Maybe the fact that Brian Mc Farlane's 2007 portrayal was entitled India might be the reason that he reports to the Newsday that costume manufacturers from that country have contacted him to have his costumes made in India:
As the Carnival season this year is a very short one some “mas men” have found a quick fix by having costumes imported from companies in India, China and other countries.
This was first revealed by bandleader Brian Mac Farlane. He said he received e-mails and calls from representatives from a company in India asking him whether he was interested in importing his Carnival costumes from them.
“The gentleman that spoke to me insisted that I should be interested in his offers of bras and bikini bottoms because other bands locally imported from them and I told him that I do not subscribe to that kind of Mas and I make my costumes from scratch,” he said
I find it bemusing that the Newsday would assume that the reason for costumes made in India and China has to do with a short Carnival season when this has been the norm with many bands for YEARS. Island People representative Wyatt Gallery openly admitted that they have their costumes made in China as well as Curtis Eustace of Evolution who told me the costumes were designed in Trinidad and sent to India for production. Even TRIBE has gotten in on the act as I was told the beading on Black Magic was done in India as no one could do the job locally.
It was also quite hilarious that every band contacted by Newsday admitted to knowing of this practice but not doing it themselves:
It was also quite hilarious that every band contacted by Newsday admitted to knowing of this practice but not doing it themselves:
When Sunday Newsday contacted other bandleaders their overall comments were they were aware of it but they are not the ones that do it.
When co-producer of Trini Revellers, Jeff Gillette, was contacted he said he has heard of bandleaders doing that but not his band.
Nina Mc Kenzie of Genesis took the cake when she said “This is the first time I have ever heard of something like that,” once again Nina needs to stay away from the toxic fumes of the Evo Stick Glue. For the full article, check out today's SundayNewsday edition or get it online here.
4 comments:
im confussed just as much as reading this post it was blatently obvious that macfarlane had used alot of premade garmants, skirt peics and bra tops last year if you look on the internet you could litterally buy alot of the garments he had used i have no issues with components being sourced abroad aslong as most of the work and assembly is kept loaclly but its when bands are blatently buying entire sections as in example Dream teams "its carnival" section that comes from necklmens site it jus means bands can get detailed handmade work at a cheaper price which still beggers beleif why costumes are still so pricey we know how cheap labour is in them countries!!
Nina, Nina, Nina ....tsk tsk tsk..
Are you here solely for comic relief?
Give us a break nah. Jus lie and say that ur band doesn't do it, doh bother to tell us that u NEVER heard of the practice !!! steups
That Nina is a trip. She must be fun at dinner parties. I'm thinking, "Luna" Lovegood of Harry Potter.
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