CFW (Caribbean Fashion Week), Kingston Jamaica is now in year 11, the start of the second decade. First held in the first year of the new millennium, CFW achieved iconic status and respect. It has come to be regarded as the seminal Caribbean style event in the world.Each year, CFW gets bigger and better. A new initiative in 2011 is the further integration of fashion and music, in the form of full length concerts after each night fashion show.Themed Nights-Jamaica, Caribbean and International, the event heralds such mega stars as Joe, Machel Montano, Movado, Tanya Stephens, David Rudder, Bennie Man, Fab Five and more.Hundreds of media houses attend CFW each year, including such notables as The Associated Press, Marie Claire, The New York Times, The Independent, Women's Wear Daily, Fashion TV of Toronto, Fashion TV of Paris, BBC, Vogue, and Vanity Fair.The trio of T&T designers for CFW2011 are Meling, The Cloth and Zadd & Eastman (Z&E).Zadd & Eastman showed a collection in celebration of a festive Caribbean people. Colour on a white canvas is the norm. Z&E explores colour with a black canvas.
