
The full diffusion collection from Meiling is now available in Micles stores across Trinidad & Tobago.LMN HarrisNB Image courtesy Meiling

Au Courant is not a news reportage site, nor is it one that's dedicated to breaking gossip; I tend to turn a blind eye when saucy tidbits come into my mailbox...

Caucasian Model Lara Stone painted in full-on blackface for a recent editorial in French VogueDoes this disturb you? Well according to a slew of US entertainers, fashion folks, intellectuals and everyday folk, it should...

The folks over at Stylecaster.com has the deal on this supposed 'Tell All' interview:Monday 3rd November, 2009. NY. NY. StyleCaster.com: "Later this week, Rihanna will have her first interview since Chris Brown assaulted her in his car right before the Grammys in February...

Au Courant in the Caribbean The November issue of Au Courant Magazine is all ready and will be out mid-week! We're going vintage, with classic pieces, patterns, and indie style!

Seems like there's something about Miami-Based, Jamaican Designers that makes them crank out some of the coolest handbags!Rochelle Thwaites is definitely one such designer; her Mimeki Bags always well-constructed and timeless, and her classic satchels are hits with the celeb set and discerning...

Besides the works of Seydou Keita, the shots from Malian photographer Malik Sidibe have always resonated with me...

This, my dear friends, is what you call a 'multipurpose handbag.' And yes, all the above images feature the same, single bag - absolutely ingenious!Designed by the Jamaican, Miami-based Architect Alison Antrobus, the bag was created as a solution to that pesky, 'black hole' handbag problem.You...

Has Vogue's Anna Wintour teamed up with Camesha Powell (right) for a 'Fashion' s Night Out' in Jamaica...

When it comes to those Black vs White issues - you know the ones I'm talking about - I have my cultural potpourri of a Caribbean upbringing to thank for giving me an alternative, less-affected view of things.Which, in turn, allows me to freely love those traditional European, alabaster-toned...

If you get all hot-under-the-collar just thinking about the pulsing, sultry, sexy place that is Brazil, I suggest you get your hands on this coffee-table tome by famed fashion photog, Mario Testino.It's basically an orgasmic ode to everything Brazil, shot in Testino's signature, over-glossy...

I'm a sucker for designers who can use traditional African prints in unconventional ways; I mean, who really wants to see yet another full-on Kente cloth Dashiki?So hats off to the quirky-cool fashion designer Jeremy Scott for modifying the print on his Fall/Winter 09 Adidas offering, the...

A lot of people have been contacting Au Courant recently to ask why I haven't featured or talked about any of the costumes from Brian MacFarlane's 2010 Carnival offering, Resurrection...
















