CLEAN SLATE Lookbook 2019
CLEAN SLATE We have wiped the slate clean. Every item of clothing in our Clean Slate collection is a wearable manifestation of years of learning – not just about our garments, but about who we are, collectively, as people of the Caribbean. We’ve resisted notions that we’re less than and we can’t. We’ve deconstructed our heritage, our patterns and these saltwater boundaries to figure out how we can move in this space we’re in a little differently. How to expand it and proceed with a greater sense of agency. We have grown but we are still us and we walk with our origins. In Clean Slate you’ll see echoes of classic Cloth pieces, re-considered to be handcrafted, fresh and new. Touch: quality linen in a pared-down palette of natural/undyed, white and black. See: fine craft and detailing. Just as you’ve been finding a voice to speak through your experiences, we have too. It’s an evolving and lifelong process. Dress up your spirit along the way. All of the pieces in Clean Slate are available to order. Contact us at shop@thecloth.com for more information.
Front: Gabriella Bernard wears the C5 dress.
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KACHCHH DRESS | CS28a
02 A
02 B
DEPESTRE ROMPER | CS24a
03 A
03 B
DEPESTRE ROMPER | CS24a RADIAL DRESS | CS27a
04 A
04 B
RADIAL DRESS | CS27A
05 A
05 B
MOROCOI DRESS | CS26a
06 A
06 B
OVERSIZED GEO SHIRT | CS56a
07 A
07 B
OVERSIZED GEO SHIRT | CS56a
08 A
08 B
HOLE-POCKET PALAZZO PANTS | CS9b
09 A
09 B
HOLE-POCKET APPLIQUE PALAZZO PANTS | CS9a
10 A
10 B
GLENESIA DRESS | CS25a
11 A
11 B
C5 | CS6a
12 A
12 B
C5 | CS6a
13 A
13 B
CUMACA JUMPER | CS2a
14 A
14 B
CREOLE VICTORIAN CAMISOLE | CS3a
15 A
15 B
TUCKED BLOUSE WITH PUFF SLEEVES | CS11a
16 A
16 B
PUFF-SLEEVED PLEATED DRESS | CS10a
17 A
17 B
CAPETTE TOP | CS14a
18 A
18 B
RUCHED PANTS | CS13a
19 A
DOUBLE NECK CLURITA | CS48a
19 B
CLASSIC MEN'S TROUSERS | CS72a
20 A
TSH5 | CS42a
20 B
TSH5 DRESS | CS42b
21 A
21 B
DOUBLE POCKET WINDOW SHIRT | CS43a
22 A
22 B
CLASSIC MEN'S SHIRT | CS41a
23 A
23 B
LYSH DRESS | CS40c
24 A
24 B
ROUND LYSH TOP | CS40b
25 A
25 B
WATER DROP TOP | CS16a
26 A
26 B
LYSH TOP | CS40a SATCHEL | CS45a
27 A
SATCHEL | CS45a
27 B
BALI TOP | CS1b
28 A
28 B
BALI TOP | CS1b
29 A
29 B
BALI JUMPER | CS1a
30 A
30 B
RAIDER KAFTAN | CS34a
31 A
31 B
DE YONTE DRESS | CS15b
32 A
32 B
DE YONTE BLOUSE | CS15a
33 A
33 B
OLGA DRESS | CS17a
34 A
34 B
OLGA DRESS | CS17a
35 A
OLGA DRESS | CS17a
35 B
AVOCAT WRAP DRESS | CS20a
XX B 36 A
36 B
COWLED WRAP DRESS | CS18a
37 A
37 B
ASYMMETRICAL OPEN-BACK DRESS | CS21b
38 A
38 B
SHANI DRESS | CS19a
39 A
39 B
SHANI DRESS | CS19a
40 A
40 B
TURTLE NECK WRAP DRESS | CS23a
41 A
41 B
TURTLE NECK WRAP DRESS | CS23a
42 A
42 B
MEN'S WRAP PANTS | CS50a
43 A
43 B
ATHLEISUREWEAR TOP | CS57a
44 A
44 B
ATHLEISUREWEAR DRESS | CS57b
45 A
45 B
MEN'S LONG CLURITA | CS58a
46 A
46 B
PULL-OUT SQUARE TOP | CS22a
47 A
47 B
DOUBLELAYERED GENNY | CS37a
48 A
48 B
KARIBSKYÝ SHIRT | CS12a
49 A
49 B
JASANYA BLOUSE | CS29a
50 A
