Week two of Folklorama officially started yesterday and I couldn’t wait to hit up a couple of my favourite pavilions from last year.

First on the docket we just had to go to the Cuban pavilion, which is held at the RBC Convention Centre.  If you’re a fan of Dirty Dancing, then you’ll love this. You know how in the movie, Baby is culture shocked by all the scandalous dancing happening while she’s on vacation? Well this pavilion doesn’t hold back, although we’re more accustomed to the amazing dance moves that these troupes are performing now that we’re in the year 2016.

After the Cuban pavilion (seriously, this one is a must!), we went to the Punjab Cultural Centre to see the UK pavilion. This one was also a favourite of mine from last year, not so much for the entertainment, but more for the cultural display.  They had palace guards to meet you at the door (although I guess we weren’t on the same page for keeping a straight face apparently…), they have the Tardis from Dr. Who (which I don’t actually watch, but I know how popular the show is), they have a 007 martini bar and an English tea room. There’s a sorting hat and cutouts of Prince Harry and Daniel Craig. Oh, and there’s also nightly sheep herding (yes, you read that correctly, and yes, they’re real sheep).  Although there are tons of British things to look at, the pavilion actually celebrates England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

For this look I channeled my inner Amy Winehouse and Adele and went with an exaggerated cat eye. I feel like the cat eye is so iconically British, with Twiggy first making it popular and then Kate Moss rocking it on the runways.  I tried to use as much British makeup as I could, which is easy since we love UK beauty over on our shores (Rimmel London and Makeup Revolution London, anyone?). For the outfit, I went with black jeggings, a white tank top, my black and white Alexander McQueen Skull Scarf and my sparkly Kate Spade x Keds sneakers. For a country well known for their punk music, I wanted to do something grungy with the outfit.

There’s so many great pavilions happening this week that it’ll be hard deciding which ones to visit. I definitely recommend placing these two high on your list though.

What pavilions will you be visiting during week two of Folklorama?

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