By Robyn Mowatt ·Updated August 13, 2024
As an avid reader of newsletters, many of them I consistently keep up with feel like a balm for the times we’re all living through. One I’ve been enjoying as of late is Chrissy Rutherford’s FWD JOY which she explains is named after her Jamaican father who she says initially sparked her fashion sense. In the newsletter which arrives sporadically, sometimes weekly or bimonthly Rutherford shares her musings on horoscopes, relationships, attachmentsrc=”https://www.essence.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Cr-photog-Beatrice-Granados-july2024-2-scaled.jpeg” alt=”Chrissy Rutherford Talks Fashion And Life Beyond Media” width=”400″ height=”600″ />Beatrice Granados
ESSENCE.com: When did your love of fashion start?
Chrissy Rutherford: It’s something very innate in me. I couldn’t exactly pinpoint any specific memory. But it’s like even when I look back on pictures I have of myself as a little kid, one of my favorite outfits is I had these matching cotton/spandex mock neck sleeveless crop top tank with matching biker shorts. I had a set in pink, I had a black set. And there was an iconic photo of my dad and I in Jamaica where I’m wearing my black crop top set plus cowboy boots.
Were there any figures who were stylish in your life early on?
My dad [was always] very interested in fashion. I talk about this a lot on Instagram. And his mother was a seamstress, so I feel like it’s in my blood. I just came out this way. But I feel like my dad encouraged it as well.
As a young Chrissy, perhaps around your teen years was getting dressed something that you felt you needed to be your most confident self?
By then, I think I was pretty confident about my sense ofrel=”tag”>Black Media Jamaica
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