Who would have thought that models would work for food?
Yet, this is just what they did in last Saturday’s second show in the Pulse Caribbean Fashionweek (CFW) series. The night was dubbed ‘Catwalk the World Evening’, as this year Pulse partnered with Catwalk the World in ‘Fashion for Food’. It is a variation of the United Nations World Food Programme’s annual ‘Walk the World’ project to create awareness and funds to help alleviate child hunger globally. Kingsley Cooper, CEO of Pulse and chairman of Catwalk the World – Caribbean, presented representatives from the U.N. with $500,000. The international campaign consists of high-profile charity fashion shows around the world, with the biggest and most creative designers representing their respective countries. As such, it was the designers who stole the show. The show featured 12 designers, as well as designs from sponsor Nestl. Designs from the Caribbean included Antoinette-Olivia, 5th Element, The Millhouse, The Mushroom, Bouik, Avark, Mutamba, Uzuri International, Lubica, Paju and Rojoe, a