One of the many glamourous fashion careers is that of a stylist. Most of us common folk refer to our hairdresser or maybe a make-up artist as a stylist but in the world of fashion, a stylist goes much further beyond styling hair. According to Jennie S. Bev,  THE fashion, image and fun careers expert, “a stylist is an expert who uses art and science to make people and objects look good in order to make a statement.” So the stylist is that person who dresses the celebs for their appearances and photoshoots, accessorizes them and transform them into the perfect image we see on screen or on magazine pages. We can break down stylists into categories such as Fashion Stylist, Celebrity Stylist, Image Stylist, Costume Stylist, Make-up Stylist and Photo Stylist, working with anything from apparel and accessories to food, furniture, landscaping and interior/exterior designing. Stylists mostly work in fashion houses, magazine publications, photo shoots, movie/video sets, advertising houses, haute couturiers or personally with celebrities and other wealthy individuals. They shop for the rich and famous putting together outfits for big-named events, smaller appearances or even their entire wardrobe, cause a celeb has to look good even when going shopping! Fashion.net has more insight on fashion styling and how to get your feet wet, its a very good read.

Anatolli Smith is the stylist that worked on the set of Cherine Anderson’s newest video, “Me and You Against the World” where she spoke of how happy she was working with him and the way he upped the fashion ante in this video. I followed up with Anatolli on his role of stylist, how he got involved in that field and what he has done so far. And yes, Anatolli is a Jamaican! Here’s what he had to say:

I’ve been working in fashion for a number of years. My first dabbling was while I was in high school at Wolmer’s, I wrote a weekly fashion column for the Observer’s TeenAge. Left high school and went to NY for Columbia where I started hosted a fashion tv program on the school’s network called “Style.” While at Columbia, I did a couple of fashion magazine internships — Details, Flaunt and eventually worked pretty extensively with the style director of Flaunt. When I graduated college, I was already pretty certain that I wanted to be a fashion editor but wanted to make sure I had a really solid background in the substance of fashion, so I pursued a masters degree in fashion history and theory at FIT. Meanwhile I was hired initially as a manager but then became Fashion Director for a wardrobe management company where I managed the wardrobes of New York socialites and a couple of celebs, and worked as a personal shopper for some of the wealthiest, and craziest women in the city. In addition, I managed the collection archives of Zac Posen and the fur collections for Valentino in NY.

Since then I spent some time as an assistant at Elle Accessories magazine and interned with and assisted any stylist/fashion editor I could. Most of what I do is editorial and advertising and some celebrity here and there. I’ve worked on editorials for French Vogue, Japanese Vogue, Chinese Vogue, Italian Vogue V, V Man, W, Bazaar, NY Times and others, and have worked on a number of advertising campaigns and a some shows.

If you have any questions for Anatolli and his glamourous life as a stylist, drop them in the comments section and he’ll be happy to oblige! Check out Anatolli and Cherine on the set of the new video and see the brand new video below!!!

I have a friend, she’s probably a size 00, or maybe a negative 2! Yeah she’ll kill me for saying so but girl is meagre! Its true, not because models are thread thin, means that everything fits them. There are very few pieces that fits EVERY body type, most will work dead on for only one or two body types. So she told me about a particular top that she saw on a slimmy that was on Tyra, asked me if I knew what it was called and where she could get one. I have no clue if the style itself has a particular name, however I know she was referring to one of those huge-sleeved tops that just kinda hangs, but in a most cute manner. Its the type of top that flatters with being body-hugging and for that particular reason, I have a few of them hanging in my own closet. It makes me, a far cry from a size 2, feel sexy and cute but comfortable and not having to wonder whether I’m having a “muffin top” effect going on. She was feeling the top because it looked cute and chic and did not require curves to do so. She was talking about one of these black tops you see to the left. The pic doesn’t quite show the detailing though

There are a million and one variations, as well as flutter sleeve and kimono styled type tops which have a similar effect.

She wanted to know what other recommendations I have for persons of the slender variety. Slim people have the body type to carry off those cute little tops that come with built in bras or seams that fit snugly around the bust area as they never come with enough room for a more endowed lady. Tube tops work really well on a slimmy as well and so does layering. Layering gives definition and creates curvature. Bulky materials will always do the trick and how about some cute summer dresses? This particular friend will cringe at the idea…but hey summer dresses are cute and with a little shrug or sweater thrown over, you’re good to go! Skinny girls can also wear tops with an extreme plunge between the girls for a night on the town. Just make sure you secure with a little double stick tape! Here are a few of my ideas:

If you work in a strict corporate office, chances are they have issued a uniform for you to wear to work, minimizing the risk of you showing too much personality in your work attire. Because lets face it, many of us are not quite sure how to look fashionably professional, so we push our office dress code boundaries or we stick to mundane. I have a few suggestions here on how to look cute while still corporate, if you happen to work in an office setting that hasn’t gone uniformed.

All it requires is the first step of taking a look at what the basic work wardrobe should be like, and adding a few touches of cute and fashion to reflect your personality. If you’re fresh out of college and are just starting to build up your work wardrobe, the first thing you should buy is a professional suit to wear on your interviews and a few mix and match items; basic black pencil or a-line skirt, a few button down shirts, a black blazer, black pants and black pumps. You’ll probably continue buying these items in different colors before starting to add unique pieces because you want to make sure you can go a few weeks of mix and matching. After a while you’re creativity should kick in and you should have noticed enough of the accepted work attire around you to start adding touches of yourself into your outfits.

