Jamaican Clothing

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britt jacamian mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 2/10/2012
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Machelle I really like this website, but I only found it since wiki isn't working :) 1/18/2012
MellaBella This article is highly inaccurate. And this is coming from a Jamaican. 'The clothes, the calypso and the rum - all scream quality of life and hospitality at its best!'..Calypso? Really? 11/16/2011
niesha hello im tryin to find out how much clothes cost in jamacia 11/7/2011
jennifeer bobobobobo :) 10/21/2011
monique brown you don't give the exact information i want! 10/1/2011
M.D lies! go to jamaica! we wear jean, tshirts, dresses just like every other western country. 8/20/2011
Brook This a great website that I came across which got me an 'A' on my socials project which is AWESOME! 5/30/2011
kk this is asume 5/11/2011
Person It can give you alot of information if you read all of it very closely. 5/10/2011
tamya great wedsite 5/3/2011
S. Warwick I am Jamaican and have lived and worked in Jamaica for 44 years. The description of Jamaican clothing in this article seems to reflect the costumes worn by hotel staff across the north coast - the flowery shirts in bright colours, the long skirts and scarves and sandals. The article evokes a time long past in Jamaica. Of course there are times when the items mentioned are worn but to present it as if Jamaicans are still living like this is not true. You need to only take a walk down the main street of May Pen, Mandeville or Knutsford Blvd or even through Sav-La-Mar, Junction or Happy Grove to realize that jamaicans wear pretty much the same type of clothing you would find in any tropical western society. And yes we do add a bit of our individuality to it like everywhere else. I would also encourage the writer of the above article to take a closer look at Jamaica as our fashion like other aspects of who we are is far more influenced by our history and culture than by tourism. 3/11/2011
baya i like it alot a lot ! 3/2/2011
mary wonderful info 2/21/2011
Demi This has really helped me with my homework thank you very much! 2/18/2011
thalia is this accurate cuz i read some comments that said otherwise my report on jamaica is due soon.HELP! 2/14/2011
brookelle im doing a project on jamaica and this was very helpful thanx!:) 2/14/2011
spunk that was helpfull 2/7/2011
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D. M Hi. I just happened to come across this website and thought it was amazing! I say this because I am Jamaican and I do not wear long skirts and scarves, neither does my mother, my aunts, my cousins, my teachers, my friends, my neighbours, the random ladies at the supermarket, etc. What I am saying is that the information that you have provided is an incorrect stereotype that does not depict a true sense of knowledge about the Jamaican culture. If you have based this website on experience in Jamaica amongst Jamaican people, it means that you were in an area that caters to tourists. The majority of Jamaican women wear jeans and tank tops just as the average American woman does. I understand this might come as a shock but it is the truth and I find it insulting that this is what you are telling the rest of the world. I hope you take this into consideration and correct it. Thank you. 1/15/2011
brandie boo dosent Necessarily say why they wear this clothing of choose. 12/8/2010
eric i wish i was there whos with me jk i cant even gooo but i like it it is very preety and unique 12/3/2010
eric awsome 12/3/2010
Alicia What a crock this article is...i am jamaican and I know no one who dresses like how you describe. Have you been anywhere in the island that isn't a tourist trap?

Thanks for the laugh. But please do some real research before you write about what you so obviously know nothing about!		 11/23/2010
Elaine I'm not sure which Jamaicaq you are talking about. You obviously have not been home in a long time! 11/22/2010
jamaican is this for real? I'm hoping that the author is writing a fictional story of how she thinks Jamaicans should dress 11/22/2010
Zulema Allen I like what Anne said. She hit the nail on the head. There should be a prison for this kinda writing and the writer should get a life sentence there! Here in Jamaica we DON"T sew our own clothes unless we want something customize and in that case we go see a professional. I saw a picture of the writer she looks Indian like. I wonder how she would feel if I wrote a misleading article about her country without checking the facts and mislead a lot of ignorant people? 11/22/2010
Zulema Allen I'm a Jamaican. What are you talking about?! Is this article fiction? Jamaicans don't dress anything like you describe! Have you even been to Jamaica?! 11/22/2010
JL-C. For one thing, reggae comes from Jamaica, NOT calypso, which originated in Trinidad and Tobago 10/7/2010
kayla this is great i will use this info on my research paper 9/5/2010
luciyahelan I appreciate the concern which is been rose. The things need to be sorted out because it is about the individual but it can be with everyone. I like this particular article It gives me an additional input on the information around the world Thanks a lot and keep going with posting such information.
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qs yes jamaica does wear designer labels but there fake not real the've just got a label with a name attached there not authentic at all and the jamaican people try and treat the english people like they nuff money why cant we just get treated like the locals and not be teefed for our money 5/11/2010
kesi harris i need to find something else 4/9/2010
Empressolivia Jamaica originated the REGGAE music.
