Overview:
Okap à la Mode’s third version opened in Cap-Haïtien with reside make-up and trend design, soulful performances, and a crowd so energized by the music they begged for extra. The five-day occasion blends magnificence, model, and tradition with dance lessons, movie screenings, and a recycled-fashion “Trashion Present” finale.
CAP-HAÏTIEN — Bathed in stage mild, three ladies from the viewers joyfully sang alongside to the legendary “Papa gede bèl gason” by Lumane Casimir, their smiles as radiant because the music, whereas a performer commanded the stage at Gwòg Bar Restaurant in Cap-Haïtien on Aug. 6.
The beat all of a sudden stopped. The ladies complained loudly as a result of they wished to maintain singing, however it was the evening they’d been eagerly awaiting for days, and they didn’t need it to finish — the opening of the third version of “Okap à la Mode,” French for Cap-Haïtien in Fashion.
Hosted by the native trend and dance group Family Art Agency, Okap à la Mode is a five-day occasion that features singing, reside make-up and clothes designing performances on its opening day, Aug. 6, at Gwòg Bar Restaurant in Cap-Haïtien’s Boulevard.
On Aug. 7, the occasion featured Konpa, salsa, folklore, and Afro dance lessons, adopted by brief movie screenings on Aug. 9. The grand finale got here on Aug. 10, when Household Artwork Company hosted a trend present and a purple carpet occasion known as the Trashion Present — a playful mix of “trash,” “trend,” and “present.” With a renaissance theme, fashions highlighted recycling and sanitation efforts by sporting outfits comprised of plastic luggage, umbrellas, and outdated garments.
Household Artwork Company partnered with the environmental group Poubèl Ayiti (Haiti Trash Can) to host the Trashion Present. With Cap-Haïtien dealing with a critical waste administration downside, designers used their creations to emphasize the significance of recycling.
Under are photographs from the primary day of the third version of Okap à la Mode.
