In one of my diary post I talked about the positive feeling I get when someone who has been featured in Complexd Magazine  makes a big achievement.

Me, Anya and Jo at Caribbean Fashion Week

We featured designer Anya Ayoung Chee on page 18-19 of our ‘LOVE THY WOMAN’ issue and tomorrow she will be featured in the premier of Project Runway Season 9 as a contending designer.   Since it was announced that she had qualified for the series, there has been on-going support from her home country Trinidad and Tobago.

She is a talented and well travelled young designer whose collections have an international appeal; but she has decided to base her label in her home country so that she can cater for the diverse shapes of Caribbean women. In the Caribbean, when a fellow islander makes a big accomplishment the whole island supports that individual in their international conquest. That’s one of the most encouraging and motivating forces when you come from a small island. Even though it can be pressurising at times, it encourages talented islander to make their countrymen proud.

As a neighbouring islander and fan of Anya’s label PILAR, I’m 100% behind her!

To keep updated on her achievements Join Anya Ayoung-Chee – Project Runway Season 9