Contemporary fashion designer Tyrone Nelson’s focus is to bring the future fashion world into today’s reality with his unique and creative ideas.
Nelson, a business management graduate from UWI at Cave Hill Barbados, is CEO and fashion designer of English Duck International Designs (EDID), which he established and created in Oct. 2006.
He has modelled in numerous shows in Barbados, including the Barbados Fashion Week, and copped two titles in two male pageants: Mr Ebony 2006 Barbados and Face of Shabeau 2007.
The designer has a diploma in fashion from the Barbados Community College, and rocketed into the fashion world, representing EDID at shows like Caribbean Fashion Week, Barbados Fashion Week, Style Week Jamaica, Red Run Way Fashion show in Trinidad & Tobago, Ester Barnes Fashion Show in Toronto Canada and others, and is presently turning heads on the fashion arena in the island of Bahamas where he currently resides.
EDID has been moulded into one of the most futuristic and talked about designing houses around Guyana and the Caribbean. It has taken the opportunity to expand its services and expertise by becoming involved in coordinating and constructing wardrobe and pageants such as the Miss Guyana Talented Teen, Miss Freeport in Bahamas and Pointe-à-Pierre in Trinidad, among numerous others. Nelson has also judged, trained and produced models for many pageants around the Caribbean.
In 2011, the designer launched his all-male clothing line ‘Venom’. Seeing the response he received from fans motivated Nelson to challenge his creative ability to design and produce section and individual costumes for both children and adults for the Trinidad and Tobago carnival 2012. Many of these have won prices and have been featured in other carnivals and fashion platforms in Miami, Barbados, Grenada, Antigua, just to name a few.
His recent collection, L’eau de style(French for “water in style”), was inspired by International Year of Water 2013, and highlights the kaleidoscope of colours of the sea, rivers, pond, lakes and oceans not only within the Caribbean but around the world.
In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, the designer explained the designs are predominantly white, and fused with a touch of colour such as black, representing the black water lakes of Guyana, and red, which goes back to the biblical story of Moses parting the Red Sea.
Nelson said too that the collection was detailed, using materials such as gold safety pins – used to represent the reflection of the rising and setting of the sun on waters. The colour code cords on the fabric also represent features of the vast sea. The silver depicts the waves, blue and white symbolizes the breathtaking illumination of blue waters of the Caribbean and the world, and the white furs signify rough oceans, seas and rivers.
“This collection is creative and unique and I think that is what makes it exceptional, memorable, and edgy. It is appealing to anyone who wants to have that distinct look. The designs can be worn for formal or informal events such as weddings or to the beach. The collection also includes shoes, bags, umbrellas and hats. It was my aim, when designing this collection for Guyana Fashion Week 2013 (GFW), to enlighten the general public of how we can visualize water in the form of outstanding art, creativity and fashion. Also I wanted to build appreciation for different futuristic designs being worn in today’s world,” the designer outlined.
Nelson is grateful to GFW’s CEO Sonia Noel for granting him the opportunity to showcase his brand. He disclosed it was a treasured experience.
For more information on the designer call 226-3099.
