The Diaspora Is Dripping! 22 Caribbean Bag Brands Bringing Culture & Craftsmanship To Your Closet
This vibrant collection of Caribbean bag brands blends fashion and culture, perfect for upgrading your closet and feeding your spirit. The post The Diaspora Is Dripping! 22 Caribbean Bag Brands Bringing Culture & Craftsmanship To Your Closet appeared first on MadameNoire.
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Caribbean carnival season is now in full swing, with Toronto’s Caribana and Grenada’s Spicemas having recently wrapped up. Now, Notting Hill Carnival and Brooklyn’s Labor Day Parade are right around the corner, so what better time and reason to represent your roots than by rocking a bag created by a Caribbean brand?
Bajan beauty Rihanna always shows love to her heritage and homeland, perfectly exemplifying the paradox of Caribbean culture. While we play hard, we work even harder. One day the billionaire businesswoman is decked out in full feathers and Grand Kadooment regalia at Barbados’ Crop Over Carnival. The next, she’s rocking casual swimwear while enjoying a tour of the island with her three adorable children. Always one to keep it real, RiRi skipped the chauffeur service and instead travelled with her family on a traditional yellow minibus, stopping along the way at a local street vendor for some fresh coconuts.
So, when the bad gyal sang, “work, work, work, work, work,” those weren’t just lyrics, they were words she lives by—whether she’s in Mommy or mogul mode. They are words all Caribbean people live by, whether you were born in the islands or a descendant of someone who was.
The hard work, entrepreneurship, and creativity of Caribbean people are highlighted by a slew of bag brands founded, owned, and designed by people throughout the diaspora. From French Toast’s feel-good and functional weekend totes, which are infused with Jamaican-inspired playful patterns, to the history of Haitian oral tradition interwoven in the hand-beaded clutches by Bien Abye, with these Caribbean-owned brands you’re not just wearing a bag, you’re carrying and curating culture.
Here are 22 Caribbean bag brands to complete your closet and feed your conscience.
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