Student Notices

OIAI and DSSD presents UWI inStyle Fashion Show

Posted Wednesday, April 26, 2017


The Office of Institutional Advancement and Internationalisation (OIAI) and Division of Student Services and Development (DSSD present the UWI inStyle Fashion Show –A fundraiser to support student scholarships and bursaries and showcase leading local fashion designers’ Summer 2017 resort and ethnic-inspired collections.  

The fashion show takes place May 7 from 6 to 9pm at the National Academy of the Performing Arts (NAPA).

About UWI inStyle

This event was created with the objective to raise much needed funding to support student bursaries at the St. Augustine Campus as well as an event celebrating the contributions of our Caribbean people through fashion. One of the unique attributes of this event will be the involvement of students and members of staff from The UWI and other avid volunteers who will all be a part of the show’s production team.

You can look forward to local designers showcasing the following themes: 

  • Indian Oceanstyle – Meiling | Neha Karina by Neha Dawar | Charulo Chandass
  • Atlantic Afro Chic – 2017's The Lost Tribe Costume Presentation | Donna Pemberton | Shaun Griffith Perez Designs | S.M. WARNER art with attitude |Ted Arthur Leather Collection | Christian Boucaud Designs 
  • Caribbean Couture – Heather Jones International | Ecliff Elie | Claudia Pegus Designs 

Designers include:

  • Ted Arthur
  • Christian Boucaud
  • Charu Lochan Dass
  • Neha Dawar
  • Ecliff Elie
  • Meiling Esau
  • Heather Jones
  • Claudia Pegus
  • Shaun Gruffith Perez
  • Donna Pemberton
  • Sheldon Warner 
  • The fashion of 2017's The Lost Tribe
Entertainment will also be provided by Mungal Patasar and Len “Boogsie” Sharpe.

Tickets are priced as follows: General Admission: $200 | Special Reserve: $300 | VVIP: $500

Tickets can be purchased at the following outlets:

  • The Bursary-Student Administration Building – The UWI, St. Augustine Campus
  • The Division of Student Services and Development – The UWI, St. Augustine Campus
  • The Evening University, Canada Hall Building – The UWI, St. Augustine Campus
  • Meiling - #6 Carlos Street, Woodbrook
  • CLD - #55 Gallus Street, Woodbrook
  • Neha Karina by Neha Dawar – Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre
  • Ecliff Elie Limited – The Shop at the Normandie
  • Claudia Pegus Designs – Level 3, Long Circular Mall, St. James
  • Christian Boucaud Designs – 13 Havelock Street, Woodbrook
  • AF Adrian Foster – The Shop at The Normandie
  • NAPA Auditorium – POS and San Fernando

For further information, please contact: Carol Ayoung at 224-3739, carol.ayoung@sta.uwi.edu or Jamila McKenzie at 790-3829, Jamila.McKenzie@sta.uwi.edu.