Kyu Mélange Designs debuts at CFW 2013
Pulse modelLatoya Craigstyled herfloor-lengthdress with amatching greenhead-tie andsunglasses —perfect for a dayat the beach.
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June 9, 2013

Kyu Mélange Designs debuts at CFW 2013

Driven by more than just their ‘passion for fashion’, designers Ozge Turan and Kesi Gibson are determined to carve out a niche for themselves in a highly competitive market. The business partners — Gibson is Jamaican and Turan from Turkey — met at the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania and started their fashion line in March 2012, aptly named Kyu Melange. Their collection of high quality, hand-made leather bags, cuffs and bow ties were well received last weekend at Caribbean Fashion Week. With the applause now over, the duo have donned their entrepreneurial hats and are ready to do business: “It is great to have big ideas, but it is important to have a drive and to execute,” shares Gibson. We could not have said it better.

(Photos: Bryan Cummings)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A black, sequinned bow tieaccessorised with triple-layered goldchains. Pulse model: Venissa Bruce
Pulse model Nickolai Morgan showsoff his sleek tiger print, blue and blackbow tie from Kyu Mélange.
This red, gold-chained leather bow tiecertainly makes a statement on Pulsemodel Ameala Kirlew.
100 per cent leather bags make up the collection.
Silver-chainedred and blackbow tie fromJamaican-Turkish FashionFusion.
Designers andfounders ofJamaican-Turkish FashionFusion OzgeTuran (left) andKesi Gibsonmodel bow tiesfrom theircollection KyuMélange.
The designers Ozge Turan(left) and Kesi Gibson.(PHOTOS: LIONEL ROOKWOOD)
Handbags and cuffs.
The leather and gold cuffs.

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