These are just a few of the superlatives describing the work of the talented and dynamic fashion duo, Karl Williams and Marc Dermoth and their internationally renowned Uzuri International Designs brand. The designers blend the colourful, free-spirited lifestyle flavours of the Caribbean with the international appeal of high fashion, infusing their larger than life sensibility into every piece created under the Uzuri label.
They are famous for utilizing feathers, crystals, luxurious fabrics and sweeping hemlines, but have become infamous
in their native Jamaica for sinfully sexy cuts, seductive silhouettes, and serious thigh-high slits, which the worldwide
fans have just discovered and can't seem to get enough of!.
Clients range from international film and music starts, to politicians, socialite brides, to prom princesses, beauty queens, super models and just the girl or guy next door. The designers have recently been named by the Pulse Limited,  Master Designers and Global Beauties declared the evening gown they designed for Miss Jamaica World, Yendi Phillips, "The Most Beautiful Evening Gown" in all the international beauty pageants for 2007.

Innovative, creative genius, visionary are just some of the words used to describe designer Francis Hendy who was named Menswear designer of the year by the 2000 Michael Awards. Hendy was also recognized as Men’s Apparel Finalist in the 2002 Rising Star Awards. In 1997 he was awarded a Proclamation from the Council of the City of New York in recognition for his commitment to the community and the fashion world.
In 2007 the company was presented with “EVVY” Fashion Awards at its 33rd Annual Gala Awards Ceremony in New York in recognition for its outstanding contributions to the field of fashion since 1998. Since 2001 he was named among three (3) rising stars in the industry.

Based in New York’s Fashion District where he has been in operation for several years, Hendy focuses on developing his cutting edge style. His style is daring and fashion forward, always exploring new horizons in color fabric and design. His vision is fresh and focused allowing him to discern fashion trends and reconcile them with the needs and desires of his clients. Hendy is a natural talent who came to design in his youth, having a mother as a seamstress and a grandfather as a tailor. He grew up in the midst of fashion and design.

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Jamaican born Lois Samuels started her Collection the Vessel. by lois during New York Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2010 Presentations.
Drawing inspiration from traditional tailoring and the utilitarian lines of the uniform, the collection creates a clean silhouette that blends streamlined comfort with feminine ease which she believes is the foundation of what fashion should represent.

Her Collections has since been featured in Italian Vogue, Elle, L’Officiel, Clam, Ebony, Uptown Magazine and WWD - Women’s Wear Daily.Lois entered the world of fashion as a model, where she traveled the fashion capitals of the world working for designers as Lacroix, Miyake, Mugler and Ralph Lauren and shot for magazines Vogue, Essence and Marie Claire. After shooting the CKOne Campaign with photographer Steven Meisel she went on to have a career that has lasted long over a decade.

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Occupation:- Fashion Designer
Experience:- 1984 -Current
Marital Status:- Married

• Winner of the Caribbean Designer of the Year -Best Country Designer Award for Guyana, 2008
• Official Designer of the Accolade-the Guyana Music Awards -2009
• Co-Producer -GENESIS ( The bigest fashion display in Guyana creating a fusion of music and fashion, prelude to the Accolade)
• Co-Founder of Facts (Fashion Arts & Creativity by Talented Students)

A trendsetter in creative fashion by making statements of elegance and class that is simply irresistible. Michelle Cole is the most successful corporate fashion executive and designer in Guyana.
Michelle made her first public fashion statement before she was a teenager when she designed the wardrobe for a high school fashion contest. She hasn't looked back since and by using her unique creative ability she has made herself and her brand a household name.

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Simplicity, sophistication and satisfaction are the hallmarks of Patricia Coates who holds to the belief that presenting a piece is not only about the fabric and colour, but also has a lot to do with detail and finishing.

After close to 30 years in the fashion industry, Patricia sees her creations as an expression of her love for outfitting the modern woman who wants to feel special, smart, sophisticated and rich.

She credits her recognition in the Caribbean fashion industry to her unlimited ambitions, determination, hard work and most importantly, her continuous striving for perfection in all her output.

It has been said of Roger Gary that his fashion philosophy encompasses the totality of being a woman – the clothes and the woman becomes one.

Born in Guyana, South America, Roger demonstrated signs of his love for art and fashion by his unusual and unpredictable creations even at an early age.  He attended the E.R Borrowers School of Art in Guyana under to tutorage of the late Dennis Williams and the Jamaica School of Art in Kingston, Jamaica. There, he was encouraged to pursue his true calling, Fashion Design and upon his arrival in New York attended Pratt Institute for a year and the Parsons School of Design.

Roger Gary is steadily making his way up the totem pole of the international fashion scene with a style that is unmatched. He has honed his skills and produced some of the most elegant eveningwear, daywear and swimwear for his private clientele and fashion-forward customers. His creations has caught the attention of the print media with editorials and feature articles in Woman’s Wear Daily, NY Daily News, Caribbean Life, Essence Magazine, Unchin Magazine, British Pride, She Caribbean, The JC Report and others. He was the first designer to be featured at the original “Fashion Café” in Rockafeller Centre, NYC.

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Claudia Pegus Designs Limited is an exclusive niche market design/production company owned and run by Caribbean designer Claudia Pegus. It produces two labels: The Claudia Pegus label carrier featuring the haute couture lines, and the CPFS label which produces the ready wear and career apparel lines for retail and wholesale purchases by boutiques, hotels, resorts and corporations. 
Claudia Pegus has been a mainstay at the annual Caribbean Fashion Week since its inception 9 years ago, and considered an iconic designer in the Caribbean. She is renowned for her signature work in various types of silks and hand done embroidery. The Trinidad & Tobago based designers’ work has been shown and lauded internationally, regionally and locally at major fashion weeks for over three decades and also works as an Industry Consultant to various regional trade organizations.

Clientele

• Local, regional and international dignitaries, models, figures and celebrities including Nadine Willis, (veteran Gucci model), Caribbean Heads of State, British MPs, and life mentor Nelson Mandela.

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