Mission Catwalk Season 2 Premier:

All Claws Out!!!

Tuesday March 27^th saw the premier of the fashion reality TV show; Mission Catwalk. The show is in its 2^nd season and has built much anticipation and buzz around the premier. The 1^st 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.