From mud saucers to haute couture: The Pamela Fox story

Some footwear made by Pamela Fox right here in Guyana.

By Abigail Semple

You might have thought you’ve seen it all in the world of fashion designing, but if you haven’t seen Pamela Fox’s collection, then, as the saying goes: ‘you haven’t seen anything yet’; it’s full of sassy pieces in exotic colours, and made from the choicest fabrics.

This week The Scene caught up with the local designer. Sitting in her office at King Street, Pamela spoke extensively on how her gift was first manifested and how it evolved to what it is today.

Pamela lived in the North West District, up to the age of 12 with her mother, a seamstress and her father, a businessman. During that time in her life, she “experienced all sorts of arts and crafts”. She said when she was about five or six years old she