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St Lucian recording artist Mecca's song "Flat Stomach" to hit Paris fashion runway - Apr 29, 2014 - 11:31:22 PM
Saint Lucian Parisian fashion celebrity,
Vincent Mc Doom has just announced that recording artist, Keen Cotter
aka The Mecca, who hails from the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia will
have his song, "Flat Stomach" (also referred as "Runway Walk") featured
at the upcoming 2014 Labo Ethnik Fashion Trade Show in Paris, France
this May. Flat Stomach is an upbeat, hip and edgy song perfect for the
runway.
"When I was putting together the playlist for HotCouture
2013 I asked the local models who the best DJs on the island were and
one model Denise Lay spoke to me about Mecca's album," said Vincent
McDoom who is the casting and artistic director of this years Labo
Ethnik. "I listen to the entire album but one song stood out for runway
walking, and so I trained the models for six weeks on that song..."
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Hot Couture returns to Saint Lucia during Jazz & Arts Festival - Apr 17, 2014 - 11:35:19 AM
Saint
Lucia – After a stellar inaugural event in 2013,
Saint Lucia HOT Couture will take place again on May 7th and the
word is that the island’s premier runway fashion event will be even bigger and
better. A new venue and format have been chosen for the show, local and
regional designers selected and model castings have been conducted across the
island.
One
major change for 2014 is the location, and there is great excitement about the
Johnson’s Centre in Rodney Bay, which will host the glittering showcase of
local and regional fashion. Situated right in the heart of the Jazz & Arts
Festival hub, the venue will provide easy access and plentiful parking for
patrons on the big night...
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Bahamas Bridal Show "Here Comes the Bride" a Success - Apr 16, 2014 - 10:02:45 PM
When the Bahamas
Bridal Show started in 1990, few people believed this annual event would
be successful, much less become a household name in this country. They
were wrong.
Led
by show organizers Buttons Bridal & Formal Wear, hundreds of
persons have made significant contribution to keep this annual event
going strong for almost three decades.
On
Sunday, April 6th, the Bahamas Bridal Show presented its 26th
production under the theme "Here Comes the Bride” at Melia Nassau Beach,
featuring many of the country’s leading wedding and home suppliers,
including:
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16-yr-old Saint Lucian model to walk the runway in Paris - Apr 15, 2014 - 8:22:56 AM
Meet 16 year old
Brittany Noon, a Saint Lucian model who will have the honor of being first
to walk down the runway at the 2014 Laboethnik Fashion Trade Show in
Paris, France this May. Quite an achievement for her first
international runway show!
Noon was presented the opportunity by
Saint
Lucian-Parisian fashion celebrity Vincent Mc Doom who is the
artistic and casting director of this year's Labo Ethnik which will be held at Les Docks,
Cite de la Mode
in Paris.
Born to a Saint Lucian father and French mother, the Noons have been
living in Antigua for the past 12 years where both parents work.
Brittany's father, Dominic grew up with Vincent Mc Doom in St Lucia.
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David Tutera Wedding Dresses for Bahamas Destination Weddings - Apr 11, 2014 - 3:35:46 AM
Hi I’m Glenn
Ferguson, wedding Planner and wedding officiant at Bahamas Destination
Wedding with another spotlight on destination weddings in the Bahamas.
The 16 winning brides of
The Islands Of The Bahamas 16 Weddings, 16
Islands, One Priceless Day sweepstakes will all be wearing
David Tutera
wedding dresses for their Bahamas Destination Weddings.
As the Fortune 500
company Mon Cheri have joined the Bahamas as one of the major sponsors
behind The Islands Of The Bahamas dream wedding promotion...
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TheBahamasWeekly.com introduces our new column, "Style Drama' - Apr 8, 2014 - 8:12:39 AM
The Bahamas Weekly is pleased to announce our new columnist Edward Quan, Editor of StyleDrama.com
Quan will
be providing our readers with an international view on fashion by
sharing his inspiration for effortless style through the exploration of
how top fashion designers and pop culture influence our trends and
personal style.
Edward Quan has interviewed leading fashion designers, written style
pieces, including trend and fashion week reports on New York, Paris and Milan...
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BTVI holds Passion for Fashion forum - Apr 7, 2014 - 12:43:13 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - With
the technologically-savvy era we live in, Fashion Design students were
told recently that the world is their market.
President
of the Montaque Group and Creator of Islands of the World Fashion Week,
Owen Bethel, was a panelist at a Fashion Forum held at The Bahamas
Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) and emphasized the importance
of thinking globally.
“Don’t
limit yourselves to The Bahamas. Your competition is also the world.
Draw a bridge between what you’re learning and where you want to go,” he
said.
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Fashion For A Cause Exceeds Expectations - Apr 4, 2014 - 11:28:24 AM
Held at the British
Colonial Hilton Hotel on the 30th of March, 2014 Fashion For A Cause
exceeded it’s founders expectation as it proved to be a great platform
for The Bahamas AIDS Foundation and their campaign of ‘Getting To
Zero’.
