gauntlet
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
Parading the tight bodies for the sake of stardom Space cadets and bemedalled veterans alike Run the Chepstow gauntlet in a minimal apparel Knowing that the best defence lies in the attack Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Running the gauntlet set on the Chepstow highs A young beauty with stunning hairdo becomes an abstract The Masquerade vandals take a special pleasure at this Something between the molasses tradition and hazing The ritual mettle-test, preferably aimed at the beautiful But beauty as always transcends the very mask… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill […]
The symbols and signs abound a Star of Bombay the Cotton Transport The eye candy sprinkled with icing sugar or some similar lethal powder Visibly stressed by this ordeal of running the gauntlet she mutters a few words You can read her lips like an open book but words don’t matter Photo Hugh Ardoin The […]