12 Trinidadian Clothing Brands Worth Knowing (2026)
Trinidad and Tobago has a fashion scene shaped by Carnival more than by any fashion week. Every year, designers create costumes, “Monday wear” and resort pieces for the biggest street festival in the Caribbean. That seasonal rhythm gives local labels a reliable stream of customers and a showcase money cannot buy.
The islands also mix African, Indian, Chinese and European influences, and that shows in the clothes. Compared with Jamaica or India, Trinidadian fashion leans harder on linen resortwear, menswear tailoring and swimwear built for Carnival.
12 Trinidadian Clothing Brands Overview
Here’s a quick look at the Trinidadian brands in this guide, from couture houses to Carnival swimwear. They sit alongside the rest of our clothing brands by country guides.
- Meiling – Minimalist luxury from the Caribbean’s best-known designer.
- Claudia Pegus – Couture and executive wear with a loyal following.
- The Cloth – Appliqué clothing in rare West Indian Sea Island Cotton.
- Native Spirit – Airbrushed T-shirts inspired by island life.
- Millhouse – Menswear inspired by Trinidad’s “saga boy” era.
- Ecliff Elie – Tailored menswear worn by soca stars.
- Radical Designs – Locally made clothing sold through six stores.
- Anya Ayoung-Chee – Shirtdresses from the Project Runway winner.
- House of Jaipur – Hand-beaded resortwear with Indian influences.
- Rhion Romany – Body-contouring Carnival Monday wear.
- Marie Collette – Swimwear and masquerade costumes.
- Kaiso Swim – Bold printed swimwear from a former track athlete.
Trinidadian Clothing Brands
Meiling
Location: Trinidad and Tobago
Founded: 1970
Price level: high
Product type: womenswear, menswear and bridal
Style: minimalist, natural fabrics
Designer: Meiling Esau
Meiling Esau trained at the Lucie Clayton School of Fashion in London and started her business in a renovated garage with two seamstresses. She works mostly in linen and natural fabrics, often in black and white. Since 1983 she has also worked with Carnival designer Peter Minshall.
In 2013 she received the National Icon Award of Trinidad and Tobago. That makes her the reference point for almost every designer in this guide.
Claudia Pegus
Location: St James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Price level: high
Product type: couture, resortwear and executive wear
Style: luxurious, tailored
Website: claudiapegus.com
Claudia Pegus has built her couture brand over more than 40 years. Her atelier sits in Long Circular Mall in St James, and her clients include ambassadors, CEOs and government officials. She has shown at Caribbean Fashion Week since its first edition in 2001.
In 2014 Vogue Italia featured her work. As a result, she is often named alongside Meiling as one of the islands’ two grande dames of fashion.
The Cloth
Location: Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Founded: 1986
Price level: high
Product type: menswear, womenswear and accessories
Style: appliqué, conceptual
Website: thecloth.com
Robert Young founded The Cloth in 1986 and calls himself an artist working with clothing. Its appliqué designs began when the brand’s screen printer quit and Young started piecing cotton shapes together instead. Since 2017 he has run the brand with anthropologist Sophie Bufton as CEO.
The label now uses rare West Indian Sea Island Cotton and has shown at Tranoï in Paris and Tokyo. That’s an unusual reach for a brand that still makes everything in its Belmont atelier.
Native Spirit
Location: Trinidad and Tobago
Founded: 1986
Price level: affordable
Product type: T-shirts, polos and kidswear
Style: airbrushed, tropical
Stockists: Long Circular Mall, Trincity Mall, Gulf City Mall
Bruce and Tracy Kaufmann met while studying art in Toronto and set up B&Tees in 1986. Under the Native Spirit name, every garment is individually airbrushed. Designs feature coconut trees, gingerbread houses, roti, doubles and Carib beer.
Because the prints celebrate everyday island life, the brand sells to locals and tourists alike.
Millhouse
Location: Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Founded: 1997
Price level: mid-range to high
Product type: menswear
Style: tailored, retro
Designers: Gregory Mills and Coline Baptiste-Mills
Tailor Gregory Mills and his wife Coline Baptiste-Mills founded Millhouse in 1997. The label draws on the “saga boy” era, when calypsonians like the Roaring Lion never left home without a suit and fedora. It won the Caribbean Fashion Designer (Male) award in 2009.
Millhouse also dressed spouses of world leaders at the Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain. That’s a strong signal for a label focused only on men.
Ecliff Elie
Location: Trinidad and Tobago
Price level: mid-range to high
Product type: menswear and resortwear
Style: tailored, printed
Designer: Ecliff Elie
Ecliff Elie grew up with very little and trained as a tailor. He has been designing since age 14 and built one of the Caribbean’s best-known menswear labels. Soca artists Kes and Shurwayne Winchester have worn his designs.
