GFW promises ‘fashion fusion’

From left: Sonia Noel, Managing Director of Chetsons Inshaan Ramkellawan, Rep for Fly Jamaica Teasha Corbin, CEO of FMO Leon DeFrietas, Trinidadian Hair Stylist Essenese Sambury and Richard Young.

Guyana Fashion Week (GFW) 2016 promises Guyanese a fashion fusion as it seeks to highlight issues such as domestic violence, people living with disabilities and Trafficking in Persons (TIP).

At a recent press conference Trinidadian creative designer and fashion designer, Richard Young noted that GFW became a biennial festival after its fifth run in 2011 but decided to take a break last year because of Guyana’s 50th independence anniversary being observed this year.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GFW Sonia Noel described her brainchild as being a