Maaaaaan, if you weren’t there you should feel real bad! Not to worry, you have another chance tonight, and one more tomorrow! I know you’re dying to see all the collections, trust me they was FIRE. 3rd Revolt took the night for me…those dresses were fire! I’ma need a word with the stylists too…cus the shoes are HOT!!! I know, I know, I’m raving and you can’t see nothing. I’m still sifting through all the photos but I had to make a quick one stop and post some crowd shots. The fashion at the event was in alot of cases hotter than what was on the runway! I saw fabulosity (that was for you Ryan ) everywhere I looked and yes of course I saw lots of HAMs too (hot azz messes)

In front row I peeped Danella from BET’s Black Carpet…that is her right?

Yeah that’s her…

Designer Lubica was also front row checking things out (she shows on Sunday)

And top honcho Kingsley Cooper (CEO of Pulse) sat with Rodney Davis and wife.

And from the audience…

You know how I love dresses right

Looking good ladies! I was gonna crop out Ms Thing sitting in the background but truth be told when I saw the shot I kinda liked her dress colours! Her shoes look hot too…

Miss Gail my adopted Shimmer model…

and a little preview from the runway…Luna Designs from Barbados always brings across these lovely treasures made from seeds! I have one of the earrings and its still my fave…I get compliments every time I wear them.

Gorgeous right?

How hot is the cobalt blue???? That neck piece in the top right corner would make a statement!

This was from their booth at the event (yes you can come and buy it if you want!!!) See a few more pics here . Runway pics are coming…see you tonite!

That’s so TOTALLY my theme all of this weekend. Style week came and went and brought the fabulosity…however, I dunno, I just feel a slightly higher buzz when its fashionweek time. I mean they both have their setbacks mind you, horrible delays between shows and what-not, but CFW is just always more grandiose and more fabulous!

Style week brought Ed Hardy. Caribbean Fashion Week ups the ante, promising to bring us Apple Bottoms by Nelly, Fetish by EVE (and yes they say she’ll be here) Catalin Botezatu from Romania (who brought all sorts of FABULOUSNESS last year and Deola Sagoe from Nigeria. All of that with local and regional favorites Biggy, Bill Edwards, Lubica, Poshe and Keneea (FOS royalties) Mushroom, Mynka, Moncriefe, Mutamba, Meiling, Bridget Sandals and Luna Accessories and expected stars like Vanessa Williams, Eve, Nia Long and Mashonda (should I ask her about Alicia Keys taking her man ?) populating the front row….jah know the fabulosity is overwhelming! Not to mention Pulse’s star top models and performances each night from either Cezar, Tami Chin and other local faves? Put a fork in me, I’m DONE!

Its time ladies and gents, tonight the catwalk comes alive! I’m there front and centre in full paparazzi…er….I meant journalistic mode…LOL stay tuned for all the fabulous updates.

Model Jade in [Jamaican Designer] Mushroom at CFW 07

So, remember how I told you [first] that Indashio was coming to show his line in Jamaica? Well that he did…twice. Indashio is quite a spirited character, i.e. a spunky lil dude, energetic and full o’ vibe. You can see he’d be great to party with and in fact, the after party was off the chain! Shout outs to Darren and the Sky Dock lounge.

However, I have a gripe with Mr. Indashio. I’m not sure who convinced you to show the ENTIRE line at Fashionblock, a free style week event, only to charge JA$2500 (about US$35) +drinks for me to watch the line all over again with no additives. How about next time at a pre -event you do a lil pre view…a lil teaser to plug your show? Cus if I’ve seen it all before, why’d I pay good money to go see it again? Thanks to your sponsor Uni-lever for the complimentary Ponds and Dove products though, those face-wipes are great for night time make-up removal!

Anyhoo…on to the line. It certainly reflects your personality: funky, spirited, colourful…FUN!

This was my favorite piece. The Zebra print over the turqoise was gorgeous…a refreshing change from the normal animal print matched with red…oh…you had a few of those two huh…

MMMMMhhhmmmm

Flip flops huh….only you Indashio… and maybe Dexter…

Work it out then… full gallery available here .

Pics courtesy of Brass.Angel.Photography

Wanna see what $80,000 US dollars looks like? Model Canise shows off this b Michael creation shown at International Mecca of Style.

Go ahead, click the thumbnails and take it aaaallllll in. The full b. Michael gallery is available here along with Jamaican designers Bunmi, 3D, Yola Grey, Mdiz and Dominique Acevedo here .

All pics were courtesy of our very own make-up guru and photographer Brass.Angel.Photography

I took a vid clip of the Ed Hardy line rocking the 150ft long catwalk in the middle of New Kingston’s Knutsford Boulevard. Ed Hardy done brung it y’all…check it out.

Styleweek Jamaica is well under way and will culminate tonight with it’s history making catwalk in the middle of Kingston’s busy busy business district (well on a Sunday night there’s not much business eh) and I can’t wait to be front and centre. The shows have been great thus far, with the normal setbacks such as HUMONGOUS delays between collections (man, we need to get over this ish!) but its all fab none-the-less.

Here’s your favorite fashionista snapping a shot with hottie model Tafari Hinds of GQ and French Connection fame. He’s such a gracious soul.

I also spotted Saint Top model Canise mingling in the crowd in a FABULOUS pair of black mary-janes with a red heel. She rocked it well in all black including the full length black leggings you all know I adore. Hot eh?

