trinidad - the one thing that's struck me about this island is the level of diversity amongst the people. Its totally mind blowing. Case in point: this lovely young lady. She's the niece of a great fellow I've met out here called ian. We are in car enroute to dinner and I had to snap a photo of her to share with you all. Is it just me or does she need an agent?
trinidad - believe it or not, I'm not on vacation! I'm actually here to cover trinidad & tobago fashion week. yesterday was day two of the show and eight designers were shown on the catwalk at the hyatt trinidad - the same place where the summit of the americas took place. I was impressed with the scale of the production - especially for an event only in its second year. the venue was great and was filled to capacity and the energy was certainly electric. The line up of designers was solid. I didn't see anything that broke any boundaries or really distinguished trinidadian fashion from anything i'd see anywhere else, but it was good to see what the island had to offer by way of designers and get a sense of the talent and aesthetic. That said my favorite collection was for a label called the cloth, by robert young. the pieces were simple, straight forward and clearly well made. get into these pics of looks from the cloth and the seven other labels that showed. zandile blay
trinidad - weeks before I even knew that I was coming to trinidad, I heard about this legendary trini delicacy: bake and shark. what is it? exactly what it sounds like: baked bread and shark meat. Both are lightly fried and served as a sandwich. You personalize it by adding a dressing of your choice. That can range from mango chutney to ketchup to thousand island. Personally? I absolutely loved it. Its one of the best foods I've ever had. I'm going to need to find a spot that serves this once I get back home. Zandile Blay
trinidad - please get into this red kooey one piece I'm serving. I wanted to give a two piece, but I'm saving that for poolside. I am living for the bright color and deep v neck. Zandile Blay
trinidad - san franciso, ghana, curacao....there are so many places I've been which have a similar, windy road as the one I'm on right now. Its so tiny and squiggly that I can't believe its meant to be a two lane road. the drivers here are so gangsta and unbothered about it. So wish I shared their gangsta! In anycase get into the roads and the views as we ride up. zandile blay
trinidad - still enroute to maracas beach and we stopped at the maracas lookout to get into the beautiful beach view as well as some amazing trini treats. get into these pics. Zandile Blay
trinidad - yeah, I know it. chances are you don't care what I ate last night. But in true zandile style, I love to share. I ordered this pink beauty from room service and the taste was an absolute scandal. I wish you could taste it. zandile blay
trinidad - my laptop and loads of work are waiting for me. but I had to sneak down to the infinity pool, not to swim (how dare I get this hair wet!) but to have a chat with god and take pics for my blog! lol! I just took this one. Its 7 a.m. I just hopped out of bed, hopped into my rob and ran here. keep checking back. loads more coming. zandile blay
trinidad - while watching a fashion show can hardly be described as torture - depending on the collection of course - this is verging on it. the clothes are solid, but I'm snapping pics of the sixth show of the night. back to back. had to liven myself up - hence silly pic! zandile blay
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jfk - blaynistas! its round 4:50 a.m as I post this. I'm heading to terminal 8 to board a flight to trinidad and tobago! why? fashion, ofcourse! the island is holding their fashion week and I'm heading out to write and review. thanks a billion to india and nola of glam for the assignment. I miss you guys - or at least being on the same continent as the majority of you - already. stay tuned for real time posts from my g 1 phone! zandile blay
