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.
01 B
02 A
MOROCOI DRESS | CS26a
02 B
C5 | CS6a
03 A
03 B
HOLE-POCKET PALAZZO PANTS | CS9b
04 A
04 B
HOLE-POCKET APPLIQUE PALAZZO PANTS | CS9a
05 A
05 B
06 A
06 B
07 A
DEPESTRE ROMPER | CS24a
07 B
08 A
RADIAL DRESS | CS27A
09 A
09 B
GLENESIA DRESS | CS25a
10 A
CUMACA JUMPER | CS2a
11 A
11 B
CREOLE VICTORIAN CAMISOLE | CS3a
12 A
TUCKED BLOUSE WITH PUFF SLEEVES | CS11a
12 B
PUFF-SLEEVED PLEATED DRESS | CS10a
13 A
TSH5 DRESS | CS42b
14 A
14 B
CAPETTE TOP | CS14a
15 A
DE YONTE BLOUSE | CS15a
16 A
16B
DOUBLE NECK CLURITA | CS48a
17 A
RUCHED PANTS | CS13a
17 B
18 A
LYSH TOP | CS40a SATCHEL | CS45a
18 B
LYSH DRESS | CS40c
19 A
19 B
WATER DROP TOP | CS16a
20A
21 A
BALI TOP | CS1b
21 B
SATCHEL | CS45a
22 A
BALI JUMPER | CS1a
23 A
23 B
RAIDER KAFTAN | CS34a
24 A
25 A
OLGA DRESS | CS17a
25 B
ASYMMETRICAL OPEN-BACK DRESS | CS21b
26 A
26 B
SHANI DRESS | CS19a
27 A
27 B
SHANI DRESS | CS19a
28 A
TURTLE NECK WRAP DRESS | CS23a
29 A
29 B
TURTLE NECK WRAP DRESS | CS23a
30 A
30 B
DOUBLELAYERED GENNY | CS37a
31 A
32 B
JASANYA BLOUSE | CS29a
33 A
33 B
POS TOP | CS22b
34 A
34 B
CAPE | CS55a
35 A
36 B
LINEN BELT | CS4a
37 A
DOUBLE-POCKET SHIRT | CS54a
38 A
38 B
STRAIGHT DRAWSTRING PANTS | CS8a
39 A
DOUBLE-POCKET SHIRT | CS54b HIGH-WAIST TROUSERS | CS49a SATCHEL | CS45a
39 B
ATHLEISUREWEAR TOP | CS57a
40 A
40 B
ATHLEISUREWEAR DRESS | CS57b
41 A
41 B
KACHCHH LONG DRESS | CS44a
42 A
42 B
KACHCHH SHIFT DRESS | CS44b
43 A
43 B
KACHCHH BLOUSE | CS44c NOT-SO-SIMPLE PLEATED SKIRT | CS46a
44 A
44 B
BUSTIER | CS5a
45 A
INTERLOCK DRESS | CS7a
45 A
SIMPLE TOP | CS47a OSHUN RIVER SKIRT | CS51b
46 A
46 B
SIMPLE TOP | CS47a OSHUN RIVER SKIRT | CS51b
47 A
48 B
DEPESTRE BUSTIER C | CS51e
OSHUN RIVER SKIRT SHORT | CS51c
49 A
OSHUN RIVER DRESS | CS51a
49 A
BEQUIA DRESS | CS36a
50 A
BEQUIA DRESS | CS36a SATCHEL | CS45a
50 B
TULIP DRESS | CS38a SATCHEL | CS45a
51 A
51 B
52 B
RUCHED SIDE BLOUSE | CS32a
52 B
53 A
DASHIQUE TWO | CS31a SATCHEL | CS45A
54 A
DASHIQUE TWO | CS31a 54 B
BELL-TASSEL DRESS | CS39a
55 A
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.
56 B
57 A
CONTACT www.thecloth.com shop@thecloth.com +1 868 489 3956 @theclothofficial
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