On Saturday April 5th, Band Launch Season for the 2014 Toronto Caribbean Carnival was officially kicked off with Tribal Carnival presentation Secret of the Wingz. Held at the Armenian Cultural Centre, a popular band launch destination, we arrived at the venue at approximately 10pm. Being the first band launch of the season, it was great to see many familiar faces (Karabana, Trinidad Carnivals, FeteNet, etc) in attendance who came to cover and show their support for the launch.
Members of the Toronto Masquerader Association (TMA) were also in attendance and distributed brochures that contained informative information on the initiative’s mandate, public participation and involvement and facts on Toronto Carnival. Such as did you know Toronto Carnival generates an estimated $500 million annually into the economy of Ontario or that Toronto Carnival was given as a gift to the city and country from the West Indian community to commemorate Canada’s Centennial celebration in 1967 (Definitely great tidbits and puts things into perspective as to how important the festival is to the city and province both culturally and economically) If you see the TMA at the upcoming launches, make sure to pick up a copy of brochure and stay informed.
Now, back to the review of the launch… what comes to mind you hear the theme secret of the wingz? Feathers, Angels, and hmm Wings! Good guesses, many of these elements were present to varying degrees in the various sections. The launch officially started at approximately 1:30am, with SKF taking the role as the MC for the presentation.
The nine sections included:
Guardian Angels
Fairytopia
Heavenly Bodies
Secrets
Angel of Lust
Phoenix
Angelic Passion
The Arch Angel
Bliss
Although the launch started later than 12am, the models came out full of
energy and did a great job showcasing the sections. The audience cheered and
applauded as the models strut, took a wine and chipped down the runway. I also
loved that I saw many familiar and new faces gracing the catwalk. Speaking of
faces, the makeup artists for the evening included
Trish Island Besos and the Nikki D Makeup Artistry.
In terms of the costumes, I liked that the designers chose a variety of bright, bold color combinations. Additionally, a common element I noticed among the sections were collars. After seeing the costumes in person and having another look through the pictures and video, here are my top three pics:
Overall Great Job Tribal carnival and all the best during the 2014 Toronto
Carnival Season!
What are your top picks? What did you like about the presentation?
In terms of the costumes, I liked that the designers chose a variety of bright, bold color combinations. Additionally, a common element I noticed among the sections were collars. After seeing the costumes in person and having another look through the pictures and video, here are my top three pics:
1.
Guardian Angels
2.
The Arch Angel (Collared Backline)
3.
Bliss
What are your top picks? What did you like about the presentation?
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Check out our Facebook page for photo album from the launch
Check out our Facebook page for photo album from the launch
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The Angel of Bliss section looks very similar, if not almost exact, to the Skyfall section by the Toronto Revellers from 2013 TO Carnival. From the men's costume, to shape and style of the wire bra, even the feathered wings on the section leader costume, it looks too familiar. At least wait a carnival season or two to replicate a style or better yet change colour of the costume so they don't look alike. Not to mention, the headpiece for the backline looks like Rih Rih's Crop Over costume. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteBliss looks nothings like skyfall theirs WAY more detail, skyfall didn't even have feathered wings.... Also skyfall was blue & white this is just pure white, & as for the mens costume there was barely any detailing or feathers on the skyfall's men.
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