Archive for September 2007

Trend Alert – Swing Jackets

Sep 30th, 2007 | By Irie Diva | Category: Trend Watch

A nother hot and chic trend blazing the streets these days is the swing jacket. Also called the trapeze jacket, its fits snugly at the shoulders and broadens as it makes its way to your waist. Because of the way it gets wider at the waist, you may feel the need [...]



Did he get it right? The [Semi?] Formal White Tie

Sep 28th, 2007 | By Irie Diva | Category: Male Style

My friend Darren is a fellow self-professed fashion guru. Always the trendsetter, he has gone as far as to dabble in altering designs to change it up a little, setting himself apart from the rest. I think he gets it right 90% of the times, he’s always fresh and always fly! I just love [...]



Shimmer’s having a sale!

Sep 27th, 2007 | By Irie Diva | Category: All Jamaican, Shop Jamaica

70% off? Now that’s my kinda sale!!! AND it says even on new arrivals! Shimmer is one of those absolutely great stores I visit when I want to treat myself for being cute They are a tad on the expensive side but they have an excellent selection of items that will make you [...]



Up and Coming

Sep 27th, 2007 | By Irie Diva | Category: All Jamaican, Jamaican Designers

You know what I love about finding up and coming designers before them actually "buss" and "gone a road?" They’re cheap!!! And extremely flexible too. They’re open to suggestions alot of the times and will do lots for some publicity (like send on some swimsuits!). Good publicity anyway, even if its just to say, I’ll [...]



Female Work Basics

Sep 26th, 2007 | By Irie Diva | Category: Irie Diva's Picks, Style Talk

Lil munchkin Sarita has said she is totally clueless when it comes to fashion. In fact, her wardrobe compiles of blues, blacks and yeah…all that drab, sorry i meant basic, stuff. So lil munchkin has asked me to point her in the direction of work basics, to complement her basic wardrobe.
Well I don’t have everything [...]



For the Hippies

Sep 26th, 2007 | By Irie Diva | Category: Style Talk

No not hippies meaning bohemian, sixties inspired fashion but for the sistas out there with more hips than me. Firstly let me say hmph! Beg you some nuh!!! Anyway time for another style me please. You’ll love this one as it features a local boutique as well so you can actually pop in and [...]



Welcome

Sep 25th, 2007 | By Irie Diva | Category: FOS News and Press

Welcome to the new Fashion Over Style! Our new site’s now launched and I’m so proud of it. Please tell me what you think, all thoughts and suggestions welcome. Thanks to Keneea who gave me her beautiful designs to be used on the site which I made into my new banner. I am compiling a [...]



Oraine Barrett – Jamaican Fashion Model

Sep 6th, 2007 | By Irie Diva | Category: All Jamaican, Jamaican Models, Male Style

Well Pulse Entertainment holds its annual Caribbean Model Search live finals this Friday and I thought I’d let you in on former winner Oraine Barrett, what has the competition done for him?
 
Oraine Barrett grew up in rural St. Elizabeth, Jamaica loving football. That’s what his life was about mostly until he kind-of collided with modeling. [...]



Style Me Please – Time to get grown

Sep 3rd, 2007 | By Irie Diva | Category: Male Style, Style Talk

Fashionite "Ganja Pilot" writes:

Tell me sum’n, I’m more into jeans and long sleeved shirts whenever I’m going out (clubbin’ or whatever)….trying the sophisticated look y’kno. I used to wear polo shirts exclusively but now I’ve branched off into wearing more t-shirts for just going on the road. So yeh…wat’s fashionable in the world of dress [...]



Its Election day – What should you wear?

Sep 3rd, 2007 | By Irie Diva | Category: Irie Diva's Picks

Well its election day! While everybody else is discussing issues and getting heated, I thought I’d lighten things up and add my stamp of style on the day by giving my fellow Jamaican ladies some fabulous choices to represent your party of choice, something casual for going out to vote and something fabulous for celebrating [...]