Integrating Haitian Culture and Fashion
A Fort Myers business owner has decided to use under-recognized cultures, including her own Haitian heritage, as the key to making a lasting impression in the world of fashion. WGCU’s Culture and Connections Reporter Elizabeth Andarge shares the story of Romance Rouge.
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FORT MYERS BUSINESS OWNER HAS DECIDED TO USE UNDER-RECOGNIZED, INCLUDING HER OWN HAITIAN HERITAGE, HAS THE KEY TO MAKING A LASTING IMPRESSION IN THE WORLD OF FASHION. WGCUS CULTURE AND CONNECTIONS. REPORTER ELIZABETH AND ARCHIE HAS THE STORY. >> THE SACRIFICE IS BEHIND ALL THIS SEE THIS NIGHT WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING SO MUCH AND HAVING TO GO FOR IT AND THE NOSE THE IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO MAKE. AND IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA. SO PEOPLE ARE NOT SAYING THAT. BUT WHEN THEY COME AND THEY SEE, OH, MY GOSH, THIS IS AMAZING AFTER NEVER SEEING ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE THE DRESSES STOP YOU FIRST. >> THEN THE HATS THEN. >> YOU START TO WONDER WHERE EXACTLY ARE YOU? >> IF YOU ARE IN ROMANCE RUSE, THIS IS LOU D CHARLES VISION, 6 YEARS IN THE MAKING >> WE HAVE DESIGNERS FROM HAWAII. WE HAVE DESIGNERS FUN NIGHT. JERRY, A WE HAVE DESIGNERS FROM TURKEY. SO AND HAIR IS SO WE ARE REALLY WHICH IS A MIXING BOWL OF CULTURE AND FASHION. SO AND I ALMOST WISH WE ALWAYS INSPIRE WOMEN TO BE TRUE TO THEMSELVES TO BE BEAUTIFUL INTO THE ROOM. >> CHARLES CAME TO THE UNITED STATES FROM HAITI AT AGE 11 AND EVEN KNOW SHE MIGRATED DECADES AGO. SHE SAYS FOR FAITH IN FASHION NEVER LEFT HER. >> MOST OF MY LIFE HAVE BEEN HERE IN THE IN THE STATES. SO I PRACTICALLY GREW UP HERE, MAY'S OCCASION HERE. AND SO. WITH THAT SAID AND WHAT I SAID, THE HAITIAN CULTURE JUST STUCK WITH ME. >> DID YOU EVER THINK THIS MIGHT FAIL? >> ALL THE TIME THAT ALL OF THAT HONESTY. >> HOWEVER, I SAID SOMETHING TO EARN THE YEAR TO BY FAITH, CHRISTIAN. TO BE CREATION. YOU HAVE TO BE CRAZY. AND FOR ME HAVING FAITH. CRAZY NEWS BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T SEE IT, BUT YOU DO NEED IT. AND YOU KNOW THAT IT WILL WORK. >> CHARLES SAYS SHE HAS NO PLANS TO LEAVE. FORT MYERS YET SHE CALLS THIS COMMUNITY HER TEST AND SHE'S DETERMINED TO PASS IT FOR WGCU NEWS. I'M ELIZABETH ANDARGE