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Annual Easter Hat show remains a touch of class
By Abena Rockcliffe
Elegance stood at its best yesterday at the Promenade Gardens as the Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown hosted its annual Hat Show and Garden Party.
An event like this is not often held in Guyana; so hundreds–mostly women — converged at the Gardens to witness the show with optimism that it will be as promising as usual.
Even this little one displays her hat
Make no mistake; the participants did not disappoint its audience as nearly two dozen displayed their hats with elegance.
For the past 24 years the club has been hosting the event, which has become a “look out for” affair.
Yesterday the show was staged in three categories— elegant, original and topical.
Each hat on display was designed for the show and made its debut yesterday. Hats were judged, among other things, on creativity and the way they were displayed.
Competitors modeled to the melodious sounds provided by the Guyana Police Force band which kept the exemplary melodies rather patriotic.
Quite a number of children were involved in the competition with the youngest being three years old. She competed with others of her age group and even some as old as 12.
In the senior category, the competitors ranged vast in age with the youngest being 14 and the oldest being 94. She displayed a red feathery hat.
In keeping with the fact that it was an Easter hat show, most persons opted to use themes of Easter bunnies and eggs.
Nevertheless in the topical section, Ramkumar Jewanram displayed his hat that depicted the setting of a cricket field. In addition, his hat marked “stop the politics in cricket.” Jewanram who was the lone male in the competition had his hat designed by his sister Kamela Maniram who was also in the competition and has been involved for the past 10 years.
Also a young designer, Randy Madray had the pleasure of having two beautiful models—Sasha Mamza and Kezia Campbell- display his classy pieces that he dubbed Victorian Bloom and Bunny Wonderland. This year marked the first for his involvement in the Easter hat show.
All hats displayed had catchy names and unique styles; the judges must have had a difficult time.
There were three judges for the junior category, Cheryl Burrowes, Charmaine Blackman-Alves and Sasha Hardt.
And for the senior category, the judges were Edda D’Andrade, Lourdes Zunga Rodriguez and Joel Ghansham.
There were other attractions such as a book sale, tea party and games on site.
The funds raised from the activity are put towards charity. The money funds scholarships to the University of Guyana, School feeding programmes and distribution of hampers to senior citizens in Guyana and shut-ins across the country.
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Caption: Even this little one displays her hat
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