Monday, October 10, 2022
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Monday, October 10, 2022

The Rock’s business titans converged on the Grand Jamaica Suite at Jamaica Pegasus hotel last Saturday evening for the 5th annual Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) M&E Awards in association with VM Group. The mission: ‘Re-igniting Jamaica for greatness’ dressed to the nines in formalwear from local designers. And some did answer the call, donning pieces from local designers that gave them a leg up on the competition for the coveted ‘Best-Dressed’ prize.

Guests were fêted with a five-course dinner, cocktails from the Red Stripe and Appleton Estate bar, entertainment by Jamaica’s First Lady of Jazz Myrna Hague, a silent auction of local products, and enviable gate prizes.

Page 2 shares a few of the most memorable Rock-fab looks.

Gala-ReadySagicor Group Vice-President, Corporate Services Jacqui Donaldson stunned in Sophia Jones as she posed with her hubby, All American Containers trade consultant Raymond Donaldson. Garfield Robinson
Towering FabDigicel Group Chief Marketing Officer Tamara Ward signalled elegance in an EtAl Store floor-grazer. Garfield Robinson
Flower BombCaribbean Foods Limited Director Kathryn Silvera was a riot of colour in a Tamia Carey number.Garfield Robinson
Oh, Plissé!It was a gilded affair for Red Stripe Head of Corporate Affairs Dianne Ashton-Smith in a plissé number from designer Keneea Linton. Garfield Robinson
High Stakes, Low CutWhen VM Pensions Management Senior Manager Natalie Bennett say the ‘formal by a local designer’ dress code she hit up fashion designer Carla Lee of CLeeDesignz for a custom ‘fit. Garfield Robinson
Winning DesignNA Designz N More principal Nadine Walters — who was up for the manufacturer of the year award — gave a not-so-subtle hint to go hard on African print this season. Garfield Robinson
Mr & Mrs PresidentWith her husband, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association President John Mahfood by her side, Susan kept it local with a design from Kerry Kay’s Boutique and Design Studio.Garfield Robinson
15 Minutes of FlameRed Stripe Brand & Corporate PR Manager Stacy Ann Smith never misses an opportunity to show off her sense of style, and a fiery Keneea Linton custom design earned her the evening’s Best-Dressed prize. Garfield Robinson

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