SAN­DRA L BLOOD

Odyssey of Op­u­lence was the theme for a fash­ion show on March 22 at Nanan’s Eco Tours, Ca­roni Bird Sanc­tu­ary. Held by the Krista Gabriel De­sign­er Brand (KGDB), the event cel­e­brat­ed sus­tain­able cou­ture.

“This event ce­ments my as­sertive­ness that KGDB is re­main­ing poised to re­de­fine fash­ion. It is not just about fash­ion, but a com­mit­ment to sus­tain­abil­i­ty,” Gabriel ex­plained, de­scrib­ing it as a ground-break­ing ap­proach to fash­ion that com­bines eco and el­e­gance with sus­tain­abil­i­ty.

On the run­way were mod­els Miss Plus World T&T Cara Sam­lals­ingh; Is­land Fash­ion Week co-di­rec­tor Keisha Bas; House of Jacqui’s Sherone Prov­i­dence; Miss T&T 2024 Jen­na-Marie Gar­cia, and Red Run­way-trained Justi­na Ed­wards, Kali­ah Gabriel and Re­bec­ca Ri­ley. They mod­elled pieces from the KGDB Sus­tain­able Ca­su­al Cou­ture Col­lec­tion of re­designed and re­pur­posed cloth­ing made from re­cy­cled cloth­ing or fab­ric.

Gabriel said one of the best days in the year is World Re­cy­cle Day, as she be­lieves it’s not on­ly healthy for the en­vi­ron­ment but al­so job cre­ation and sus­tain­abil­i­ty.