Taking the stage, founder, Kendrick David Kemp spoke of providing an
alternative to the Foundation’s ‘Red Ribbon Ball’ which focuses on a
more mature crowd but not before The Bahamas AIDS Foundation President,
Lady Camille Barnett spoke to onlookers about her organization and their
efforts.
Lady Camille Barnett as well as Mrs. Loretta Butler-Turner and Mrs.
Leslia Miller-Brice were all in attendance, joining hands and hearts to
the organization’s cause.
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Kemp returns with Fashion For a Cause, March 30th - Mar 30, 2014 - 4:59:59 AM
The time has come once
again to join hands and hearts as
FASHION FOR A CAUSE joins with THE
BAHAMAS AIDS FOUNDATION to raise funds for their continued work as well
as provide a platform for discussion to the youth of The Bahamas. The
fashion show is scheduled for March 30th, 2014 at The British Colonial
Hilton Hotel
In 2010, Fashion For A Cause was created by
Kendrick Kemp, former Mr. Bahamas and top model from The Bahamas who was
moved by the work of The Bahamas AIDS Foundation and wanted to
contribute by providing yet another platform to reach the youth of the
country as well as to be able to give back monetarily.
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Hot Couture to Heat up St. Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival - Mar 28, 2014 - 10:55:02 AM
Local and regional designers to showcase their creativity!
ST LUCIA – An already fiery
23rd edition Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival is set to get even
hotter when one of the most anticipated art segments, the acclaimed fashion
show ‘
Hot Couture’, hits the
runway.
Scheduled for May
7th, HOT Couture will feature an ‘A’ list of local and regional
designers working alongside both seasoned and newly discovered modeling talent
from across Saint Lucia. Taking place in the newly constructed Johnson’s Centre
in Rodney Bay, Hot Couture is being produced by three of the Saint Lucia’s
leading fashion/event/production gurus namely Mae Wayne, Adrian Augier and
Dahlia Francois. Local and regional designers are currently being
selected and model castings will be held from March 28-30 across the island.
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Androsia ‘I Do’ in Atlanta for Bahamian Bride - Mar 27, 2014 - 1:22:33 PM
Atlanta, GEORGIA -
Never mind the chilly Atlanta weather, Abaco’s Ms. Elsie was
determined to show her heritage as a beautiful Bahamian bride. On March
23, 2014, Elsie Beatrice and Thomas Richard Robinson exchanged said ‘I
do’ while wearing the signature fabric print of The Bahamas, Androsia.
The bride further complimented her look with a bouquet made of seashells
and a Bahamian straw braided tiara.
Among
the well wishers who attended the intimate nuptial exchange was Counsel
General for Atlanta, Randy E. Rolle who gave a few remarks to the
newlyweds.
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Vancouver Fashion Week sees exponential growth in 13th year - Mar 19, 2014 - 2:48:01 PM
Vancouver Fashion Week
opened its Fall/Winter edition with an opening gala last night at the
Chinese Cultural Center and runs with nightly shows until March 24th.
The center was filled to capacity with patrons said to be waiting to get
in right up until the last set of heels left the runway during the
designer sneak peek segment.
The event was official opened by Vancouver City councilor Adrianne Carr
who read a proclamation, and a rep from the Canadian government,
Andrew Saxton, M.P. also spoke, stating that "Vancouver Fashion Week is
now the largest fashion week in Canada (yes even bigger than Toronto)
and it is the second largest in North America". I am still verifying
these statistics but with over 60 designers this year, and to see last
night's crowd, it may very well be true...
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Labo Ethnik 2014 call for models and fashion designers - Mar 13, 2014 - 7:28:36 PM
PARIS, France - Now
in its eighth season, one of the biggest international fashion trade
shows, Labo Ethnik Fashion and Lifestyle is set for May 22nd - 26th at
Cite de la Mode
in Paris. The trade show is open to all professional confirmed
designers, but the
event will also host an emerging talent contest which is open to
talented hopeful from around the globe. The emerging designer show will
take place on May 24th and is under the artistic direction of Vincent
McDoom.
McDoom, who is also overseeing the model casting and has a passion for
highlighting Caribbean models and designers said, "This is a huge
opportunity for Caribbean models and designers alike to network and be
seen." McDoom as also confirmed three models from his homeland, St.
Lucia...
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African Royalty Reigns the Runway - Mar 2, 2014 - 12:04:44 AM
Each season
fashion week in New York offers emerging fashion designers who
take a unique approach to conceptualizing apparel. Concepts can
range from colors, shape texture and a combination of everything
that the creative mind can conceive. This season TeKay Designs,
a couture studio based in Houston Texas, presented Queen
of the Brides, a collection of gowns with accessories that are
historic and have a cultural significance.
