Kryeol, LLC
About
Kréyol is a women’s high-fashion lifestyle brand that celebrates Creole culture through fashion, art, housewares and more. Its online shop is organized into apparel, home goods and accessories. The brand describes its mission as empowering women and artisans, and it serves as a platform for creatives in Haiti, Bali, Ecuador, the United States and other countries around the world, bringing their work together under one label.
Founder Joelle Wendy Fontaine was born in Haiti in 1980 and came to the United States with her mother in December 1987, fleeing political unrest in Port-au-Prince after the family’s fashion boutique was burned. Her mother, Yolette Fontaine, had built a business as a teenager, put herself through engineering school, worked as a teacher and seamstress, and later raised three children as a single mother. Yolette’s resilience is the inspiration behind the brand.
What to Know
- Kréyol is listed in Boston’s Black-owned business directory.
- A newsletter announces new products and Kréyol events.
- The founder’s mother once ran a boutique in Haiti called Yoldy’s Store.
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