Trinidad & Tobago celebrates first annual fashion week
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| Published on Saturday, May 10, 2008 |
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: The islands of Trinidad & Tobago have announced their first annual Fashion Week Trinidad & Tobago (FWTT) scheduled to unveil May 26 - 31, 2008 in Adam Smith Square. Top local and Caribbean designers will participate in daily runway shows featuring their work under various themes.
Spearheaded by Dianne Hunt, developer of Radical Designs, and sponsored in part by the Tourism Development Company Limited of Trinidad & Tobago (TDC), FWTT is an event targeted at promoting the fashion identity of the entire region while helping to put existing and new and aspiring talent on display.
Labeled with the tagline, “Keeping the Fashion Industry Alive in T&T,” the event’s themed programs under which designers will present their collections include, “Premier Vision”, “Conscious Fashion”, “Fresh” and “Caribbean Allies” which will feature designers from Antigua, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts, St Lucia and St Vincent.
There will also be a showcasing of collections from “The Icons,” - top Caribbean designers such as Sonia Mack, Peter Elias, Meiling, Claudia Pegus, Heather Jones and Francis Hendy, who have received distinctive and acclaimed recognition in the fashion industry.
“Trinidad & Tobago has so much to offer outside of sun, sand and sea. It is our fashion, culture, music, and food that make us who we are. Our hope is that the established and up and coming fashion designers participating in this show will attract buyers and fashion media from around the world and generate buzz in the industry,” says Jason Baptiste, TDC marketing manager.
FWTT was created to include all aspects of the fashion industry ranging from hair stylists, make-up artists, models and photographers to cosmetic producers and accessory manufactures. The event will also include musical performances, art displays and a showcase of past prize-winning Carnival costumes. |
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