T&Twill take a significant step in establishing key relationships in the international world of fashion. On January 26, the T&T Creative Industries Company Ltd (CreativeTT) will warmly welcome editor/producer, Marilena Borgna and her team from Vogue-Italia magazine–one of the most influential fashion publications in the world, which enjoys a monthly readership of close to one million.
Under the purview of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment (MTII), one of CreativeTT's critical objectives is to develop a fashion industry in T&T and connect the country's design talent to the international marketplace.As a first step toward this goal, CreativeTT confirmed Vogue-Italia to include T&T in its Spring/Summer Issue, which will be published in May 2014, featuring a fashion layout photographed in locations throughout T&T.
In addition to this exclusive editorial photoshoot, the Vogue-IT Team will view a designer showcase for editorial content by Ms Borgna and Vogue-Italia's stylist, Giulio Martinelli, featuring clothing and accessory collections from both T&T's established designers, as well as the country's newest talent, including graduates from the University of T&T's Fashion Academy.
Additionally, this visit launches the first in a series of "building block" events and programmes. CreativeTT's Industry Event for Fashion & Design, titled Masquerade will host Vogue-Italia with a "living lookbook" of T&T's designer collections.
The programme planned for Vogue-Italia rests on meaningful partnerships between the Ministries of Trade, Tourism and Culture–together constructing a dynamic platform that combines some of the best in our islands' locations, fashion and design, culture, and the showmanship of Carnival–all building blocks of T&T's creative sector.According to CreativeTT's directors, this relationship with the house of Vogue-Italia is the starting point for key industry relationships from which our designers should take advantage.
Vogue Italia is the Italian edition of Vogue magazine, owned by Cond� Nast International. The least commercial of all Vogues, it has become a global reference point for high fashion and art photography by making its statements through startling, provocative images rather then the written word.