MAKING A FASHION STATEMENT Apryl Burrows
Apryl Burrows and Kevin Evans Kevin Evans
By Kendea Smith Apryl Burrows photographs courtesy of Apryl Weech-Strachan, Shawn T. Photography and Roderick Wells Kevin Evans photographs courtesy of Nikia Charlton, Kendrick Rolle Jr. and Floyd Mayweather Promotions
Bahamian designers get local and international spotlight Fashion continues to elevate in The Bahamas and two names that stand out are Apryl Jasmine and Kevin Evans. Recently, Up and Away interviewed these two designers who continue to ensure that The Bahamas stays on the map in the fashion world.
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pryl Burrows, who is the proud creator of Apryl Jasmine, has been entrenched in fashion since she was eight years old. “As a young girl I was always very artsy and crafty, using scraps of leftover fabric from my mum’s sewing projects. My clients were my dolls and they were always fabulous,” she told Up and Away. But it was in her teenage years that Burrows got her first chance to blossom. “I didn’t know what a fashion designer was until age 14 when I landed a summer job with the late Jeffrey Taylor, a Bahamian artist and designer. Although I was a teenager, I was inspired by actresses like Diana Ross and singers like Sade, Phyllis Hyman and Whitney Houston,” the designer said.
Ruffle crop top and maxi skirt in charcoal rayon with metallic silver shimmer
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