Fashion Meets Fine Dining As “The Fashion Plate”Heads To Finale

Fashion and food have shared the table in Trinidad and Tobago over the past week. The first edition of The Fashion Plate, a collaboration between Global Trinidad & Tobago (GlobalTT) and Trinidad & Tobago Restaurant Week (TTRW), took local designers out of the usual runway setting and into restaurants. It closes with a Grand Finale at Hyatt Regency Trinidad on October 9 at 8 p.m.

The Fashion Plate opened on September 29 at Rhythms “N” Brews in Gulf City. The first showcase featured designers RackPDH and SMWarner artwithattitude. A series of Fashion Show Capsules followed at participating restaurants across the country. One of them, at House of Jaipur, presented designs by Lisa Faye Silks and House of Jaipur, along with accessories from Metah Designs and Ellimac Trinidad. Patrons, designers and participating businesses have responded positively, according to GlobalTT.

In Trinidad, the venues were Hyatt Regency Trinidad, House of Jaipur, The Alley, Samurai Restaurant and Kazza Pot and Kettle. In Tobago, they were La Fountain and Sugarbird Terrace. Designers and brands showcased included Photosynthesis Designs, Sukha Jewellery, Nedra Waldron, Shaun Griffith Perez, Kootis, Os2 Designs, Valrea’s Designs, Kimo, Bene Caribe, Ade, Andrew John Smith, Donna La Roche, Lisa Faye Silks, Metah Jewellery, Ellimac, Richard Noel, LOUD by Afiya and Nadroj.