:: Diamond Noir Collective ::

Caribbean International Fashion Week (CIFW) is scheduled to open on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 in New York City.  Caribbean International Fashion Week will accommodate a multitude of elite media, buyers, Caribbean officials, industry professionals and celebrities with the sole purpose of bringing more exposure and sales revenue to Caribbean fashion designers. In effect, CIFW will bring greater admiration and appreciation for Caribbean fashion and beauty worldwide.

The first ever Caribbean International Fashion Week will showcase some of the Caribbean’s best established couture and up-and-coming fashion designers. CIFW will support Caribbean designers with their expansion and promotion on an international level.

While CIFW’s goal is to benefit Caribbean designers, it will also be raising funds for the CTO Foundation—a charity created for deserving Caribbean nationals working in the hospitality and tourism industry. The CTO Foundation is a non-profit charity that provides education for deserving Caribbean nationals, in addition to establishing the Caribbean as a profound region for couture fashion and prevalent tourism. Over the years, the CTO Foundation has turned out some of the most successful and promising hospitality and tourism individuals around the world.

Together with the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Diamond Noir Collective will work to promote all the beauty and possibilities the Caribbean has to offer through Caribbean International Fashion Week.