The monthly display of PNG made gowns and traditional
inspired dresses continues at the airport with the ‘A little something from PNG’ gift shop’s display of outfits from
recently concluded PNG fashion events.
Featured PNG designer for the month is Cynthia Chapman, from Gwarumemase,
Central Province. She is the designer of the
tapa traditional inspired dress with a cape and big red and white feather head piece, worn by the current Miss Pacific Islands,
Leoshina Mercy Kariha of PNG when she
competed in the Pacific beauty and
personality pageant held in Tonga. The dress is also her
entry in the traditional category in Project Runway 2018, where she is one of
the participating PNG Designers.
For the display,
Cynthia lent this traditional shining, shimmering, splendid , off shoulder coral
pink gown modeled by Leilani El Rose
Laufa for the Youths of PNG Fashion
Show held recently at the Hilton Hotel. The event is for a good cause - to help
raise funds for WeCare Foundation and Youth Against Corruption Association
(YACA) and has the theme- Striving for change through fashion and
arts. The gown is a 1980s inspired dress and the print is traditionally Papua New Guinean.
A Little
Something From PNG located opposite Duffy at the Departure Terminal of Jackson
International Airport offers may genuine
local goods and produce that is unique to PNG, such as handmade bilums, and
copper beatings, wood carvings, ground coffee from the Highlands, to chocolates
from Bougainville, as well as clothes and fashion accessories created by talented PNG designers.
Company director
Grace Chin has been supporting the local market by providing a retail platform
for creative talents and offerings since the store’s reopening at the airport
in 2015, before the Pacific Games in Port Moresby. She said “We are very proud
to represent PNG with our store. We have many travellers wanting to take photos
of the store, the merchandise, the store staff in their bird of paradise
uniforms, as well as the evolving mannequin display”.
Say ‘hi’ to
Agnes on your next travel overseas and have your photo taken with her.
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