Fashion Week Trinidad and Tobago 2010

Port of Spain, Trinidad (May 31, 2010) – Fashion Week Trinidad & Tobago 2010 is set to receive yet another celebrity with the return of the very excited America’s Next Top Model McKey Sullivan. Ranked one of People Magazine’s Most Beautiful People in 2009 and Winner of Cycle 11 of the popular T.V. show America’s Next Top Model (ANTM) hosted by Tyra Banks, Sullivan fell in love with Trinidad and its fashion industry last year when she walked for Dawn Victor, The Cloth and Heather Jones in Fashion Week Trinidad & Tobago (FWTT) 2009.

FWTT 2010 is the kick-off of McKey’s international modeling tour where she is expected to work in other countries such as Australia and Paris. Hosted by Ambassador Hotel, McKey is set to tour the island to hot spots she missed on her last trip. She is particularly looking forward to getting a little taste of Carnival from her sponsors Harts Mas Camp who will be photographing her in one of their yet-to-be-released designs for Carnival 2010.

Port of Spain, Trinidad (May 24, 2010) – The much-anticipated third annual Fashion Week Trinidad & Tobago (FWTT) opens this weekend in Tobago in grand style. Spectacularly set on Pigeon Point beach, the runway will heat up with Tobago styles, resort wear, swimsuits and collections exclusive to the Tobago shows.

The weekend begins on Saturday, May 29^th with the who’s who in Tobago, designers and media gathering for a opening reception at Café Coco in Crown Point.

Then on Sunday, May 30th, as a visual tribute to the island’s heritage and its influence on Tobago style, Fashion Week Trinidad & Tobago will feature a full traditional Moriah wedding as part of the night’s show. Guests are invited to dress their best, join the procession, and “walk de wedding.” The wedding procession will begin from the Pigeon Point entrance at 6 p.m. and will conclude at the doors of the FWTT tent. The runway presentation will follow at 8 p.m. featuring the island’s top designers showing off “Tobago Style.”

On Monday, May 31^st, models will strut down the runway in the daylight in FWTT’s first swimwear and resort show. Showcased will be designers showing for the first time in Trinidad & Tobago including Johnny Vincent who designs swimwear for trend-setting celebrities such as Rhianna; up-and-coming designers such as Sandra Hordatt with her “Mood Swings” swimwear line; and national favorites expanding into resort wear collections such as Claudia Pegus, Radical Designs and Millhouse.

After the last stride on the runway, the action will spill outside of the FWTT tent for a Fashion Party on the Beach musically powered by DJs from the World Famous Zen.

Additional “sneak peek” activities include a 30-minute daytime presentation of Claudia Pegus’ swimwear collection on the sandbank inside Nylon Pool. The showcase is open to the public and accessible by boat.

Tickets for FWTT’s Tobago runway shows are TTD $100 and are available at the following locations:

• DH Gifts, Falls of Westmall, Trinidad
• DH Gifts, Long Circular Mall, Trinidad
• Pigeon Point Administrative Office, Tobago
• Renmars, Pigeon Point, Tobago
• Radical Designs, Scarborough, Tobago
• Barcode, Scarborough, Tobago
• Radical Designs, Coco Reef, Tobago
• Sasha New York, Gulf City Mall, Tobago
• Female Executive, Farfan Plaza, Tobago
• www.caribbeanboxoffice.net

For full designer listings, show schedules and additional information about Fashion Week Trinidad & Tobago go to www.fwtt.org.

Record number of local designers to show at FWTT3

Port of Spain, Trinidad (May 4, 2010) – In its highly-anticipated third annual installment, Fashion Week Trinidad & Tobago (FWTT) will feature the largest number of designers in its history with 50 designers. In the impressive line-up, 40 designers hail from Trinidad & Tobago and 10 from other Caribbean nations.

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