The Great Escape

Casual, stylish Caribbean wear for an island break, created by Trinidad and Tobago designers and photographed for BWee Caribbean Beat by David Ross

  • Cream linen tie-top and flared rust print trousers by Claudia Pegus. Rust print shirt by Claudia Pegus, rust linen trousers and shoes by Cragies
  • Appliquéd red cotton dress by The Cloth. Shoes: Philly Ltd. Beads and earrings by Ethnic Bead Company, white linen jacket and trousers by Cragies
  • Hand batiked vintage dress by Verena, beads and earrings by Ethnic Bead Co., shirt by The Cloth (Barbados)
  • Blue and green plaid unitard by Carolyn Senior of lsland Swimwear. Shoes: Philly Ltd.
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  • Blue handpainted skirt with long-sleeved crop top by Carmelita Butts of CAB Creations. Blue batik shirt by Verena, beads and earrings by Ethnic Bead Company

A quiet Caribbean weekend- open sky, white sand, fresh sea air; swimming, exploring, dancing. This calls for “feel-good” clothing: rainbow-washed airy dresses, sporty shorts, a refreshingly simple reworking of the seventies. Cropped tops, flared trousers, beads, crocheted skull caps, wide bandeaux and chunky platforms. The accent is on colour: bright and patterned or solid and vibrant. Smoky eyes, natural cheeks, earth-coloured lips and no-fuss hair – it’s sleek and shiny or wild and tousled. No-stress dressing, in fact.

Styled by Carolyn Senior
Photography by David Ross
Hair and make-up by Kathleen MacLean Garcia for Lipstick

Special thanks to Scott Clarke for Natural Mystic Charter Yacht at Plantation Beach Watersports, Tobago (809 639-0455); Timberline Restaurant and Nature Centre, Trinidad; Judy Stowe & Alison Amin of Lipstick, Colsort Mall, Trinidad; Ozy Merrique and Kinky of Homefront; models Tonya and Ozy

Funding provided by the 11th EDF Regional Private Sector Development Programme Direct Support Grants Programme.
The views expressed on this website are those of the the authors and do not reflect those of the Direct Support Grants Programme.

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