Come next Saturday, August 4, a selection of exceptional Caribbean designers will present their collections as part of the Caribbean Export Development Agency’s (Caribbean Export) Caribbean Fashion Showcase in London and Guyanese Sonia Noel will be among them.
The showcase serves as the opening of Caribbean Export’s Grosvenor presence and the agency’s involvement in the African Caribbean Business Expo in London.
Following on from the highly successful Caribbean Collections London Fashion Week debut in February 2012, seven designers have been selected to highlight the region’s flourishing fashion talent. Sonia, who had a very impressive collection at CFW this year, was selected to represent Guyana in London.
The other designers are Phelicia Dell of Haiti, whose range of handbags were chosen by Diane Von Furstenburg to be sold across her global chain of stores; Trinidadian Meiling, who has worked closely on a number of successful projects with Emmy Award-winning costume designer Peter Minshall; Jamaican Arlene Martin whose designs have been worn by Jamaican supermodel and American Vogue favourite Jaunel McKenzie; Haitian David André; Luxury Suriname Jewellery brand Atelier Doré and Trinidadian jewellery designer Kirie Bain.
A select audience of European buyers, stylists, fashion press and celebrities is expected at the event, which will be held at Grosvenor House Hotel.
Sonia is also part of the delegation for the Cariforum-EU Business Forum, which is a European Community and ACP Secretariat supported initiative that seeks to build private sector capacity in the Caribbean by providing a platform to facilitate dialogue between entrepreneurs and investors from the Caribbean and Europe.The forum is set for August 8 – 9 at the Grosvenor House.
“The hard work over the years is paying off,” Sonia said. “I must thank Christopher Mc Nair and Caribbean Export for the London showcase which can be of tremendous benefit to the Caribbean Fashion industry. I will continue to make Guyana proud and build the local industry.”
