Carnival costumes represent characters, symbols and ideas tied to larger themes of history, folklore, fantasy and culture. One of the most recent costumes to appear in a Carnival was Ryoko, a ...

The queen of Carnival has arrived! On Monday, Aug. 5, “Diamonds” singer Rihanna made her grand entrance in a custom bedazzled costume at the annual Crop Over Festival in her home country of ...

Choosing The Right Costume Each island’s carnival includes what is known as band launch season. Each masquerade band presents its theme and costume designs for the upcoming carnival. This gives ...

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 ...

Production credits: Makeup: Kamilah Codrington & Shanelle Estwick at I Heart Makeup; Carnival Costumes: Vida by Esquire; Models: Aisha Comissiong, Ashlee Estwick, Bernadette Chikowore-Jemmott ...

He expressed, “Carnival is more than just the costume, it’s the coming together of many and I think brands like Rum Stripe do a great job at ensuring this for masqueraders.

Carnival costume contests with big prizes were all the rage in New Orleans a century ago The competitions took place in neighborhoods, not just the Quarter . BY JOHN McCUSKER ...

The singer, seen here in her bedazzled costume Monday, has made multiple appearances at the island carnival in years past. Charles & Sandy Pitt-Shanice King / BACKGRID ...

Revellers in Rio de Janeiro showed their creativity, dressed to their nines to have a good time at the city’s street carnival parades this week.Our correspondents Jan Onoszko and Fanny Lothaire paid ...

Thesps Anjelica Huston, Julie Andrews, Jeff Bridges, Jamie Lee Curtis, Geena Davis, Kelly Lynch and Rachel Griffiths were in attendance at the sixth annual Costume Design Guild Awards Saturday ...