Fashion: Wearing Identity

French Caribbean fashion designers reclaim narrative:

Haute Couture Créole

Stella Jean: Haitian-Italian designer bringing Caribbean aesthetics to global runways "Fashion tells stories. I tell ours—color, pattern, pride"

Claudie Pierlot: Martinican designer in Paris "I design for women living multiple worlds simultaneously"

Local Innovation

Murielle Camors: Using traditional madras in contemporary cuts "Madras isn't costume. It's living fabric demanding modern expression"

K-Ryole: Young designers creating Afro-futurist Caribbean fashion "We imagine how our ancestors' descendants will dress in 2150"

Jewelry and Accessories

Traditional jewelry forms inspire contemporary artists: - Collier chou (vegetable necklace) reimagined in precious metals - Creole earrings sized for modern life - Chains referencing slavery transformed into power symbols