Since its launch in October 1997, the fashion management company’s mission has been to
support fashion industry development in the Caribbean and establish a reputable fashion centre in Port of Spain, which hopefully will become the region’s fashion industry’s commercial hub.
Christopher Nathan, Coco Velvet’s CEO and creative director, facilitated presentations on a range of fashion industry careers at the Ministry of Education’s National District Career Fair in January and February 2015.
Around 38,000 pupils from 144 secondary schools around Trinidad and Tobago attended the fair. A total of 340 candidates expressed their desire to pursue fashion careers and applied for places in this year’s workshop, which will be hosted by the National Library and Information System Authority, (Nalis) from June 5 to August 27, at their headquarters in Port of Spain. Participation is free of charge for those selected at the workshop’s screening this Saturday.
Ninety-two secondary school pupils participated in last year’s fashion workshop. The fashion design trainees were challenged to conceptualise and construct a mini-collection for the resort market. A panel of high-profile fashion design experts, including Meiling, Heather Jones and Claudia Pegus, judged the collections at Makin’ Style on October 19, at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), and the top three designers were selected to showcase their collections at Styleweek Port of Spain.
This year, candidates who are interested in fashion design will be redirected to the Caribbean Academy of Fashion and Design at The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) and the Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme (YTEPP), which launched a level two course in fashion design at three of their regional centres in October 2014.
In an effort to improve customer service at fashion retail stores in Trinidad and Tobago, Coco Velvet will focus on jobs in fashion retail this year. Workshop modules include visual merchandising, fashion styling, fashion event management and professional fashion modelling.
A graduation presentation show, Makin’ Style 2015, will be held at
Queen’s Hall, Port of Spain, on August 26 and 27, to showcase the work of the trainees. Workshop models will present fashion collections from participating fashion retailers, which will be styled by the trainee merchandisers and stylists while the event management trainees will produce all aspects of the show.
Dare to Dream...unearth your passion for fashion and hidden talents at the Coco Velvet International Fashion Workshop 2015. If you believe you have what it takes for a career in fashion retail, Coco Velvet would like to see you at their interviews this Saturday, at 1 p.m., at Nalis, Abercromby Street, Port of Spain. Don’t forget to dress creatively to show your personal style/swag.
What is visual merchandising?
Visual merchandising is the coordination of in-store displays and activities geared towards increasing store traffic and, ultimately, sales volumes.
Merchandisers arrange and organise fashion merchandise to create exciting displays on a variety of fixtures around the store and in its windows.
Successful displays entice customers to come into the store to browse or buy.
Fashion styling ability is an asset to visual merchandisers as they also co-ordinate the latest looks for in-store mannequins. Visual merchandisers may also organise trunk shows and other fashion presentations for their store.
Fashion stylists work with a variety of media, fashion designers, retailers and private clients, selecting and co-ordinating fashion looks for a living.
Workshop criteria:
All workshop participants must be between 13 to 21 years of age
Selected candidates are
required to pay a $100 registration fee
Fashion model candidates:
Female models should be between 5’7” and 6’ in height
Male models should be
between 5’8” and 6’3” in height
Female candidates should attend the interview in short, fitted garments, with heels. Hair should be pulled away from the face and no make-up will be permitted
Male candidates should attend the interview in fitted jeans and T-shirts.
—For more on the CVI
Fashion Workshop 2015,
e-mail: cocovelvetinternational
@gmail.com
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