Bryon Lee and the Dragonaires adopted calypso fron trinidad and Jamaicans christened it ...SOCA! Thats a fact!		 3/18/2010
Latty G I'd like to big up my fellow Jamaicans comenting. We all know know this information is false and misleading. When I first started reading the article I thought they were describing Jamaican people during slavery...
Jamaican people are extremely trendy when it comes to fashion...check it out for yourselves and don't be misled		 3/7/2010
Carli This article is Completly wrong and needs to be re-written, they must be talking about a different Jamaica 3/4/2010
aspyrre Jamaica is synonymous with the REGGAE not calypso! 2/8/2010
baby g im from jamaica too, but i live in the us and some of the things they say about jamaica is not true.real hot head 2/5/2010
baby g im from jamaica too, but i live in the us and some of the things they say about jamaica is not true. 2/5/2010
Laura It's obvious whoever wrote this did not get far off the beach. There is poverty in Jamaica and not all people are "comfortable". 11/30/2009
Emilio Garcia I LOVED IT! 10/22/2009
Emilio Garcia VERY VERY GOOD ARTICLE:) 10/22/2009
Paulina Jimenez This is a very good article, gives lots of information! thank you :)! 10/22/2009
NASTASIA WYNTER OCCURDING TO WHAT I KNOW THIS NOT HOW JAMAICANS DRESS 10/16/2009
SHANIQUE RAMSAY I LOVE THIS WHAT IS IT LIKE IN JAMAICA. 10/16/2009
Juliene Brown I live in jamaica and I am a Jamaican. To my knowledge, some of the information above is incorrect. Men in Jamaica do not wear skirts! It is no way tradition for women to wear long skirts and scarves as a normal part of everyday dress as was implied. This writer need to get his facts straight before writing. He seems to be writing from a Rastafarian point of view and need to remember that Rastafarianism is only a religion which comprises only a portion of the population. 8/22/2009
savannah i love it 8/8/2009
Dionne Facey This atricle is a very poor description how the people of Jamaica dress. First all Jamaican fashion is very Americanized. To be more specific they wear the same type of clothes a typical New Yorker would wear during the Summer. People dont walk around wearing scarft on their head nor do they go around wearing red, green and gold( rastafarian colors). These colors are worn as a tourist attraction.
Also Bright colors are no, nos. The only time you will find Jamaican who live in Jamaica wearing those colors are if those colors are in style at the moment. Jamaican are very fashionable people who are always on top of their fashion game. henceforth, if you dont want to look stupid among Jamaicans please do not go there wearing things that were described in the previous article. The Writer obviously haven't been to Jamaica; or if she did, she did not go outside the resort touristy areas.		 7/23/2009
Anne My impression of this article is a dream of what Jamaica could be. In real life Jamaicans do not dress as decribed above. Jamaicans are very fashionable people and quite modern. Jamaicans love jeans, long jeans, jeans shortsand capris. Anthing that is fashionable, you will find almost everyone in Jamaica wearing them. As far as I am conscerned normal Jamaicans do not like the "beachy look"- no bright colourful shirts for men, no lound combinatio, like red and green (except for Rastas), no orange and red etc. if you see people in these they are just doing it for the tourists.
Men usually bermuda short, sane colour combinations, and of course jeans and khakis.
additionally, nobody wears bandanas unless they are Rastafarians. That is more of a cultural dress, only used at certain events.
Perhaps in your American use of the word 'bandana' is what Jamaicans call a tie-head. Most people don't wear this outside of their home. Young guys who hang out on the streets may wear these. but otherwise, it is a no.
There is much more I could say but I think you understand well that you have to be in Jamaica to see the culture unfold for yourself. Jamaica is a unique and complex place and the writer of the article has only began to scratch the surface.
Experience Jamaica for yourself.
P.S. in Jamaica it's not calypso- it's reggae and dancehall. Jamaica is not just another Caribbean island, it is Jamaica.
