Archive for March 2008

Keneea Linton at Brooklyn’s Fashion Week{end} Preview

Mar 26th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Fashionable Events, Jamaican Designers

FOS fave Keneea Linton, who’s been featured on FOS many times , made international acclaim over the past weekend when she showed her new line at Brooklyn’s Fashion Weekend. Unfortunately, we weren’t there for this proud achievement but we supported her on this venture and anxiously await the pictures of what I’m sure will be [...]



Megan Allison makes Ethnic Jewellery

Mar 22nd, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Accessories, Jamaican Designers

Megan Allison
I met Megan last year as we worked together on a major fashion production. She out-shined fellow interns as a meticulous and talented young woman that got the job done. She wore very interesting jewellery and I was very drawn to some of her bold, vibrant pieces. I was pleasantly surprised [...]



Make-up 101 with Sheroma, this week: foundation

Mar 20th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: All Jamaican, Beauty

Inspired by her mother’s taste for glamour and colourful makeup being a former airline stewardess, Sheroma began dabbling in makeup at a young age. Originally from the British Virgin Islands, Sheroma currently lives in Jamaica, pursuing a Multimedia degree at the University of the West Indies Mona. “When I lived on campus, my friends would flock [...]



White’s the new black…pants

Mar 17th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Trend Watch

According to MSN’s shopping guide, white pants are the new IT pants, and with much reason. We do need a neutral to balance out the bright hues and busy prints that are all the rage and to pair them with black pants instead would take away from the spring-summer feeling and may come out looking [...]



New Jamaican fashion designers, here’s your chance to shine!

Mar 12th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Jamaican Designers, Sales and Contests

If you’ve ever watched Project Runway and wished there was something like that in Jamaica for you to get your shine on, well here’s your chance. The fresh and innovative team at Cashmall Media Productions, producers of the young Yardie Guide series, have chosen to target the booming Jamaican fashion industry by giving away fantabulous [...]



What’s the latest with men’s fashion? Christian Audigier

Mar 11th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Male Style, Non-J'can Designers

According to My FOS partner Adrain, it is Christian Audigier and his flamboyant pieces. Christian is the designer of the famed Ed Hardy line and and his more premium self-titled line is…apparently…all the craze. So I did a little googling to familiarize myself with the line, since my co-workers are of the same view as [...]



Ready for the next Honey installment? [July 18th]

Mar 10th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Fashionable Events

Honey needs no introduction…its the original ladies free party where we actually dance and have a good time! July 18th @ the Pantry New Kgn…See you there!!



How to hide a muffin top

Mar 10th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Style Talk

How cute is that? We ladies squeeze ourselves into pants/shorts/skirts that are 2 sizes too small everyday, creating the unsightly "muffin top" effect of our love handles spilling over the sides. Its not cute. We need smooth lines ladies, remember the ultimate sexy hourglass image is what we want to keep. Gladly, the age of [...]



Imani of House of Tafari Collection, Jamaican designer based in Boston

Mar 6th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Jamaican Designers

Imani is an acclaimed fashion designer and interior decorator who has been in the fashion industry for over 25 years, racking up a long list of awards and accolades along the way. She’s from Portland, Jamaica but has been living away for over 30 years. Her affinity for fashion design came at an early [...]



The New Look Of FOS

Mar 3rd, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: FOS News and Press

Hey!
Brand new look, same fabulous Fashion Over Style! Do you like it? I’m still playing around with the colour scheme so you may see a few changes over the next couple of days…but I am so in love with the new layout! Are you as excited as I am? I’m open to your suggestions and [...]