Global Carnivalist – A masquerader perspective on the carnival experience
OMG! It’s band launch season already?! Harts Carnival launched tonight and released costume pictures for their 2018 presentation, Shimmer and Lace. I love the use of color and beading in these costumes. It’s always amazing to me how designers re-invent the wheel and continuously impress us with costume designs. What do you all think of […]
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Carnival is happening every month, and at this point, I’m sure you know you need proper stamina for all that feting. More importantly, you want to look good in your costume. Darren, owner of Perfect 4rm Fitness helped me out by preparing some workouts for us! Crop Over is in 35 Days!! Let’s get Fit! […]
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This was my first time partying for an extended period in Washington, DC. I came right off the jumbo jet from Bermuda into a fete. I yet to sleep. Anyhow.. let’s get into it. Hookie Life is a promotion group based in Washington, DC that decided to bring back some semblance of “carnival” to […]
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I finally made it to Bermuda Heroes Weekend! First and foremost, Bermuda is by far one of the most gorgeous places I’ve visited, and I’ve been near and far, but that water OMG! Anyhow, I’m here to tell you all how my weekend went. This review will be a combination of fete reviews and the […]
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Trinidad Carnival is one of THE most attended carnivals in the world. Carnival chasers and virgins mark this as the highlight of their carnival bucket list and it also sets the tone for all other carnivals to follow. Plan to attend for at least a week, February 7 – 14, 2018 to have the most […]
Read MoreWashington DC’s carnival departed a few years ago and moved to Baltimore and things have not been the same since. If you’re familiar with the DMV area, not many people are willing to take that mini road trip out to Baltimore TO THEN drive back to DC. (THAT’S CANCELLED). Our friends at Hookie Life have […]
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Crop Over Time Frame: July 31 – August 10, 2017 WOW! Bands launched, costumes were selected, sections are selling out. If you were ahead of the curve, then you already started requesting your tickets to the hot parties like Jalapeno Cruise, Limerz Cruise and Fyah D Wuk because I hear they’re near being SOLD OUT. […]
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Time to plan for the best carnival in North America – Miami Carnival. Miami Carnival has easily climbed the charts as one of the biggest and most attended in the states. Miami Carnival weekend kicks off from October 5 – October 10 this year. GETTING THERE While Miami Carnival is one of the easier events to […]
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Three bands launched for Crop Over this weekend so bare with us :). Erup The Band launched their Crop Over 2017, “Beyond Borders” presentation in Barbados on May 6. What beautiful costumes! Influenced by the cities around the globe, Erup dazzles us with peacock like feathers, gems, printed fabrics and headpieces. You can pre-register now, […]
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Krave The Band launched their 2017 Crop Over presentation, “The Great Silk Road” last night in New York City. And great it is, every section is absolutely gorgeous with so much detail. How does one choose? I love the feathers, use of color and how unique these designs are. Registration is currently open. Here is their […]
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