First Things First…

Ebony magazine’s May cover star, award-winning actress and producer Viola Davis, brings lights, camera, and a whole lot of action in look four from Greta Constantine’s Spring 2022 ready-to-wear collection. For the exclusive cover story, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms sat down with Davis for an in-depth conversation on motherhood, her self-love journey and how she manifested her dreams.

Greta Constantine — a ready-to-wear womenswear brand based in Toronto — is helmed by Jamaican-Canadian designers Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong.

Editor-in-chief & SVP, programming: Marielle Bobo

Creative Director: Rashida Morgan Brown

Photo Director/Photographer: Keith Major

Styling: Elizabeth Stewart

Hairstylist: Jamika Wilson

Make-up artist: Autumn Moultrie

Then…

Fashion history calls for an all-black supermodel cast, as supermodel Naomi Campbell and her confrères Anok Yai, Adut Akech Bior, Imaan Hammam star in the #FendiByVersace campaign for #Fendace. Fendace is a unique moment in fashion. It’s an exchange of roles and brand codes rather than a collaboration, with designers Kim Jones and Silvia Venturini Fendi bringing their perspective to Versace, and Donatella Versace recasting Fendi through her vision, creating in turn two collections: Fendi by Versace and Versace by Fendi.

Campaign Creative Directors: HOUSE + HOLME and Karl Bolander

Photographer: Steven Meisel

Film Director: Alec Maxwell

Casting Director: Piergiorgio Del Moro

Stylist: Jacob K

Hair: Guido Palau

Make-up: Pat McGrath

Next…

Kyla Ramsey has added another score to her list of magazine editorials. The Jamaican-born model lends her charm to Issue South America’s Shining Stars beauty editorial. Ramsey was lensed by fashion photographer Jason Kim in a series of edgy make-up looks created by Japanese-born, self-taught make-up artist Ayami Nishimura.

Photographer: Jason Kim

Stylist: Rachel Gilman

MUA: Ayami Nishimura

Hair: Akihisa Yamaguchi

Nails: Nails by Mamié

Also…

Jamaican-born jewellery designer Matthew “Mateo” Harris has secured a spot on another fashion magazine list. Senior commerce editor at American Vogue Julie Tong has listed the Mateo New York 14kt Gold Malachitte and Diamonds Earrings as one of the best minimalistic earrings to help punctuate an outfit.

‘34 Minimalist Earrings to Wear Now and Forever’ is available on www.vogue.com, and offers a number of simple and sophisticated options to add a layer of elegance to one’s ensemble. Also making the list are the Bottega Veneta gold-tone hoop earrings, Saint Laurent gold three curb chain earrings, Prada enameled sterling silver single logo earring, and Gucci gold-tone earrings.

Story appears on: www.vogue.com

Written by:Vogue Magazine Senior Commerce Editor Julie Tong

Additionally…

Barbadian mogul Rihanna has tipped the global scale, launching her namesake beauty and skincare brands Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin in Africa.

“I’ve been waiting for this moment!! @fentybeauty & @fentyskin are finally dropping in AFRICA!!!,” the mum-to-be recently announced in an Instagram post on Tuesday, May 10. On May 27, Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin will drop in the following African countries: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Meanwhile…

Olympian Sanya Richards-Ross — who joined the cast of the reality TV series Real Housewives of Atlanta last year — channels cover girl energy for Grind Pretty magazine’s Spring 2022 issue 18. Grind Pretty is an Atlanta-based publication that promotes and supports the advancement of women of colour entrepreneurs. Other Jamaicans to have landed on the cover include Grammy-nominated artiste Grace “Spice” Hamilton and Miami-based comedian Nabela “Pretty Vee” Noor.

And…

American singer Justine Skye has congratulated her grandfather, Jamaican-born, New York legislator Nicholas Perry, for achieving his dream of becoming United States Ambassador to Jamaica. On Thursday, the US Senate confirmed Perry with more than the required 51 votes to make him the new US Ambassador to the island.

In a tweet on Saturday, March 12, Skye — best known for her breakout hit Collide — wrote: “My grandfather accomplished a huge dream of his… US Ambassador of Jamaica! LETS GOOO!” alongside a Jamaican flag emoji.

Plus…

Jon Baker, principal of Port Antonio’s GeeJam Hotel, has been enlisted by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) for its new global advertising campaign aimed at spotlighting Jamaica’s hidden gem Portland. First order of business for Baker was a trip to Dubai with other industry stakeholders.

Etc…

A Jamaican delegation — led by Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett and the Jamaica Tourist Board Director of Tourism Donovan White — spent the better part of last week in Dubai attending trade shows and engaging Emirates Group Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum in high-level discussions. Their participation proved fruitful as Emirates Airlines — the largest airline in the Gulf Coast Countries (GCC) — announced its decision to offer flights to Jamaica.

There’s More…

British photographer Laurie Bartley lensed Saint International model Tomiwa in ‘A New Spectrum’ for Elle UK June 2022.

Photos: Laurie Bartley

Styling: Hortense Manga

Hair: Gareth Bromell

Make-up: Tiina Roivainen

And in more from Saint…

Model Wayne Booth stuns in yellow for Madame Figaro‘s Jaune Absolu editorial. The fashion edit — shot by photographer David Roemer in Samaná, a province of the Dominican Republic — appears in the mag’s April 2022 issue and features Booth in the eye-catching hue.

Photographer: David Roemer

Fashion Editor/Stylist: Julie Gillet

Hairstylist: Keith Carpenter

Make-up artist: Deanna Hagan

Model: Wayne Booth

Finally…

Saint International model Shena Moulton appears in the lookbook for the Fall 2022 Notte collection for New York label Marchesa. The womenswear brand’s design ethos includes gowns that indulge in a storybook romance with exquisite draping, rich florals, and hand-applied embellishments. The new collection draws inspiration from the sumptuous compositions and unsurpassed technical skills displayed in 17th-century Flemish floral paintings.

Photos: Joanna Totolici Photography