Stella Jean’s latest collection, Aesthetic Coup d’État, is less a season’s offering than a cultural exchange. Created with Haitian artisans—many displaced by violence but unbroken in spirit—the project honours resilience through collaboration.…
This is Rhea Imani, a resortwear label founded in 2014 by Jamaican designer, Rhea Gayle. I love how Rhea Imani seems to be a label perfectly at play. Traditional elements are exaggerated.…
This is SoKa, founded in 2014 by Vincentian designer, Karen de Freitas. When I first discovered SoKa, I wrote that she blends edgy cuts and dizzying prints in a racy, streetwear homage…
This is Shoma, a luxury womenswear brand founded in 2020 by Trinidadian designer, Shoma Persad. I like to imagine that when Shoma was designing her first collection, a gospel was taking shape…
This is Stella Novarino – an Italian-Haitian designer, who launched her eponymous label Stella Jean, in 2011. So, we could begin with the natty Italian tailoring that collides regularly with Haitian art. Or…
This is The Cloth, founded in 1986 by Trinidadian designer, Robert Young. And now, almost 40 years later, this label remains one of the most defining emblems of Caribbean fashion. Everything by The…