When I really think about it... Let me put it in Jamaican Creole straight: "WHEEL AN COME AGAIN!"		 6/21/2009
leah sullyven i think its very good 6/8/2009
delmas very good 6/5/2009
keley what is it like in jamaica 6/4/2009
Angel great you guys are a big help 5/13/2009
STACEE THIS IS A GREAT COUNTRY =] 5/8/2009
Tarnae it is very helpful i come from jamacia my self so i should no 4/28/2009
MacShevy Okay so I really had to look at the date of this article and seeing that it was done in '08 I really have to wonder which Jamaica the writer is referring to. John Public: please note that Jamaica has changed rapidly in its dress over the past 20 years. I've been here for more than over 20 years and i have yet to see his descriptions in reality. Sure Jamaicans used to dress like that but HELLO this writer needs to wake up. Jamaicans no longer go around dressed as described. I'm so upset right now because this article was so recently published. The mere content is just incorrect and shows just how much you should trust the information posted by any and everyone. 4/23/2009
sophia this site helped me a lot! 4/23/2009
sheona, PA, USA what the f? i have lived in jamaica for 17 years and never in my life have i seen a woman in bandana or head wrap or w/e thqat thing on her head is. this is fallacy; you need to visit jamaica darling, trust me. people down there (im in the us) would rather die than go out like that or wear shabby clothing. yes they dress lightly and wear "old" anything in the yard but trust me, when we are out in public we are the hottest set of people. We dress apt to the seasons, occassions etc. This is so false, take it off and stop confusing the innocent minds of people who havent been there. thank you 4/3/2009
lea so helpful. much thanks 3/31/2009
ashlee you should put pictures 3/31/2009
Inadja WOW. I can't believe the descriptions of the women's clothing of Jamaica. That is insane. Calico, really, we use that for curtains, not clothes. And that picture is more of a Muslim style or African type of head wrap. I don't even live in Jamaica and I know this. And the talk of sober colors. The clothing is as vibrant and beautiful as anything can be. Yes, and really do sme research, calypso music? Who in this world does not know Jamaica and Reggae go hand in hand? Does he know who Bob Marley was(is)? Maybe a country singer...not! Very sad article. Better luck next time! 3/31/2009
jamaicans this is not how jamaicans dress we dress so much better, your jus jealous we dress hot! and we never never never never wear BANDANAS you awfull lie were wear skinny jeans,plaid shorts, and hot topic clothing . and we wear labels such as gucci,versacie, calvin klein, luious viton,ed hardy ,mar ecko, adidas 3/21/2009
connor Fahey i love how they shave there heads! its so cute! do u they also shave their legs? 3/11/2009
neit Does the color of dress have symbolic significance? 2/9/2009
Jamaican Girl haha...im from jamaica, and the description of how jamaican women dress with headscarves is so not typical...i havnt seen it that much, maybe with older women and only muslims dress that way and its a small part of the population like uh 0.1%..u guys have it soo wrong...thats not a true representation of ALL Jamaican WOMEN...take a trip to Jamaica! 2/8/2009
Natty This article should be eliminated from the web. I was just looking for the latest trends - seeing that I am from Jamaica and where I am at now in a first world country is not providing me with that info. I am flabbergast by this information. It is a big misconception for those who have never been to Jamaica. At no point in time do Jamaican wear head dress and we DO differentiate our formal from casual wear. We are a set of people who takes pride in our dress and persons conception of us and I`m sure if other J`cans read this they would be disgusted by the level of fallacy that is displayed! 2/7/2009
Nats I am here wondering how long ago this article was written. I have lived in Jamaica for the better part of 25 years and have not a clue about Jamaican wearing head dress as part of our clothing. Jeans is the order of the day for Jamaican women; and of course there is a difference in the formal and informal dressing of these men. This article should state a time factor to these allegations as individuals who have never been to Jamaica or lived there will be misled by this information. Thank God I have lived there so I know that some of what was that is said is nothing like that. 2/7/2009
Nikki Only the older generation wears those clothes u describes for the woman (usually people who like in rural area)... the younger generation where thing such as mini skirts with long tight shirrt and sometimes leggins...they wear shorts...hoodies...flats...embelished sandals...short cotton dresses..they practically wear wats in style at the given time...so you need to do somemore reasearch...and take a visit down there to see how they dress etc.. 2/1/2009
Laura this is detailed, it might not have what you want, although it gives you a detailed description of the area it specialises in! but if it doesn't have your wanted info then try another website ! 1/23/2009
sarah very detailed, helped me loads cheers 1/23/2009
P Sykes Completely inaccurate! I'm not sure when you last visited Jamaica, but your descriptions really don't cut it. One comment, although not about the clothes is that in Jamaica the music is reggae not calypso, which is from Trinidad. As for the long skirts for women, that is mainly for the older generations and the more, what Jamican's call 'country' areas. Furthermore, there is most definitely a difference between work wear and leisure wear. Both men and women often wear smart clothing (i.e. trousers, shirts, ties, shirts for the women etc). The Jamaican nation is a proud one and take great care when it comes to their appearance. Your description here does not adequately describe the Jamaica I have been visiting over the last 20 years. 11/13/2008
jennifer Ithink the info about clothing worn by women in Jamaica are correct, also that they are hand made. Also about wearing skirt and blouse and scarf of calico,where do you get your informations about the dress sence of Jamaucan?Ihave been sewing since 11 years old and the only time Idid sew by hand is making my doll clothes, as far as I can remember.We are a people with passion for clothes and take dress sense seriously. You make out as if Jamaican are not people who dresses a certain way because of hardship, a Jamaican would go hungry in order to wear the best and do the same for their children. You should rewrite your article but first do some research, have a trip and check out favourit spot as well where you will see how trash we dress. 7/6/2008
J.O. This article is very descriptive for when the weather getd hot . But I need all around seasonal information, all the clothing throught the year, during wedding and parties,sports,winter etc. 5/19/2008
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