Styles by Claudia Pegus

Fresh on the heels of a very successful showing at Islands of The World Fashion Week in The Bahamas, where she was awarded The Unesco Seal of Excellence Award for the collection “BREEZE,” Claudia Pegus is showcasing the collection to a select audience of VIP fashionistas in Trinidad, in collaboration with Caribbean Belle magazine. The event will take place on Sunday at CrewsInn and Yachting Centre.

Under the guidance of renowned fashion photographer Calvin French, the Atrium at CrewsInn Hotel and Yachting Centre will be transformed to transport the specially invited guests into the mood for selecting that piece de resistance for their luxury Caribbean cruise vacation. Guests are asked to wear all white.

For the collection Claudia took her creativity to another level by collaborating with Exclusive Cottons of the Caribbean, growers of 100 per cent pure, unblended West Indian Sea Island Cotton.

The predominantly white collection, made from this rare and exclusive cotton, will consists of heavily embellished, richly beaded caftans, sarongs, sun dresses, cocktail dresses, men’s shirts, trousers, hats and bags, showcasing a luxurious Caribbean twist to resort wear.

In developing the concept for the collection, Claudia sought the collaboration of New York-based menswear designer Francis Hendy; Catherine Balgobin, swimwear designer of Barbados; and Jamaica-born milliner Marcellas James, with whom she has worked with on previous collections. 

The four designers had collaborated at a previous Caribbean Fashion Week and Hendy and Pegus had worked on a Christmas collection for luxury gift retailer, Stechers, so the Karmic energy was already in place.

“I am thrilled to be working alongside these three very talented designers on this project; this is a micro-step in my ambition to further develop and maximise the potential of the Caribbean fashion industry using our indigenous fabric that is in such great demand worldwide,” said Pegus, who for the past two decades, has been consistent and deliberate in her quest to infuse the industry with a high degree of professionalism.