“Fashion Cares for Haiti”: The Relief Benefit Fashion Show
Nassau, Bahamas. 11/14/2010
The three day fashion extravaganza “Fashion Cares for Haiti”, produced by Mode Îles Ltd, was a success!! The purpose of the evening was to showcase the fashion talents of the Haiti people and increase the possibility of the fashion and design to help the Haitian economy. Designs for cultural wear, jewellery, plus sizes, accessories hit the runway with the “intent of changing the perception of fashion from their native land”.
The Runways had collections from various talented and diversified Haitian designers such as:
- Phelicia Dell (Veve Collection),
- David Andre
- Giovanna Menard (Artisans du Soleiel)
- Michel Chataigne
- Maguy Durce
Maelle David (Maelle Creations) - Savannah Savary
Highlights included designers Maelle David (Maelle Creations), with a “full-figured” line, modelled by Bahamian beauty queens as well as Ms. Full-Figured Bahamas, and Ms. Teen Plus Bahamas.
Celebrity designer and TV personality Nick Verreos hosted the event, which captivated the audience. Islands of the World Fashion Week (IWFW), which took place in the capital city of the Bahamas, was one of the most talked about fashion events of the season.
Designer Awards were presented to:
- “In Search of the Next Oscar”- Georgina Estherr (Dominican Republic)
- “NextGen”- David Rolle (Bahamas)
- Eco-Fashion Award- Oliver Tolentino (Philippines)
- Cultural-Fashion Award- Phelicia Dell (Haiti)
- “Runway to Fashion Week”- Theodore Elyett (Bahamas)
Theodore Elyett, showcased his 14 piece collection on the runway. He was awarded a scholarship to the Parsons The New School for Design, and given a fabric donation by Bahamas Handprint, which was used as part of his collection.
The Mode Îles Ltd event was supported and attended by Haitian Ambassador to the United Nations; H.E. Leo & Madame Merores, Haitian Ambassador of the Bahamas; Mr. Antonio Rodrigue and other Haitian diplomats.
For more news on this or any other IWFW shows visit the website at www.islandsfashionweek.com. You can also visit www.facebook.com/islandsfashionweek.
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For more information contact:
Mr. Kedar Clarke at 242-356-6133 or kclarke@islandsfashionweek.com
Liana, this looks like it was a really cool event, thanks for sharing it! Do you know if the Haitian designers actually saw any economic benefit, for example, did their sales go up following the fashion shows? Excellent post!
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