ROADTOWN Tortola BVI, July 13th, 2012 – The new designs in the Territorial Dress Competition have been revealed and will be presented to the House of Assembly at their next convenient sitting for discussion and debate.
Acting Director of Culture Mrs. Brenda Lettsome-Tye during a press conference to unveil the designs on July 11 recapped the process undertaken by the Ministry to arrive at the resubmission of the final two options.
She said, “We are happy to present the designs created by our top two designers Mrs. Florence Philips and Ms. Kristin Frazer,” adding “We must commend these ladies for willingly coming together and working tirelessly into the wee hours of the mornings many days in order to create the designs seen here today.”
Mrs. Eileene L. Parsons, chair of the ad-hoc committee on Territorial Song and Dress expressed her delight with the new selections as it was the first time they were revealed to her as well.
The designs will be displayed at various locations on Tortola and will be mounted in the vicinity of the ferry docks on Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke.
“The Virgin Islands Print” the core of the new designs was created by Mr. Kieron Harry and is comprised of a VI sloop, soursop, sugar apple, hibiscus, oleander, the turtle dove, the islands of the Virgin Islands and the words “Virgin Islands”
In January 2012, Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn created an ad hoc Committee for the selection of a Territorial Song and Dress under the chairmanship of Mrs. Eileene L. Parsons.
The Territorial Song and Dress competition was launched in February and ran until April 13. It saw a total of 24 submissions for the Territorial Song Competition and nine submissions for the Territorial Dress Competition.
Following the short listing of the submission by a panel of judges, the final three songs and two dresses were presented to the public on June 10 at a programme hosted by Government titled, Defining Ourselves: The Virgin Islands Story in Dress and Song”.
Subsequent to the public input following the event, the designers were asked to collaborate and produce two new designs that will be presented to the House of Assembly for debate and consideration.
The creation of a Territorial Song and Dress is in keeping with Government’s commitment to preserve and promote the Virgin Islands cultural identity.
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