Today I am writing to you from Miami Beach in Barbados. I decided to take a much-needed break from Guyana. At times, I believe it’s necessary to take occasional breaks from your surroundings to grow and learn by interacting with a new environment in order to advance your thinking patterns. I mean this really how change comes about right?
Like Guyana, Barbados doesn’t have a locally developed fashion industry but it has a thriving international fashion atmosphere. There is a host of wealthy travellers who are willingly to spend. This is the case for most Caribbean tourist destinations such as Aruba, St Maarten, St Lucia etc. We see the fancy marble floored boutiques and European brands in these countries but never the promotion of the local arts. Except for in the souvenir shopping areas.
Fashion throughout the Caribbean is not seen as a commercial industry. It is seen as entertainment. As international brands such as