In 2010 he won Caribbean Fashion Designer (Male) at Barbados Fashion Week. In 2025 he even gave the keynote at the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange’s capital markets conference.
Radical Designs
Location: Trinidad and Tobago
Price level: affordable to mid-range
Product type: womenswear and casualwear
Style: colourful, everyday
Stores: six locations, including Piarco International Airport
Radical Designs designs and manufactures all of its products in Trinidad and Tobago. It runs stores in San Fernando, Port of Spain, Princes Town and Corinth. In 2021 it opened a sixth shop at Piarco International Airport.
As a result, it is one of the few local labels with a real retail chain behind it.
Anya Ayoung-Chee
Location: Trinidad and Tobago
Price level: mid-range
Product type: womenswear
Style: printed, easy Caribbean
Website: anyaayoungchee.com
Former Miss Trinidad and Tobago Anya Ayoung-Chee won Project Runway Season 9 in 2011. Her win gave the whole local fashion industry a boost. She is known for bold prints and relaxed Caribbean silhouettes.
Her current shirtdresses are designed by her and made in Trinidad and Tobago.
House of Jaipur
Location: Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Founded: 2013
Price level: mid-range to high
Product type: womenswear and resortwear
Style: beaded, multicultural
Website: houseofjaipur.com
Dhisha Moorjani spent ten years selling handicrafts from India before launching House of Jaipur in 2013. Her collections use vibrant prints and intricate hand-beading. The main boutique is on O’Connor Street in Woodbrook.
Pieces also sell in resorts across Barbados, Antigua, St Lucia and Mustique. That regional spread suits a brand built for the Caribbean traveller.
Rhion Romany
Location: Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago
Price level: mid-range to high
Product type: Carnival Monday wear and bodywear
Style: body-contouring, embellished
Website: rhionromany.com
Rhion Romany is known for body-contouring designs covered in sequins, crystals and hand-sewn appliqués. He has designed Monday wear for TRIBE Carnival and sections for Spirit Mas. His 2026 pieces sell for 220 to 300 dollars.
Because Monday wear sells out every season, Carnival gives his label a guaranteed annual drop, much like the limited drops streetwear brands rely on.
Marie Collette
Location: Trinidad and Tobago
Price level: mid-range
Product type: swimwear and masquerade costumes
Style: glamorous, Carnival
Website: mariecollette.com
Keisha Collette Thomas runs Marie Collette, a label split between swimwear and masquerade pieces. Each Carnival season she releases a new costume collection, such as “Prime Time TV” for 2026. Customers can also order customised pieces.
That mix of ready-made and custom work keeps the brand busy well beyond Carnival.
Kaiso Swim
Location: Trinidad and Tobago and United States
Price level: mid-range
Product type: swimwear and resortwear
Style: bold prints, clean cuts
Website: kaisoswim.com
Trishelle Leacock started Kaiso Swim during her final semester as a track athlete at the University of Miami. In 2018 she stepped away from competing to focus on the brand. Collections such as Calypso and Flora & Fauna use vivid prints inspired by her island upbringing.
It is a clear example of a modern swimwear brand built online from day one.
Other Notable Trinidadian Clothing Brands
Carnival season and Port of Spain Fashion Week keep bringing new names to the surface. A few more are below, or you can discover clothing brands from other countries.
- Heather Jones – Resortwear with hand-painted watercolour designs.
- CLD – Design house that styled the Prime Minister for Vogue Italia.
- Rebels to Dons – Brooklyn streetwear label by Trinidad-born Joshua C. Joseph.
- Willow and Oak – Jewelry and clothing for the Caribbean minimalist.
- Rebel Swim TT – Swimwear by Sian McIntosh.
- Peter Elias – Stylist and designer showing capsule collections.
Frequently Asked Questions about Trinidadian Clothing Brands
Meiling is the most established name, running her fashion house since the early 1970s and receiving the National Icon Award in 2013. Anya Ayoung-Chee became internationally known after winning Project Runway in 2011.
Monday wear is the lighter outfit masqueraders wear on Carnival Monday, before the full costume on Tuesday. Designers such as Rhion Romany and Marie Collette release new Monday wear collections every season.
Yes. The Cloth makes everything in its Belmont atelier, Radical Designs manufactures locally for its six stores, and Anya Ayoung-Chee’s shirtdresses are made on the islands.
Millhouse and Ecliff Elie both focus on men’s tailoring and have won Caribbean Fashion Designer (Male) awards. The Cloth also makes menswear in Sea Island Cotton.
