In a mere five seconds, Jamie Melbourne has perfectly shade-matched a facial moisturiser needed for the model seated in front of him. The tonal accuracy is par for the course, given Melbourne’s 30-year-plus history working in the international...
Prince Judah swears by divine inspiration as his artistic fuel. For this roots, rock, reggae singer who has been generating major heat in music circles on The Rock and in North America, he sizes up his creative process as “coming from the heavens...
Caribbean creativity is taking centre stage this season, with standout moments across beauty, fashion, and art. From Wayne Booth’s new holiday campaign to Theophilio at the Rock...
What does a Hollywood actor receiving a career lifetime award, the new cover of Vogue Taiwan, and a children’s book author have in common? They are among The Rock-connected talents making waves across the globe. Here’s who is on our radar this week...
What’s new and exciting in global fashion? Quite a lot, if you’re Jamaican-connected. Designers, models, and hairstylists with roots in The Rock are elevating the conversation around image-making in the fashion industry with their latest exploits....
Call her shrewd if you like, but attorney-at-law Tanya Golaub does not squander a moment. Seated around the negotiating table in April to hammer out partnership terms for The Pinnacle, the St James-based luxury residential development, with...
There’s no stopping the resounding success Jamaicans are enjoying in the world of fashion far beyond the 876. Whether starring in the new Valentino advertising campaign, having their design work the focus of Vogue editorials, or claiming wins at...
A prescription of relatable warmth, administered with doses of direct honesty, are Dr Jodi Jackto-Tafari’s distinct calling cards. The family physician’s endearing personality has secured fierce loyalty among patients, so much so that patient...
Home is where the heart is for Theophilio founder and creative director Edvin Thompson. “Jamaica is always present in my work,” piped up the ebullient womens and menswear designer in a conversation with The Sunday Gleaner, hours after his latest –...
Deftly curating personality images, one chic garment at a time, fashion editor and stylist Anatolli Smith has built a solid reputation as an oft-called-upon name in international fashion. The Jamaica-born, Big Apple resident is the creative eye...
Don’t call it a comeback. Keisha Patterson was always here. Just selective with her performance appearances, and with good reason. It has been an emotionally taxing seven-year stretch for Patterson, a multihyphenate creative who has been a well-...
Presenting his first collection at last weekend’s SAINT International-produced Touch of France fashion spectacular left designer Sylvister with a deep sense of pride. “Seeing my vision come to life on the runway, and surrounded by industry experts...
Mother-daughter workdays are becoming regularly scheduled for SAINT International’s Martiniquan fashion model Aurelie Giraud and her seven-year-old daughter, Lou. The family photo shoot experience is now on its third shutter click, as Giraud is a...
Rachel Scott candidly admits that she had zero expectations of an American Womenswear Designer of the Year win at last Monday night’s 2024 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Awards in New York City. But fate and her industry peers were...
Come August, emerging Jamaican filmmaker Rebecca ‘becx’ Williams is headed to Switzerland for the Locarno Film Festival where she will pitch her script for an island-set, horror-folklore story which she hopes to turn into a movie. “I will be...
Time has served stylist and fashion editor Marika-Ella Ames well. More than a decade-plus in the global fashion space, the continent-hopping creative maintains the same burning passion that was lit within her when she started out as a curious but...
