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SPECIAL FEATURE | ESSENCE MAGAZINE

Street Style | March 2,2012 | 6:00AM

By: Celia L. Smith

Media: ESSENCE Magazine

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Straight from the Trinidad Carnival, ESSENCE.com joined the festivities with K2K Alliance Partners, two young hot Trinidadian designers whose over-the-top costumes scorched the streets. Check out the masqueraders decked out in ruffles and radiant hues upholding the annual bacchanal leading up to the day of Lent. And once the fetes simmered down, we had the opportunity to speak with twins Karen and Kathy Norman about their new design endeavor.

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SPECIAL MENTION | THE NEW YORK TIMES

Island-Hopping on Vibrant Trinidad and Lush St. Lucia | March 13, 2018

By: Jada Yuan

Media: The New York Times

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The first half of our 52 Places Traveler’s trip around the Caribbean brings, her to Trinidad and its famous Carnival, and to St. Lucia, where she had a relaxing stop… Karen and Kathy Norman, Trinidad-born twin sisters, designed all of the band’s costumes, and to join, all Ms. Wells had to do was sign up and pay for her costume in advance. This was her second year with K2K and she was sure she’d be back. “They’re so different. In Trinidad, you mostly see people in two-piece bikinis. But K2K, it’s about the fashion. You don’t see anyone wearing anything like that. I like the elegance…” The custom-designed dress Ms. Wells was to wear, she showed me, was flesh colored, with an intricate pattern of green sequins and a train of green feathers, and would have put everyone at the Oscars to shame. She’d be adding a “backpack” of flowing green and blue fabric, splayed out to look like a peacock’s tail that was so heavy it required the help of two young men to get it on. Then she would dance all day in it.

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GOVERNMENT & SPEAKER ENGAGEMENTS 

CARIBBEAN INVESTMENT FORUM

Out to make it work | May 21, 2012

Media: Trinidad Express

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"The availability of human capital in Trinidad has diminished... I think we have potential, creative minds and talent, but we need human capital on the island to support that and help it grow," said Kathy Norman.

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"A lot of the growth in the fashion industry is spurred by government and corporate spending. In Trinidad and Tobago, energy generates the most money, so money isn't put towards fashion. It's up to government and corporations to put capital behind these designers and invest..," added Karen Norman.

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CURRENT NEWS

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Release | March 6, 2019 | K2K Takes Overall Band of the Year Title | David Beats Goliath

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Release | March 6, 2019 | K2K Alliance Wins Band of the Year 2019

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Release | January 1, 2019 | K2K's Monday Wear

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2018 News

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Release | September 20, 2018 | Glorious Mas

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Release | September 7, 2018 | K2K to launch at All Saints church

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2017 News

Release | December 14, 2017

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Release | September 1, 2017

From conflict to harmony, K2K stands united

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Release | March 4, 2017

K2K humbled by hat-trick

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Release | Feb 2, 2017

Live Brass with K2K

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2016 News

Release | Sept 20, 2016

Sea of Fashion

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Release | Sept 16, 2016

K2K At The Helm for Carnival 2017

By: Melissa Doughty

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Release | Feb 22 2016

Pushing the Carnival boundary

By: Melissa Doughty

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Release | Jan 17, 2016

Mas, Avant-garde style

By: Janelle De Souza

Media House: Newsday

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2015 News

Release | Oct 29, 2015

Going beyond Carnival

By: Erline Andrews

Media House: Trinidad Guardian Newspaper

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Release | Oct 25, 2015

Shangri Ooh La La

Media House: Newsday

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Release | Oct 22, 2015

Designer twins expand their repertoire

By: Erline Andrews

Media House: Trinidad Guardian Newspaper

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Release | Oct 5, 2015

K2K using art to giveback and inspire

By: Melissa Doughty

Media House: Trinidad Newsday Newspaper

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Release | Feb 21 2015

Carnival celebration

By: Sasha Harrinanan

Media House: Newsday

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2014 | 2013 | 2012  News

Release | October 2, 2014

Welcome to the new millennium

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Release | August 19, 2012

Carnival meets Couture

By: Debbie Jacob

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Release | August 4, 2012
K2K mas moves to an enlightened state of consciousness The Race goes on
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Media House: The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper

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Release | August 3, 2012
‘The Human Race’ Carnival meets fashion at K2K launch
By: Verdel Bishop
Media House: Newsday

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Release | Jul 4, 2012

A new 'Race' of Mas
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Media House: Trinidad Express Newspaper

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Release | Jan 13, 2012

The Norman twins, investment bankers/ mas designers

By: Renee Cummings

Media House: Trinidad Express Newspaper

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Release | 2012

K2K’s Carnival – Kathy & Karen Norman

By: Caroline Taylor

Media House: Discover TnT

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Release | Jul 23, 2011

The Norman Twins Dive Into Carnival

By: Gary Cardinez

Media House: Trinidad Express Newspaper

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