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CLAUDIA PEGUS                     MEILING (ESAU)


                                            MoDa in Jamaica and she herself    spirit of Caribbean colourations and
                  CREATED IN                wears the PFB 02 style, while PFB 16   each has a superb finish, whether
               BARBADOS, THE                is the choice of Candi, milliner and   glossy or matte, that portrays luxury,
                  HI-FASHION                style architect from Barbados. “I am   at the same time offering great
                PRODUCTS ARE                proud to see an extraordinary circle   wearing comfort.
                DEVELOPED BY                of women wearing my eyewear,” says
             ALICIA HARTMAN IN              Alicia Hartman.                       The brand gives back to the
               COLLABORATION                                                   community via charitable projects
              WITH RENOWNED                    Alicia’s concept is to capture   and in special collaborations with
            EYEWEAR DESIGNER                everything that Barbados represents   local artists, photographers and
                   ERIC JEAN                for her, a celebration of the island’s   creatives of the island through which
                                            rich culture, its people and the   it has raised money for Parkinson’s
                                            vivacity of the ‘Bajan soul’. Created   and for disadvantaged children.
             Peoples from Barbados is most
          certainly for those who are self-  in Barbados, the hi-fashion products
                                            are developed by her in collaboration
          confident and have a fresh take on   with renowned eyewear designer
          fashion and personal style. The brand   Eric Jean.
          has been seen on catwalks and the
          streets of New York City, and is worn   Made in Japan through
          by well-known stars and creative   advanced production processes and
          personalities including journalist,   distinctive lamination techniques,
          style icon, and trendsetter Novia   this is eyewear crafted in top quality,
          McDonald-Whyte who favours the    characteristic acetates and minimal
          PFB 14 model and also owns other   stainless steel temples, and fitted
          pairs of the brand. Entrepreneur,   with exceptional facets such as
          design strategist and social      technically superior screw-less flat
          entrepreneur Anya Ayoung-Chee     stainless steel hinges and custom-
          and award-winning designer Meiling   built gradient mirrors. The end tips
          (Esau), both from Trinidad & Tobago,   match the signature oversized front
          wear the PFB 03 style. Fashion    shapes, and all the Peoples from
          designer Claudia Pegus has featured   Barbados frames are RX-able. The
          PFB sunglasses on her catwalks at   glamourous eyewear captures the

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