Junior Sealy’s Bajan Favorites Offer a Taste of the Real Barbados
The fashion designer’s love of Bridgetown comes through in his favorite mahogany bowls, and the best fish fry in town.
The fashion designer’s love of Bridgetown comes through in his favorite mahogany bowls, and the best fish fry in town.
For Barbados-born designer Junior Sealy, a move was necessary to pursue his interests in fashion. "When you don’t have a certain type of community in your country, you try to find it elsewhere," he says. Sealy landed in Toronto, where he studied management and ran his retail brand, L A B & iD. "Toronto basically birthed me as the person I am," he says. His career eventually took him to Berlin, where he immersed himself in the industry before moving back to his Caribbean home. Now he more frequently gets to enjoy the creations of Bridgetown, Barbados’s capital.
Barbados-born designer Junior Sealy is the founder of retail brand L A B & iD.
Photo by Junior Sealy
Bajan Fishing Boat Replicas by Michael Marshall & Laura Ward
"Designers Michael Marshall and Laura Ward make small wooden replicas of fishing boats. They remind me of the first time I went into the ocean and learned how to swim. We would swim to boats in Tent Bay. These little replicas spark beautiful memories."
Illustration by Justine Wong
Texturized and Ebonized Vessel by Cy Hutchinson
"Cy told me that this piece reminds him of trips to neighboring islands’ black sand beaches. He says it's intricate and delicate nature yet visible ruggedness also reflects Barbados’s eastern coast— his favorite part of the island."
Photo by Nathanial Gunby
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