Alice Yard | SEAN DRAKES

Powder and Personal Space

Why do people paint their neck with powder, and what is the origin of that ritual, are questions that provoked the curiosity of artist Marlon Griffith for many years. His curiosity was deepened by derogatory comments like, ‘Yuh… Read More

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Posted on October 31, 2012 by Sean Drakes

Arts, Caribbean, Carnival, Culture, Trinidad

Alice Yard, Belmont, Commonwealth Connections, Francisco Bobadilla, Guggenheim Fellowship, Marlon Griffith, Middle Passage, Powder Box Schoolgirl, Real Art Ways, Trinidad, VS Naipaul

Designer Apprentice Scores Project Runway 9

“I was an accidental tourist,” recaps Anthony Reid of his first encounter with women’s wear designer Meiling . “The association with Meiling grew out of me running an errand for her in New York in 1996.” That led… Read More

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Posted on July 29, 2011 by Sean Drakes

Caribbean, style, Trinidad

Alice Yard, Anya Ayoung-Chee, Erotic Art Week, Fashion Week, Heidi Klum, Meiling, Miss Universe, Project Runway, The Satorialist, Tim Gunn, Trinidad