y is is I was
I was
curious
about
it but
limited young
young
Trinidad
a small
rney
I had
to the
world
of of
art art
and and place,
and and
my my
mother
would
take take
me me
y of of access
access
I had
to the
world
place,
mother
would
culty
a walk
around
the the
garden,
sort sort
of a of a
say say fashion,
fashion, which
which was was very
very limited
limited for for
a walk
around
garden,
way
I was
born
in a in 3rd
world
country
where
families
go. go.
The The
most
and and because
because
I was
born
a 3rd
world
country park
park
where
families
most
up
a tiny
island
called
Trinidad,
which
part part
was was
that that
I could
look
long
a tiny
island
called
Trinidad,
which important
important
I could
look
ns
along on on
British
at that
time.
The The
one one
thing
I I right
across
the the
gardens…and
out out
from
your
British
at that
time.
thing
right
across
gardens…and
from
at your was was
at a at very
young
age, age,
my my
mother
hotel,
I see
this this
incredible
woman
ested
owned
a very
young
mother this this
hotel,
I see
incredible
woman
nifested owned
me, me,
is that
you you
have
to join
the the with
a bright
yellow
dress,
red red
hair hair
and and
long
gave
is that
have
to join
with
a bright
yellow
dress,
s along gave
I had
a library
card.
There
she she
is, is,
Rita Rita
Hayworth.
So, So,
that that
rrent
library…so
I had
a library
card.
There there
there
Hayworth.
current library…so
no magazines
or anything
like like
that that was was
a fascination
that that
I had
seeing
her, her,
hion
fashion were
were
no magazines
or anything
a fascination
I had
seeing
on on
a kiosk
where
I could
look
at at and and
of course
I couldn’t
wait wait
to go
and and
e. Not Not there
there
a kiosk
where
I could
look
of course
I couldn’t
to go
It really
wasn’t
about
fashion
for for see…a
lot lot
of of
Rita Rita
Hayworth
movies,
cited
excited them.
them.
It really
wasn’t
about
fashion
see…a
Hayworth
movies,
It was
more
about
curiosity
and and
art art however
some
were
very
sexy,
like like
ectly
It was
more
about
curiosity
however
some
were
very
sexy,
directly me. me.
So, So,
I would
go to
library
I managed
to see
her her
in a in a
we? we? in general.
in general.
I would
go the
to the
library ‘Gilda…but
‘Gilda…but
I managed
to see
all
and and
I would
look
at books
on on
history,
musicals.
So that
is where
the the
fashion
I would
look
at books
history, few few
musicals.
So that
is where
fashion
and and
I would
look
at books
on on
ballet,
on on started.
I would
look
at books
ballet,
started. Between
Between me me bullying
bullying my my
and and
things.
And And
when
I was
to to
look
like like
a glamour
girl girl
theater
things.
when
I was mother
mother
look
a glamour
your
of your theater
$.25
on on
Saturday
to go
a cinema,
and and
also also
having
the the
inspira-
given
$.25
Saturday
to go
a cinema, (laughter),
(laughter),
having
inspira-
sion
session given
world
of of
glamour,
not not
so so
much
from
movies
and and
the the
people
that that
I I
world
glamour,
much tion tion
from
movies
people
other
mother this this
but but
this this
total
world
of glamour
There
were
historical
movies,
and and
fashion,
total
world
of glamour saw. saw.
There
were
historical
movies,
been
ve
been fashion,
obsessed
with
it. it.
I would
see see things
that that
were
just just
colorful
and and
bigger
I was
obsessed
with
I would
things
were
colorful
bigger
e alue
of of I was
people,
beautiful
women,
and and than than
life. life.
And And
the the
wonderful
part part
about
beautiful
people,
beautiful
women,
wonderful
about
e rom
from beautiful
Because
you you
know
I was
a a this this
whole
story
was was
that that
I actually
got got
musicals.
Because
know
I was
whole
story
I actually
thed
reathed musicals.
I could
not not
go go
see see
any any
sexy
Rita Rita
Hayworth
when
I came
to to
child,
I could
sexy to meet
to meet
Hayworth
when
I came
ress child,
mstress
(laughter)
I had
to go
see see
the the New
York
and and
started
working
with
all all
movies
(laughter)
I had
to go
New
York
started
working
with
d and
a a movies
and and
all all
of the
fantasy
movies.
world.
So, So,
it was
a wonderful
musicals
of the
fantasy
movies. of that
of that
world.
it was
a wonderful
she she musicals
er,
I was
totally
obsessed
with
what
to my
dream.
That
was was
the the
I was
totally
obsessed
with
what conclusion
conclusion
to my
dream.
That
me. me. So So
for
looked
like like
and and
I would
fight
I was
really
looking
at at
women
looked
I would
fight beginning.
beginning.
I was
really
looking
tting
ysitting women
my my
mother
so so
she she
can can
look
like like education
myself
by looking
at pictures,
with
mother
look
education
myself
by looking
at pictures,
r for
me me with
I wouldn’t
speak
to her
if she
involved
with
a library
and and
being
them.
I wouldn’t
speak
to her
if she being
being
involved
with
a library
being
York.”
w York.” them.
didn’t
look
like like
a movie
star. star.
(laughter)
in general
in the
arts. arts.
But But
of of
didn’t
look
a movie
(laughter) interested
interested
in general
in the
I would
point
at what
Ava Ava
Gardner
the the
fascination
of fashion
came
I would
point
at what
Gardner course
course
fascination
of fashion
came
nitial
r initial So So
like,
Rita Rita
Hayworth
and and
all all
of of from
what
I saw
actresses
wearing.
looked
like,
Hayworth
from
what
I saw
actresses
wearing.
ating
ucating looked
This
glamorous girls.
girls.
This was was the the
and
s, and the the glamorous
1950’s,
and and
they they
were
making
a movie
1950’s,
were
making
a movie
in in
Trinidad
called
the the
‘Fire
Down
Trinidad
called
‘Fire
Down
Below’,
and and
here here
I am,
you you
know
a a
Below’,
I am,
know
hion.
fashion.