Costumes for artists and misfits and many other Persona

Epic Carnival’s costume launch last Saturday has Freudian influenced sections for every revellers' inner dreams
Story by Stephen Weir Photos By Gilbert Medina

If Sigmund Freud had attended Saturday night’s Epic Carnival costume launch he’d probably would have said that it was an event that reached out not to his Ego, but to his Id.  The Id is that part of the mind’s psyche, where innate instinctive impulses reside! Epic’s moniker was Persona and the 500 people who attended were asked to choose the costumes they liked based on their own impulses!
“We asked people to think about what their Persona is,” explained Epic’s Jerrol (Stretch), Augustine. What they saw on stage was our EPIC Carnival models portraying many different concepts of Persona. We wanted unique themes that captured the energy, passion, imagination and culture of our masqueraders. This year's focal point is image and self-expression. “
EPIC put a list together of possible persona and matched them with a suitable section to jump up with.  “ Are you the Artist?” asked Stretch. “Then you should see the costumes of the Carnival Dollz.”
If you think of yourself as a Misfit, then a costume from the Gems Of Spice Section could be your ticket to the annual parade. All in all 11 Ids were paired with 11 different sections – all have been posted on the Mas band’s busy Instagram account.
The costume reveal began with a first. Soca violinist Christian Williams performed solo on stage to open the evening. After putting down her bow she went backstage, donned a costume and came back out to model her Persona. 
For almost 90-minutes there was a riot of colour, feathers, beads and metal inside Scarborough’sJC Banquet Hall on Ellesmere Rd. As it has been with the three previous held 2019 fashion launches, Saturday night was a bit of bare-as-your-dare, but there were also costumes for all shapes and sizes. And following another 2019 trend Real Men do wear feathers, and in the case of Epic, that means lots of feathers.
Epic plans to have its Mas Camp opens early in May. They have not yet announced the location.

COMING UP THIS SATURDAY - April 20th.
Toronto’s most winning band, Saldenah Carnival, has chosenHeart Beat, The Thrill of Life as its theme this year. The launch will be held at the Grand Cinnamon Banquet Hall on McNicoll Avenue in Scarborough
Toronto’s most winning band, Saldenah Carnival, has chosenHeart Beat, The Thrill of Life as its theme this year. The launch will be held at the Grand Cinnamon Banquet Hall on McNicoll Avenue in Scarborough

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