The New York Times: Crowns, Gems and Costumes for the Women Who Run Carnival
A vibrant, skimpy ensemble worn at a Caribbean Carnival is so much more than a visual delight: “It’s a celebration of women’s glory in themselves.” The blinged-out swimsuits and colorful plumage seen ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica – In Trinidad 12 years ago for her very first carnival experience in that country, soca lover Dania Beckford was in for a rude awakening. “I ordered a large panty for my costume and ...
The world of Carnival costume design lost two giants within the past six months with the deaths of San Nicholas and Carter Church. Wayne Phillips, curator of costumes at the Louisiana State Museum, ...
Anya Ayoung-Chee in her AVA Costume for Lost Tribe during Trinidad Carnival 2016. Taking her frustration to social media, through her tears and waves of emotions, the former Miss Trinidad and Tobago ...
Born in Trinidad & Tobago during the 1700s, Carnival was created by plantation slaves as a celebration of the beginning of Lent. They would create homemade costumes and participate in a masquerade, ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican: Trinidad’s women find a rallying cry for this year’s Carnival
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