UPDATED: #CarnivalinJamaica: Revellers take lunch time for costume repairs

Kimberly Small, Staff Reporter

Half way through the excitement of road marches and wining to calypso music, revellers in the Bacchanal band broke for lunch and laughter too.

But some revellers had to use the time to repair costumes.

Many in the Ubiquitous section in the band made it clear they were not having the best of experiences.

Soliel Reid, a Jamaican visiting from the United States, complained about an ill-fitting bra and her unsuccessful attempts to contact the section's designer, Roy Anedu. 

"This bra isn't my size! When I dance I have to do this," she said, using her hand to cover her cleavage. 

"I even upgraded my costume to front line and I didn't get my backpack," she said.

Paul Clarke, who first jumped with Bacchanal in 2016 walked with a small bottle of fabric glue, and spent his lunch time reattaching fallen gems.

"This didn't happen the first time, but I don't have a choice, if I want to look good for the road," he told The Gleaner. 

They were not alone.

Miley Loobie, participating in carnival in Jamaica for the first time, reported that she had to sew her costume three separate times. 

NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Lee Daniels as the designer of costumes in the Ubiquitous section of the band.

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