NEWS
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
Release | December 27, 2020 | Carnival stakeholders go virtual, stage smaller shows
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Media House: Newsday
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ARCHIVE
2019 News
Release | December 2019 | K2K launches its Monday Wear
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Release | September 2019 | K2K lifts the curtains in The Greatest Show
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Release | August 2019 | K2K to launch this Friday
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Release | July 2019 | K2K welcomes you to The Greatest Show
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Release | March 7, 2019 | K2K is Overall Band of the Year
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Release | March 7, 2019 | Lost Tribe, K2K Take Downtown Honors
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Release | March 6, 2019 | K2K Takes Overall Band of the Year Title | David Beats Goliath
By: Peter Christopher
Media House: Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Release | March 6, 2019 | Surprise - K2K Alliance & Partners is Band of The Year
By: Leah Sorias
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Release | March 6, 2019 | And the winners are...
By: Leah Sorias
Media House: Trinidad Express
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Release | March 6, 2019 | K2K Alliance Wins Band of the Year 2019
By: News Room
Media House: 103.1FM
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Release | January 1, 2019 | K2K's Monday Wear
By: Melissa Doughty
Media House: Newsday
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2018 News
Release | September 27, 2018 | Fashion and Mas
By: Debra Greaves
Media House: Newsday
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Release | September 23, 2018 | Holy Mas
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Release | September 20, 2018 | Glorious Mas
By: Newsday
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Release | September 7, 2018 | K2K to launch at All Saints church
By: Melissa Doughty
Media House: Newsday
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Release | July 20, 2018 | K2K looks Through Stained Glass
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Media House: Newsday
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2017 News
Release | December 14, 2017
Mas sales moving
By: NA
Media House: Newsday
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Release | September 1, 2017
From conflict to harmony, K2K stands united
By: Melissa Doughty
Media House: Newsday
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Release | March 4, 2017
K2K humbled by hat-trick
By: Melissa Doughty
Media House: Newsday
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Release | Feb 2, 2017
Live Brass with K2K
By: Cleavorn Diaz
Media House: Newsday
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2016 News
Release | Sept 20, 2016
Sea of Fashion
Media House: Newsday
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Release | Sept 16, 2016
K2K At The Helm for Carnival 2017
By: Melissa Doughty
Media House: Newsday
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Release | Feb 22 2016
Pushing the Carnival boundary
By: Melissa Doughty
Media House: Newsday
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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
By: Mark Fraser
Media House: Trinidad Express Newspaper
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Release | August 19, 2012
Carnival meets Couture
By: Debbie Jacob
Media House: The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper
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Release | August 4, 2012
K2K mas moves to an enlightened state of consciousness The Race goes on
By: Mark Lyndersay
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
By: NA
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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