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Photo: Maco People Trinidad Magazine, December 2016

Photo: Maco People Trinidad Magazine, December 2016

A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Jessel Brizan discovered his affinity for fashion during his adolescent years browsing through the glossy pages of his friend's father's GQ magazines. His passion would later be realised in New York.

During his residence in 1997 Brooklyn, a period of despair led Jessel to embark on a soul searching journey which led him to discover and explore his innate talent.

The following year, due to financial constraints Jessel would forgo acceptance to the Menswear Design program at the renowned State University of New York (SUNY), Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).

A dream deferred, Jessel opted for a football scholarship at American International College (AIC) in Springfield, Massachusetts. Still seeking that creative outlet his first entrée into the world of fashion design came in Spring 2000 when he designed a few women’s ensembles for the school’s annual fashion show.

While attending AIC Jessel gained experience in retail fashion as a sales associate of Gap Inc. having worked at both The Gap and Old Navy. After completing his bachelor’s degree in communication he returned to New York where he renewed his calling.

Spurred on by a 2003 Summer course at FIT in Design Room Techniques, Jessel enrolled in the Menswear Design program that Fall. While there he found work as a design assistant intern at Solo Licensing Corporation, a licensee for Betsey Johnson hosiery and Spalding menswear.

Jessel would later serve as a design assistant in the 2004 Summer internship program at Federated Merchandising Group (now Macy’s Merchandising Group), a subsidiary of Federated Department Stores (now Macy's Inc.) where he gained key exposures in design and production, and retail fashion management and merchandising.

In August 2004, Jessel returned to his homeland to find a still emerging local fashion sector which led him to seek alternative employment in advertising and telecommunications. Unfulfilled with the trappings of the corporate world he decided to venture out on his own... Jessel Brizan Design Group was conceived.

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