I am a girly girl, so I look for figure flattering silhouettes, ruffles and frills and cute patterns. Different materials and colour can also infuse a uniqueness into your outfit, like a plain button down shirt in a silk fabric will instantly set you apart from the all the cotton blends walking around the cubicles. Don’t be afraid of dresses also, sweater dresses and wrap dresses are too cute and still corporate once the length is flattering and not more than an inch above your knees. Layer a wrap dress with a long sweater, structured jacket or a short shrug to add dimension and keep the conservative feel for the office and be careful of the plunge of the wrap as some are deeper than others.

This pink ruffle blouse is so cute and allows you to wear a tube or spaghetti strap underneath, giving us more mix and match opportunities plus talk about from day to night work wear! Wear it over your little black dress and ditch it for cocktails after work.

A cute little vest over your work-shirt can also make an outfit trendy, whether in colour, fabric or pattern. This cute little blue plaid vest adds fun to a basic black pant/white shirt outfit or you can keep it strict but still add flair with this black pinstripe option. A cropped jacket makes for a flattering silhouette as well and layering is keeps you trendy and corporate. Also below see the sweater dress I referred to as well as a cute blue one button shrug that will work well for covering camisoles without having to wear a jacket.  Try a few wide-legged pants in your office closet as well, they are snug without being snug. Too many of us wear “too-tight” pants to work. Of course, I couldn’t have gone without throwing in a high-waisted skirt in the mix…are you brave enough to rock it well?

Items taken from wetseal.com, forever21.com and nordstrom.com and lead image is an outfit by Keneea Linton

One of the top search queries that take people to this site is still "Bembe" i.e. people looking for pictures from the popular weekly "downtown comes uptown" party that happens at Weekends on Constant Spring Road Kgn, Jamaica. I made a promise long ago to bring some pictures from the party as the fashion there truly epitomises dancehall fashion. However, I’ve still not been back! Not to worry though, there are tons of pics online especially of the one year anniversary celebration that happened late last year. So just in case you have googled Bembe and have not come across these galleries, I’ve linked a few pics of theirs to show you, spreading some love for fellow Jamaican sites. Make sure to visit the site for the full galleries and info on other Jamaican entertainment. Enjoy the fashions below, they are quite….uhmm….illustrious! I look forward to your comments. Oh the dancehall culture…gotta love it!!! Meantime I can see that I need to do a make-up update!!!

Bembe Gallery @ Watever.com

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The trend for swimsuits this year includes geometric designs and african print that Jamaican women adore wearing. The latest style at fashionable events in women’s swimwear is tankinis. A tankini is a two piece swimsuit that covers the belly. This could be a great gift idea for your girl or if you need an idea for a man; get a swatch . Buy a luxurious swiss breitling watch and make your man the happiest man alive! Staying with the swiss theme, how about luger swiss binoculars for your boyfriend?

Tennith Atterbury is another gorgeous face coming out of Pulse’s Annual Caribbean Model Search. She was a finalist in 2004 and has been modeling since then. She’s a Jamaican by birth and is still based here and managed by Pulse. But with such a smashing appearance, its only a matter of time before she hits the big runway. She’s currently studying Business Management and Advanced Mathematics (she’s a brainy one eh) with the hopes of becoming an IT Project Manager somewhere down the line. That’s of course if she doesn’t blow up into supermodel status before. She’s also working on that so lets keep our fingers crossed for Miss Atterbury.

She admits to being an ANTM junkie, (America’s Next Top Model) taking advice from Tyra and the crew as if they were being given out to her. So far her work includes music videos and commercials, party appearances, gigs here in Jamaica and in Miami and of course modeling at the coveted Caribbean Fashion Week each year, another Pulse production. She names her favorite local designer as Lubica, a designer that she has modeled for on many occasions. (Lubica is one of my faves as well and you can keep posted to FOS for more on her)

For fun, Tennith loves to surf the internet; she’s a blog reader (love you guys) and a facebook junkie like myself. She also loves to hang and socialize and teases me about being paid to party, how cool is that huh… Link with Tennith on her myspace if you wanna and enjoy more gorgeous pics of her in the FOS Gallery!

Once upon a time, a graphic artist was sitting in his 9-5 job at the Sun Island T-shirt factory when he thought “i should be doing this for myself” and voila…a t-shirt brand was born! November 6, 2006 would be the fateful day and Kingston, Jamaica would be the inspiration.

A quick search at dictionary.com and even wikipedia.org will tell you they have no results for such an entry “notchilous” and that’s because you would have had to be a part of the Jamaican ‘in’ crowd circa 1970 to understand what it meant to be “notchilous.” Ok so it’s really not that hard to figure out…it’s back when everyone was a “dongorgon,” you know a “top don” “top notch” “notchilous!” Yeah you got it! The Notchilous brand embodies the “rude bwoy” culture we grew up on and includes several risque graphic tees that would make you blush if your Grandma saw you wearing it. They say its for the shy people, well… a t-shirt saying “just like candy” with uhm…that arrow there…great way to break out of your shell! Or how about one saying “bumbo rass clatt” Yeeah…that’ll do the trick. They describe the line as a rootsy, urban mix of top quality t-shirts. The plan is to stick with tees for now as they work on expanding the variety of the graphics and their customer base. They promise not to flood the market with the same set of designs as only 50 of each are printed. Competition must be rough out there now for the newer t-shirt brands emerging on the market and the designers of the line admit that most of their focus goes into finding that delicate balance between cost and pricing in an effort to stay competitive and profitable at the same time. After being on the market for a little over a year, Notchilous is poised to take their piece of the pie with t-shirts appealing to the introvert and the extrovert at the same time. You can get your Notchilous tee at www.notchilous.com