Make-up artist Kym Wyatt in the plain light-denim choker.

All Woman, Fashion, Lifestyle, Local Lifestyle, Style, Style Observer, Tuesday Style

September 24, 2016

Aw Fashion :Denim Choker Revolution

The ’90s fashion trend of the choker has resurfaced and reached such a level of prevalence that it has been ‘man-ified’, ‘tripled up’ and ‘mommy-and-me’d’. Fashion designer and store owner Devarine ‘Fashionenira’ McLean adds her own twist to this latest craze with her crafty collection of hand-made denim chokers. “Chokers are trending right now, and as a retailer I always try to keep up and add my flavour to the movement; I’ve always had the idea of denim chokers in mind but didn’t get the motivation until Kim Kardashian made it a thing,” shared the designer with AWF as her reason for jumping on board the movement.

McLean, who was born in the US but raised in Jamaica, is a self-taught designer. She credits her mother, Pauline Welcome-McLean, who has been designing since the ’70s for her foray in the industry.

The collection features seven styles: plain, light denim; plain, dark denim; black denim, dark and light distressed denim; buttoned denim; and the danger edition which is loaded with safety pins. The response to the denim chokers has been overwhelming. Little wonder really… they’re super stylish.

Fashionenira is located at Shop #15, Springs Plaza, Half Way Tree

Fashionenira’s buttoned denim chokers.

Make-up artist Kym Wyatt in her plain light denim choker.

Devarine in her plain light denim handmade choker.

TV and radio host Dyrana McIntosh flaunting her light distressed denim choker from Shop Fashionenira.

Fashionenira’s buttoned denim choker worn by C.E.O of YLE Beauty Yana-Renee Edwards.

Make-up artist Kym Wyatt in the plain light-denim version.

McLean’s black denim choker sported by make-up artist Kedecia Lauder.

Devarine’s muse Kim Kardashian-Westwas spotted in Los Angeles last August in a plain light denim choker.

Karrueche Tran hosting BET’s How To Rock Denim earlier this year in a plain light denim choker.

Actress Ferne McCann in a plain light denim choker.

Fashion designer and storeowner Devarine McLean in her danger edition choker, which features a number of large safety pins.

A risque number indeed, completed by Devarine’s danger edition choker worn by socialite Aneka Townsend.

Fashion designer Errice Anderson sporting one of Fashionenira’s plain light denim chokers.

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