BOLD, RHYTHMIC, UNAPOLOGETICALLY JAMAICAN-AMERICAN
Born in 2020, Theophilio is the brainchild of Jamaican-American designer Edvin Thompson, merging island soul with New York energy. Based in Brooklyn, the brand captures the raw beat of dancehall, the pulse of city streets, and the warmth of home—translating it all into wearable expressions of culture, freedom, and individuality.
THEOPHILIO — FALL 2025 READY-TO-WEAR
Edvin Thompson has accrued some enviable good will from the New York fashion set, and his runway shows, high-octane and fun, often elicit lots of positive conversation. But the thing about finding such a level of popularity early on—Thompson also received a CFDA Award for Emerging Designer of the Year in 2021—is that it can often be distracting. It’s easy to fall into the trappings of feeling wanted. Thompson’s spring 2025 show last season, a buzzy return to the runway, suffered from a couple of production snafus—nothing out of the norm for a young label with budget constraints, but some press, this writer included, had to walk out before it even started. This time Thompson was showing his collection by appointment, and he seemed to have regained his focus.
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