Dancehall Fashion

"Sometimes Very Revealing".

Gone are the days of the Afro hairstyle, Big heel boots, Bell Foot Pants and short shorts and Skirts.

In today's fashion world, more sophisticated and very expensive clothes lines are being worn.

Even though most of the fashion style being worn in Jamaica are influence by dancehall and reggae music, most Fashion guru across the world consider them as Caribbean fashion.

At one point the more x-rated the suite, the better the ratings and hype.

Trends in the Dancehall and Fashion World.

*1960s

Bell Foot Pants, Afro Hair Style, Platform Shoes.

*1970s

Big Heel Shoes, Linen Pants and Long Sleeves Blouse and Shirt.

*1980s

Tailor made Pants (gun mouth), Stone Wash Jeans, Acid Wash Jeans, Chinese Bump Hairstyle and Tall Fade.

*1990s

Mushroom cut colored wigs, Fishnet stockings, leather clogs, Jersey hair style also the 'Kid N Play'.

The nineties also saw the change in the fashion culture. Jamaicans started wearing more American name brands.

Levi Jeans, Tommy Hilfiger, Travel fox shoes and Patrick Ewing Sneakers are just a few.



Thanks to Shabba Ranks the Americans were adopting some of our fashion "The Famous Baggy Pants".

*2000-2009

Even though the 1990s was when fashion made its major impact on this industry.

Artistes and Patrons spends a lot more on fashion clothing in the 2000s.

Tops Brands for the 2000s are, Clarks, Kickers, Nike, Dulce and Gabbanna and Gucci clothes and shoes, and how could I forget, the Italian fashion line.

Jamaican artistes are also entering into the fashion world.

For the latest in Rasta wear please visit Rasta Roots Inc, Every Day Rasta, Every Day Wear.

*Tami Chin-Anuna

*General Degree- T Shirt Line

*Bounty Killer's Alliance- T Shirt Line

*Sizzla Kalonji - Clothing Line

*Bob Marley- Clothing Line
*Bob Marley Reggae Shirts

These are just a few.

Jamaica's fashion clothes are very revealing, colorful and rather skimpy.

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