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Designer Steven Daniel walks on stage with a model. Richimage
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By Nelson A. King
The Brooklyn-based JLC Productions
has partnered with MIST Harlem
to host the Caribbean American
Fashion Exchange (CAFÉ) reception
on Wednesday in Harlem.
According to Janice Lawrence-
Clarke, the Trinidadian-born founder,
president and creative director
of CAFÉ, the “Caribbeans in Fashion
Meet & Greet” takes place at
6:30 p.m. at MIST Harlem, 46 West
116thStreet.
“’Caribbeans in Fashion Meet &
Greet’ is the definitive reception
that recognizes and acknowledges
the Caribbean presence in the fashion
industry, where featured attendees
are formally introduced to those
present,” Lawrence-Clarke told Caribbean
Life.
She said the evening also serves as
a fundraiser for the CAFÉ’s scholarship
for two meriting Caribbean students
to attend the Fashion Institute
of Technology (FIT).
“The CAFÉ scholarship will be
awarded to two deserving students
at a time, so together they could
support each other as they enter the
fashion industry, positioning their
island countries in the Caribbean
region and in the global market,”
Lawrence-Clarke said.
For spring/summer 2020, she said
the focus will be on fashion designers.
“Guests should expect to view the
works of several including: Milagros
Batista (Dominican Republic), Glenroy
March (Jamaica), and Steven
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Glenroy March, designer of D’Marsh
House of Couture, walks with models
on the rooftop of Brooklyn Commons
after a stunning show of his
Midnight Rose Spring 2020 collection.
Tangerine Clarke
By Tangerine Clarke
When it comes to his latest work,
fashion designer Glenroy March said
he wanted to create something “to stay
within his DNA.”
That’s the inspiration behind his latest
collection, Midnight Rose, creations
in black and red. In an interview with
Caribbean Life, March spoke with the
sophistication of a well-rounded couturier.
“I have done red, white, and black,
Continued on Page 38
By Nelson A. King
Days before Columbia University’s
Miller Theatre opens its 2019-2020 season,
the Brooklyn-born artist Adama
Delphine Fawundu has transformed
Miller’s lobby with a new installation,
“Tales from the Mano River.”
According to Miller Theatre, Fawundu’s
installation is an extension of her
research into the African water deity,
Mami Wata.
Made of composited images of the
Mano River in West Africa, the commission
is part of Columbia University’s
Year of Water and will be displayed
throughout the 2019-20 season, from
September 2019 – June 2020, greeting
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Bringing down
the house!
A look at the
Mano River
FASHIONISTAS
UNITE!
JLC Productions hosts Caribbean
American Fashion Exchange
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