Category: Style & Beauty
Maria Esipova Wins Sophie Fraser-Smith Award
Top Model held their model search competition in London, UK on Saturday night [April 7th], with this year marking the introduction of an award named in honour of Bermudian model Sophie Fraser-Smith who passed away last year. Maria Esipova from Australia won the inaugural ‘Sophie Fraser-Smith Models Model Award’, introduced in memory of Bermudian... Read more of this article
Alize Bailey Wins Personal Style Award In UK
Bermudian model Alize Bailey won the ‘Personal Style’ award at the Top Model UK and Worldwide Model Search Competition held in London, UK this past weekend. This is the latest accolade for the Bermudian model who won the Top Model Worldwide Public Vote Award in 2017, and was also featured on the Vogue UK website after modeling in the Fashion... Read more of this article
Footwear News Feature Shanna Hollis Designs
Bermudian graphic design student Shanna Hollis, who studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art [MICA], has been featured in international magazine Footwear News. In the feature, Ms. Hollis says, “[My collection] ‘21 Miles’ is a line created to celebrate my identity as a black Bermudian female and the events and environments that have made... Read more of this article
Felica DeRoza Showcases Products In New York
The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation [BEDC] recently opened the door for a local entrepreneur to be featured in a popular vendor market based in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, March 10th 2018. BEDC arranged for local business owner Felica DeRoza, of Butterfli [a brand of locally produced soaps, body creams and lotions] to sell her wares at... Read more of this article
Local Designers Selected For Fashion Festival
The 2018 Bermuda Fashion Festival is set to be held from July 8 to July 14, with local designers Chineza Augustus, Christine Jones, Desiree Riley, Charda Simons, Nicola Lucas, Shantia Seymour, and Taijhaun Hollis to be featured. A spokesperson said, “Each year the Festival showcases collections of local designers, many of whom have never seen... Read more of this article
Gina May Thompson Featured In QMagazine
Bermudian Gina May Thompson, professional face painter and CEO of Sniggle’s Professional Face & Body Painting, was recently featured in QMagazine. The magazine says, “Gina May Thompson resides in Bermuda. She is CEO of her business Sniggle’s Professional Face & Body Painting. She has been face painting for over 19 years. “In 2004, Gina... Read more of this article
WHM: Fashion Super Stylist Shiona Turini
[Part of Women’s History Month Series | Written by Nadia Laws] Few people have been able to accomplish as much in the international fashion arena as Shiona Turini. Ms Turini, a fashion editor and style consultant, has worked at publications like W Magazine, Teen Vogue, CR Fashion Book and Cosmopolitan, which happens to be the largest women’s magazine... Read more of this article
Bermuda Fashion Festival To Host Model Call
If you’ve ever wanted to walk the runway, now is your chance, as the Bermuda Fashion Festival is calling all interested models – children and adults – to attend the Model Call auditions this Saturday and Sunday in the lower level of Pier 6 from 11am – 3pm. No experience is necessary, just the desire to be part of a glamorous, high-energy... Read more of this article
Fashion Show To Showcase Prom Dresses
Blush Bermuda is getting set to present a prom dress fashion show dubbed “Prominence” on Sunday, March 18 at 3.00pm at the Berkeley Institute Cafetorium. Blush Bermuda said they thought it “would be a good idea to have such an event as it’s that time of year when young ladies are looking for that perfect dress for their prom, cotillion... Read more of this article
Bermuda Backdrop For Talbots Clothing Catalog
American clothing retailer Talbots has utilized Bermuda as a backdrop in their latest catalog, with the island also appearing in photos that the brand has been posting on social media. Founded in 1947, Talbots is a specialty retailer and direct marketer of women’s apparel, accessories, and shoes; which operates over 500 stores in the United States... Read more of this article
Bermuda Fashion Festival To Start On July 8
The City of Hamilton announced that the Bermuda Fashion Festival will take place July 8 – 14th, and is set to include the Evolution Retail Show, Hair & Beauty Show, International Designer Show, Local Designer Show and Bermuda Fashion Expo. “The Festival is celebrating its 9th year as one of the most highly anticipated events on Bermuda’s... Read more of this article
Video: Shiona Turini On Her Fashion Journey
In starting her path to becoming a world class fashion expert, Shiona Turini spent one year working as an unpaid intern for Yves Saint Laurent, after persistently showing up for three consecutive days trying to get the company to hire her after initially being turned down. Speaking in front of a full house at her recent appearance in Nigeria where she... Read more of this article
