Fashion – New Orleans
ill epiphany apparel is a brain child of mine that started (2008) 10 plus years ago. I wanted to create something that inspired people to not doubt themselves and actually chase their dreams and accomplish their goals. Needless to say i wanted to inspire that because at that time, thats exactly what i lacked. I believed in myself but not enough to follow one of my biggest dreams. So i sat on the idea for years. Life happened, prison happened (its a long story but basically fast money is NOT the answer) things happened and i continually made excuses as to why one of my passions had to wait. I was following my passion for truck driving & photography but was still sitting on my full potential.
Growing up in new Orleans I remember my mother taking me and my brother to Oschmans (1992, 93) and getting us blank basketball jerseys and iron on letters. You couldn't tell us we weren't the bees knees with our own name on the backs of our jerseys. We probably burned our selves 10 times and the letters were crooked but we were so proud to have something on our backs that we made! The passion flame was lit way back yonder.
Fast forward to 2016, I re-enrolled into college, considerd job changes, just not realizing I was searching for that missing part.
Early 2018 i literally had an epiphany moment and God spoke to me. It was something I hadn't experienced in a while, due to me not listening and wanting to do things my way. It all of a sudden became crystal clear. If you want to spread your light, if you want to help others, if you want the platform to help families grief stricken by loved ones suicides, if you want to help the less fortunate & mentally ill, if you want to be able to help my people realize their greatness, why are you not realizing your own greatness? My fire instantaneously became a raging blaze!
I ate, slept, and became completely consumed with reaching my goal. Complete tunnel vision! I
felt i owed it to myself, my parents, my grandparents, my ancestors and most importantly to my creator to not squander my gifts. I am so undeserving but yet he chose me still.
My mothers song that she always sung in church has lyrics " i will open up my heart, to everyone I see. And i will say, Jesus Christ is the way" One of our main objectives in life is to protect our hearts (I don't like feeling played lol) but I am opting to open mine and share a piece of it with the world. No more fear, no more worries of if anyone will like it or if they will rock with me. Just do you Jahy! Get your stuff out there. Help someone else get their stuff out there. Be the best that you can be like your grandmaw told you every morning before school. Be that light! Be you! Be illuminating!
The birth of ill epiphany apparel. be ill ͂
-AJahy CEO ill epiphany apparel, llc