Toronto-based Designer and entrepreneur George Sully, whereas vacationing in Antigua final week, met with three native designers to discover creativity and cross-border collaboration.
Sully met with Miranda Askie of Miranda Askie Designs, Shem Henry of Henrè Designs and Althea Teague of Althea’s Splendidly Made Productions at Villa Coby, a luxurious villa within the Jolly Harbour space. Within the intimate poolside setting, the designers showcased their couture items, material samples and equipment with stay fashions.
Sully described the Antigua and Barbuda style scene as a vivid tapestry of creativity, tradition, and expression.
“The islands’ designers that I’ve had the pleasure to fulfill, effortlessly mix up to date model with conventional influences, creating a novel narrative the place every bit tells a narrative,” Sully stated.
“From daring colours to intricate patterns, the designs mirror not simply the great thing about the panorama however the coronary heart and soul of the individuals. Antigua and Barbuda is a spot the place style is greater than a pattern, it’s a celebration of id and heritage that really comes alive in each sew.”
The exercise was organized by the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority’s (ABTA) Canada Workplace, as a part of ongoing efforts to reveal Antiguan and Barbudan expertise internationally.
ABTA Director of Tourism in Canada Tameka Wharton, stated the collaboration between George Sully and the gifted native designers serves to focus on Antigua and Barbuda’s vibrant inventive scene.
“By fostering these connections, we’re not solely showcasing our homegrown expertise but in addition opening doorways for worldwide partnerships that elevate our style trade on a world stage.”
“These exchanges will proceed inside different distinguished industries and sectors as a novel alternative to advertise our vacation spot to experiential vacationers,” Wharton stated.
Whereas visiting Antigua and Barbuda along with his spouse and two sons, Sully ventured to Stingray Metropolis and Laviscount Island, a sanctuary for the protected Aldabra tortoises and different wildlife. Sully described the journey as “epic.”
“Antigua welcomed me with open arms. It wasn’t simply the breathtaking landscapes that left an impression, however the real heat of the individuals and their tales, reminding me that journey is greater than only a vacation spot,” Sully famous.
The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority is trying ahead to future collaborations with Sully and the distinctive contributions and worth he brings via his present relationships {and professional} community.
GEORGE SULLY
George Sully is a multidisciplinary designer, entrepreneur and as of late, often called the architect of Black Designers of Canada (BDC) — an endeavor to focus on, amplify and unite Black designers throughout the area to a extra mainstream swath of eyes. However over a profession that started along with his first model Limb Attire in 2002, Sully has chipped away on the brick wall standing between the ill-judged stereotype of Black “city” designers, and the rightful place he’s earned inside the area of style. The multidisciplinary designer has achieved way more profession feats, from being signed by prolific luxurious menswear model Harry Rosen and Hudson’s Bay to incomes a bit of popular culture cred as the unique maker of the Star-Trek Discovery Starfleet boot. Having collaborated and designed for greater than a dozen established manufacturers, he’s a two-time Bata Shoe Museum Inductee with a physique of labor that spans greater than twenty years.
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Antigua (pronounced An-tee’ga) and Barbuda (Bar-byew’da) is situated within the coronary heart of the Caribbean Sea. The dual-island paradise provides guests two uniquely distinct experiences, superb temperatures year-round, a wealthy historical past, vibrant tradition, exhilarating excursions, award-winning resorts, mouth-watering delicacies and 365 gorgeous pink and white-sand seashores – one for day by day of the 12 months. The biggest of the English-speaking Leeward Islands, Antigua contains 108-square miles with wealthy historical past and spectacular topography that gives a wide range of widespread sightseeing alternatives. Nelson’s Dockyard, the one remaining instance of a Georgian fort a listed UNESCO World Heritage web site, is probably probably the most famend landmark. Antigua’s tourism occasions calendar consists of the Antigua and Barbuda Wellness Month, Run in Paradise, prestigious Antigua Crusing Week, Antigua Basic Yacht Regatta, Antigua and Barbuda Restaurant Week, Antigua and Barbuda Artwork Week and the annual Antigua Carnival; often called the Caribbean’s Best Summer time Pageant. Barbuda, Antigua’s smaller sister island, is the final word superstar hideaway. The island lies 27 miles north-east of Antigua and is only a 15-minute airplane experience away. Barbuda is thought for its untouched 11-mile stretch of pink sand seashore and because the dwelling of the most important Frigate Hen Sanctuary within the Western Hemisphere.
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