TeKay's presentation opened with an acoustic chorus sound track,
chromatic luminance and a branded light projection. Ethnic
diversity was applied to model selection; as each model graced
the catwalk with authoritarian elegance. But not without a
subtle 'vogue pose' here and there. While some gowns are
accented with colorful embroidery, other gowns
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Bahamian designer shows at London Fashion Week - Feb 28, 2014 - 2:00:46 PM
Nassau, Bahamas -
Bahamian designer Theodore Elyett’s Orchidnized Chaos collection stole
the show at the Fashions Finest Emerging Designer Showcase held during
London Fashion Week.
Eight emerging designers showed collections
at the off-schedule runway show held at the Grand Connaught Rooms,
Covent Gardens. The Fashions Finest show is renown for highlighting
emerging designers and attracts press and buyers from around the world
seeking new talent.
“The opportunity to showcase during London Fashion Week was a step in the right direction for my brand,” stated Elyett.
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Miss Universe Jamaica Kerrie Baylis for TCI Fashion Week - Feb 18, 2014 - 11:27:43 AM
Providenciales, Turks
and Caicos Islands – Jamaican model and beauty pageant titleholder who
was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe 2013 and represented her country at
the Miss Universe 2013 pageant has been added to the model pool for TCI
Fashion Week 2014.
Kerrie Baylis is an investment banker who
holds a Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Surrey with a
passion for modeling, fashion, arts and entertainment. She is only the
fourth woman in Jamaican history to the take the Miss Jamaica
World/Universe double. Whilst competing at the Miss Universe 2013
Pageant in Moscow, Russia, she was 1 of 27 (out of the 86) contestants
chosen to model for world renowned Lebanese designer Tony Ward’s Couture
Fashion Show at Mercedes-Benz Russian Fashion Week.
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Former Mister Bahamas, Pedro Mejias – Gets Magazine Cover as Ray Vincent Fashion Model - Feb 7, 2014 - 11:26:28 AM
2014 Manhunt Bahamas Now Accepting Applicants
Pedro Mejias of Nassau, Bahamas is a featured model in the Ray
Vincente F/W 2014 Collection now seen on the cover and within the pages
of Fashion Avenue News. Pedro was photographed last December by RayVin
Photography in preparation for the launch of
Ray Vincente 2014, a new collection featuring one-of-a-kind hi-fashion
separates through the creative use of silhouette, fabrics, prints, and
designs. The collection is
exciting, stylish, and versatile and makes Ray Vincente accessible to
all men!
Model Pedro Mejias began modeling in 2012 and is a model
and actor. He has appeared in cinema and ads in the Bahamas and
competed in the Mister International modeling competition in Thailand after coming first runner up...
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Supermodel Sessilee Lopez for Turks & Caicos Islands Fashion Week - Jan 21, 2014 - 1:41:04 PM
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands –
Monday, 20th January 2014 – American Supermodel Sessilee Lopez will
grace the catwalk of the premiere fashion, design and style event of
Turks and Caicos Islands. With her signature strut, physical attributes
and fame, Sessilee adds to Turks and Caicos Islands Fashion Week 2014
heated anticipation and buzz.
Sessilee Lopez has Dominican and
Portuguese background and her modeling career started in 2004 when she
signed with IMG Models. Her runway debut was at the Vivienne Tam and
Daryl K Fall 2004 shows. In 2007 Sessilee switched representation to
Major Model Management Worldwide and since then she has walked for
Shiatzy Chen, Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl
Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Lanvin, Hermès and numerous other established
fashion houses...
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Grand Bahama Fashion House Goes International - Jan 16, 2014 - 1:32:52 PM
Hardour Collection
began with a flagship boutique in Freeport, Bahamas but has now begun a
global expansion. The company has shifted gears and is tapping into the
Miami fashion scene. Bullard said she chose Miami as her first
international market, because it boasts the elite and luxurious
lifestyle, which Hardour has built itself on. "Miami is home to Miami
Beach, which is now a fashion hub for entertainers and entrepreneurs
alike, so we know the line can be appreciated here," said Bullard.
The
brand’s expansion does not stop there, as all focus is being put on
its online presence. The Hardour website complete with e-boutique,
where consumers can purchase all Hardour garments online and have them
shipped globally, is now up and fully operational. Personal design
consultation can also be arranged via the website...
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International celebrity fashion designer Indashio for Turks and Caicos Islands Fashion Week - Jan 6, 2014 - 10:50:45 AM
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands –
Monday, 6th January 2014 – New York based international celebrity
fashion designer INDASHIO is the first to be announced out of many that
will showcase during the premiere fashion, design and style events of
the Turks and Caicos Islands – Turks and Caicos Islands Fashion Week.
INDASHIO’s unique luxury style has attracted many celebrities,
socialites and fashionistas. A fashion week favorite - INDASHIO has been
a main stay on the fashion calendar and one of the most talked about
shows.
INDASHIO has showcased in Antigua, Athens, Atlanta,
Bahamas, Berkshires, Cayman Islands, Chicago, Dallas, Gaborone,
Honolulu, Johannesburg, Kingston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York
City, Ocho Rios, Santiago, St. Louis, Tampa, Tokyo and has upcoming
shows in Paris and Dubai...
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