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Trinidad Waste Couture: How Carnival Makers Turn Discarded Costumes into Mas

Trinidad waste couture is the growing movement of makers turning discarded Carnival costumes and found junk into mas. It answers a real problem. Carnival in Trinidad is one of the planet's great fashion labs, but it also has a serious one-wear habit. Why Trinidad waste couture matters now Mas bands spend months engineering feathered wire …