Rhianna’s New Armani Xchange Commercial

March 11th, 2012 | By

Rihanna on WhoSay

Behind the Scenes at BET’s Rip the Runway 2012-video

March 7th, 2012 | By

Kanye heads back to Paris to Debut Fall 2012 collection

March 7th, 2012 | By

Fall 2012

Kanye West brought his new collection back to Paris for its Fall debut.  West debuted his new line at Paris Fashion Week last October to lukewarm reviews.

According to reports critics remain unimpressed.

Despite packing the front row with celebs, like Kim K, Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys and Diddy, West was criticized for taking just a little bit too much inspiration from his French style idols.

“Kanye West collection was so Givenchy-esque that it’s embarrassing that Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci was an expected guest,” Wall Street Journal fashion critic reported. “Ten points off for copying the smart guy sitting next to you.”

Some major negative marks included tailoring and overindulgence of animal skin and fur.  Some animals that lost their coats for West’s show included crocodiles, foxes and a young lamb.

A New York Times fashion writer was especially harsh when describing his impressions of the closing  look of the show.

“When Joan Smalls closed the show, wearing an adhesive black gauze dress with a strip of alligator running up the front, it seemed as if Mr. West’s approach to making a dress was like a cook wrapping leftover turkey.”

And these reviews are still kinder than those back in October for his spring 2012 collection.

West was deemed not-ready-for Paris and crticized for creating unflattering silhouettes which lacked tailoring.

“This is my first collection. Please be easy. Please give me a chance to grow,” he wrote on his blog in October. “This is not some celebrity s–t.”

Despite mixed reviews both collections appear refined and edgy enough to capture street and Ready to Wear appeal if the price tag is right.

Take a look at October’s Spring 2012 Collection Below

Video-Victoria Secret Fashion Show 2011 ft. Nikki Minaj/Kanye West and More

December 14th, 2011 | By

Bikini Under the Bridge 2011-Posh Swimwear

September 13th, 2011 | By

Bikini Under The Bridge 2011- Yardrock Swimwear

September 13th, 2011 | By

Elite Model Look Caribbean Model Search

September 3rd, 2011 | By

Elite Model Management is on the hunt for new girls from the Caribbean. The Event dubbed ‘Elite Model Look Caribbean“ is a regional model search for nine Caribbean Islands,(Barbados, Suriname, St Lucia, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St Vincent, Antigua and  Trinidad and Tobago).

Over 20 finalists will be selected to participate at the regional final to be held in Trinidad and Tobago this September.

3 regional winners will then compete for over US$1,000,000 in modelling contracts at the Elite Model Look International Final in Hong Kong this November.

This competition have in the past launched the career of many supermodels including Giselle Bundchen, Alessandra Ambrosio, Arlenis Sosa, Cindy Crawford and Iman, amongst other top models..

The contest is open to girls  aged 14 to 22 and at least 5ft, 8 inches tall.
Email elitemodellookcaribbeantt@gmail.com for more information

Beyoncé – Year of 4 Mini Documentary

July 2nd, 2011 | By

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEARS CARIBBEAN FASHION WEEK

June 23rd, 2011 | By

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FEATURED DESIGNERS:

MUSHROOM

MILKAYA LAIJAH

MUTAMBA

SHANO

PHELINE

EVER BLAZING

ATTITUDE BY ASHLEY MARTIN

GAVIN DOUGLASS HEEL-LESS STILETTO

JULAN

REBEL UNIT

AND MORE….

Beyonce’s who run the world features African Dance and couture

May 20th, 2011 | By

Beyonce incorporates African dance into the choreography for her latest video for “Who Run the World (Girls).”

The routine begins with a solo of the artist dancing a traditional Ethiopian dance called “eskista“ gyrating her shoulders up and down while moving her neck from left to right all while her lower body remains completely still.

Towards the end she moves into quintessential west african dance moves where where she kicks and hops to the fast ass drums in the back-round.

The scene is set in a dusty, sandy open desert which paradoxically matches the couture dresses and gowns she rocks throughout the video.

Oh and the Hyenas on chain leashes…MAd!

STYLE NOTES

• Scarlet Red Alexander McQueen Dress
• Black Jean Paul Gaultier couture Gown
• Other notable looks were the white feather-laden Givenchy Haute Couture gown by Riccardo Tisci
• and two Emilio Pucci sexy cut gowns
• Accessories — fistful of geometric Laruicci gold rings
• Black knee-high Sergio Rossi gladiator boots with plumes and studs

Watch it Now!

Who Run the World….Girls!

