One of my favourite things to do after I've chosen my costume is shop for footwear. Back in the day we just had a rather dull selection of mostly white athletic shoes to chose from, but we're quite fortunate nowadays to have many shoe options, including buying colourful shoes online. Caribana masqueraders have not just stuck with sneakers the last several years either, but boots, a Trinidad Carnival influence, are seen more and more.
Locally, I've seen many inexpensive multi-coloured fun ked style sneaks at Walmart & Zellers that would match very well with so many Caribana costumes. As well, Costa Blanca outlet store on Orfus Rd. has these fringed boots for just $10. This neutral tan colour or black would go well with a lot of costumes.
Here's some shoes and boots that coordinate with the costumes you're playing in. Let everyone know where you've shopped for footwear & what store you had success with.
Wild Roses
Nicole
Golden Pheasant
Seychelles
Rocket Dog
Nectar of the Lotus
DKNY
Volatile
Steve Madden
Crees of Canada
Irregular Choice
Asics
Water Lily
Marc Jacobs
The City of Gold
Secret Garden
J Shoes
Rocket Dog
Smoky Quartz
Type Z
Lychee
Puma
Sketchers
The Glory that was Greece
Pacific Paradise
Costa Blanca
Sketchers
Asics
Mexico 1519 to 1521
Sesto Muecci
Scabiosa
Minneonka
Zambesi Treasures
Reebok
Psychedelic Latin America
Diesel
Aruja
Naughty Monkey
Roxy
Boganvilla
Puma
Pink Pleasures
Kenneth Cole
Locally, I've seen many inexpensive multi-coloured fun ked style sneaks at Walmart & Zellers that would match very well with so many Caribana costumes. As well, Costa Blanca outlet store on Orfus Rd. has these fringed boots for just $10. This neutral tan colour or black would go well with a lot of costumes.
Here's some shoes and boots that coordinate with the costumes you're playing in. Let everyone know where you've shopped for footwear & what store you had success with.
Wild Roses
Nicole
Puma
Golden Pheasant
Seychelles
Rocket Dog
Nectar of the Lotus 
DKNY
Volatile
Steve Madden
Crees of Canada
Irregular Choice
Asics
Water Lily
Marc Jacobs
The City of Gold
Secret Garden
J Shoes
Rocket Dog
Smoky Quartz
Type Z
Lychee
Puma
Sketchers
The Glory that was Greece
Pacific Paradise
Costa Blanca
Sketchers
Asics
Mexico 1519 to 1521
Sesto Muecci
Scabiosa
Minneonka
Zambesi Treasures
Reebok
Psychedelic Latin America
Diesel
Aruja
Naughty Monkey
Roxy
Boganvilla
Puma
Pink Pleasures
Kenneth Cole
Dayum, out of all things, I didn't think about shoes! Where do I get those Seychelles?
ReplyDeleteThey do look really nice. Thanks for the suggestion lol.
Most shoes are from zappos.com
ReplyDeleteHere they are:
http://www.zappos.com/product/7482427/color/621
Seychelles is a good brand, I like mine, very comfy.
Karabana, thanks for the great tip regarding the Costa Blanca outlet boots! I picked up a pair of tan for myself and a black pair for a friend. It doesn't get any better than 10 dollars. See you on the road!
ReplyDeleteCarnival Dreamer
You're welcome Carnival Dreamer, very glad to hear, I just knew someone had to get that deal, hope they work out well!
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