Claudia Pegus launched line during Islands of the World Fashion Week

Trinidadian designer, Claudia Pegus launched her new collection of resort wear, under the label Breeze Resort Wear Couture, on Thursday, November 6 at the historic British Colonial Hilton, Nassau, Bahamas. Joining forces with New York-based menswear designer, Francis Hendy, and Jamaican-born milliner, Marcellas James, both of whom she has worked with on previous collections. This all-white collection includes heavily embellished, richly beaded caftans, sarongs, men's shirts, hats and bags. The clothing are all made from West Indian Sea Island Cotton which is only found on some Caribbean islands and is of very high quality. The line is made possible through a collaboration between United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Islands of the World Fashion Week which took place between November 5th and 8th at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas.