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“I’m an authentic individual. I have a lot of potential in me. I want to go forward and conquer the world like anybody else who did so… regardless of their situations and circumstances,” said designer Micheal Sam, whose designs have been turning heads.
Sam, who spent just about all of his life in Charity, Essequibo Coast was born in Georgetown and since his return a little over three years ago, his artsy side has exploded.
He displayed his first pieces at the Roraima Wedding Expo in 2014 shortly after his return to the city. He was given the opportunity after persons saw his handiwork the clothing he wore from time to time. “I thought I would have gotten a lot of critiques, but it turned out well actually where designers that I would have admired commended my work saying that they were surprised with how well I did, not having gone through any formal programmes,” he recalled.
To date his close to 70 one-of-a-kind pieces have made their way to fashion shows, pageants and various social events. Apart from clothing, Micheal also designs footwear, jewellery, hats and bags. One of his most prized designs so far this year was a costume he designed for himself when he participated this past May in the Guyana Carnival. The feedback, he noted, was great and overwhelming at the same time.
The designer launched his first clothing line last November at the ‘Unchained Through Fashion’ Show hosted by the African Cultural Development Association. His line, called ‘Ecstasy’, had three segments – Desire, Bliss and Dark Angel. He related that the concept for Dark Angel came through a shirt he had designed. Some years ago, when Traits Model Management held its first Strut the Runway Show Micheal was in attendance and was approached by an older man who enquired about the designer of his shirt. The man was surprised when he told him that he did it himself and he asked Micheal doing Art and his Charity Hi inspired by h