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Thursday, October 01, 2009
Ocean Style Magazine and Kerry manwomanhome Fashion Showcase 2009: The Gloved Experience is set to take place at the elegant Half Moon Resort this Saturday. And Threads and Trends has a first glance at the designer list.
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| Fashion icon and creative consultant to Ocean Style Freddie Leiba. |
Fashion icon and creative consultant to Ocean Style Freddie Leiba has reviewed the lines ahead of the weekend show. With cocktails set to start at 7:30 pm the fashionably late are well-advised to arrive in time for the 9:00 pm start of the show where they will be treated to various segments including a special showcase by Kerry manwomanhome local designer Lubica and others, a swimwear segment, an urban-themed segment, and ending with a truly global tribute to the world of high fashion with the likes of Venezuelan Angel Sanchez, Italian designer Alberta Ferretti and fellow Italian design house Moschino; France is represented by Catherine Malandrino and Jean-Paul Gaultier, with Lebanese fashion designer Reem Acra, who was a huge hit at this year's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, and Americana Ralph Lauren.
The runway will include some surprise Caribbean designers as well as some carefully chosen pieces from other lines aimed at wowing the discerning fashionistas who are to attend.
This year Ocean Style and Kerry have expanded the celebrity quotient for the event, and in partnership with ESPN are producing the Ocean Style/ESPN Golf Invitation where apparently there is a US$1-million shootout prize on offer - that's enough to put a lot of fashion in your closet! In additional to the ESPN coverage, the weekend's events are being widely covered by local, regional and international media.
A special Island Routes Cocktail Cruise will welcome the celebrities and VIPs to the island on Friday night to kick off their active weekend of events.
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| Malandrino Spring/Summer 2008 collection. |
The celebrities confirmed to attend include retired heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis, and Andy Cole (formerly of Manchester United who is jetting in from England). Also due to attend are Shaka Hislop (West Ham, Trinidad and Tobago and ESPN co-host), West Indies cricket icons Courtney Walsh and Jeffrey Dujon, actors Anthony Anderson and Bryce Wilson, musician David Rudder, supermodel and TV host Tyson Beckford, celebrity stylist Misa Hylton-Brim and fashion industry icons Freddie Leiba and Constance White along with celebrity publicist BJ Coleman.
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