On Sunday, I volunteered at the Alternative Village Fete at Battersea Park, organised by Home Live Art. I had such a fun and creative day (despite the disgusting weather).
Together with artists Harold Offeh and Barby Asante, the team of volunteer make-up artists, stylists and photographers created the Bling Jubilee Court. We dressed the public up as ‘Queens of the COMMON-wealth’, which included disco/carnival/African/Indian/drag/pageant queens…and a hefty dose of Freddie Mercury! The ‘Queens’ were then led to a stage and photographed before an adoring crowd (you can see the photos over here).
Our boudoir/tent contained about 50 wigs, a tonne of make-up, a pile of stick-on mustaches, and 2 long rails of dress up clothes. Here are a few photos that I took. You can see the full set on my Facebook page.
First things first: Trying on everything in sight before anyone arrived!
Me and my mate, Blondie. (The coat I’m wearing once belonged to my boyfriend’s grandmother!)
A very small section of the dress-up rail.
All hail Harold Offeh, Carnival Queen!
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