Vogue is arguably the most influential fashion magazine in the world. Vogue has been setting fashion standards for over a century and is the top-selling fashion magazine globally. It is every Fashion Designer's dream to be featured in this illustrious fashion magazine.  

James Hackett is a one of the first graduates of The Caribbean Academy of Fashion and Design, (CAFD) at The University of Trinidad and Tobago, (UTT). He is also an amazing graphic artist who has married his passion of art with fashion. He is the Founder and Creative Director of Lush Kingdom, created in 2012 as a means of exploring and illustrating Caribbean life through surface design. Well-known within the art and design circles of Trinidad and Tobago, Hackett´s work has been featured regionally and internationally, in print, media and advertising. Hackett is also a part time instructor at CAFD.

Felisha Noel is a Brooklyn, NY-based designer. Noel commissioned Hackett to design the prints for her new collection. Felisha Noel is inspired by Renaissance art and launched her label, Fe Noel, eight years ago. Her new collection with printed fabrics designed by James Hackett, is now featured in Vogue's January 2019 edition.

Noel's mother emigrated to the U.S. from the Caribbean island of Grenada and worked in a clothing factory in Manhattan. Noel was fascinated with fabrics from a very young age and was drawn to fashion. Currently, everything under the Fe Noel label is made in a small production house in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, though there are several larger projects in the pipeline that are poised to push her brand to the next level. "I think clothes have the power to transform people," says Noel. "Power is in all women. My hope is that when women wear my clothes, they can lean into that power."

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