FOOD FOR US, BY US
In 2009 Rachel Renie – Gonzales co-founded D’Market Movers Ltd., an innovative e-commerce platform reimagining the way we access fresh, local foods in Trinidad & Tobago and the Caribbean.
SINCERELY VICTORIA TOM
APRIL, 2023 Victoria Tom creates clothes you want to live in. The composing of an essential ‘made in the Caribbean’ wardrobe. Clothes I’d wear daily. This idea of wearing anything repeatedly might sound like blasphemy in a time where it seems most fashionable to document every moment and outfit for a digital show. Still, Victoria […]
OF BOOKS, SAINTS AND CINZ
NOV, 2021 Bookshelves the world over owe a debt of gratitude to the Caribbean literary tradition. The region’s writers, Nobel Laureates, hometown heroes et al, continue to share the West Indian experience from a variety of vantages, languaging something that’s better off lived. Cindy Allman probably includes a prayer for the health of our giants […]
IDLEWOOD CULTURE
October 07, 2019 Fashion is more than just an industry. It richly encompasses history, culture and heritage. It is a platform that expresses individuality and celebrates multiculturalism. For fashion designer Marcus Ling, this is evident as his cultural diversity inspires his design process. Much of his work features the use of traditional Chinese motifs, reinterpreted […]
MANGO VERT, MANGO TEEN…
September 13, 2019 On a Sunday morning in early May, I found myself in an empty car park waiting to meet up with the Mother of InSeason Tours Ms Afiya Francis and a horde of other mango lovers. All geared to travel to Mayaro to visit the Nandoo Mango Estate. The air was thick with […]
A MINIMALIST CARIBBEAN WOMAN
August 13, 2019 From T&T to New York and back, the blossoming lifestyle brand Willow & Oak is bringing a new minimal, modern aesthetic to the Caribbean. When I first stumbled across Shandelle Alleyne-Loregnard, she was styling fashion shows for Meilingand editorial spreads for Fashion Focus magazine. Later, she appeared on my radar again as […]
FROM FETE SIGNS TO SIGNBOOKS
October 01, 2016 “Hand-painted signs are such a unique and beautiful aspect of our culture. A culture I would like to see continue and thrive. But I also understand some of the challenges that the regional corporations face that may lead them to remove signs before their date has passed, as fallen, outdated signs lead […]