GP Carnival

Unlike the fiery hot carnivals of New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro or the grand carnival in the big  Spanish cities like Madrid or Barcelona or the elaborate and eye-catching carnival of the Canary Islands and Tenerife, the carnival  in the city where I´m living right now is more GP ( General Patronage). Why? Because it involves young children and parents. Nevertheless, it´s still fun and colorful! :)

The parade usually starts with a colorful giant in stilts:

Then the others follow depending on the organization´s theme. The 1st ones where the orange witches:

then the clowns:

I think these ones are little green and purple dwarfs and they dance too!

a little bit of Arabic influence here in satin:

Tinkerbell will orange wings!

some Asian influence in hot pink and  sky blue kimonos,

and the others in gold and printed kimonos:

Flashback to the old age here with some Romans and draping for the girls:

To end, some ¨Grease Lightning¨ influence. ;)

If you´re looking for some color block inspirations, this is the post ( lol!)  and have you noticed that ORANGE is the predominant color? So trendy, no?

Here´s what I wore:

knitted cardigan/jacket- Bershka, plaid top- Pull&Bear

Oxfords (my first!) - New Yorker

I had a great time watching the parade. Actually it´s the only time of the year where most of the people can wear what they want and be funny at the same time. Maybe next year, I´ll be wearing a costume too. What it´s gonna be, I don´t know yet. ;)  The hubz wore his Russian hat  and two guys on the street mistook him for a Russian. Probably because he´s so white. lol! :)

Ciao and enjoy the photos! :)

Che