WHEN Designer Sonia Noel looks at her accomplishments, as happy and humbled as she is about her achievements, she still feels she could do more. And so, after thinking of what’s missing; what’s needed to further her mission and purpose, fulfill her passion and cement her legacy as a woman, mother and entrepreneur, she embarked upon publishing MAKIN STYLE, and her magazine was thus set into being.

First launched in Guyana back in April, MAKIN STYLE is designed to tell the world about our culture, life and views in the Caribbean and Guyanese Diaspora. She then went to St. Lucia, Tobago, and Barbados for a breakfast media stop with Consulate General Michael E. Brotherson, who made remarks heralding the work and success of Ms. Noel, with more to come with her new magazine.”Sonia Noel is a great role model for women in the Caribbean and beyond,” said the CEO of Barbados Music Awards.
It was then off to Atlanta next for the Memorial Carnival weekend, and a launch there with the excitement of the events celebrating Guyana’s 47th Independence Anniversary and the collaboration of Caribbean flair and Jazz fused into the most organized and fun display of the exact audience MAKIN STYLE is geared to appeal to. The Atlanta launch also provided great networking opportunity and the chance for Ms. Noel to present her Resort line of Mariska Designs.
She thanks Marilyn Brown, who serves as the vice president of the Guyana Atlanta Association, for the exemplary organized feat that was the launching of the magazine and the First Resort line during the fun-filled weekend
 In East Orange, NJ, where Guyana’s Independence flag raising ceremony brought a crowd of supporters, the magazine got another boost for Ms. Noel. She met with former mayor Robert L Bowser and the honourable Bayney Karran, Guyana’s ambassador to Washington, and they and other dignitaries were presented with copies of the magazine.”There is Ralph Lauren and Ellen Tracy. We have our own fashionista, Sonia Noel, and should be proud of her,” said Allison Butters-Grant Co-founder and Executive Secretary of the Guyana-American Heritage Foundation Inc.
The New York launch brought out the stalwarts of Arts & Culture in the Guyanese community in the Big Apple. Headed by Sonia’s team leader Lorna Welshman-Neblett; Edmon Braithwaite and Tangerine Clarke, the event featured a theme of flair and fun with noted thespian Rose October-Edun and board members of the Guyana Cultural Association of NY, Ave Maria Brewster, Clair Patterson-Monah, and the Guyana Tri-State Alliance’s Pat Jordan-Langford and Miss Guyana World 2011, Arti Cameron, to support and model Mariska Designs hosted at the Vodou Lounge in trendy Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
Host Elton Washington regaled the audience with his childhood memories of box throwing and sugar cake sales that belied the future in business for Ms. Noel.  
Also on hand to support the launch was Johnson Johnrose of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, which was hosting its series of events celebrating Caribbean Heritage Month, as was Sandra Velasquez of Velasqez Productions and her models. Brazilian model Bruna Gomes also made an appearance. Also in attendance were FIT Professor Steven Cutting; businessmen Bobby Vieira and Bennie Parasram; Lydia Patel, host of What’s up New York and Lydia Patel TV; Amelia Moore, host of  All in a Day with Amelia More; Floss TV and BronzeMagonliine.com Patricia Trim, of Tots and Teen TV Show.
The next stop for this tireless and dedicated designer is French Guiana, for the upcoming Fashion Week; then it’s on to Suriname, Guadeloupe and Trinidad, where her Resort Line and MAKIN STYLE will be launched to an even wider and more diverse audience. The inaugural issue features Sonia on the cover and inside, and there is a fantastic article on Guyana; former Miss Universe, Trinidadian Wendy Fitzwilliam; the Pegasus Hotel, and more. Ms. Noel is working to position Guyana as a formidable player in the fashion and arts world throughout the Caribbean and its Diaspora.  Sonia believes that the global attraction and universal appeal of the Caribbean brand places the region in a unique position to maximize on opportunities for growth. To that end, she created the Sonia Noel Foundation for Creative Arts to help nurture young creative talent throughout Guyana and the Caribbean.
The success of her work and rise in the industry may have been unlike most in the field, but she is to be admired and respected for the determination and passion that has proven her worth. The Magazine will soon be available in the US and in certain Caribbean countries.
In Guyana, magazine can be obtained at Sonia Noel Designs, Barr St Kitty; Giftland OfficeMax; German’s Restaurant; Milady’s House of Beauty; Water Chris Hotel; Williams Supermarket in Bartica; Community Pharmacy in Grove, EBD; Gordon’s Stationery in Berbice; Major Sports Complex in the Leap Building at Linden; Global Exchange in Diamond, EBD; Tobago Chocolate Trousers and St Lucia Sunshine book stores countrywide.
Part proceeds from the sale of this magazine go to the Sonia Noel Foundation for the Creative Arts (SNFCA). She is working on the next issue of the magazine and preparing for the 6th edition of Guyana Fashion Week in October.