July 23, 2025
The previous athlete has launched a group earlier than Jamaica’s Emancipation and Nationwide Heroes’ Day to have a good time the island’s tradition.
A former athlete-turned-filmmaker-and-clothing designer has launched the most recent assortment of his clothes line, Jamroc Dept, named “Legacy Continues.”
In line with The Jamaican Observer, Fernando Edwards, the founder and designer of Jamroc Dept, has launched the gathering proper earlier than the celebration of Jamaica‘s Emancipation and Nationwide Heroes’ Day. The filmmaker, who presently resides in Los Angeles, grew up on the Jamaican island of Clarendon earlier than relocating to Portmore. He needed to create one thing to have a good time the Jamaican diaspora.
“This assortment is geared toward specializing in the Jamaican diaspora. I need them to have the ability to replicate and relate to the meanings behind them, particularly since we’ve got Emancipation and Nationwide Heroes’ Day developing. So, all of those holidays which might be developing will replicate the entire idea of what Jamaica is. I can even be pushing ‘Out of Many, One Folks’…,” Edwards instructed the media outlet.
The Jamaican native, who attended Edwin Allen Excessive Faculty, was a monitor star who obtained an athletic scholarship to Missouri Baptist College, situated in Creve Coeur, Missouri. After graduating, he obtained a level in enterprise administration. Not concerned in athletics, he relocated to Los Angeles, the place he established a catering enterprise and acted in and directed a number of tasks, together with the 2023 crime thriller, Rooted Betrayal. He’s presently engaged on one other movie.
Edwards remains to be excited by designing garments for his model, as he needs to unfold consciousness and convey on folks to assist Jamroc Dept develop.
“My focus just isn’t solely on earning money, however it’s to unfold consciousness and put Jamroc on the forefront so that individuals know that there’s one other model. That is one thing the place folks may also be part of it and earn. It’s greater than only a model; it’s a cultural motion, particularly at the moment with influencers,” he mentioned.
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