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Nassau, Bahamas – Kazz Forbes and his
label, Saint George Fashion House (SGFH) delivered a highly praised fashion
runway presentation at Islands of the World Fashion Showcase (IWFS) as a Guest
Designer during the event’s finale on November 8th at Fort
Charlotte, Nassau, Bahamas.
The
two-day highly anticipated fashion extravaganza was held on November 7th
and 8th and featured fashion designers from Bermuda, Cuba, Jamaica,
Nigeria, Turks and Caicos, The Bahamas and the United States of America, that
presented an array of haute couture, prêt a porter, resort wear and swimwear
collections at the historical Fort Charlotte that was transformed into a
Fashion Pavilion.
An Islands of the World Fashion Showcase statement said, “Turks & Caicos native Kazz Forbes, and his label, Saint George Fashion House, took the audience to the ultimate ball and red carpet with an array of high end evening gowns rounding out the series of traditional yet awesome runway experiences.”
“I
was very impressed with the degree that Kazz Forbes with his line, Saint George
Fashion House has come since I’ve witnessed his debut in New York in 2011. The
production that he made here at Islands of the World Fashion Showcase; in one
word, incredible! I think he has grown and with that I can only see a
tremendous future ahead for him.” said event producer Owen Bethel.
“The
collection really showed elegance, red carpet and haute couture straight
through. The choice of fabrics, the intricate embellishments and craftsmanship,
the concept that he had in his collection really showed a well thought through;
a very detailed meticulous approach to fashion and I can only wish him the best
in all his endeavours in the future and the world of fashion. He should go very
far and we will be here to support him.”
Telling
of the work of Kazz Forbes, Bethel once asked, “Could we possibly see the next
Oscar de la Renta emerge from the soil of the Turks and Caicos?”.
Closing
the designers exhibition, Saint George Fashion House presented a strategic
spectrum of haute couture, prêt-a-porter and red carpet designs. The majority
featured Forbes’ signature of elaborate and elegant hand beaded embellishments
with sparkling glass beads and rhinestones, and other intricate works done by
hand.
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Mae
Wayne, Publisher and Editor in Chief of SHE Caribbean Magazine said, “The line
from Saint George Fashion House by Kazz Forbes was presented on the runway like
a fashion story. An editorial well put together, crisp and dream like. A story
of balance full of the splendor of Caribbean colors.”
“Presenting
at Islands of the World Fashion Showcase was indeed an honour and I will like
to again express heartfelt thanks to IWFS organizers for choosing me as a guest
designer and to Digicel TCI Telecommunications for funding part of the
collection and for supporting all my endeavours; even before the inception of
Saint George Fashion House.” said Fashion Designer Kazz Forbes.
“I
had a great time working and socializing with the organizers, models and
hair
and makeup teams. Everyone involved were so full of enthusiasm and the
hospitality received alone made my entire experience beyond amazing. I'm
extremely excited about the future of Saint George Fashion House and my
career in fashion design.”
“Adding
to my excitement of showcasing, a couple days before departing for Nassau, I
learned that Je’Cannya Garland; a fifteen year old local aspiring model that
competed in the 2014 TCI Top Model Contest and won the first runner up title,
was also traveling to participate at IWFS.”
“I’m
so proud of Je’Cannya. Working with her and seeing her take instructions from
other participating designers and walking the catwalk made me realize even more
that our country is so full of great young talents, and the importance of bringing
awareness to the unfortunate lack of opportunities being generated for talent
development in the Turks and Caicos Islands.”
Since
2008, Islands of the World Fashion Showcase has held to the platform it was
charged by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) for its promotion of cultural diversity, and as a means to bring
value-added levels of production to the fledgling fashion industries in
developing nations, particularly more vulnerable small island developing
states.
The
intent of Islands of the World Fashion Show is to draw attention via
international media and trade exposure to the skills and creativity across the
spectrum of the fashion industry in the islands.
Fashion
aficionados can shop Saint George Fashion House online at
www.SaintGeorgeFashionHouse.
com.
Caribbean models
featured in the SGFH show were Saneta Kerr - Jamaica; De'Andra Bannister
- Bahamas; Je'Cannya Garland - Turks and Caicos Islands; Shiba
Farquharson - Bahamas; Cher Dacon - Bahamas; Rontre Rolle - Bahamas;
Lakeisha Curry - Bahamas; Keyuan'a Beneby - Bahamas; Alexis Hepburn -
Bahamas; Ominique Burrows - Bahamas; Yisel Cintas - Cuba; Analicia
Thompson - Bahamas; Carla Alvarez - Cuba; and Thaymara Garcia - Cuba.
TCI designer, Kazz Forbes
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