Fashion her first love . . . Richerrda’s Shayberry Designs a cut above Barbados Today27/05/20200301 views A chance conversation back in 2014 with the designer of her graduation gown has led Richerrda Leonard to successfully manage her own brand of clothing. The 23-year-old picked up the… Read more
Chic and elegant . . . Sandy Isle Designs shine Barbados Today23/05/20200271 views At age 18, Dara Sandy was “blessed” with a sewing machine and as the saying goes: the rest is history. The young designer spoke to Today’s Fashion about how she… Read more
Born of copper, silver and brass . . . Ichia’s designs as unique as her name Barbados Today15/05/20200431 views Ichia Tiyi’s career choice is an extremely unique one; one that at the time of choosing would have called for an immense amount of vision, courage and hard work. Her… Read more
From dolls to fine fashion Barbados Today23/04/20200368 views Cherise Ashby was only eight years old when she first discovered the utility of marrying her creativity with making money. No wonder then, that in 2011 she actively pursued a… Read more
Daring designs . . . Forbidden Fantasies just for the ladies Barbados Today17/04/20201315 views From childhood it was always Krystle Headley’s dream to become a Fashion Designer, but “life happened”. In 2018, as fate would have she found herself unable to carry out her… Read more
She did it her way . . . B’You Designs a long-held dream come to life Barbados Today14/04/20200511 views At secondary school Cathy-Ann Baird was not allowed to choose the two subjects she had a deep love and passion for as courses of study. She was disappointed when she… Read more
Makeup art Barbados Today13/04/20200554 views For Sueann Norville being a makeup artist allows her to express her artistic skills on a person’s face as opposed to a canvass. That’s because, from the time she knew… Read more
Fashion with an African edge . . . Afritee Designs makes the old new again Barbados Today10/04/20200546 views Shawn Springer always had an eye for fashion. So the transition from model to designer was by no means a surprise. “I always had an interest in fashion. I did… Read more
From casual to high fashion Barbados Today21/03/20200338 views What started out as just a “side-hustle” for Wilma Diana Haynes has turned into close to four decades of a successful journey in fashion designing. The 55-year-old who was sewing… Read more
Cara’s crafty career . . . Mending Trends in the ‘swim of things’ Barbados Today06/03/20200723 views Being a Fashion Designer was not on Cara Wiggins’ mind at all. Actually, Cara had no idea what career she wanted to pursue after she graduated secondary school. It was… Read more