Intentional Dreamers
featuring Fashion Designer JeMarl Kearney
Story by: Renisha Battle
Photos: courtesy of JeMarl Kearney
“I gather inspiration from many different places like nature, personal thoughts, dreams, or from fabric
itself’”. JeMarl Kearney
A designer daily routine is recreation and redesign of projects, which can be a challenge. Designers have to be forward thinkers, emotional, and passionate about the fashion showcased to the world.
They are always evolving and dreaming of the next big idea that will shock and wow their audience.
Designers are intentional dreamers meaning the foundation of their dream have a reason and a purpose
in mind.
A dreamer, known as JeMarl Kearney is familiar with reinventing and reconstruction of self, his
business, and his designs. JeMarl, who is originally from Warrenton, NC and for the past 25 years has
lived in Raleigh, NC, has made huge decision on where he is taking his company and his brand. In 2006,
JeMarl Kearney created J Kearney Designs after graduating from the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro and receiving a Bachelors of Science degree in Textile Design and Textile Marketing. In
2010, he joined House of D