Costume designer, Raymond Chin
Title
Costume designer, Raymond Chin
Description
"Raymond on the go: Jamaica's top costume designer, Raymond Chin, (left) receiving a cheque from Wayne Chin of Cathay Restaurant for the 1977 Emmy Awards taking place in California at Caesars Palace on November 26. He has been selected as one of the top ten designers in the world and is competing for the first three honour award positions.
His creation will be worn by TV celebrity Farrah Fawcett-Majors who is rated as one of the ten best dressed women in the world. She is also well known in Jamaica as one of the "Angels" in JBC-TV series Charlie's Angels.
Raymond Chin recently won first prize in the 1977 national costume show with his entry Victory in Flight and in July took part in two major international competitions, winning the Annual Golden Nugget Award with his entry in The Magical Garden of San Pan at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. He is responsible for the design of the sets, costumes and effects in the interplanetary film Star Wars, rated top movie fare for 1977 and soon to be released in the local circuit.
In the above photograph, Wayne Chin (right) Director of Cathay Restaurant is seen presenting the cheque to Raymond Chin as sponsorship of his entry in the 1977 Emmy Awards Competition."
His creation will be worn by TV celebrity Farrah Fawcett-Majors who is rated as one of the ten best dressed women in the world. She is also well known in Jamaica as one of the "Angels" in JBC-TV series Charlie's Angels.
Raymond Chin recently won first prize in the 1977 national costume show with his entry Victory in Flight and in July took part in two major international competitions, winning the Annual Golden Nugget Award with his entry in The Magical Garden of San Pan at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. He is responsible for the design of the sets, costumes and effects in the interplanetary film Star Wars, rated top movie fare for 1977 and soon to be released in the local circuit.
In the above photograph, Wayne Chin (right) Director of Cathay Restaurant is seen presenting the cheque to Raymond Chin as sponsorship of his entry in the 1977 Emmy Awards Competition."
Subject
Costume designers; Prizes, etc.
Creator
Daily News
Date
26-Sep-1977
Source
NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Chin, Raymond
Identifier
D0006712
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.
Format
JPEG
Type
Photograph
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Citation
Daily News, “Costume designer, Raymond Chin,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed April 25, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/5964.