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David Rolle creates YUMA inspired by the Lucayan Indians
By Robbin Whachell, The Bahamas Weekly News Team
Nov 20, 2015 - 6:00:08 PM

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Inspired by the lives of the Lucayan Indian, Rolle creates YUMA for Mission Catwalk (Photos: Mission Catwalk)

November 22 Update - David Rolle WINS Mission Catwalk All Star Season!!

(Published on November 20th) In September we told you of the exciting news of Bahamian designer, David Rolle's return to Mission Catwalk for their all star series, and this season's winner will be announced on Saturday, November 21st.

Mission Catwalk has released the photos of the final runway showdown, which took place at the historical landmark, Devon House. The Caribbean hit fashion show is shot in Kingston, Jamaica.

"The name of my collection is 'YUMA' and it was inspired by the Lucayan Indians," Rolle starts to explain. "I wanted to show what I think their evolution would have been as it relates to clothing. When Christopher Columbus stumbled upon the West Indies he met the Lucayans. His diaries suggest that they were naked covered only in body paintings. I wanted to show how they would have eventually transferred those body paintings to fabrics."

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(Photos: Mission Catwalk)

Rolle continued, "I imagined the paintings being inspired by life around them. The light blues and whites of a morning sky and dark blues and purples of a sunset. The teal and aqua shades of the ocean. I wanted the prints to be of tropical flowers and feathers. The Lucayan Indians although scattered across the West Indies spoke a similar language and lived with similar beliefs."

Mission Catwalk first featured the designer in season 3 back in 2013, where he placed second in the overall competition, which was won by The Bahamas' Theodore Elyett. David is the founder of House of Raphelita, an evolving Bahamian fashion brand with hopes of one day becoming a lifestyle brand. Raphelita embodies an island allure that never compromises for international appeal.

The all-star season of Mission Catwalk airs on Cable 12 and JTV.com weekly. Let’s continue to give David Rolle our support by tuning in.  Our fingers are crossed!


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(Photos: Mission Catwalk)

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(Photos: Mission Catwalk)

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Inspired by the life of the Lucayan Indians... "The light blues and whites of a morning sky and dark blues and purples of a sunset,"said Bahamian designer David Rolle, is part of what inspired his YUMA collection. (Photos: Mission Catwalk)


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