It's been quite awhile since a Caribbean designer's debut has caused a fashionable stir, so when there's a bit of a to-do around a new collection, I can't help but perk up to see if the attention is justified.
In the case of Pilar, it indeed is. I've talked before about how impressed I am by the cohesiveness and freshness of the ethnic-inspired collection that debuted at this year's Fashion Week Trinidad & Tobago. But I'm even more impressed by the grace and focus of it's creator, the reigning Ms. T&T, Anya Ayoung-Chee.
You would think that someone that's as fairly well-known as Ayoung Chee is, would be all over the place touting the line at the drop of a hat. Or that she'd be all over the line shots and lookbooks, vamping it up and pushing her project. However, with this collection, the actual pieces are the stars, and a new face to the Caribbean fashion scene - Model Janice Jackson - gets a chance to shine in the shots.
Even the images released from the collection thus far, reveal a careful, stylized planning and forethought; the fact that Pilar has what I imagine are shots from a lookbook, at a time when the average Caribbean 'top' designer barely even has a proper website or presspack? This is a great sign of things to come.
(See more of Pilar on their Facebook page; log into your account to access it)
LMN Harris
EDIT: The model featured is actually Synergy Supermodel season 3 winner, Pearl Joseph. Thanks to my readers for the heads-up; whatever would I do without you guys!
NB Image courtesy Pilar
If you are referring to the model in the shoot...that is trini supermodel...Pearl Joseph.
The model featured on the Facebook page is actually Pearl Joseph, Synergy supermodel Season 3 winner.
Noted, and edited - thanks!