. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Costume designer Stefano Nicolao works on a creation in his atelier in downtown Venice January 31, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Costume designer Stefano Nicolao works on a creation in his atelier in downtown Venice January 31, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

An assistant of costume designer Stefano Nicolao works on a creation in his atelier in downtown Venice January 31, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Costume designer Stefano Nicolao works on a creation in his atelier in downtown Venice January 31, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Costume designer Stefano Nicolao checks a cloth sample for a dress in his atelier in downtown Venice January 31, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A woman wears a creation by designer Stefano Nicolao in his atelier in downtown Venice January 31, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Costume designer Stefano Nicolao holds up a dress in his atelier in downtown Venice January 31, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Costume designer Stefano Nicolao works on a creation in his atelier in downtown Venice January 31, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Masked revellers pose near Saint Mark's Square during the Venetian Carnival in Venice January 31, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A masked reveller poses near Saint Mark's Square during the Venetian Carnival in Venice January 31, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Revellers pose in front of the Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs), during the first day of the Venice Carnival, February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Carnival masks hang on a wall in the “Ca' del Sol” artisan shop near St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A masked reveller poses in front of St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival, in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Iranian mask artisan Hamid works in his shop “Ca' del Sol” near St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A reveller takes a picture with her mobile phone of friends in front of the Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs) during the first day of the Venice Carnival, February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A masked reveller poses in front of St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival, in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Revellers pose in front of St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival, in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Masked revellers pose in front of St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival, in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Masked revellers pose near a canal next to St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival, in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Iranian mask artisan Hamid works on a carnival mask in his shop “Ca' del Sol” near St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Masked revellers pose in front of St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival, in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Iranian mask artisan Hamid works on a carnival mask in his shop “Ca' del Sol” near St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A masked reveller poses in front of St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Iranian mask artisan Hamid works in his shop “Ca' del Sol” near St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A carnival mask is pictured in the “Ca' del Sol” artisan shop near St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Masked revellers pose in front of St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival in Venice February 1, 2015. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A gondolier rows a gondola in a narrow canal in Venice February 1, 2015. The sleek black gondolas that whisper through Venice bear the hallmarks of a tiny but proud group of artisans striving to keep alive the traditional building methods for the floating city's most recognizable symbol. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

People in costumes participating in a water parade, sail in gondola along the Grand Canal to the Cannaregio district during the Venice Carnival, in Venice, northern Italy, February 1, 2015. The traditional parade officially opened the carnival. (Photo by Andrea Merola/EPA)