I Dare You, I Dare You!

Casual-chic, and rocking an 'of the moment' bold print blouse.
Brazil; Rio Carnival 08

In the immortal words of the Soca singer, Ms. Destra Garcia - I Dare You! But to do what, exactly? To arm yourselves with pro. cameras, and to take to the streets, cool island locales, bars, and fetes, and REALLY get some hot shots of uber-stylish Caribbean folk.

To someone (anyone!) out there who loves Island style as much as I do, I dare you: why not become a Caribbean Street Style Photographer?

I'm not talking about getting random shots of folks who are posing up in random Fetes across the region, vogueing for the pic because they're at a party that Machel Montano, or Beenie Man performed at, and they want to be seen on some random party site, saying, "Cheese!"

No, no, no. I'm talking about snapping everyday people doing their daily thing - people who clearly rock an impeccable sense of personal style. One of the best things to happen within the turbulent fashion publishing world, has been the rise of intrepid style savants who independently go beyond reporting on 'which Celeb. wore what.' In an almost similar fashion, I say it's time we celebrate individual style in the Caribbean, too.

Want some inspiration? Check out one of the leading Street Style blogs/Photograpers, The Satorialist, and one of the lesser known - but equally cool - sites, Chicktopia. Now, don't just go out there and be a carbon copy of Scott Schuman!

There are certain fashion-y things about dressing in the Caribbean that makes the look unique - go find those things, and the people who rock those fantastical looks, and snap that. And let me know how it goes, ok?

And maybe, just maybe, I'll feature your shots on the pages of Au Courant Magazine - the debut issue hits this week!

L.M.N. Harris