WITH eight days to go before the country's 53 anniversary of Independence, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is urging Jamaicans to mark the occasion with fashion as was done in the early days of Festival.
This year the theme is 'Bandana wid Denim - Ketch di Fashion Riddim', the JCDC advised in a news release in which it said that the decision to reintroduce Festival Fashion allows designers, seamstresses and tailors islandwide to be creative with designs using our bandana combined with denim.
Chairman of the Festival Fashion Committee and show producer Weston Haughton explained that the bandana to be used is the larger print (madras), and not the small red and blue fine plaid that is used as our national costume.
On Monday, August 3, at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston, the public is invited to a show titled 'Fashion greets music', where some of the island's top designers and musicians will showcase their talent.
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The fashion collections to be presented are from Courtney Washington, Neahlis, Shades of Africa, Andrea Lindo, Minka, Mutamba, Kokobeenz, Moncrieffe, Natoya Doulatt, Juliet Richards, Mark Anthony, Earl 'Biggy' Turner, Shelly Ann Hill for Raymond Hill Clothing, and Uzuri.
The musical segment of the show will feature Ewan Simpson and the Band In2Nation with special guest performers One Third.
The artistes are scheduled to perform popular Jamaican music, from mento to dancehall, as well as Festival Song favourites.
Winner of this year's Festival Song Competition, Lee-Roy Johnson (Ancient Priest) with his song Celebration Time, is also scheduled to perform.
Members of the audience will be able to win prizes for the best themed outfits
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