This year's festival will see participants wearing iconic carnival costume pieces from over the last 50 years Preparations are underway for a city's 50th Caribbean carnival celebrating all things ...
“When Carnival first started, there were big large-scale costumes, technical sculpture ... sourced from China as there is a scarcity of Caribbean shops selling these items.
Secondary school students in Dominica are the latest group to participate in a series of workshop sessions dedicated to the art of building traditional mas costumes, particularly the iconic Sennse.
the Notting Hill Carnival has stayed true to its Caribbean origin, despite expanding massively since the first one over 50 years ago. Hundreds of people parade in extravagant, colourful costumes ...