Young Designer Sold BBQ To Make It Big In Local Fashion Industry

If there’s one particular word that would finest explain forthcoming area trend designer Cherish Prasad, it would be ‘determination’

The travel to make it major in the regional manner field led to quite a few sacrifices and preparing for the 25-calendar year-previous from Savusavu.

Mr Prasad’s enthusiasm for trend building was derived from his really like for the Fijian sulu jabas and attire that he would style for households.

In substantial faculty, his resourceful taste in clothing captured the attention of quite a few and was asked to enter the Pupil Designer Display for Fiji Trend Week.

“This is where by my journey commenced. I entered that yr, when I was 15 and re-entered yet again the next year and was in a position to scoop the Student Designer of the Calendar year Award,” he mentioned.

A person of Cherish Prasad’s models that was featured all through the digital Fiji Fashion Week display.

He retained to his enthusiasm for fashion planning given that then and in excess of the past 10 decades, the younger designer has introduced quite a few collections of his personal.

Mr Prasad’s collection has also been highlighted in the Fiji Manner Week show previous 12 months.

Inevitably all through the pandemic time period, Mr Prasad decided to create his own stand-by itself show in Suva.

His plan was to make a title for himself in Suva exactly where the manner current market was greater.

The planned stand-alone display in Suva will function his outfits collections.

“I understood from the start off this would be pretty tricky operate but that has not deterred me.

Far more of Cherish Prasad’s designs

“I get the job done for my dad and mom and all of my shell out goes again into investing in my collections for my standalone exhibit in Suva.

“In my willpower, I also offered BBQ from our grocery store front on Thursdays and Fridays to spend for my materials and production of the garments for this approaching demonstrate. It will price up to $25,000 to pull off a exhibit of my own – it is not affordable. “

“To assist elevate resources for his stand by itself demonstrate in Suva, he organised a fundraiser celebration at the Copra Shed Marina in Savusavu.

He hired an events production crew from Suva to plan and co-ordinate the function while he focused on his whole-time position at his parent’s store.

Mr Prasad reported the response from the Savusavu community was great as tickets have been bought out.

“In fact, we marketed out the preliminary 100 tickets at $50 then had to reprint one more 100 and bought that out way too.

“The fundraiser function highlighted a manner present exactly where I showcased two preceding prints that I had produced.

“The response from the viewers was intellect blowing! We had guests from the planet-well-known Jean Michel Cousteau Vacation resort and Namale Resort get off the runway, and in US pounds far too.

“We also brought in two well known singers from Suva, Sofaia Tukana and Amania’s Josa in addition to Labasa based mostly band KKU – they boosted the fundraiser event as well.”

He is arranging for a different fundraising occasion to support fund his stand by yourself display in Suva which would cost him $25,000.

“This fundraiser party was kindly sponsored by the environment-well known Jean Michel Cousteau Vacation resort which is a lottery ticket draw for an Oceanfront Bure continue to be, wellness solutions and all meals for two men and women.

“This and my ticket income from the principal display in Suva will enable me pay out for every thing.”

He said the objective of acquiring the stand-by itself clearly show was to elevate plenty of cash to carry the manufacturing of his clothes to be centered in Savusavu.

At the instant manufacturing is done in Suva.

“I realised the Suva market place is flooded with fantastic nearby designers who are incredibly nicely set up.

“I’m nonetheless youthful and I hope everybody will give me a probability and come out to guidance my clearly show and consider a glimpse at what I have to supply.”