LargeUp: What is your favourite thing to design?
Kristin Frazer: Complex swimwear… I love to brainstorm on how I can design pieces that involve lots of draping and detail, which would lead to multiple patterns to construct.
LU: What inspires your work?
KF: I love to travel and experience new cultures, places and people, and that in itself gives me inspiration to design; but I must say that the root of my inspiration comes from my backyard, the Caribbean.
LU: Your website mentions a national, regional and international focus. Where in the region can we find your clothing? Are you looking at international markets just yet?
KF: My country is very small, with a little over 30,000 people. My brand was meant to be represented on an international platform since its inception and I did so by participating in regional and international fashion shows across the Caribbean and the US. My hard work has finally earned me the rights of mass producing my designs and in 2013, I was able to fully promote Trèfle to all markets possible in the Caribbean region. Presently, some of my designs can be found in boutiques on Scrub Island, Bitter End Yacht Club and Biras Creek Resort in the British Virgin Islands; in one boutique in Islamorada, Florida called Milk n Honey. I am looking at other boutiques in Florida and New York.