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 »

CFW 2014: Jewel Tones and Pants Suits for Joris Hendrik

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Designer Joris Hendrik from Belize showed her collection of mature womenswear at Saturday’s event, focusing on jewel tones in conservative forms and simple silhouettes. While pants suits and floor length dresses made up the girth of the collection, we her preferred designs that had a little more leg play, such as a bright pink shift… Read more »

CFW 2014: Afrocentric Bohemia from British Designer Alicia Mullings

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One of our favourite collections from CFW weekend came from British designer Alicia Mullings who’s afrocentric mens and womenswear utilized imagery of the Jamaican intellectual Marcus Garvey, Ethiopian queens and black superhero personas.  The collection’s theme was creatively orchestrated using two-piece dress sets in midi-lengths, wide-mouthed pants and skirts with brimmed hats, men’s tunics and… Read more »

On Trend: Green Peek-a-Boo Maxi Dress

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This is a lovely maxi dress but the added spunk is in the peek-a-boo. Keep an eye out for body jewellery that drapes shoulders, backs and chests in abstract ways to accentuate the shape of a dress. This trend was spotted on Eve at Fiction earlier this Spring and now more subtly on this Cabana City patron whose gold body jewellery… Read more »