Caribbean Fashionweek (CFW) 2012 will take place from June 7-11 and one bold, multifaceted young designer will unveil her latest collection at the region’s biggest fashion and lifestyle event.
Tigerlily Hill is set to make a bold statement in her first showing at CFW under her Crown Atelier label.
Born to a Jamaican mother and British father, the Los Angeles-based Hill spent her time living between the Cayman Islands and London. Hill explains that her love for fashion and her creativity stems from her travels, “For me, fashion is about flexibility and creativity. My early exposed me to women from all parts of the world and how they dressed and, from then, I have always been fascinated by their style and how their culture influences what they wear. I feed my creativity with extensive global travel.”
Caribbean Fashionweek 2012: June 7th-11th in Jamaica
Combining her education in fashion (Hill attended Central Saint Martin’s in London) and finance, she launched Crown Atelier in 2006. Her line got immediate attention when a friend of the designer’s wore one of her blouses to a US magazine party in Hollywood and several high-profile personalities began making enquiries about her clothes. The contacts she made at this fateful party led her to a role on the VH1 fashion series, Glam God and there has been no looking back.
Hill describes her aesthetic as classic and fun. Her client is both the woman who wants to be fashionable at the office as well as the one who wants the full glamour treatment on the red carpet.
In fact, the line has already got the attention of the red carpet set with young A-list actors like Keira Knightly of Pirates of the Caribbean fame among the celebrities who have worn Crown Atelier.
Hill is thrilled at the attention her line is receiving from personalities in the highlights of fashion and film, and is also excited about her CFW debut.
“I am from the Caribbean, so it is a dream to be showing on such a scale,” said Hill, remarking on what it means to be presenting a collection at the regional fashion spectacle.
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The press has also began to take notice as Hill has been featured in Essence magazine as one of the designers to watch.
Check out Crown Atelier’s 2012 collection below:
Other first-time designers, including Jhaniel Smith, Kazz Forbes, Juanita Reid, Raxann Chin, Rebecca Stirm, Dionne J and several others, will be traveling to Kingston for the week-long fashion fiesta. They will join the region’s own emerging set as well as the established and highly acclaimed couturiers Meiling, Jenny Polanco, Moncrieffe and more.
CFW is sponsored by Caribbean Export Development Agency, Jamaica Tourist Board, Supreme Ventures, Carreras Ltd, The Spanish Court Hotel, SHE Caribbean, The Courtleigh Hotel, New African Woman, Oceanstyle magazine and CVM TV.
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