I got back from Port-of-Spain on Monday afternoon after a long and tiring week of fashion shows, collection viewing events and art exhibitions. It is always refreshing and exciting to step outside of Guyana and take a peek at what is going on in our Caricom sister states in terms of fashion. Fashion in the Caribbean is an extremely fragmented ‘thing’ and there is actually a lot of clutter across the board and not just in Guyana.
You have to really explore if you want to find the real gems and semi-precious stones. In most cases they are often tossed up between all the clutter; like at Caribbean Resort Style Week. In the space of one week I attended three shows and I was only able to pull seven faces behind the brands and business models that I believe will re-shape the Caribbean region. Here goes:
Designer Aisling Camps – I was shocked to see someone in the Caribbean attempting to go down a totally different road, using a controversial textile like knitwear and transforming it into all-season wearable fashion. Aisling represents the breath of fresh air we need in the region. Capped as fashion’s young gun in Trinidad,
