Meet Chesska Robinson: The designer bringing colour and sparkle to London's Notting Hill Carnival
Costume designer Chesska Robinson is the creative force behind some of the most stunning outfits at London's Notting Hill Carnival, one of the biggest street parties in Europe. But her work doesn’t stop when the parade ends - it’s a year-round labour of love.
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00:00So a mass band consists of a group of people that take a truck to Mountain Hill Carnival,
00:27any carnival, with masqueraders. Some have bands on them which play fun and then some
00:35have DJs which play kind of like sound music. It is a competition that we don't think about
00:42but it is a competition between the bands and a friendly competition between the designers.
00:47We are, you know, we're fighting for the bragging rights to say that we won that year.
00:57I think it's important that our culture is still celebrated because it's who we are.
01:09I think it's important to display to our younger generations who we are and where we've come from.