In the SoCa Spotlight: Karen De Freitas-Fraser, Fashion Designer.
We came across this Caribbean Designer, and fell in love with her style.. love her name as well ;) A website definitely worth checking out!!
http://madebysoka.weebly.com/collection.html
The name ‘Soka’ comes from the monogram So-Karen and also her passion for Soca music. Karen started her fashion life seriously at the age of 17. She began as a self taught designer interested in sportswear and worked under professionally trained Caribbean designers both in Martinique in 2007, where she resided for some time, and her homeland St. Vincent, taking all experiences gained and applying them to her work. In 2010 she experimented with Swimwear Design, and for 2011 she designed an accessory line. Currently she is located in New York, and is a first year student at Parsons: The New School for Design, pursuing a BFA in Fashion Design and interned with Fashion houses such as Zaralo LLC.
- “Experimentation, reinvention, versatility, colour, texture, shape, contrast, and composition are some of the words I would use to describe my relationship with fashion. The body is a vehicle for design, best described as a human canvas on which any mood, idea, belief could be interpreted. Each one of us, has a role to play in life, and mine is that of a designer. I plan to make an impact on our perception of ourselves and that of others through the media of clothing.”
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Just an idle Illustration I did, whilst having a chat with the great Taj Francis, about living as an artist. Really going to try and produce more artwork.
Cover image used for Trinidad Lookbook magazine. Model is Shan Fernandez
