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This year’s carnival royal family members truly used their imagination and went deep into their souls to help designers design excellent trains that can truly express their passion and pride.
From the magnificent, proudly carved peacock to the gorgeous crystal acorn, the trains of the monarchs of the Mobile Regional Carnival Association and Mobile Carnival Association are alive, creative and personal logos made with the most luxurious fabrics and stones and symbol.
The family aspect is also highly valued. The former family monarchs appeared in the form of eye-catching crowns and crowns, and were commemorated by the glittering cross.
This is a carefully studied method to ensure that plush and elegant train guarantees will make everyone who sees socks stand out:
Scrawny: A three-dimensional masterpiece measuring 65 pounds and 18 feet long, representing in turn the king’s three lovers: God, his family, and brothers and sisters Kappa Alpha Psi.
Quote: “I like it. It’s great. It suddenly appeared in front of you,” Yelding said. “It shows my personality; elegant and simple. I think it does a good job.”
The best ingredients: 12 yards deep red velvet, 45 rabbit furs, 6,000 Swarovski crystals, 5 yards silk, 2 feet of metallic silver cowhide and 17 Austrian crystal rhinestones.
Core: The three-dimensional Yelding family crest, with an 8-inch high silver helmet on it, with a large Swarovski crystal ribbon and a large custom rhinestone medal. There is a family tree on the top of the mountain, and there are colorful stones on the tree, representing the birthstone of the Yelder family. According to King Elexis I in 2015, this tree symbolizes strength, continuous growth and fertility.
Family Prosperity: A rhinestone cross with Yelding’s grandparents’ acronyms below. The king’s grandparents are the former Daphne Mayor Bailey Yelding and his teacher Elizabeth Yelding.
Signs and symbols: The bottom of the train represents Patrick’s brotherhood (Kappa Alpha Psi). Inside the Kappa diamond is a 1-inch high wooden K covered with red German glass mustard seed beads.
Scrap details: The Lyon family crest representing Patrick’s mother’s family, made of turquoise dupioni silk, metallic leather, with 1-inch rhinestone bands on the edges, and decorated with daggers made of seeds and horn beads, and Rhinestones.
Skinny: The 18-foot-long, 75-pound sculpted cool blue and cream stunner, living in the magnificent white African peacock, embodies the essence of the death of Queen Morgan’s parents at the age of 11.
Quote: “I absolutely love it. It’s breathtaking.” Queen Morgan said. “I want to get out of the box. I just want to capture the soul of peacocks and the feeling of my family. My mother loves peacocks. We always think they are beautiful.”
The best ingredients: 12 yards of peacock blue velvet, 40 feet of crystal fox fur, 15 yards of dupioni silk, 10 feet of beaded metallic gold lace and more than 12,000 Swarovski Northern Lights crystals.
Main activity: A 16-foot-tall hand-carved and carved cream velvet velvet and Chantilly lace peacock, 4 inches high from the train, perched on a branch made of iridescent, bugle and golden seed beads. The peacock has blue Swarovski crystal eyes, Swarovski and Austrian crystal crowns, a gold leaf beak and more than 80 dupioni silk feathers, and an oval aurora borealis rhinestone badge.
Family prosperity: There are two colorful little peacocks on the top of the train, representing Queen Morgan’s parents. Between the peacocks is a rhinestone cross.
Signs and symbols: Queen Morgan said that some cultures believe that two peacocks guard the gates of heaven. She said: “That’s another thing I thought of my parents.” “That will be the first thing you see when you go to heaven.” She added that the eyes of peacock feathers are also a symbol of the almighty Christian god.
Unique details: 59 feather-shaped carriages on the exquisite eye-catching collar with feathers, teardrops of Swarovski gemstones and aurora crystal chains. Crystals and gems change color when they capture light.
Skinny: A crimson robe measuring only 21 feet long and weighing 75 pounds, celebrating the love of outdoor sports for three generations of Carnival kings and King Felix III in 2015.
Quote: “I think the train represents me and my family well,” Strickler said. “It shows my love for outdoor sports and my family heritage.”
The best ingredients: crimson velvet, 50 mink skins with mink fur, colorful beads, cranberry brocade and 10-carat gold embroidered Indian metal trim.
Main activity: Family monogram, decorated with rhinestone letters and placed on red velvet with black and gold metal outlines.
The family flourishes: King Felix III’s monogram, the three crowns in the middle and above represent the new king, his father Marian Strickler Adams III (who became MCA King in 1987) and his grandfather Marian Strickler Adams III served as king. In 1956. Strickler’s crown is made of rhinestones and aquamarine, which is his birthstone. His father’s crown is made of red velvet, the red crystal represents his garnet birthstone, and the outline of the rhinestone applique is gold horn and seed beads. The grandfather’s crown was only six inches away from the train and was made of black velvet, Swarovski crystals, rhinestones, golden bugle beads and blue glass representing his birthstone of blue diamonds.
Signs and symbols: The seven metal wire gold stars on the Adams family coat of arms represent the king’s great-grandfather and his six brothers. Strickler said that six of the brothers served in the First World War. “The seventh brother did not serve because they wanted one sibling to stay at home in case the other six brothers did not return.”
Unique details: The seven acorns represent Strickler’s love for the outdoors. The acorns are made of gold, platinum and silver lazi, and are equipped with hand-sewn gold ornaments, Swarovski crystals and seed beads.
Skinny: A luxurious cream blue train with a magnificent red underside, inspired by the French Regent and Art Deco style, reflecting Queen Greer’s love of the country, family and unlimited possibilities of life.
Motto: “I like it. This is exactly what I want,” said Queen Greer. “I like to think that I am a very easy-going person, and this kind of situation comes up suddenly on my train. It’s funny.”
The best raw materials: 11 pieces of silver fox fur, 8,000 pieces of various glass beads and pearls, 22,000 pieces of various crystal rhinestones, 12,500 pieces of sapphire rhinestones, size 5 blue velvet, size 4 blue herringbone canvas, size 7 red ma Saras and antique pearls.
Main event: The moon-shaped “G” royal letter monogram representing the queen’s name is made of navy canvas fabric with a honeycomb background of yellow topaz crystals as the background. The outline is pearls, rhinestone gold, sapphires and silver chains. Above the moon is a crown of rhinestones, crystal and pearl appliques, and various sapphires and pearl gems. Holding the monogram are four golden fabric lions wrapped in golden glass seed beads.
History: Queen Greer’s mother Mary Stimpson Turner (Mary Stimpson Turner) became queen in 1986, and her great-grandmother Cornelia McDuffie Turner became queen in 1937.
Signs and symbols: Silver fox fur is not only a symbol of nobility, but also a symbol of the importance of spending time indulging in and enjoying life. The bee pattern repeated throughout the train represents the importance of the community working together to achieve a common goal. Designer Julia Greer Fobes.
Unique details: There is a patriotic surprise on the back of Queen Greer’s train. On the back is a charming pair of red Marsala silk with bees embroidered with gold bars.
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