Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine October 2019 | Page 74

Inspired by the likes of Valento and Ellie Saab, the Kuumba Designs label makes a statement! Be it ostentatiously elegant, provocative, bold or modestly stunning, her designs cannot evade detection. They are simply put – just amazing! Esther loves cultivating happy clients and demand for her clothing is global. International clients would contact her via her Facebook page or on WhatsApp to create that one-of-a-kind garment, or to reproduce a special piece they saw on a client that they absolutely must have! She is also kept busy with local clients who are fortunate to have her right there in the village of Anse LaRaye on St. Lucia’s west coast, working from her Atelier. As Esther’s collections fly off the shelves, her creative juices conjure up new ones, and fashionistas beat a path to her door in an attempt to be the first to wear that Kuumba Design piece. When she isn’t creating masterfully-rendered clothing, Esther spends her time outdoors. She loves connecting with nature and would go to the forests, hike, visit waterfalls, beaches and enjoy esthetically pleasant sunsets. Being out there is conducive to meditation, and the sounds of water falling from the heights down to a pool or rocks below, or the ocean’s waves, dashing itself against the rocks as if to beat them into submission, is soothing to her senses, resulting in clarity of thought and vision. She is fortunate to live in St. Lucia, where the prolific beauty of nature is inescapable. Enveloped by its sights and sounds, her creativity is aided and masterpieces are conceived. If you’ll be in St. Lucia this December, be sure to check out the upcoming Hot Couture at Sandals Resort on December 7th, 2019. Kuumba Designs will be there! Kuumba Designs Anse La Raye, St Lucia Designer: Queen Esther (Mrs Esther Joseph) Email: [email protected] [email protected] Mobile/WhatsApp: 1 (758) 714 - 9891 KuumbaDesigns