Trade Watch V7 No 3 May-June 2013

Tradewatch competitiveness & innovation

The Fifth Element

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Heather Jones Designs

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Following the runway show, there was great interest in all the designers with a number of them receiving orders. Oriett Domenech was unable to attend the event and sodidnot participate in the runway show. Her line of clothinghoweverwas verywell receivedat the standby the visitors to the event. For themost part the presence of Caribbean brands at THE GALLERY BERLINmarks the start of awhole new relationshipwith Berlin fashion and come March 2014 Caribbean brands will be found in German stores and boutiques. “Fashion is a high potential niche sector within the region that can benefit from EPA provisions. Supporting designers to attend international trade fairs such as this is a key phase in penetrating new markets and the successes coming out of Berlin give us hope that we can compete” commented Chris McNair, Manager for Competitiveness and Innovation at Caribbean Export.

Click here to watch the Caribbean Essence Showcase at The Gallery Berlin online (Requires Internet connection)

2 Tradewatch • The Official E-Newsletter of the Caribbean Export Development Agency • Vol. 7 No. 3 May-June, 2013