MyCG/YourCG

I'm bringing you the word.

From now on, MyCG is YourCG - It's about time, don't you think?

Our favourite Caribbean/Tropical Fashion & Lifestyle website, MyCaribbeanGateway is opening up the style floor to you! We love to be on the cusp of what's happening within the established and emerging Caribbean/International Fashion scene, and even more than that, we love to share it with you.

But we're making this a two-way street from now on. Why not show off your own personal style?! Every day, we're going to be posting up an image of the most stylish MyCG fan on the site for the WORLD to see what true island style is!

I'm getting the ball rolling by posting up a pic of myself - I'm the lone lady. So quickly send us the best snaps you've got - on the way to the club, on the streets, at the beach, the wedding... whatever! You don't even have to grin down the place! Send your images to info@mycaribbeangateway.com. Our first selection will be for next Friday, October 17th 2008. Just make sure you're representing your best style moment, and we'll put it out there - that you've got the look!

L.M.N Harris

Win the Celeb Fave - Mimeki Designer Handbag

Giving you the heads up as always...

The folks over at MyCG is teaming up with Mimeki Designer Handbags and it's stylish creator, Rochelle Thwaites for the October MyCG Giveaway! As fans of this divine line of leather handbags designed by the L.A.-based, Jamaican Interior Designer turned Bag Creator, and we're excited to pass on the goodness to you.

Full of sumptuous leather pieces accentuated with metallics, ostrich material and neat details, the Mimeki line is a Celeb Favourite: Actresses & Personalities like Jessica Alba, Daisy Fuentes, Tyra Banks, Roselyn Sanchez, Salma Hayek, and Gabrielle Union all carry their Mimeki bags with pride - even the guys like Actor Terrence Howard & E! Online's Robert Verdi are getting into the action!

Want to rock your own Mimeki Designer Tote? Rochelle Thwaites has hand-selected the jeweled-toned Kennedy Tote for you, so why enter for your chance to take it home? Click Here to Enter . Contest closes at midnight on October 31st 2008. Check MyCaribbeanGateway.com for full rules.

L.M.N. Harris

Ecliff Elie - 'A Taste of Berries' is on tonight!

Definitely a must-attend! Ecliff is know regionally and celebrated in Trinidad for his precision cuts and exquisite uses of basic fabrics, and his 2008/2009 collection 'A Taste of Berries' will undoubtedly continue in this tradition.

For more details on the showing and for getting some last minute tickets to the event, click here.
And also look out for fresh, off the runway pics and features of the show on MyCG!

LMN Harris

Designer Focus: A New Caribbean Fashion Feature on MyCG!

From time to time we report on the happenings and updates of our sister site, MyCG - or My Caribbean Gateway.com - the Caribbean Fashion & LifeStyle website, and this post is no different.

The Team at MyCG will be adding a new Caribbean Fashion Feature to the homepage of the site: the 'Designer Focus', where the rising design stars and established Fashion lines of the region will be interviewed & promoted on a daily to weekly basis!

Look out for the first Designer Focus to be added on MyCG tomorrow. Are there any designers in particular you'd like to hear more about, or see designs from? Just let the team at MyCG know!

LMN Harris

N.B. Photo courtesy NY Times' 'The Moment' blog.

We Dream in Colour jewelry up for grabs!

Just giving you the heads up on the latest giveaway on My Caribbean Gateway.

The Vintage Moth necklace and the Ila earrings shown above - two brand new additions to the We Dream in Colour jewelry line by Jade Gedeon - can be yours.

Jade's pieces are sold across the US, and also in Japan, Korea, Denmark and Latvia, and now we're bringing them to you!

Entries are currently limited to the Caribbean and the US; check My Caribbean Gateway for more information and contest details.

Enter online as many times as you wish and spread the word!

LMN Harris

Last Chance to get TUF!

The response to our Designer TUF Tshirt Giveaway has been overwhelming across on My Caribbean Gateway - a slew of folks kept entering everyday and the entries are still comming through.

You've still got a few days to enter and cop the male or female Tee, as the promotion runs till midnight on July 31st, 2008. And no folks, we're not extending the deadline, as we've got another hard-to-get yet extremely hot giveaway starting the very next day with We Dream of Colour jewelery by designer Jade Gedeon!

If you're not a believer as yet, check out her site, and go have a daydream about all the delightful pieces she makes - we'll be having one of her latest pieces up for grabs next month on My CG.

LMN Harris

Could you pull this off?

Well... Can you? This is going to be one of the blazing hot looks on the roads for Carnival 2k9 in Trinidad. I dunno if I can pull this off - I feel as if I take one jump my boobs will be flying all over the place!

Designed by the Spice Carnival team for their debut presentation "The Missing Ingredient", the costume above, Paprika, is an unforgiving one. If you've got to ask yourself if you could possibly fit all your 'stuff' into that bra, Paprika is not for you.

I checked out the official launch and private viewing party last Saturday at the Zen nightclub in Trinidad - thanks to the Kearline, Anya and the entire Spice Team - and it was well produced and tightly organized to say the least.

I'll be putting up an official review on www.MyCaribbeanGateway.com pretty soon - I'm waiting to compare and contrast with the much anticipated Tribe band launch of 'Birds of a Feather' that's carded for this comming saturday, so look out for that.

In the meantime, check out all the Spice costumes at www.SpiceCarnival.com.

LMN Harris

Win It!!! Designer TUF Tees on My CG

I'm giving you the heads up. The TUF - Trini Urban fashion - Giveaway for My CG is on for a limited time!

You know those TUF Tees are THE item to have right now. The tees are hard to get and are not available in stores, as yet. They're the go-to wear for Soca stars like Destra, Machel Montano, Kess Diffenthaller, and is being endorsed by none other than Cricketing legend and the ever-stylish batsman, Brian Lara!

Get a shot at winning two cool TUF T-shirts by logging on to www.MyCaribbeanGateway.com.

Check the site for details and contest rules, and enter as many times as you wish!

Sunset the Event, Easter Sunday evening, Trinidad.

SUNSET...

An All inclusive Event,
"Up Above the City & Overlooking the Coast"
On Easter Sunday, 2008
From Dusk to Dark.

Music, Served Drinks & Hors D'oeuvres,

Part Proceeds goes to the Rape Crisis Society - A charitable organization that's generally ignored but greatly needed.

Just a cool way to enjoy the Easter Weekend and give back to society...

For FULL event info and location,
Send your name, contact, email and no. of reservations being made to:
info@MyCaribbeanGateway.com

In keeping with our private and personalized promotions, there will be no printed tickets for 'Sunset the event'. A form of national picture ID will be needed for entrance, however.

Admission will be based on patron confirmation via email, and a minimum contribution per person has to be made to gain entry - email asap for FULL details.

If you wish to bring along guests of your own, simply make the appropriate contribution, and you will be allowed the appropriate numbers of guests at the gates.

Because of our intimate and prime location in Westside Trinidad, we are keeping entry for 'Sunset the event' very limited to ensure that all patrons are properly taken care of.

If for any reason, you have a query, feel free to once again email us at info@mycaribbeangateway.com.

For FULL event information, email info@mycaribbeangateway.com. or check the link http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=9711793599 for more details.