Of course I’m not about to leave you all out of the scene. I got a few clips of the final walks especially the fabulous Les Campbell, noted Jamaican menswear designer, Rojoe from Barbados and the dynamic Dexter Pottinger closing the show with the 3D 08 line. Check the vid for the fabulosity below.

Rojoe

Les Campbell

Dexter

Are you a fan of SWJ or CFW? If you’re a true fashionista then you’ll be like me and make sure you’re at both! And if you just saw those letters and went "huh???" then get a clue! For this tiny lil island of ours, we are privileged to host not one but two esteemed fashionweeks each year showcasing the absolute best in fashion from this region and around the world. How we hot soh? Paris, Milan, New York, London, Kingston! A fashion force to be reckoned with. Style Week Jamaica (SWJ) is from May 22-25 and Caribbean Fashion Week (CFW) is June 11-15. Check out the different websites for all the intricate details.

Of course, I’ll be bringing features on some of the designers, personalities and models participating in this year’s events and I’ll capture as much of each week as I can. Guest authors and contributors are very welcomed during this time, if you’re attending any of the events and would like to publish a story/pictorial about it, FOS is your place to do just that. Holla at your girl and lets get it done.

SWJ promises to bring Ed Hardy and lets not forget that Indashio is showing in Ocho Rios on May 31st. Are you guys excited? Where will you be? Which do you regard as the better show?

NEW YORK, NY – April 10, 2008 – celebrity adored designer INDASHIO is pleased to announce that he will bring his NY FASHION WEEK Show to Ocho Rios, Jamaica on May 31, 2008 at the Coyaba Gardens & Mahoe Falls Shaw Park Estate. The collection inspired by Vegas made its debut at NY FASHION WEEK, appeared on MTV’s MADE and also traveled to Honolulu this is an exclusive opportunity to take a look at one time designer collection appearance.

"I am so excited to bring my newest Viva Las Vegas Spring 2008 Collection to Jamaica! The island is a place I always wanted to visit and I am so inspired by Jamaican style, music and culture. I think Jamaican fashion and cultures has influenced so many internationally I am thrilled to be making my caribbean debut there."

Only FashionOverStyle.NET brings you exclusive insider info right? And of course we’ll be on hand to bring you the fabulous juice on this Las Vegas inspired line and more from the designer himself. Here’s a lil’ preview of two pieces from the line:

Check out Indashio at his myspace and stay tuned to FOS for your up to the time fashion info. Will you be joining me at Coyaba in May? The after party’s gonna be hot!

Details are sketchy but I do hear summn went down last night at MJU 2008 with star performer Miss Keyshia Cole. Unfortunately I couldn’t be there, I think I need an intern! However that won’t stop me from getting the juice for y’all. But hey, the show is all about the beauties and not the star they got to bring up ticket sales right? So who won? We’ll get to that in a minute. This year Pulse stepped their game up twenty-fold, landing sponsorship with Worldwise Partners and Stewart Motors to giveaway a brand new BMW and a million dollars worth of cold hard cash, that’s about US$14g for my non-Jamaican folks, plus a bevy of additional prizes. I wonder what my dear friend and outgoing queen Zahra Redwood thinks of this upgrade? Zahra "neva get no car!" We’ll soon find out about that, but here are your winner and runner-ups. I went through the facebook group for the event and my friends and I thought that one of the runner-ups would have taken the crown for sure. Congrats to April, I envy your new ride!

Winner April Jackson

Runner Up Doneika

Runner Up Rebecca

Last Year’s Queen Zahra

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 all out glamour when preparing for an appearance and at the Reggae Awards she stayed true to her fabulous form.

On choosing wardrobe and getting prepped:

I believe an award show is a special opportunity to go and celebrate those in the industry who have performed well throughout the year, but its also an excuse to put your stiletto-heels forward and dress up. I think red carpet is about finding that dress that makes a statement on an evening when everyone is out looking their best and in a mood to celebrate. I wanted to find something that was hot , something that said Cherine Anderson, I also wanted something comfortable enough to walk around in, but still had a WOW factor.
 
Initially we had three looks in mind, an ivory satin Christian Dior dress ( for the red carpet), a white cotton Versace jumpsuit ( for the performance) and a green silk jersey Versace dress that I would present in.

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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 have not had many opportunity to do so this season. The Grammy’s therefore, I was sure would have been major fashion fanfare as with so few opportunities to get the glitz on, I thought for sure every celeb would have been on point with the fashion game last night. But they’re celebs…what was I thinking?!?! There were certainly more misses than there were hits last night and a few just ok. My favorite picks of the night were definitely a very smooth NEYO and a very pretty Carrie Underwood, wearing Ferragamo and Zuhair Murad respectively. Jay Z, Snoop and Luda were all very smooth with the suit game and Rihanna was in cobalt blue that really wasn’t very easy to pull off. She’s cut her hair again…soon she’ll be bald? But she keeps changing it up, gotta love her. Beyonce was a mess in a powder blue, sparkly princess gown and shorter but still wacky weave and Alicia Key’s dress was gorgeous…but her hair…hideous! Keyshia Cole was cute and girly, not sure if I’m feeling the black ‘do though.

I must mention that the dress Carrie is wearing is very fashion forward in its unusual floral print. Keep posted for more of this trend stepping straight of the fashion week runways currently buzzing in the fashion capitals.

Find more Grammy pics here.