Bandleaders stand firm on decision about models’ skin tone

Amid some public criticism that a number of Crop Over bands are relying heavily on fair-skinned women and Trinidadian models for their costume photoshoots and band launches, local bandleaders and industry representatives are defending their practices, arguing that logistics, cost factors and creative direction heavily influence those decisions.

Those interviewed also stressed that several black Barbadian models have been featured in band launches so far this season.

President of the Barbados Association of Masqueraders...