All Claws Out!!!
Tuesday
March 27th saw the premier of the fashion reality TV show; Mission
Catwalk. The show is in its 2nd season and has built much
anticipation and buzz around the premier. The 1st episode introduced
us to the top 15 competitors, this time around, from all around the region. The
initial challenge separated the cats from the lions and the best 15 clawed
their way to top, sealing the opportunity to compete in the weekly challenges
and ultimately winning the competition with a chance to show their collection
at London’s Fashion Week 2012. Among them are; Kesia Estwick, Janelle Forde,
Ryan Chan, Ryan Berkeley, Rebecca Stirm, Shannon Kwong, Shellane McFarlane,
Kerin Scott, Gregory Williams, Crystal Powell, Kimbally Smith, Janelle Jolly,
Keshon Hawthorne, Natalie Rochester,
Maria King-Beadle.
The
premier never showed much fashion from the designers yet, but that certainly
did not stop viewers from already selecting their favorites. Keeping my eyes
glued to the social networking scene, the crowd favorite thus far seems to be
Keshon Hawthorne whose name was in the tweets and statuses of many on Tuesday
night; more so for his “out of this world” personality than anything else.
Based
on episode one of season 2, the show promises to be a good one and has been
getting great reviews. Dania Beckford, a PR specialist says Mission
Catwalk is “fashionably scintillating with a promise of the creation of
fresh trends.”
Nakisha
Wynter, of Nash Wynter Designs; a
fierce competitor in last year’s season, says that the show already seems
better than last season as it relates to the production. She applauds the
creators as it “allows designers to be expressive while gaining confidence in
their craft.” She recalls being scared to enter, but decided to take a risk and
a leave of absence from school to take on this challenge. She says the competition
has done a lot for her as it eliminated her fears which subsequently made her a
better designer and hope it will do the same for timid, amateur on looking
designers. Among her favorites is Rebecca Stirm who she fell in love with when
she said “Competition? What Competition?” followed by a coy giggle; that to
her, she said, was a great first impression, and well, was damn good for TV.
Also
among the viewer favorites are Gregory Williams, Kerin Scott, Rebecca Stirm and
Kesia Estwick.
The
season has just begun and we promise to be there every step of the way as we
talk about the designs, the designers, their technique, the models, the good,
the bad and the plain old ugly.
Stay
tuned for weekly reviews of the show and fashion tips. And remember, in all you
do, keep it fashionable, because you’ll never know when you might get picked up
by the “Fashion Police”.
See
you next week!
Nadejah “D’jah”
Deacon
Lifestyle Writer
Fashion Police JA.
Fashion Police JA.
