IT’S shaping up to be a relatively eventful year for Guyanese designer Mark Junor, who just recently participated in Island Fashion Week in Trinidad and Tobago, following his debut at the Brooklyn Fashion Week last month.

At both events, Junor showcased pieces from his latest collection, “Remember Me”, which he describes as a continuation of his previous collection, “She Killed Death”, and contains some 14 pieces. Starting last year with Suriname Fashion Week, Junor has been on a campaign to market his ‘Kramronuj’ brand as far and as wide as possible, and so far, for 2019, he’s been actively meeting his goal.

Comprised primarily of skirt and pants suits, dresses and swimwear, the collection is a fusion of mint-green floral print and black velvet.

Said he: “ ‘Remember Me’ is my take on summer-spring royalty. Using florals and bright colours was my way of incorporating the Garden City into this creation. I have a love for silhouettes from the 60s and 70s. Dramatic sleeves, capes and trains were the only thing in my head when this collection was on the drawing board,” Junor said, adding:
“It’s a continuation of my previous collection I presented at Suriname Fashion Week 2018. It shows that the human body is a beautiful piece of canvas, ready to create memorable wearable art.”

Notwithstanding having already done well at Suriname Fashion Week, Junor was all nerves going into Fashion Week Brooklyn, and wasn’t sure what to expect. But in the end, the applause and great response to his cretions were enough to calm those nerves.
Junor had his collection displayed at one of the events on April 12.

“I was nervous; afraid. I even had second thoughts; I’m not going to lie. But when the models stepped out, the crowd’s reaction was just great. That was a relief for me,” Junor said.

“That was my first big international show, and I was a bit worried about what the audience would think about my work, especially being how I’m not from over there. But after presenting my collection and getting some really great reviews, I was pleased to know that I was a little nervous about my work but then people loved it,” he added.

Junor said his focus is now moving to designing the outfits for the Guyanese representative of the Miss Venus Caribbean Pageant in June. Junor is the national franchise holder of the pageant.

He’s also looking to return to the Suriname Fashion Week in October. On whether he’ll be doing another collection this year, all he said was: “Keep your eyes peeled! I Won’t say no; just look out though!”