Trudimension sows a Mustard Seed By Melville Cooke, Freelance Writer
TRUDIMENSION DESIGNS Company Limited sowed faith in Mustard Seed with a fashion show and concert on Sunday night at Harry's Bar, Constant Spring Road. Shades and Shapes 2001, the first of an annual series, showcased fashions in calico and denim, with a touch of burlap thrown in for the down-to-earth feel. Models Kim, Terri, Kay, Simone, Denise, another Kim, Oliver and Nelson sauntered, swayed and strutted before an audience which filled the available seating. Kay, with long braided tresses, was especially outgoing and won responses from the crowd with her props - the tossed hair, teeth-clenched dark glasses and gyrating buttocks. The fashions ranged from casual through semi-formal to swim wear, with a strong emphasis on brief summer tops. The swim wear was especially interesting, the bottoms being reminiscent of pre-bikini days but shorter, as there was more than a hint of gluteus maximus. Jerry Johnson started the entertainment literally on a high note, doing The Righteous Brothers' Unchained Melody in the pre-fashion show segment. He was followed by Andree Newman, with Farenheit, Yogie and Neil taking the stage after the fashion show had ended. With Neil - dubbed "crowd-pleaser" by the other two - on guitar and Farenheit on crutches courtesy of a broken leg, the trio delivered a short but pleasing stint, Yogie's Still Go Crazy being the high point. The Gleaner left during an unfortunate lull, with the trio Mo-Mention, deejay Dugsy Ranks and Nickesha of the Vibes Cartel still to perform. The show was not without its hitches, among them being a 60-minute late start, a single spotlight to track multiple models at times and moments when it simply dragged. Mark Graham, CEO of Truedimension explained that it is not the fledgling company's first effort to assist Mustard Seed. "Our offices are very close to Mustard Seed. We went over there, met the children and realised that they had only a black and white television - which was not working - so we decided to help out," Mr. Graham said. With a gift basket project over Christmas 2000 and Valentine's, Trudimension was able to provide Mustard Seed with a colour television set in February this year. However, as indicated by Shades and Shapes, the assistance does not stop there. "It will be ongoing," Mr. Graham said. "In addition, there is a primary school in the area which we are going to take a look at as well." "My love is to do these things and put a smile on people's faces," he added. Mr. Graham was also one of the designers whose creations were at the centre of Shades and Shapes 2001, the others being Trudi Greenland, Donovan Lennon, Muriel McLean and Simone Beckford, who is also president of Trudimension. MC for the evening was Rodney Campbell.
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