ROGER Gary and a model in one of his Aqua Couture designs. (She Caribbean)
WITH six international models and a parade of local and overseas designers to descend on Guyana, Roger Gary looks to add another feather to his cap.
He was here less than two weeks ago to join the “Firestorm” clan of his friend Michelle Cole for Mashramani. That was just after he was in Ecuador for their new generation model search.
He left Guyana for his home New York earlier this week but he will rush back to Guyana for a month-end showcase to launch what he is calling the Guyana Fashion Xpo.
AQUA COUTURE: A model poses in a Roger Gary design in French Magazine Hypemen.
SPACES babe: A model poses in a Roger Gary design in French Magazine Hypemen.
“Guyanese are fashionable people. We want to showcase new ideas of what to wear and how to wear it,” he said.
The launching will take place as part of a list of events New York-based Guyanese Carol Bagot and Ed Ahmad are planning for Cricket World Cup 2007.
Among the top models he has already roped in are Carla Campbell, a former Sports Illustrated Cover Girl, Bobby Roache who the ladies would know from Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable” video, and Jade Cole from Season 7 of America’s Next Top Model.
SPORTS Illustrated model Carla Campbell will appear on Guyana Fashion Xpo.
Roger Gary has already established a name for himself in North America, more particular the hip New York fashion scene. And in the Caribbean, he is the brain behind a number of events. Gary, best know for his Aqua Couture swimsuit brand for both male and female. He is also a name to reckon with it comes to evening gowns, sportswear and bridals.
He is creative director for Barbados Fashion Week and for the St. Kitts Fashion Weekend.
For the Guyana event, which he plans for next year, he is taking his experiences and that of Michelle Cole to create fashion spectacle never before seen here.
“We want to implement other aspects, rather than allowing it to be just about models on a catwalk. We want to create an atmosphere where people can see the designs closer and we will also have accessories and other things pertaining to fashion,” he said this week.
BOBBY Roache, featured in Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable” video will appear on Guyana Fashion Xpo.
He says Guyana and the Caribbean has a lot of talent in the world of fashion and with the Fashion Xpo he hopes that Guyana could establish a status of being a hub of manufacturing clothing in the Caribbean.
Regarding his own prowess, he said “its easy for me, I was born to do it, for some reason I could organize things, and I’m good at motivating.”
After the March launch, Roger Gary heads for India to work on the Supermodel of India, and who knows what else!
“I love coming home,” he told us, but no word yet on whether he will design for Miss Guyana Universe this year as he has done over the last couple of years.
