Category: FASHION

Mariska’s Designs by Sonia Noel received accolades at the annual charity fashion show ‘Strut for a Cause’ held at Sandal Grande, St. Lucia, on November 24. The trendy collections created quite a stir on the runway. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, the designer said ‘Strut for a Cause’ represented ‘Faces of Cancer’ this year, and she was very privileged to have been part of such a worthy cause. At the event, Mariska’s Designs was worn by Emma Hippolyte, a minister of commerce, business development, investment and consumer…

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US-based Guyanese designer Michelle Cole has been dressing some of Guyana’s most beautiful women, equipping them for the international pageantry arena. The designer’s brand, Colefacts, has been praised for its brilliant, elegant and sensual designs. Michelle’s designs have adorned Miss Guyana World 2012 Arti Cameron and the most recent Miss Guyana Universe 2012 Raquayyah Boyer. They have both received accolades for their contemporary and chic Colefacts designer clothing. If you want to look and feel like a queen for the upcoming holiday festivities, these outfits are perfect for a distinct,…

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Sonia Noel has launched yet another spectacular collection. The stylish “double-sided” dresses are the very inventive and fashion-forward designer’s latest creations and are perfect for the upcoming Christmas festivities. Adorned with strong traditional seasonal colours and elegance, this collection is the perfect wear for all the parties for the Christmas season. One dress, two parties, two very separate looks; just turn it over and you have a different design. Noel told Guyana Times Sunday Magazine that this collection was launched in St Lucia and was well-received. She added that it…

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Veteran designer Sonia Noel has once again aptly represented Guyana on the international stage by featuring her highly praised fashion-forward designs. Noel fashionably incorporated black, white and the colours of the Guyana flag in her collection, featured in Atlanta, US, at an international fashion show held Oct 6 at the Porter Sanford Performing Art Centre. The designs were high lauded by many notable international designers. The fashion show also featured designers from the USA, Caribbean and Africa. “It was a great feeling to be the feature designer and having a…

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New York-based Guyanese designer Shanice Jones launched her Spring/Summer 2013 collection at BK Fashion Weekend at Industry City a few weeks ago. The theme of her collection “Color Explosion” was inspired by the beautiful shades of colors of the Caribbean and utlized various fabrics such as satin, polyester & spandex to give an elegant, yet sexy feel to the line of clothing. Photographer- Abdul-Qawiy Abdul Karim

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Sonia Noel continues her unrelenting path of celebrating Guyanese style and putting Guyana on the fashion list internationally. This year marks her fifteenth year in the fashion industry, having secured several fashion-related milestones, all contributing to an emerging momentum regionally. Guyana Fashion Weekend, with its impressive five years run and its ambitious move to a biennial, developmental programme, look out for Guyana Fashion Weekend VI in 2013; reality television series – Designer/ Stylist Portfolio and Guyana Model Search featuring upcoming designers, budding stylists, aspiring models and Diatribe. 2012 will be…

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This week Guyana Times International features the work of our local designers who took part in the Guyana Fashion Weekend 2011. The designers are, Ryan Berkley, who copped this year’s most promising designer award; Marcie DeSantos, who won the same prize in 2008, Sazie Rahaman, who is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and well-known model turned designer, Meleesa Payne.

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These models display some of Donna Ramsammy James’ creation Shape 2000 launched its 2012 collection last Sunday at the Century Palms Garden, Lodge, Backlands, Georgetown under the title “Afrika Milele”. The designs of ladies and gents wear created by Donna Ramsammy-James were displayed by various models. The event this year is incorporated with the softness of Asia, the depth of Africa and the colour of the Caribbean. The various designs featured traditional and contemporary fashion of the African continent and its diaspora. “Afrika Milele” coincides with the United Nations designation…

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Guyana Fashion Weekend 2011 was launched with a spectacle of thought-provoking and compelling sights and sounds at the Princess Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara. The show began with the impresario Russell Lancaster signalling the commencement of the launch of the fifth anniversary celebrations of GFW. The runway and backdrop were in hues of green to emphasise the theme of the International Year of the Forests. The International Year for People of African Descent was also acknowledged in an electrifying drum section, which climaxed in a shrill voice affirming “Africa! Africa!…

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