Islands of the World Fashion Week
(VIDEO) Interview with Antonio Rodrigue, the Haitian Ambassador to The Bahamas at IWFW
By The Bahamas Weekly News Team
Jan 14, 2011 - 2:04:26 PM

Nassau, Bahamas - The Bahamas Weekly News Team brings you a short interview Antonio Rodrigue, the Haitian Ambassador to The Bahamas which took place in November 2010 at a "Fashion Cares for Haiti: The Relief Benefit Show" at Islands of the World Fashion Week.

"I am very proud and happy to see this expression of Haiti's art and culture through fashion tonight. For me it is a very special night because we can show the world that Haiti has a lot to offer, even though we have problems, difficulties, we still have one of the most important things, our culture and the talent of Haitians," said Rodrigue.



See you at Islands of the World Fashion Week 2011. Here is what to expect! The runway shows, receptions, and street parties will have you hopping all over the island, mingling with designers featuring their creations from such islands as Barbados, Cuba, Fiji, French Guyana, Grenada, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica, Madagascar, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, The Bahamas, and Trinidad & Tobago.

The catwalk has also been graced with designs by noted international designers, Kenneth Cole, Nick Verreos (Nikolaki), Kevan Hall, Peter Ingwersen (Noir Illuminati II), Leanne Marshall, Henry Jackson, Jay McCarroll, Indashio, Oliver Tolentino and b michael. The stage is set for a truly international meeting of cultures in the fashion world in this the International Year of the Rapprochement of Cultures as designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO).