Jamaica

Wearing H&M Green Pencil Dress For Jamaica’s 50th

August 6, 2012

Fifty years ago today, Jamaica celebrated it’s first day as an independent commonwealth nation. Since gaining her independence, Jamaica has developed its own unique identity and has influenced everything from music, agriculture, and athletics worldwide. The island has given birth to some of the best artists and writers including: Claude McKay, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, [...]

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Five Things That Are Pissing Me Off About the 2012 Olympics

August 5, 2012

So the Olympics kicked off last Friday with a moving and long opening ceremony directed by one of my favorite directors of all time, Danny Boyle (please watch Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire, if you haven’t already). There were some selfish people who tried to spoil the opening for us by tweeting and posting pictures, however, [...]

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Dulcimina Hat and Green and Black Dress

July 27, 2012

Greetings, salutations and howdy dooos!!! I have to keep the post short because today is the first big days of big days in the days to come. I only watch sports every four years during the Olympics and tonight is the opening ceremony of the 2012 games. Of all of the games, I am looking [...]

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Famous Jamaicans and Basic Black From Head to Toe

July 25, 2012

Ok, so the bag is green and the accessories are silver, but this inspired by the Jamaican flag challenge sent me back to a color scheme that was my signature look for years, basic black. By the way, the black in the Jamaican flag represents the people, however, it doesn’t symbolize the race of the [...]

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Office Wear Inspired by Jamaica’s Flag

July 23, 2012

My native Jamaica has a really big birthday coming up and while I count down the days to our 50th year as an independent commonwealth nation, I wanted to post outfits that are inspired by our culture and our flag. The Jamaican flag has three colors, black, yellow and green. I used the champagne color [...]

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WIWT: Wearing Rasta Inspired Style

February 8, 2012

Inspired by my sisters post (here), today I wore this Rasta inspired outfit while I lounged out on my couch watching the Livestream feed from the IFB Conference. My general at home attire is really a bra and panty, but now that we are in the cooler months, I generally reach for something warm, roomy [...]

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Rastafarian Inspired Style

February 8, 2012

“Yuh don’t have to dread to be Rasta. This is not a dreadlocks thing.” This line from a song by the dread locked reggae group, Morgan Heritage could seem a bit contradictory, a tad controversial and a little confusing as to some, locks (and the ubiquitous spliff) are the trademarks of a Rastafarian. “The locks [...]

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Red, Green and Gold Knitted Shirt and Leather Shorts

September 5, 2011

I’ve noticed that I am developing this thing for leather. The leather shorts seen here, is the latest for my small, but growing collection and I absolutely love them. They are so versatile. These shorts made their debut when I paired them with a chambray button down shirt two weeks ago. Then I tried them with a gray [...]

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This is Jamaica, My Jamaica

August 30, 2011

After a two- year absence, I finally returned to my native Jamaica last week. Thanks to the Caribbean Airlines staff for their professionalism, courtesy and of course rigid safety measures which brought us safely to the island. Once we cleared immigration and customs, the eating and sampling of all things that were edible and Jamaican [...]

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