Coco Velvet Int'l Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Consultantsts

01/09/2026

Your patronage and support is needed for Coco Velvet's latest fashion project Christopher Nathan Coco Velvet International Fashion Management

Young fashion designer Richard Noel 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐄𝐋 The Muse Initiative participated in our Coco Velvet International Fashion Workshop at NALIS Sangre Grande in 2016. Since then Christopher Nathan has been mentoring and helping him to develop his brand.

The Jamaica Fashion Council has selected Richard Noel to showcase a resortwear collection at Jamaica Fashion Week this November which is an incredible opportunity for him to showcase Trinidad & Tobago fashion at the inaugural fashionweek however funding is an issue.

Coco Velvet is coordinating a fundraising fashion showcase this Sunday 6th September from 2:00 - 6:00 PM Leilani Estate and we invite you to come out in order to support the brand's participation in Fashiin Week Jamaica Fashion Week Official

See post for ticket information, visit the event profile 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐄𝐋

Runway Designer Schedule:

* Richard Noel 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐄𝐋
* Stephen Bassano Stephen Bassano
* JADAMS Atelier JADAMS
* AXARA The Edit Axara -The Edit
* Marlene Balasco Marlene Belasco
* Passee Jones V. Passée-Jones
* Definitely Designs ✨Definitely✨
* 4ever Been Different (Tobago)

30/08/2026

Where it all began...48 years ago in January 1978 my work in the fashion industry started as a male model.

I was sixteen years old, attending Woodbrook Secondary School on French St when I read in the newspapers that Anne Mc Shine Sharma was opening a finishing school and training academy for new models on Henry Street in Port of Spain. My mother was totally against my plan so I never got her permission to enroll but I did anyway, attending classes in my school uniform three times a week.

Once I graduated I applied to Finale Fashions which was located close to my school on Maraval Road to work as a professional model. After several years the owner Jasareh closed the model agency to return to Barbados so I joined House of Jacqui (1986 - 1990) then Mannequins Image Management (1991 - 1997)

During my time with Mannequins owner Richard Young appointed me Rehearsal Director & Fashion Music Coordinator which allowed me to fine tune my skills in fashion coordination and directing. On October 1st 1997 I took the entrepreneural plunge and opened Coco Velvet International Fashion & Model Management at 54 Gallus Street Woodbrook with two divisions, one for model management with a mission to discover, develop and export models from the Caribbean to the world's fashion capitals.

The other division was to be focused on providing essential fashion management services to designers, fashion producers, retailers as well as regional governments interested in developing their fashion, textiles or garment manufacturing sectors. With this mission in mind I prepared the Trinidad & Tobago Fashion Industry Development Proposal and presented it to the late Kenneth Valley - Minister of Trade & Industry at his Riverside Plaza office in 2000 seeking government approval for our fashion industry to be designated an industrial sector for national development. After nine years of advocacy and lobbying Cabinet of Trinidad & Tobago finally declared fashion T&Ts 8th non-energy industrial sector in December 2010 and commissioned the Fashion Industry Development Committee (FIDC) under the auspices of Ministry of Trade, Investment & Tourism

Christopher Nathan

Photo credits:
Fashion design by Sean Edwards

24/08/2026

Miss World T&T 2025 Georgia-Lee Gill, Americas & the Caribbean Continental Winner competes in the Top 4 Head-to-Head Challenge Miss World 2026

TOP 4 HEAD TO HEAD CHALLENGE - MISS WORLD 2026- EUPORE: Julia KÜH...

24/08/2026

Congrats to our T&T delegate Georgia-Lee Gill Miss World 2026 winner of America & the Caribbean Head to Head Challenge

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO WINS! 🇹🇹👑The Americas & Caribbean Head to Head ...

24/08/2026

"Transforming young lives with FASHION" Coco Velvet International Fashion Management

Today we acknowledge, celebrate and congratulate Georgia-Lee Gill another success from our CVI Youth Creative Arts Workshop held from June to September 2025 at the National Library & Information Systems NALIS and NAPA Port-of-Spain National Academy for the Performing Arts

Georgia-Lee Gill, Miss World Trinidad & Tobago 2026 has advanced to two Miss World 2026 Fast-track finals at Miss World in Vietnam. The Top Model finals placement and the Head-to-Head Challenge continental win will guarantee a place in the Top 40 at the finals on September 5th Miss World Georgia-Lee Gill Miss World Trinidad & Tobago

Dare-to-Dream:
The Coco Velvet International youth creative arts workshop also spawned four ELSA Exclusive Look international model management contract winners, Miss Universe Trinidad & Tobago 2025 Latifah Morris Latifah Morris and Miss Teen Universe T&T Chanique Marcelin Miss Teen Universe

During the training period the Miss World TT Franchise Director invited us to select candidates for the 2025 pageant and both Marcelin and Gill accepted the challenge Miss World Trinidad & Tobago they also made it to the finals of Top Model Caribbean Competition at NAPA on October 14th.

