“The Lotus collection is exactly what it is,” said designer and founder, Joelle Fontaine. “So if you think about the lotus flower, you know, she’s kind of like the flower that grows in unfavorable conditions. And I think that’s what the I am Kreyol woman represents. She represents someone who is resilient, who’s bold, who’s strong. She’s able to grow in an area where most wouldn’t expect her to grow.”
As more and more beauty and skin care companies emerge across the globe, there is one company that’s dedicated to bringing natural hair, skin and body products from Haiti to the rest of the world.
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Fashion designer Dayanne Danier hosted Les Jardins de la Mode, pop-up shop in Manhattan on Aug. 19 to showcase a variety of products from Bien Abyé, Sandilou, Deux Noirs, Artisans du Monde, Dorpare, and Askanya.
As the closing event to “Haiti Week,” a week full of events honoring Haitian Flag Day, the Embassy of Haiti…
NEW YORK, NY — On Nov. 5 Bien Abyé fashion designer, Dayanne Danier, hosted “Les Jardins De La Mode,” a pop-up…
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A world-famous fashion designer and sustainable Haitian fashion brand continue to work together to end poverty.
Designer and activist Kenneth Cole has extended his company’s partnership with Deux mains designs, an environmentally friendly Haitian-led social enterprise that provides living-wage income for its sandal makers. Deux mains designs is partly supported by its non-profit counterpart REBUILD globally in Orlando, Florida. REBUILD globally provides marketing and sales support while also scaling the education and capacity-building community programs in Haiti. Its vision is to fight poverty through job creation for and empowerment of impoverished Haitian individuals.