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Find out how these designers mix custom and innovation to create some really outstanding merchandise.
Bene Caribe (Trinidad, Washington, D.C. )
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Based by Trinidadian designer Abby Charles, Bene Caribe is a conscious-fashion model, and moral consumption is embodied in each bit. Many items incorporate batik material, made utilizing conventional wax-resist dyeing methods.
Carolina Socías (Dominican Republic)
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Earlier than launching her namesake model in 2013, Carolina Socías labored with Dominican life-style model Jenny Polanco for 11 years. Her label focuses on sturdy, flattering swimwear and separates. Her objective, she says, is to empower her purchasers by emphasizing their strengths.
Jam + Rico (Jamaica, Puerto Rico, New York Metropolis)
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Established in 2016, Jam + Rico jewellery is understood for its daring and colourful designs. The identify Jam + Rico is a nod to the designer Lisette Scott’s roots in Jamaica and Puerto Rico. She and her crew take annual journeys to Caribbean locations to search out inspiration within the tradition, music, and panorama.
Shoma The Label (Trinidad)
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The clothes from this Trinidad-based firm is all handmade on the island, and every assortment tells genuine native tales via material and design. The most recent vary, Casa Caribe, pays homage to the cultural intersection of Trinidad and Colombia.
Tialani (Barbados)
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This minimalist ready-to-wear model is predicated on Barbados. Founder Tia Olton’s designs embrace swimwear, loungewear, and resort put on for each males and ladies in a impartial palette.
Paper Papayas (Trinidad, Las Vegas)
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Since 2020, Trinidadian designer Shae Rogers has specialised in handmade clay-polymer jewellery impressed by Caribbean natural world — and the daring, sturdy girls in her household.
A model of this story first appeared within the December 2024/January 2025 difficulty of Journey + Leisure below the headline “Island Type.”
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