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How
to look young, Hot & Hype for the YVAs
Biko Kennedy and Stephanie Lyew, Youthlink
Writers
With
the Youth View Awards (YVAs) only days away,
we hope you've already secured that red-carpet
outfit or at least have an idea of what
it is that you want to wear. If not, the
Hype Crew and our style team have a few
tips for you. Check out what we think would
be young, hot and hype for the YVAs.
Hype
Crew Members
Khloe
Clarke, Rohan Perry, Adrian Williams, Chadeh
Hutchinson-Hines and Rodje Malcolm.
Clothing
provided by
- Glamour
Touch Fashion, 105 1/2 East Street. Telephone
897 6320 or 290-2937, BB pin: 3215145F;
- Grandeur
Femme and Grandeur Male, Shops #1 &
12 7th Avenue Plaza. Telephone 776-0754
or BB pin: 22B2018A or 23B5D33C
- FRANZique,
Shop #10 8 Hillview Avenue, Kingston 10.
Telephone 622-3291 or 374-1584.
Make-up
by
Halcyon
Green, Shanine Holmes and Akira Phillips
from Le Gem Day Spa, Shop #15 7th Avenue
Plaza. Telephone 420-2401, 434 -1553 or
895-9773.
'Apart
from dressing young, hot and hype, which
is a sense of their own sense of style,
I think they should just dress tastefully;
not like for an ordinary party because nothing
about the YVAs is ordinary. They just need
to step up their games, look great and have
their own personal style, looking like they're
ready to rock the red carpet." - Karen
Clarke (producer of YVAs)
Outfit
from Grandeur Femme.
"You
want an ensemble that looks great on you,
but don't overdo it. Don't wear more than
three pieces of jewellery or more than three
colours. Don't dress like a rock star unless
you're actually in a band." -Rodje
Sequinned
dresses from Glamour Touch Fashion
'Dressing
for an awards ceremony, you need to be looking
your utmost best. For a man, a blazer over
a shirt can bring off your look, depending
on how you put them together; a bow tie
or a skinny tie can top off your outfit.
Never forget that your hair must be freshly
cut."
FRANZique
Shirt from FRANZique and yellow skinny tie
from Grandeur Male.
"I
think a person should have an individual
style but keep it classy (never trashy),
and make sure not to try to duplicate any
other fashion icon totally. For example,
maybe find a uniquely designed scarf or
any other accessory and add it to the outfit."
- Khloe
Jumpsuit
and feathered necklace are from FRANZique.
"Unfortunately,
not all styles will flatter curvy bodies,
but when you dress, embrace your figure.
At times you may feel frustrated at not
being able to wear ultra-fashionable styles,
but certain items will always suit you.
Whether it's that fitted jacket, strapless
or one-shoulder, asymmetric dress or crisp
shirt, just rock it with the utmost confidence."
Chadeh
wears a one-shoulder, long sleeve, asymmetric
dress from Grandeur Femme.
"The
most dramatic improvement you can make in
your style for the YVAs 2012 is to make
sure everything fits impeccably. Most guys
wear clothing that is too large. Make sure
everything you wear is properly cut to fit
your frame - without being tight. Bad fits
are an epidemic, cure yourself!" -
Rohan Perry
Cardigan,
striped long-sleeve dress shirt from Grandeur
Male; red dress from Glamour Touch Fashion.
"Have
a unique take on whichever trend is in now.
Seeing that everyone is rocking varying
colours in cardigans and snapbacks, find
the cardigan that is designed differently
or cut uniquely and make it your own. Don't
go for the typical Vans or Chuck Taylors,
maybe go for a Kenneth Cole- designed shoe
or something of that variety."
Adrian
sports a cardigan and dress shirt from FRANZique
and Khloe dons a strapless dress from Glamour
Touch Fashion.
"For
an awards ceremony of any type, it's best
to go formal, and though formal is always
nice, make it more funky fresh. Instead
of a three-piece suit, try a blazer and
slim-fit jeans or tailored paints and dress
shirt. Females should avoid too short a
dress; keep it classy yet trendy. Remember,
no sneakers, especially not with a tailored
suit, and no slippers!"
Grandeur
Male and Grandeur Femme, outfit from Grandeur
Male.
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