Sonia Noel stole the show at what was touted as the ‘Grandeur’ fashion event at Carifesta XI. On Monday evening,at the Royal Torarica, Paramaribo, a line up of 15 hand-picked designers from Suriname,Trinidad,St lucia,Belize,Haiti and Guyana presented to a who-is-who audience of cultural attachés, fashion cognoscentis,culture buffs and creative arts enthusiasts from around the region. The show presented the widest assortment of couture apparel from bedazzling accessories to bohemian bags, from architectural hats to avant-garde garments, from ethnic men’s couture to exotic hand-painted textiles, but the showstopper was Sonia Noel.
‘The response in Suriname at the Carifesta events has been tremendous from some many people from different countries.My showing at the Grandeur Fashion event was one of my best presentations and the audience responded from outfit 1 to 18 was a great felling reconnected with so many of my Surinamese who supported me years ago”
Sonia Noel stood proud as the Guyanese brands ‘Mariska’s Designs’ and ‘First Resort’ erupted on the runway with an outpouring of her legendary latticing, her perennial ponchos, her branded bustiers and her distinctive dresses, all celebrating her signature style. What’s more than that was her decision to incorporate the launch of her magazine, Makin’ Style, at the affair. Indeed, it was a grande affaire with her closing défilé used strategically to distribute the inaugural copy to the publication to the eager guests whose resounding applause attest to the winning feat that her showing claimed. She was in her element as the master of ceremony requested a command performance of the style maven herself. She rose to the occasion and took to the microphone where she seized the opportunity to tell her story, her Guyanese biography of which she boasted profusely. ” I stand before you as a testimony that little small-town girls can have dreams and pursue them and make them a reality. I stand here beaming with pride, just as I felt when I presented on Caribbean fashion development, at the prestigious Ivy League Brown University, not only as passionate fashion practitioner but as a daughter of Guyanese soil and a true product of my nationality.
Miss Noel booth at the grand Market attracted a lot of people with her elaborate and unique white collection and huge blown up banners.of GFW and makin’ style.Patron were always in and around the booth either to buy or other an outfit,inquiring about GFW or to have a autograph copy of makin Style.
Icana boutique in Torarica hotel already has the First Resorts line in stock and they will also be one of the outlets for makin’style Magazine Sonia Noel designs was also selected to outfit the closing ceremony hostess Lygia Sherida Amania and popular Media personality Odette Miranda.
“This entire event is even more special because I share our Caribbean aesthetic with my regional Creative Arts peers as I salute the mission of Carifesta XI, Culture for Development.”