Caribbean Fine Art Fair Fashion Show 2019

Written by: Shamar Blunt

Recently the Caribbean Fine Art (CaFA) Fair held its annual Caribbean Fashion Show at the Grande Salle, Central Bank of Barbados, located in the heart of the city.

Designers for this exhibition came from several Caribbean islands.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCDwjNoZJus

Caribbean Entertainment Hub was in attendance and captured the following Creations:

Marlene Millon-Desvignes of IMAT’s Creations from Martinique

Her theme was centred around retelling the past history of West Indians and our ancestors, with big call backs to dresses and headpieces of yesterday. The earthly colours chosen were a nice nod to our forefathers’ hard work on cultivating the land in order to provide for families.

Cherin White from Barbados

Nice modern look to her line of beach wear and casual pieces, with a beautiful use of crochet work to design the majority of the ladies’ tops.

Andre Watson from Barbados

Casual ware with a modern taste. Andre believes there is a market for more modern influenced out-fits that are neglected by other designers. So he showed the way on the ‘runway’.

Other designers who participated in the show were: Desiha Dare from Trinidad, Lana Wilson, Andrea L. O’Neale, Cherin White, Marva Forde, and Alice Martin all hailing from Barbados

All in all, the entire show was a great reminder to what we Caribbean people are capable of doing, and why it’s so important of us to invest in our artists and creatives.

We look forward to seeing what the festival brings next year, and hope to see younger entrepreneurs taking party in the fashion show.

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