Caribana Festival 2010

Toronto is hosting the 43rd annual Caribana Festival 2010, which is one of Caribbean culture, is held every summer in Toronto's Lakeshore. It's billed as North America's largest street festival held this year between July 30th -August 2nd 2010. The festival is frequented by over 1.3 million visitors each year, and it kicks off today July 15th 2010 with the Scotiabank Caribana Official Festival Launch at Younge & Dundas Square. Thousands off people are expected to tattend the afternoon affair that will feature live music, an array of delicious Caribbean food(Jamaican, Trinidadian, and Cuban), insightful art displays and theatrical performances that showcase Caribbean inspired life. Over a million tourists are exoected in Toronto during the last week of July to experience everything Caribana has to offer. The beauty of Caribana in Toronto is the varied audience it attracts: everyone from familis across Canada and the U.S. young singles looking for a good time, to celebrities throwing Caribana themed parties in clubs across Torornto. For more information and event listings you can visit www.caribanatoronto/familyevents or http://www.caribanafestival.com/ and go enjoy all the festivities that this experience has to offer.

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

The Jamaican Takeover: 5 ways the island is setting major trends

We visited the giant magazine website and happened to find the topic above hovering on their frontpage. We've decided to share 3 of the 5 major setting trends since they pertain to fashion and well the third is a bonus because he's 'tearing up' track and field right now.
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.