Montserrat Youth Accepted to OECS Fashion Design Programme

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Montserrat Youth Accepted to OECS Fashion Design Programme

Posted on 15 March 2019.

“Local Business woman with regional impact”

Miss. Edella Allen has been accepted to the first cohort of the OECS Fashion Design Programme which shall be delivered online from February 11th to September 18th 2019. Miss. Allen, a member of the Young Entrepreneur Association of Montserrat, is the owner of Classics Boutique, which already has a regional and international market for the sale of custom made outfits and fashion designs.

Participants in the programme will be provided with a broad range of support to include target market profile, collection conceptualization, trend forecasting, collection title/inspirational words, mood-board/inspiration board sketches/ technical flats, fabrication/sourcing, manufacturing/production and timelines/ completion, buyer and brand matching/ B2B and sales facilitation.

This CBU intervention is the latest in a series of events targeting the sub-sector since 2015 under the 10th EDF Regional Integration for Trade of the OECS.

The opportunity was promoted by MATHLE and the Youth and Sports Development Programme. Lyston Skerritt, Coordinator of the Youth and Sports Development Programme stated, “We are proud of Miss Allen and our continued success in recent regional opportunities. It shows Montserrat has the skills and talent to participate at the highest level.”

When asked about the opportunity, Miss Allen stated, “From this programme I would like to tap into a regional and international market and expand the success of the company”

In this programme, the CBU is targeting emerging as well as export-ready companies involved in the design and production of apparel and accessories in OECS Member States.

At the end of the intervention, the CBU hopes to help further strengthen the fashion and design value chain in the OECS and provide designers with an avenue for increased exposure of their various products and services.

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