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LONDON - WHAT ARE YOU WEARING TO NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL?

Notting Hill Carnival is basically the only street festival anyone in London's ever heard of, a place where a lot of super loud dub and jungle and house and reggae gets played, a lot of chicken gets eaten and a lot of dope gets smoked, and normally there is a shooting and everyone blames the police. Let's see what people wear to this thing.

(Above) Mary Anna, 20, graphic design student

Vice: How would you describe your style?
Mary Anna: A bit of rock and roll – I like the rocky, edgy look.

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Who influences your style?
Alice Dellal and Rihanna.

What do you like about carnival?
The music and being able to smoke a spliff.

Stephen, 17, college student

Vice: How would you describe your style?
Stephen: Old school, really.

How did you dress for carnival?
I don't know really.

Who influences the way you dress?
A few people, yeah.

Hm, OK. What do you like about carnival?
The general vibe, and everyone enjoying themselves.

Lewis, 17, music technology student

Vice: How would you describe your style?
Lewis: I try to stand out rather than blend in and try and be as unique as possible.

What do you love about carnival?
The music, the vibe, just everyone getting along and putting aside their differences.

But someone was shot yesterday. Moving on. How would you describe your carnival style?
Well, I've changed twice already. I came representing, I came all Jamaican earlier, and I changed to try and stand out because I didn't want to blend in too much.

Who influences the way you dress?
I take a bit of something from every different artist.

Greg, 24, DJ

Vice: How would you describe your style in three words?
Greg: Whatever's in the wardrobe, although that's four words.

We'll let you off.
"Whatever in wardrobe."

OK, I'll mark down that you play by the rules. How did you dress for carnival today?
Literally threw on whatever was in my wardrobe.

So you really meant that. Who influences the way you dress?
Me.

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Mixing Red Bull and Guinness might explain this outfit, since he couldn't. Most of the interview tape was indecipherable.

Cara Latty, 21, performer

Vice: Describe your style in three words?
Cara: Hungover and comfortable.

How have you dressed for carnival?
Leggings, in case it rains, and a hat because I'm hungover and couldn't be bothered to do my hair.

Why do you like carnival?
Because it's so much fun, everybody celebrating something different--it's London!

Are you inspired to dress a certain way by any particular celebrities?
No!

KYLIE GRIFFITHS