Wildcat Sailorgirl: The Shape Of Carnival

Monday, February 22, 2016

The Shape Of Carnival - Trinidad Carnival 2016

All sizes, shapes and ages (adults) - beautiful

I have shared a lot with you in regards to carnival in Trinidad but I must share one more thing. It is an important item. I want to talk about the shape of carnival.

All sizes, shapes and ages (adults) - beautiful

I mentioned in a previous post and no doubt you noticed in the pics, that the masqueraders costumes are generally on the small side.....aka skimpy. Trinidad is no different than other countries in the world, in that they are struggling with expanding waistlines too. The highest volume KFC in the Caribbean is supposedly in Port of Spain Trinidad.

All sizes, shapes and ages (adults) - beautiful

However, when it comes to playing mas, size and age didn't seem to matter. We saw all ages of adults and all sizes. ALL SIZES! No one seemed to care that their body wasn't perfect. They still wore the beaded up - sparkly bikini with a mass of feathers. A 42 year old woman with say maybe three kids at home - no problem. She was sporting the same Brazilian cut bikini Mas costume as the 25 year old chipping next to her. The same is true for guys. We saw several older guys chipping along with rum guts (Caribbean beer belly).

All sizes, shapes and ages (adults) - beautiful

Everyone here seemed to be so confident in their own skin. It really came through. They were out on de road, playing Mas, chipping and having a good time. Total body confidence with a big dose of Who Cares!

All sizes, shapes and ages (adults) - beautiful

It was quite refreshing. No, it was fantastic! So much so, that it has been the topic of several discussion with various cruisers in the past week since carnival. I really can't think of an equivalent situation in the USA where a mass quantity of women in their 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's 60's+ would feel as confident marching/dancing in a parade in their swimsuits for 12 hours. I loved it. Both Adventure Sarah and Sarah off sv Cape expressed how amazing and brilliant they thought it was and echoing the same.... that there isn't the same body confidence among women in the UK.