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Nassau, Bahamas - As guest arrived by private
shuttles to the stylishly transformed Doongalik Studios on
November 5th for the FashionIArt event, they were greeted by a red-carpet and photographers
that led them into the property. As it is uniquely dubbed,
Fash|Art
is a competition based event which focuses on promoting and nurturing
emerging visual artists and fashion designers.
The parking lot of the property
was transformed into a high-fashion runway show as models “rocked
the runway” during the fashion segment. “I wanted to include
everyone in this exposure, not just visual artists and designers, but
models also”, said Kedar Clarke, the event producer.
The night kept everyone captivated as there was so much for everyone to enjoy, from
the cocktails, to the decadent dessert bar, the trunkshow vendors,
the participating visual artist, and last but not least, the runway
show. "We’re so excited to present such talent to The Bahamas in a
way that will truly make us proud!”, said
Clarke.
After a week since their pre-judging,
the winning designers were announced on the night of the event. The “Harl Taylor Emerging Fashion Designer”
award went to Derrica Williamson, a crochet swimwear designer.
Onlookers were in awe of the detail and intricacies of her work. Sophie Taylor, a 12th grade student of Lyford Cay International
School took the “Jackson Burnside Emerging Visual Artist” award
for her work in photography. Both award winners also received monetary
grants and opportunities to foster sustainable businesses for their
craft.
Mr. Clarke and Mrs. Pia Rolle of PTG Modeling
Agency partnered to award two participating models with a one year contract
with an international agency. The emerging model winners were Shane McPhee
and Abigail Moss. Both now will represent the agency at the International
Talent Showcase to be held in North America in 2012.
“The evening was a great
success, because now The Bahamas can see first hand that we have talent
that can rival designers and artist from all around the world. I am
so grateful for all those that assisted us in making this a reality,
especially Mrs. Pam Burnside who did her best to make sure
that we pulled it off smoothly”, said Clarke. Other participants
in the event included fashion designers: Tuesday White, Vincina Sweeting,
Alicia Seymour, Jasper Knowles, Sabrina Sturrup, Carla Moleda and Visual
Artist; Bernard Petit, Felicity Carey, Mecko Gibson, Lowree Cartwright
and Dejena Edouard.
Photo: Jay-Arie
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Event sponsors were: Stylezine Magazine, the British Colonial Hilton, TheBahamasWeekly.com, and Arc Media.
For information on this and
Fash|Art 2012 shows, log on to
www.fashartevent.com
, check us out on face book; Fash Art
Event or email us at
info@fashartevent.com
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Photo: Jay-Arie
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SLIDE SHOW photos by Edward Russell III
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Photo: Edward Russell III
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Photo: Edward Russell III
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