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Sunday, 5 June 2005 | Levent OZLER
Caribbean Fashionweek 2005
The Event
The biggest ever and most important Caribbean Fashionweek will be held this June 8-12 in Kingston, Jamaica. The main show venue and exhibition hall will be the new National Indoor Sports Center at Independence Park. There, Pulse will create a 120ft dual runway to showcase the best of the Caribbean's designers as well as others visiting from various parts of the world. Approximately 50 designers will show from 20 countries.
Designers
Several of the region's best designers including Meiling, Moncrieffe, Heather Jones, Claudia Pegus, Simon Foster, Pauline Bellamy, Mutamba, Biggy, The Cloth and Nefertari are among the 50 plus designers who will show this year. Special international guest designer is the London-based and internationally regarded Jessica Ogden.
Media
The leading fashion media houses in the world have carried rave notices of CFW and the usual cadre of key press entities will attend this year. Reviews have been published and shows and information disseminated in over 150 countries around the world by more than 100 media outlets including such industry leaders as Vogue, Fashion Television, The Independent (London) and The New York Daily News.
Producers
Caribbean Fashionweek is produced by the Pulse Entertainment Group, a 25 year old fashion and entertainment company that pioneered the development of the fashion and modelling industry in the Caribbean. In addition to CFW, the company operates the Caribbean Model Search, produces several TV shows and represents such supermodels as 11 time American Vogue model Jaunel Mc Kenzie, rated number 29 in the world on Models.com and many time Vogue and Gucci campaign star, Nadine Willis.
Pulse is strongly supported by the New York based Tyler Media in the production of CFW.
Sponsors
Caribbean Fashionweek is sponsored by a wide range of corporate and quasi government entities within the Caribbean and international donor agencies. These include the European Union, Nestle, Jampro, Smirnoff, Wysinco, Barbados Industrial & Development Corporation, The Jamaica Observer, the Hilton, Air Jamaica, BWIA, The Centre for the Development of Enterprise and Caribbean Business Services. Others will be announced.
Venues
Apart from the National Indoor Sports Centre, various events will be held at a number of venues in the city and its environs. The NISC is a new venue and has been chosen because of its capacity to facilitate a vastly enhanced event. Other venues include the Hilton Kingston Hotel, the official host hotel, the fabulous 9-acre Villa Ronai eco resort, and several other hotels and restaurants supporting the event in various ways.
Business & Social Activities
Apart from the fashion shows and the exhibition, CFW is a mix of business, fun and excitement and features several afterparties in exotic Caribbean locales, cocktails, opening night and tours. For business development, workshops and match making with buyers and media are scheduled.
Website
http://www.dexigner.com/directory/detail/5455/
Contact:
Romae Gordon
The Pulse Entertainment Group Ltd
38a Trafalgar Road
Kingston 10
Jamaica
Tel: 876 9681089-90 or 876 960 1320
Fax: 876 968 1185
Email: pulse44@kasnet.com
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