In 2027 we shall take the CVI Fashion Workshop training modules to Jamaica to prepare cohorts of highly skilled workers for Jamaica's fashion industry as we strive to further our mission to create a viable, globally respected Caribbean Fashion Brand.

Christopher Nathan Coco Velvet Int'l Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Consultantsts

22/08/2026

LAST CALL - Jamaica Fashion Week 2026 Model Casting

Saturday 22 August 2026
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Altamont Court Hotel Altamont Court Hotel
Kingston, Jamaica
West Indies

Casting Requirements:
No prior modeling experience required, open to new, emerging and professional fashion models. Please wear fitted garments, carry high heels and a swimsuit (women) for the casting

Criteria:
Female Models 5ft 8 +
Proportionate physique

Male Models 5ft 10 minimum height
Slim, athletic physique

For more info visit our social media network Jamaica Fashion Week Official Jamaica Fashion Council Official Gag Management Coco Velvet International Fashion Management

Website: www.thejamaicafashionweek.com

20/08/2026

Model Casting for Jamaica Fashion Week this Saturday -

Date: August 22, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Venue: Altamont Court Hotel
1 - 5 Altamont Terrace, New Kingston Altamont Court Hotel

JAMAICA FASHION WEEK 2026
The inaugural Jamaica Fashion Week will be held from November 19th to 22nd at Island Village, Ocho Rios. Four exhilerating days of Caribbean high fashion, irie reggae vibes and exotic Jamaican cuisine, set in unforgetable tropical land and seacapes

For additional info visit JFW and GAG Instagrams Jamaica Fashion Week Official Jamaica Fashion Council Official
Gag Management Coco Velvet International Fashion Management

Website: www.thejamaicafashionweek.com

13/08/2026

From Coco Velvet's Top Model TT 2015 Vault

A retrospective lookback at Naomi Chin Wing's Paris Fashion Week YSL debut and her breakout season for Spring 2018 at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.

Photos by Yannis Vlamos for Vogue Runway Vogue
1&2. Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2018 RTW
3&4. Alexander Mc Queen SS2018 RTW
5. John Galliano SS2018 RTW
6. Altuzarra SS2018 RTW
7&8. Christian Dior Spring 2018 Haute Couture
9&10. Maison Valentino Spring 2018 Haute Couture
11. Givenchy Spring 2018 Haute Couture
12&13. Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2018 Haute Couture

Chin Wing was scouted by Christopher Nathan in July 2015 at NALIS Port-of-Spain when she was 15 years old, attending Providence Girls High School. She was enrolled in the Coco Velvet Intl Fashion Workshop from July to August 2015. Later that year she competed in and won the Top Model Trinidad & Tobago 2015 contest at Queen's Hall in Saint Ann's winning an international management contract with ELSA Coco Velvet International Fashion Management

In January 2016 ELSA's director John Bilboa signed Naomi to a global modeling contract with IMG Model Mgmt IMG Models Worldwide and in September 2017 she made her fashionweek debut for Saint Laurent at Paris Spring/Summer 2018 Fashion Week.

11/08/2026

MODEL CALL
Jamaica Fashion Week 2026 to be held from November 19 - 22, 2026 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Attention New, Aspiring & Established Models based in Jamaica this casting is for you! Check post for date, location and more model casting info.

Visit GAG Management Co:

Instagram Gag Management Jamaica Fashion Week Official Jamaica Fashion Council Official

Websites:
www.gagmanagementcomp.com
www.thejamaicafashionweek.com

09/08/2026

BWIA West Indies Airways pilots and flight attendants reunited at All Out Bar at D' Oval last evening for drinks and catch-up BWIA International

It was amazing seeing my flight crew colleagues whom I had the privilige of crossing the continents with from 1984 to 2006 during my airline inflight career. A special thanks to the expert bwee pilots who ensured that our airline remained one of the safest on the planet 1940 - 2006 Christopher Nathan