Thursday, October 8, 2026

INTERIOR décor and architecture may have been the official agenda when guests gathered at the Valencia A, S Hotel Kingston, for the launch of the Jamaica Observer’s Design Week JA 2026, on Sunday, October 4, but style had a starring role. As attorney-at-law Annaliesa Lindsay, ONLY Villa owner Marsha Parchment, NHT Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Dwayne Berbick, interior designer Joelle Smith, HomeMaid principal Nastassia Morrison, and Indigo House co-founder Michelle Arroyave took the stage, the room was equally busy serving looks. Industry creatives and tastemakers turned out in their finest for an evening that has firmly earned its place on the social calendar — and, naturally, the fashion scroll. Consider this our look back at the evening’s standout style moments.