The much-anticipated Caribbean Queen store opened just recently at the Palm Beach Plaza, conceived and conceptualized by Jodi Tobman of the Salamander Group with her talented crew of retail specialists.
The store, on the mall’s ground floor boasts a true Caribbean atmosphere, reflected in its polished wooden floors, antique colonial furnishings with gingerbread trim, and specially painted walls reminiscent of typical Antillean landhuizen.
The store honors all daughters of the soil, the island’s living and breathing Caribbean Queens who are beautiful inside and outside. By tradition, Caribbean women have always adorned themselves with colorful scarves, flowers and jewels, and decorated their home with lace, shells, and homemade artifacts, choosing colors which echo the region’s joy of life.
That joy of life is palpable in the store as visitors who enter are immediately immersed in beauty. True to the store’s credo Adorn Thyself, women will find a great selection of jewelry, bags, totes and clutches, hats, hair ornaments and accessories, belts, animal print umbrellas, headbands, and the latest, cute fascinators, those classy, lacy and feathery head coverings, perfect for New Year’s Eve or Carnival.
The store will also be honoring a monthly Caribbean Queen, a local artisan who lives and creates here. For the month of December, it’s Carina Molina with Upcycled Design, bags , belts and jewelry made from discarded rubber inner tubes. Yes, old tires receive a second lease on life at the hands of Molina who presents her fresh and innovative collection at Caribbean Queen.
Visit the store at the Palm Beach Plaza Mall, and enjoy the unusual décor and unique merchandise. The store will be fund-raising for three local art foundations via its Repair of the World, Tikkun Olam program, designating a percentage of every purchase to The Aruba International Arts Foundation, AIAF, supporting local artists, or the Pancake Gallery, offering summer art courses to youths, or Ateliers’ 89, an art school and studio for adults.
Caribbean Queen offers gift-certificates in all denominations, which can never expire!
Visit soon and Adorn Thyself.