Archive for February 2008

Getting prepped for the Red Carpet – Reggae Academy Awards

Feb 26th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: All Jamaican, Fashionable Events

Cherine Anderson had the prestigious honour of opening the very first Reggae Academy Awards held in Kingston, Jamaica on February 24th. She was also a nominee that night and we spoke to her about this honour and her preps for the big show. We know by now that Cherine loves the big brands and brings [...]



Lunch Fashion Bits – Cherine, Nell and Queen Ifrica

Feb 25th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Jamaican Celebrities, Jamaican Models

If you have a copy of March’s Cosmopolitan issue, you’ll see Jamaican supermodel Nell Robinson in a fashion story gracing not one, not two but all of seven pages in the magazine. Pulse’s star model shows off denim trends in the issue and comes away from her usual sexy image. You can read [...]



Bitten by the Accessory Bug

Feb 20th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Accessories

Remember how I was saying I’m really not a bag person , but I was waaaay open to being converted? Ashley from Accessory Bug heard my cry! She said she thought FOS readers would like what they have to offer and I must say I agree. Its a [...]



Shoes and bags get in on the bright, bold look of summer

Feb 16th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Trend Watch

So maybe you’re not the type of person that wants to be in bright patterns from head to toe… Not feeling the bright dresses, pretty skirts and silky tops? Maybe you need a little nudging…come on…dip your toes in the water. Speaking of feet…that’s the perfect place to start with this trend [...]



Bright, Bold Prints for the Summer!

Feb 15th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Trend Watch

The seasons have changed in the lands that have such seasons…and so have the trends evolved. Fashion weeks have played out in the fashion capitals and designers have shown us hungry fashion addicts what we’ll be going ga-ga for this year. Unwearable couture designs have been filtered down to red carpet gowns and have [...]



Grammy Fashion Flop

Feb 11th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Fashionable Events, Trend Watch

If you’ve been keeping up with Hollywood then you know there’s a writer’s strike and lots of red carpet cancellations. Hence, runway to red carpet occurrences have been minimal and we, the fashion editors, who normally watch the red carpet to see what trends have made it from the fashion week runways to the red carpet [...]



Has he been naughty? Dashielle’s Vday gifts will certainly make him nice!

Feb 10th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Jamaican Designers

Dashielle’s Dezines, a new swimsuit designer that I wrote about sometime ago has been up to some cute things! I visited her recently and picked out a few pieces that would make a man go gggrrrrr and drool all over you this Valentine’s Day. Don a whip and some boots and kick [...]



Its Bob Marley Day!!!

Feb 5th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Jamaican Celebrities

Don a Bob tee today! (February 6th) Celebrate the life of the most famed Jamaican reggae artist, who is mostly responsible for putting Jamaica and our reggae music on the map and made everyone fall in love with us in the first place. Bob Marley would have been 63 years old today had he not [...]



What do you honestly think about Barbee?

Feb 4th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: All Jamaican, Jamaican Celebrities

Ok, FOS is definitely not a gossip site so you’ll find no juice here on the girl. What I want to know is what you think about the look of this, one of our newest female sensations coming out of the dancehall. She is most popularly known as the girl that was rumoured to be [...]