elegance
Ladies put on their best dress to parade Chepstow street is a finicky judge indeed And the mile long strut downhill is the gauntlet Snubs and the stares will not make any difference Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2016 Carnival Gallery
Like a boyz band coming out of its own fantasy Three young men show-off their elegant attire Branded from head to toe, ready for the kill The giant Carnival’s catwalk is here for them to conquer Modern “sapeurs” in their tribute to the 1930’s anti-colonial movement Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill Carnival Galleries
Two elegant ladies stroll along the streets of the old Jamestown district A derelict place where the memory of the Gold Coast still thrives The colonial name of Ghana, the vestiges of plunder and pillage The ruins of sorrowful times once built over the ruins of a glorious African Empire The departure gates for the […]
Two well-endowed young fashionistas, wearing luxury bandanas They have put on their best attire for Carnival It is Monday no paint, chocolate or powder It is the day for elegance and seduction It’s Bank Holiday, everybody is rich until tomorrow Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery
Strolling on Chepstow, casting his nets to catch glittery fish Joe Cool behind shades and under Stetson the invisible-visible man Cutting through the crowds scanning behind his North Korean Ray-Bans Carnival is the sweet battlefield where fairies search for the lost souls Hugh Ardoin Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery