Nash Narine’s “Burning Desire” to take fashion to new dimensions

Designer Nash Narine on Saturday made his debut in Guyana’s fashion industry after he launched his first clothing line, aptly dubbed “Burning desire”, giving Guyana Times an exclusive interview and look at the brand.

The 32-year-old fashion enthusiast revealed that his interest in fashion perked at the tender age of 12 as he grew up in a household where his mother, grandmother and aunt did their own tailoring. He revealed that it was only eight years ago that he decided to use his knowledge and skill in designing and sewing to jumpstart his career.

He related that his career in designing began in The Bahamas.  Narine was born in Guyana, however, he moved to The Bahamas at the age of 16. He returned to Guyana eight years ago and subsequently opened his own clothing business. He conducts business at his store, the “Status Symbol Boutique” at Merriman’s Mall, in Georgetown, where he does custom design and clothing fittings in all styles.

“After seeing all these other designers launch their lines, I decided that this needs something different… so I’m trying to take fashion to a new dimension,” he revealed. “My line is special because I am unique, I have a ‘walk into the room and own the room attitude’, so that influences my designs and makes it unique,” he stated, adding his line was given the name based on this quality.

“I named the line ‘Burning Desire’ because that is the reaction I want people to have when they see these pieces. They must have a burning desire to own the pieces and wear them,” he stated. The clothing line consists of eight pieces which range from semi-formal to evening wear, and took the designer four days to design and complete them. He explained that his debut was in the making for some time now; however, it is only recently that he decided on Saturday’s launch.

When asked about his goals as it relates to the fashion industry, Narine revealed that he will not be limiting himself to the local platform but is aiming to launch his clothing lines on the international stage.  “My next move is Paris Couture… I have everything planned out already so maybe early in March, I will launch another line,” he explained.

Narine revealed that he is planning fashion show to launch his line in the public domain. “I’m not sure when it’s going to happen, but it will happen soon,” Narine explained.