OMG Digital Magazine | 257 | Thursday 4th May 2017 • PAGE 27
Richard Young has become a staple in the Caribbean circuit . Over the period of 25 years , his extensive talent as a stylist , production designer and impresario h as brought him to become one of the most sought after consultants in the region . He has been working at length producing fashion , beauty and arts-related events from the Bahamas in the north the archipelago to the Guianas in South America , with North-American stints in Miami , New York , Toronto and Montreal .
Richard ’ s professional acumen is widely popular for his strategic and overarching pitches for both corporate and governmental organizations- having penned the documents for the inclusion of fashion and its related event tourism events in the ongoing parliamentary and private sector dialogue , regionally . Due to his longstanding hands-on approach , he has been solicited to assist in strengthening the institutional integrity of the fashion industry framework by hosting seminars and conducting workshops , not only in the Caribbean , but through the Diaspora .
In terms of sustainable development networking , Mr . Young has been responsible for many a launch of existing designers as well as the strategic positioning of their apparel for feasible new markets , regionally and even further afield . By creating opportunities at other trade / runway platforms , designers have been able to broaden client-base . Noteworthy efforts include ‘ Cutting Style ’ hosted in Toronto , in conjunction with the Trinidad and Tobago Consulate- General ; Caribbean Fashion and Music Fair in Philadelphia , Creative Shades , Montreal . His work with National Entrepreneurship Development Company Limited ( 2004-2007 ), not only spawned the emergence of FETT but branded a whole new realm of niche market designers with a clear-cut vision that their worth is directly proportional to the gross domestic product ( GDP ).
Richard ’ s passion for things Caribbean has become legendary . To date , the widely-celebrated professional is producing innovative fashion showings or exhibitions , cataloguing and styling fashion layouts and consulting on a wide range of arts-related projects . His involvement in the areas of Branding , Image Consultancy , Event / Production Management has spanned projects endorsing Youth Empowerment Initiatives , Customer Relations Practices and Art Direction for television and video . He is consumed by an avid preoccupation with our distinctive way of expressing ourselves . This is our idiosyncratic Caribbean style . Its attendant , dynamic and creative merchandising approach , driven by Mr . Young , continues to celebrate our Caribbean Aesthetic uniquely positioning the brand to the world , unapologetically , however maintaining relevance to the ever changing needs of the global fashion industry .