Bmobile Supports Top Model T&T

T&T Top Model is back. The popular Coco Velvet Production, a part of the fashion landscape since 1999 aims to produce the highest caliber of models for the local and international fashion industry.

 

65 semi finalists have been participating in a series of personal development workshops at Coco Velvet’s Professional Fashion Model Workshop, coached by professionals on Communication Skills Development, Deportment and Etiquette Development, Wardrobe Management, Image Management, Skincare, Healthcare, International Runway Technique and Print and Commercial Modeling. An elimination event on July 25^th will bring the numbers down to 20 female and 20 male finalists for August 8th.

 

On August 7, the finalists will model at the “Makin’ Style Gala Fashion Collections” event. Here they will face a jury comprising local and international fashion heavyweights. These include the likes of Wendy Fitzwilliam, Peter Elias, Heather Jones, Calvin French, international fashion designer Babatu Sparrow, New York-based T&T actor/model Paul Pryce and international fashion model Dominique Armorer.

 

Among the top prizes, the male T&T Top Model winner will receive castings at key New York City model agencies and the female winner will have the opportunity to participate in a major model and beauty competition held in October in Shanghai, China. This competition is staged by Elite Model Management (an agency which has represented Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum and Naomi Campbell).

 

Event sponsor Bmobile will also host a people’s choice award to be decided via text through its “Text to Vote” campaign. “The models and designers are getting a very good grounding in the local fashion industry. Bmobile believes that they have the potential to make their mark on the world stage and we are glad to help local talent pursue these aspirations as well as help to bring more attention to T&T’s fashion industry” said TSTT’s Lisa Agard, Executive Vice President responsible for Bmobile.

 

When asked about the reaction of both the aspiring models and student designers to this real world fashion industry experience created by T&T Top Model, Coco Velvet’s Chief Executive Christopher Nathan explained, “The models recognize the importance of this process. Before these formal and educational training programs became available modeling wasn’t seen as anything more than a hobby. Now it’s seen as a viable career. Also, the student designers get to sit on the jury alongside professionals like Meiling and Claudia Pegus where they can get a better understanding of how models are selected. This will serve them well in their professional design careers”.

 

Nathan added, “I believe that in time, fashion will significantly increase the country’s GDP and create new jobs and I want to thank TSTT for their involvement in this effort”.