The ninth renewal of Caribbean Fashionweek, will be held June 10-15 in Kingston, Jamaica, a release from the producer, Pulse, stated. Considered the largest fashion event in the region, Caribbean Fashionweek will be presented at the National Indoor Sports Centre The ninth renewal of Caribbean Fashionweek, will be held June 10-15 in Kingston, Jamaica, a release from the producer, Pulse, stated. Considered the largest fashion event in the region, Caribbean Fashionweek will be presented at the National Indoor Sports Centre The ninth renewal of Caribbean Fashionweek, will be held June 10-15 in Kingston, Jamaica, a release from the producer, Pulse, stated. Considered the largest fashion event in the region, Caribbean Fashionweek will be presented at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston.

Since 2001, Pulse has developed an event that is of high international standard and has become a catalyst for fashion industry development in the Caribbean region. Each year it showcases the best of the Caribbean's designers, as well as other world regarded stylists from various parts of the globe. Approximately 50 designers from 20 countries participate each year.

The region's original Fashionweek, CFW can be proud of its influence, the ultimate proof of which is the large number of 'Fashion Weeks' that it has spawned. From the Bahamas to Guyana, St Kitts to Barbados and Jamaica to Trinidad, these events abound and combined, have helped to provide designers with a fertile training ground, as well as a platform for marketing
and sales.

Interestingly, despite the challenges of the global recession, this year's event is poised to be the biggest and best yet. A renewed focus on business will be enhanced even further this year. With the formation of the region's fashion industry association, CAFIF (Caribbean Fashion Industry Forum), at last year's CFW, the industry has begun to face its challenges together. Planning is now being done and solutions implemented in a cohesive manner, with information shared throughout the industry.

Despite the continued focus on business, CFW is also committed to maintaining the high entertainment experience that it has become. The After Parties, Opening and Closing night extravaganzas will continue. This year's patrons will also enjoy performances from international superstar Kelly Rowland and several others, including such Jamaican stars such as Etana and Tami Chynn.

A pilot project that brings some of the region's master designers' collections together with West Indian Sea Island Cotton (WISIC) at CFW, will be one of this year's highlights. The Declaration of Kingston which was the basis of CAFIF's formation last year, identifies this partnership as a means of making a difference in the high end niche. WISIC is the most valuable and valued cotton in the world, with a lustre and texture akin to high grade silk. Sandra Kennedy's 100% WISIC collection will be shown at CFW.

Pulse continues its sponsorship of young designers and this year will sponsor eight such designers mainly from Jamaica, but also from the UK.

Most of the region's most respected designers including Meiling, Sandra Kennedy, Cedella Marley's Catch a Fire, Moncrieffe, Claudia Pegus, Pauline Bellamy, Biggy, Simon Peter, Bill Edwards, The Cloth and Heather Jones are among the 150 plus designers who have participated in CFW in the past few years. Special guest designers have included the London-based and internationally regarded Jamaican, Jessica Ogden, British young designer of the year Kelly Jade Nichols and the internationally acclaimed Gavin Douglas.

CFW 2008 saw a cadre of the world's top international designers presenting collections. They are scheduled to return to CFW this year. Among them are Deola Sagoe (Nigeria), Catalin Botezatu (Romania), and Gavin Douglas, all of whom have shown at the major collections of New York, London, Paris or Milan.

Caribbean Fashionweek is produced by Pulse, a 30-year-old fashion and entertainment company that pioneered the development of the fashion and modelling industries in the Caribbean.