A beauty expert celebrates her family's carnival legacy by choosing her favourite looks. | cbc_life
Like your auntie "from foreign" with the overstuffed suitcase, carnival made its triumphant return to Toronto. The excitement and revelry were on a whole other level after a two-year hiatus. It was a safe space to collectively bathe in Caribbean culture and artistic expression. Many masqueraders and paradegoers shared how emotional they were about taking part once again.
For those of us who didn't make it to the lakeshore in costume this year, the "tabanca," the longing, was real. My feed was awash with a vibrant array of costumes as revelers took to de road again to celebrate 55 years of carnival in Toronto. So from the POV of a beauty and lifestyle writer — and daughter of veteran mas man Walter Elliott — here are 10 of my favourite looks.
and as a result, the designs for traditional male costumes are frequently not as detailed. This year, male costume designs were elevated. The peach and navy tones in Cinco's costume work really well together. The collar piece with iridescent stones is also a nice touch.My goodness, I was floored by this Blushing Phantom costume from Tribal Carnival. The band placed second overall, and I'm pretty sure this costume played a big part in that.
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