Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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Friday, July 16, 2010
THROWBACK FRIDAYS: Foxy Brown feat Baby Cham:Tables Will Turn
TITANS CLASH! - Jamaica Sports & Athletics: Football, Track, Cricket, Netball & More - JamaicaObserver.com
Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell go head-to-head for the first time this year in 100 metres at the Diamond League meet in Paris on Friday. Bolt and Powell, who share the fastest time this year of 9.82 seconds, meet in a much-anticipated showdown at the Areva meet at the Stade de France. Get more info after the jumpThursday, July 15, 2010
Caribana Festival 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Africa Fashion Week New York July 12th through 18th 2010
Africa Fashion Week (NY) will be held during the week of July 12th -18th 2010. Mayor Bloomberg, the mayor of New York will give us an official proclamation. Adireé Fashion Agency (the fashion week executive producers) , partners and sponsors will host Africa Fashion Week New York (AFWNY) in New York, NY.
EVENT DETAILS & TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS & LOGISTICS at the jump
Africa Fashion Week New York July 12th through 18th 2010
Dancing to 'anúna' beat! - Jamaica Women News: Health, Beauty, Motherhood & more - JamaicaObserver.com
"The anúna line provides a woman with a true feel of versatile, easy to wear outfits made from high-quality fabrics that remain relevant to a fast-paced Jamaican lifestyle," shares Lubica Slovak. More details at the jump:
Dancing to 'anúna' beat! - Jamaica Women News: Health, Beauty, Motherhood & more - JamaicaObserver.com
Sizzling Swimsuits By Maroon - Jamaica Lifestyle, School, Family & Education News - JamaicaObserver.com
The collection from The Mushroom, which preceded Meiling, was an overflow of glamorous, attention-grabbing swimsuits. Brigid and Jason Lawson pulled out all the stops and Brigid's artistry was evident in the fine cuts and bold metallic prints.
Check the link for more details:
Sizzling Swimsuits By Maroon - Jamaica Lifestyle, School, Family & Education News - JamaicaObserver.com
Yendi’s Infinite Universe - Jamaica Lifestyle, School, Family & Education News - JamaicaObserver.com
From her Long Mountain balcony, newly crowned Miss Jamaica Universe Yendi Phillips looks out over hazy Kingston. Her expression pensive, she's perhaps reminiscing on her second stint as a national pageant queen.
Check the link for more details on Yendi Phillips second stint, we wish her all the best:
Yendi’s Infinite Universe - Jamaica Lifestyle, School, Family & Education News - JamaicaObserver.com
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The Jamaican Takeover: 5 ways the island is setting major trends
Excerpt Below by Jeanene James :
After watching Drake’s new video for “Find Your Love,” we are truly inspired. Here are five reasons why we think that Jamaica is a small island with a big influence:
1. Rastafarian Fashion
This seasons’ top designers like Blumarine and Christian Louboutin are showing collections with clear Rastafarian influences. This little Island obviously has a cultural identity that is iconic enough to pierce the ultra exclusive upper echelons of the fashion realm.
2. Far Reaching Influence
Jamaica has its own, very distinct musical culture, from which legends like Bob Marley emerged. It also has a faction by the name of “Dancehall” which is outrageous, though in many ways enthralling. When deep baselines combine with rhythmic and verbal calls to waste-winding action, so begins the dancehall phenomenon. Such bashments are known for their scantily clad attendees, and wild dancing antics. Dancehall, however has stretched far beyond the Jamaican shorelines, as far away as Japan where the culture seems to be thriving. Take a look at this video of a Japanese dancehall party that serves no purpose other than to demonstrate why Jamaicans are truly trendsetters:
3.Bolt
Usain Bolt is the 23 year old phenom responsible for single handedly propelling Jamaica into a place of recognition on the world’s athletic stage. The famed Jamaican sprinter and a three-time Olympic gold medalist holds a plethora of world and Olympic records as well as the distinction of being the first man to win three sprinting events at a single Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984, and the first man to set world records in three races at a single Olympics. Add to that the lucrative global campaigns he is featured in and the powerhouse corporations jockeying to provide him with sponsorships and Usain is simply unstoppable. Although he has become an international figure, his achievements have solidified him as a hometown hero.
