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'Dressed Up' set to showcase Caribbean designers and honour women
- By Idea Ventures
- Published 27-Mar-19
- Art, Expo & Fashion
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Photo: Dressed Up is the brainchild of Trinidadian-born, New York-based Diane Wiltshire, known professionally in the fashion world as ‘Fury.
New York, NY (Sonique Solutions) – ‘Dressed Up’, a soon to be launched retail shoppe specializing strictly in dresses, has been generating quite a buzz in several fashion-forward circles as well as on social media. Eagerness for the unveiling on this novel concept has only grown with news of the owner’s aspiration to use the platform to showcase the works of Caribbean designers and to assist victims of domestic abuse.
The highly anticipated Dressed Up will carry ready-to-wear casual, contemporary and designer dresses for women from various walks of life such as corporate professionals, college students, stylish homemakers, trendy fashionistas or high-profile celebrities. The shoppe will also offer a few very high-end, one-of-a-kind couture dresses for the discerning client with a desire for the exclusive.
Photo: The highly anticipated shoppe will carry ready-to-wear casual, contemporary and designer dresses for women from all walks of life.
Dressed Up is the brainchild of Trinidadian-born, New York-based Diane Wiltshire, known professionally and affectionately in the fashion world by the sobriquet ‘Fury’.
Fury has graced numerous international catwalks as a professional model and through her work honing her skills in this industry, fostered her passion for fashion and penchant for distinctive style.
Photo: Dressed Up will also offer a few very high-end, one-of-a-kind couture dresses for clientele with exclusive tastes.
In addition to her long-time modelling career, Fury brings an almost 20 year career in the Hospitality industry and a team which is highly experienced in business development, fashion merchandising and branding to this bourgeoning enterprise.
Photo: Fury aspires to feature dresses and collections by both established and emerging designers from the Caribbean region and diaspora.
Notably, as a domestic abuse survivor, she will be partnering Dressed Up with a domestic abuse women’s shelter and will be dressing survivors who have lost everything but their lives. The program entitled ‘reDRESSed’ will dress survivors as they re-enter the workforce.
Photo: The former model turned entrepreneur will also be using this garment-exclusive venture to assist victims of domestic abuse.
Photo: The 'Dressed Up' Logo.
Keep up to date on the launch of ‘Dressed Up’ via Instagram: www.instagram.com/dress_ed_up/