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British designers look to Caribbean in their shows at Paris fashion week
Grace Wales Bonner and Bianca Saunders both reference vintage, mid-century Caribbean style and visual sensibilities
Titled the Hotel, her collection was partly inspired by the work of the photojournalist Bradley Smith and his 1956 book Escape to the West Indies: A Guidebook to the Islands of the Caribbean. There were fun takes on practical pieces – such as a long plastic mac for rainy days, and printed reusable shopping bags – and Saunders’ interpretation of that holiday classic, the tourist T-shirt. She follows in Wales Bonner’s footsteps: the latter won the award in 2023, suggesting that recognition and support for British designers of colour, in London and Paris, may finally be taking root in fashion.
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