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Caribbean Export and EPA Implementation in the Caribbean Services Sector BENEFICIARY SUCCESSES USING THE EPA

Caribbean Fashion Week Participants

Designer

Country

Jean-Marie Thomas (aJeanté) Antonio Cumberbatch (Posh Punk) Sonia Noel (Mariska Designs) Phelicia Dell (Veve Collections) Prisca Milliance (L’Antillaise) Arlene Martin Design (drennaLuna) Bianca Bartley (Peace-Is of Bianca) Juliette Dyke (Julan)

Antigua & Barbuda Barbados Guyana

Haiti Haiti

Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Suriname

Sandra Kennedy (Sandra Kennedy) Judith & Henk Uiterloo (Atelier Doré) Heather Jones (Heather Jones Designs Ltd) Meiling Esau (Meiling Inc.)

Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago

Caribbean Export also facilitates the showcasing of designers at Dominicana Moda (DM), an annual fashion week of activities, which started in the Dominican Republic in 2006. In 2008, the event reached its peak becoming an integral fashion platform, combining the runway with the food, entertainment, trade, exhibition and sale of products and services. Since then, DM has burgeoned into the official fashion week of the Dominican Republic and the fastest growing runway show in the Latin American region. Over the

years, Caribbean Export has supported DIGECOOM in the implementation of DM; the Agency further facilitates the showcasing of regional designers in the event. Under the 10th EDF, 16 regional designers participated in DM with support from Caribbean Export. The event provides a great opportunity for emerging and established fashion designers in the Caribbean to expose their vision at a regional and international stage, thus positioning the region as an international go-to location for fashion design and ingenuity.