Streetwise: Summer Festivals in Pink Lipstick and Chambray

On the Radar: The Hot As F##K Collection by Ms. Jaye is Dancehall Delight

One of the most enjoyable elements of Bag Lady by Ms. Jaye’s collections is the undeniable dancehall influence on the designer’s creations and this summer’s collection does not disappoint. Entitled Hot As F##K , the designs are sexy and sweet with current trend flirtations and flashbacks to eighties dancehall bravado. Ms. Jaye’s use of animal… Read more »

On Trend: A Slight Slip Off The Shoulder

(L) Catherine Malandrino (R) Kelly Kapowski in a

Are you prepared to bare those shoulders? And how low are you willing to go? One of the strongest growing trends of the summer is the off-the-shoulder top, a retro classic that pays tribute to the casual styles of the 1980s/90s and runs as deep as the classic Crinoline styles of the 1860s. Today’s shoulder… Read more »

Dancin’ Digs: Toian Expounds on Her Love for “Rude Boys”

The voice of Montego Bay-born reggae artist, Toian, is a lot like a Caribbean summer: both languid and syrupy. Her recent single “Rude Boys”– a testament to her ill-advised love for the fast life– has a new slick music video that is polished and clean. “Rude Boys” is already making the rounds on MTVJams and… Read more »

On the Radar: Sol By DrennaLUNA Is a Minimalist Dream

S/S 2014 Swimwear from Sol by DrennaLUNA

Seasoned Jamaican Designer, Drenna Luna, has returned this summer with her second swim collection. Released in June, her collection of swimwear is full of lively patterns and sexy silhouettes. The styles have a classic Caribbean vibe and are playfully styled in her summer 2014 lookbook with stacked bangles and shelled necklaces. This week the designer released… Read more »

Weekly Style: Grace Jones Biopic, Design Jamaica, Ring Di Alarm & More!

(L) Grace Jones (R-Top) Galavant at Kerry MWH (L-Bottom) Design Jamaica

It’s a new week in fashion and Kingstonstyle has your fashion news on the wire. Every week we bring you the Weekly Style, giving you the latest in fashion and style news from around the globe and from style savvy Jamaicans at home and abroad. This week on Weekly Style: – One of Jamaica’s… Read more »

Style Selec’tings: Summer Styles from Ms. Jaye, Style Saavy, KerryMWH, Jae Jolly & More!

Every Friday in our column “Style Selec’tings” Kingstonstyle’s Fashion Editor, E. Hansen-McKnight, scours the web to give you the week’s best in clothing and accessories from web-savvy Jamaican stores and designers. It’s summer and it’s so, so hot outside. Now that it’s Friday, our brain is clouded with images of swimsuits and beach parties. This… Read more »

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