50 B
SHELL SHIRT | CS56a
51 A
51 B
STRAIGHT DRAWSTRING PANTS | CS8a
52 A
52 B
POS TOP | CS22b
53 A
53 B
DOUBLE-POCKET SHIRT | CS54a
54 A
54 B
DOUBLE-POCKET SHIRT | CS54b HIGH-WAIST TROUSERS | CS49a SATCHEL | CS45a
55 A
55 B
RAJA LONG DRESS | CS44a
56 A
56 B
RAJA SHIFT DRESS | CS44b
57 A
57 B
RAJA BLOUSE | CS44c NOT-SO-SIMPLE PLEATED SKIRT | CS46a
58 A
58 B
CAPE | CS55a
59 A
59 B
LINEN BELT | CS4a
60 A
BUSTIER | CS5a
60 A
INTERLOCK DRESS | CS7a
61 A
61 B
SIMPLE TOP | CS47a
62 A
62 A
SIMPLE TOP | CS47b
63 A
63 B
SIMPLE TOP | CS47a OSHUN RIVER SKIRT | CS51b
64 A
64 B
SIMPLE TOP | CS47a OSHUN RIVER SKIRT | CS51b
65 A
65 B
OSHUN RIVER DRESS | CS51a
66 A
OSHUN RIVER DRESS | CS51a BEQUIA DRESS | CS36a
66 B
BEQUIA DRESS | CS36a
67 A
BEQUIA DRESS | CS36a SATCHEL | CS45a
67 B
TULIP DRESS | CS38a SATCHEL | CS45a
68 A
68 B
RUCHED SIDE BLOUSE | CS32a
69 A
69 B
RUCHED SIDE BLOUSE | CS32a
70 A
70 B
ANNE-MARIE JUMPER | CS33A SATCHEL | CS45A
71 A
71 B
DASHIQUE ONE | CS30a
72 A
72 B
DASHIQUE TWO | CS31a SATCHEL | CS45A
73 A
73 B
BELL-TASSEL DRESS | CS39a
74 A
74 B
CLEAN SLATE
Creative Director of Collection & Head Designer Robert Young Design Assistants Mark Eastman, Reuben Gonzales Styling & Creative Director of Shoot Keziah Lendor Photographer Marlon James Editor & Line Sheet Design Sophie Bufton Lookbook Design & Writing Melanie Archer Models Gabriella Bernard, Jasanya Jones, Genesia Mulrain, Glenesia Wilson, Kevin Samuel, Jabari Quashie, Amanda Furnham, Laura-Lee Williams Additional Photographs: Stylist: Mark Eastman / Sophie Bufton Photographer: Sophie Bufton
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ROBERT YOUNG Founder and Creative Director The Cloth
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ROBERT YOUNG Founder and Creative Director The Cloth
At one point, Robert Young wanted to join the priesthood – to be a man of the cloth – hence the name of the label he founded in Trinidad and Tobago in 1986. Over the past three decades, Young has built The Cloth into an iconic line; one that has become synonymous with a unique Caribbean aesthetic born out in a wide spectrum of bold garments and signature appliques. Having inherited a spirit of activism and concern with national identity from his parents who worked in trade and credit unions, Young is not so much a fashion designer as an artist who uses clothing to make statements about social and political issues. His clothing is conscientious yet daring – based in tradition but marked by a spirit of revolution, restoration and integration. Young has collaborated with Caribbean luminaries such as masman Peter Minshall, and has created custom garments for some of the region's most notable musicians. When he is not designing, he makes time for outreach programmes and leads several men's youth and artist support groups.
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CONTACT www.thecloth.com shop@thecloth.com +1 868 489 3956 @theclothofficial
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