Gucci: Milan Spring 2011 RTW

May 13th, 2011 | By

NYC Highlights: Spring 2011 RTW

May 12th, 2011 | By

ELLE MAGAZINE steps In The Minajerie wit NIKKI

April 8th, 2011 | By

Powerfully sexy, rapier sharp, and dressed to attract every eye (and camera lens) on the planet, Nicki Minaj is redefining what it means to be a rapper, one fashion spectacle at a time

Midway through her platinum-selling debut album, Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj makes an apt declaration: “In this very moment I’m king.” Since she released her first mixtape four years ago, the pint-size, oft-bewigged MC from Queens has used her triple threat of pinup curves, zany theatricality, and lyrical chops to redefine what it means to be a female rapper. On the mic, Minaj zips back and forth between double time and half speed, switching accents from patois to Queens to spoof-of-little-girl-innocence, all in the space of two lines. She has little if any female competition (you have to look to the heyday of Missy Elliott for an equivalent), and in collaborations with rap’s—indeed, music’s—biggest male stars, including Eminem, Drake, Jay-Z, and Kanye West, she more than holds her own. Last September, when she, Jay, and West performed West’s hit “Monster” at Yankee Stadium, the capacity crowd’s loudest roar was for a pink-bobbed Minaj, who prowled the stage in studded six-inch platforms, delivering fearsome, tongue-twisting verses (“First things first/ I’ll eat your brain”). At the time, she hadn’t even released her own album.

“I always wanted to play with the boys,” says the Trinidad-born rapper, who moved to the States at age five. “I didn’t want to be a pawn in their game or have a sidekick role. I wanted to be more of a lead character—a superhero.” So in the flurry of guest appearances that propelled her to fame last year, Minaj didn’t take the sexpot route; she put her own ironic, often demented—but still lusty—twist on collaborations with everyone from Mariah Carey to Lil’ Wayne (whose tour she opened for this spring). When Ludacris enthused about a conquest’s outrageous bedroom skills in “My Chick Bad,” Minaj “chose to do punch lines and be comical, to show how bad I am lyrically, as opposed to how sexy I think I am,” she says. On Pink Friday, Minaj displays unexpected moments of vulnerability (“Trying to forgive you for abandoning me/ Praying but I think I’m still an angel away”) as well as some surprisingly credible singing alongside the virtuosic, take-no-prisoners battle raps for which she’s known.

Early on, Minaj rapped about wearing Ed Hardy (“I lived and shopped in Jamaica, Queens,” she says). These days she attends the Grammys in hair-to-toe custom Givenchy cheetah print. “I tend to like booties…[pause]”—she takes a beat to clarify: no sexual meaning implied—“and really flashy shoes: totally studded out, in five colors with an insane platform.” This knack for fashion exhibitionism often earns her comparisons to Lil’ Kim, but Minaj is more like Busta Rhymes in Gaga packaging: Unlike Kim, her style choices, and even her more sexual lyrics, seem based on her own desires, and her eccentric image masks a steely seriousness. She says she’s “fighting for the girls who never thought they could win.” But it seems victory may already be hers.

Read More at here ELLE.com

Marc Jacobs Spring RTW 2011

February 6th, 2011 | By

DHU Style & Fashion selects Marc Jacobs Spring Ready To Wear for this weeks Spring 2011 spotlight.

We immediately noticed the elegant purples, reds and oranges, combined with fluid movement and over sized bows-which need minimal accessorizing .  Again I’m sensing a 70′s feel, very sexy and unabashed, draping and layering fabrics that somehow still expose the female figure.

Then we have the embroidered sheers showing off  that skin underneath and adding a slight seductiveness to the pieces.

Another plus is the wearability…again Ready to Wear if you ready.

Check Back Next Time for DHU’s Spring RTW 2011 picks…

Dior RTW Spring2011

January 30th, 2011 | By

To start off our SPRING 2011 Ready To Wear picks its none other than Dior….The eye catching colors and sheers pop first.  The movement and and draping  is very 70′s MIA.  Anybody else thinking Michelle Phipher IN Scarface.  That rich bi___ch, no work, all play, all money nostalgia seems to hit you in the face.  If your looking to do some lounging or partying on South Beach or anywhere hot, I’d imagine you’d look well prepared wearing any of these gorgeous pieces.

Check back next week to see more DHU SPRING 2011 RTW picks…

Tell us what you think of this collection….HIT or MISS?

Bikini Under the Bridge 2009- Sammy B

December 22nd, 2010 | By

Caribbean Fashion Rocks 2010 – Omega 98

December 22nd, 2010 | By

Caribbean Fashion Rocks 2010 – Michael Gillings

December 22nd, 2010 | By

Caribbean Fashion Rocks 2010 – Hannah Rhee

December 22nd, 2010 | By

AleXander Mqueen Fall RTW 2010

December 22nd, 2010 | By

The late Mqueen hit it with this seasons fall line…looking to the royal sensuality of Africa with these three looks….though he coulda
used actual African models to really set of the thing…..