Watch: Creating colourful Carnival costumes

One of the best things about Carnival is the array of bright, colourful costumes - but how are they made?

BBC London went behind the scenes to meet one of the teams working around the clock to get them ready on time.

Kaya is a designer and seamstress at Hotwax band and told us what it is like to create a costume for Notting Hill Carnival.

"It's very difficult. I struggle a lot to keep up with everything but I always end up getting everything done," she said.

Video edited by Fosiya Ismail

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