Jessel Brizan Featured on the Inaugural Caribbean Lookbook List

by JBDG | VALSAYN, Trinidad and Tobago | 12 November 2026

 

Jessel Brizan, Founder of Jessel Brizan Design Group Ltd., was featured in the inaugural Caribbean Lookbook List, recognising more than 150 influential individuals and organisations shaping the Caribbean fashion industry. The list celebrates the region’s makers, movers and muses whose creativity, leadership and contributions are advancing Caribbean fashion and strengthening its presence on the global stage.

"I am truly humbled and grateful to be recognised and included among such incredible Caribbean creatives," Brizan shared.

A native of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Jessel is a fashion entrepreneur, educator, author, and business strategist with more than two decades’ experience across the creative industries, tertiary education, and the global fashion industry. His work sits at the intersection of fashion business strategy and the Caribbean creative economy.

As founder of Jessel Brizan Design Group Ltd., Jessel established the first local fashion e‑commerce platform, enabling global sales and fulfilment. In 2012, he launched Blue Basin Department Stores Ltd., the first local retail concept connecting Caribbean designers and artisans with international markets. He also played a key role in forming The Fashion Exchange Co‑operative Society Limited, the region’s first fashion co‑operative.

An educator at heart, Jessel served for a decade at the University of Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Academy of Fashion and Design, where he developed and taught courses in digital fashion design, technical illustration, creative fashion presentations and portfolio development. His work introduced the region’s first curricula in digital fashion design and technical package design. In 2023, he was awarded a prestigious Chevening Scholarship and earned a Master’s in Fashion Business Management from the University of Westminster.

Jessel continues to advocate for a globally competitive, sustainable Caribbean fashion ecosystem, having presented thought leadership at the Caribbean Investment Forum in 2025. His expertise has been sought by FashionTT, the Caribbean Export Development Agency, the National Training Agency and the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards, where he has contributed to the national standard for sustainable garment manufacturing.

As an author, Jessel has published Selling Fashion Collections: Navigating the Buying Process as a Fashion Entrepreneur (2026 Routledge), Costing for Fashion: A Guide for Startups and Small Businesses (2020 Brizan Publishing) and Technical Package Development for Excel (2020 Brizan Publishing), practical guides that support designers and entrepreneurs in navigating the global fashion landscape. He also contributed Chapter 5, Caribbean Fashion Marketing: Defining Caribbean Fashion, to the De Gruyter Handbook of Fashion Marketing, edited by Olga Mitterfellner (De Gruyter Brill, 2026).

Guided by his philosophy of “philanthropy through fashion”, he remains committed to education, industry development and mentoring at‑risk youth.

Read the feature article here: Who Moves Caribbean Fashion? – Caribbean Lookbook

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