Lifestyle Round-Up

From the sobering launch of fundraising initiatives in the wake of Hurricane Melissa to the glitz of Burberry's newest campaign shot in London, 'yardie' connections run deep across a slate of new projects online, in print, and across billboards the world over.

Here is our Sunday Lifestyle rundown of what to watch right now.

JAMAICA LAND HE LOVES

Wellness philanthropist, entrepreneur and creative Etienne Maurice — son of Jamaican-American acting legend Sheryl Lee Ralph — has rallied the community to come to The Rock's aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

Through his WalkGood LA foundation, Maurice fundraised over US$78,000 as of press time for the WalkGood Jamaica Hurricane Relief Fund, more than doubling the initial target of US$25,000.

Contributions made are intended to go directly towards assisting communities and residents severely impacted by the Category 5 hurricane that left a trail of destruction in its wake when it hit the island last Tuesday.

"It's all hands on deck," reads the opening salvo of Maurice's Instagram post on October 28, which outlined immediate actions to take, where to make donations, and resources that should be widely shared.

"Post-storm recovery efforts will take sustained efforts from all of us", he later stated.

Ralph has two children, Etienne and his fashion stylist sister Ivy Coco Maurice.

JODIE ROCKS DIOTIMA FOR VOGUE WORLD

British-Jamaican actress and emergent style icon Jodie Turner-Smith just delivered another fashion 'wow'.

Stunning in a custom Diotima bodysuit, the radiant beauty stomped the Paramount Studios movie backlot in California for last weekend's Vogue World 2025: Hollywood show, which merged fashion and film, and was a veritable roll call of the who's who.

Turner-Smith's chartreuse wardrobe choice with brown striping was most apropos, given that it was from Jamaican fashion designer Rachel Scott's label and fresh from Diotima's recent New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 runway collection.

The actress appeared during Vogue World: Hollywood's sixth act, Afrofuturism, which paid tribute to prolific costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who won an Academy Award for her work on the Marvel blockbuster Black Panther. Oscar-nominated thespian Angela Bassett, actresses Danai Gurira and Teyana Taylor, and actor Damson Idris were among the long list of celebs who made runway cameo appearances at the event.

BECKFORD BOOKS BURBERRY

Jamaican-American model and actor Tyson Beckford is now a part of the centuries-old legacy of British luxury fashion house Burberry. He co-stars in their outerwear campaign titled, 'It's Always Burberry Weather: Postcards from London'.

With fashion editors Tamara Rothstein and Miranda Almond handling stylist duties and Anita Bitton, the casting director, Beckford, rocks the latest trench coats, check scarves, leather rogue Derby shoes, and Highlands bowling bag in a series of visuals from the recently dropped campaign for the English heritage brand founded by former draper's apprentice Thomas Burberry in 1856.

Beckford famously became an established advertising face in the 1990s for American designer Ralph Lauren's Polo brand line and lit up the screen with seminal music video appearances for pop superstar Britney Spears and R&B icon Toni Braxton.

The perennially youthful Beckford is joined in the Drew Vickers-lensed Burberry campaign by Oscar-winning British actress Olivia Colman and an international cast of top models that includes Taemin Park, Liu Wen, Lucky Blue Smith, Amelia Gray, and Mona Tougaard.

THEOPHILIO's THROUGH LINE TO MILES

Theophilio creative director and fashion designer, Edvin Thompson, pays homage to late jazz great Miles Davis for the new issue of the Wall Street Journal's WSJ. Magazine.

Menswear separates from Thompson's Theophilio Fall 2025 collection are donned by models Ruskin Caesar-Kwotie and Marwang Lual in the Malick Bodian-shot editorial that celebrates the cultural impact of the fashion-forward trumpeter who would have turned 100 this past May. WSJ. is the first-ever publication to be given exclusive access to Davis' personal archives. Stylist Ib Kamara and model-turned-photog Bodian travelled to California in the western United States to rummage through and document the musician's extensive wardrobe in the summer. What ensued thereafter was a fashion story that marks a through line of Davis' legacy and his influence on today's menswear.

Speaking to The Sunday Gleaner back in February about his fall collection that debuted during New York Fashion Week, the Brooklyn-based Thompson explained: "I played with a mix of textures — wool, satin, lambskin leather with grommets, velour, ribbed knits, and pony hair. The contrast between structure and fluidity was important to me."

Besides the latest from the Jamaican-American designer's Theophilio label, contemporary designs by the menswear lines of Marine Serre, Alexander McQueen, Etro, Prada, and Emporio Armani also make the cut in the multipage WSJ. spread.

'FALL' GUY ANATOLLI

What ties the most covetable menswear looks for the season to Anatolli Smith?

The St Thomas, Jamaica-born and raised, Smith is the stylist behind the divinely fabulous new editorial for The New York Times Style Magazine headlined 'Fashion That Will Get You Past The Velvet Ropes'.

Classic Brioni suiting, zippered leather jackets by Celine, mohair Gucci sweaters, and those raved-about Saint Laurent kinky boots are but a sample of Smith's striking storyboard for the mag's Men's Fashion Issue story shot by Bon Duke.

The visual narrative depicting sharply dressed gents queued up outside a roped-off establishment also spotlights season-essential coats from Marni and Fendi and trending Heather Huey hats, Balenciaga goggles and Verdura necklaces.

"With leather, jewels, and pinstripes, these fall looks are made for skipping the line," rhapsodises the mag's intro.

The New York-resident Smith — a Wolmer's Boys' School alum who pursued higher learning in gender studies and international human rights at Columbia University in The Big Apple — is a much-called-upon creative whose clients include iconic actress, model, and entrepreneur Brooke Shields. His most recent work includes cover and inside editorials for such glossies as Glamour, Vogue, The Face, and Interview Magazine.

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