12 Jamaican Clothing Brands Worth Knowing (2026)
Jamaica has a population of under three million people and a diaspora of roughly the same size. That split shapes its fashion industry more than anything else. Some of the most talked-about Jamaican labels operate from London or Brooklyn, while the island itself carries a separate scene of boutiques, swimwear makers and screen printers.
Both halves draw on the same material. Dancehall, Rastafari, sound system culture, school uniforms and the crochet work passed down through families all show up in collections. Compared with England or Nigeria, Jamaica punches far above its size, largely because its culture travelled before its clothing did.
12 Jamaican Clothing Brands Overview
Here’s a quick look at the Jamaican brands in this guide, both island-based labels and diaspora houses. They sit alongside the rest of our clothing brands by country guides.
- Cooyah – Reggae clothing brand screen printing in Kingston since 1987.
- Bill Edwards – Kingston menswear label built on Italian linen.
- Martine Rose – London menswear label that reshaped the modern silhouette.
- Kris Jackson – Caribbean resortwear and swimwear with a global following.
- Wales Bonner – London house behind the adidas Samba revival and the Reggae Boyz kit.
- Nicholas Daley – Menswear built on Scottish-Jamaican roots and sound system culture.
- Theophilio – Brooklyn label described by its founder as a wearable biography.
- Bianca Saunders – Menswear that twists seams and shoulders out of shape on purpose.
- Haveli – Natural-fibre womenswear designed in Jamaica.
- Tribe Nine Studios – Genderless Kingston label reworking the marina and the khaki uniform.
- Diotima – Crochet-led house made between Kingston and New York.
- Trendzy JA – Bespoke swimwear and resortwear from St Elizabeth.
Jamaican Clothing Brands
Cooyah
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Founded: 1987
Price level: affordable
Product type: graphic apparel
Style: reggae, streetwear
Website: cooyah.com
Cooyah has been printing reggae-inspired clothing since 1987, which makes it the oldest label in this guide by a decade. Designs are drawn by hand and screen printed in house. Its flagship store sits at 96 Hope Road in Kingston, a short walk from the Bob Marley Museum.
That longevity matters, because most brands built on music culture fade once the era they belong to ends.
Bill Edwards
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Founded: 1997
Price level: mid-range to high
Product type: menswear and womenswear
Style: tailored, tropical formal
Stockists: Lee’s Fifth Avenue, Lloyd’s of Montego Bay, Sandals resorts
Bill Edwards spent his teenage afternoons in a tailor shop on Shortwood Road in Kingston. By 1993 he was selling shirts to the local store Lee’s Fifth Avenue, and they moved fast enough that the owner pushed him to formalise the label. The brand launched properly in 1997, built around 100% Italian linen.
Because linen suits the climate, his pieces became a standard for Jamaican weddings and resort events rather than a seasonal trend.
Martine Rose
Location: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2007
Price level: high
Product type: menswear
Style: subcultural, oversized
Website: martine-rose.com
Martine Rose grew up in Croydon in a British-Jamaican family and started her label in 2007. She pulls from rave, hip-hop and punk rather than from heritage tailoring. Demna brought her in to consult on Balenciaga menswear from 2015 to 2018.
Her superwide trousers and exaggerated shoulders spread so widely that she shaped how a whole generation of streetwear clothing brands cut their clothes.
Kris Jackson
Location: Jamaica
Founded: 2013
Price level: mid-range
Product type: swimwear and resortwear
Style: colourful, body-conscious
Website: krisjackson.com
Kris Jackson comes from a family with a tailoring tradition and launched her brand in 2013. The range covers bikinis, one-pieces, resort dresses and carnival wear. She showed at Miami Swim Week in 2023, which opened up the North American market.
Carnival wear is the detail worth noting, since it gives the label a second selling season most swimwear brands do not have.
Wales Bonner
Location: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2014
Price level: high
Product type: menswear and womenswear
Style: cultural luxury, tailored
Website: walesbonner.com
Grace Wales Bonner launched her label in 2014, straight out of Central Saint Martins, and won the LVMH Prize two years later. Her father is Jamaican, and Kingston rude boy style runs through the tailoring. In 2023 she redesigned the Reggae Boyz national football kit with adidas.
Her ongoing adidas work turned the Samba into one of the most hyped sneakers of the decade, which shows what long-running collaborations can do for a small label. In October 2025 she was named menswear designer at Hermès.
Nicholas Daley
Location: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2015
Price level: high
Product type: menswear
Style: workwear, craft-led
Website: nicholasdaley.net
Nicholas Daley started his label in 2015 after Central Saint Martins. His parents ran one of Scotland’s earliest reggae club nights, which explains both his Scottish-Jamaican reference points and the recurring Reggae Klub tee. He works with Scottish mills such as Lochcarron and Halley Stevensons on tweeds and tartans.
That combination put his work in the National Museum of Scotland and the V&A, which few independent menswear labels manage.
Theophilio
Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Founded: 2016
Price level: mid-range to high
Product type: menswear and womenswear
Style: dancehall, bold colour
Website: theophilio.com
Edvin Thompson was born in Kingston and moved to the US as a child. He started Theophilio in 2016 after his plans to attend FIT fell through. His first New York Fashion Week runway show, titled Air Jamaica, ran in September 2021.
Two months later he won the CFDA award for American Emerging Designer of the Year, and the label leans on upcycled and recycled materials throughout.
Bianca Saunders
Location: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2017
Price level: high
Product type: menswear
Style: draped, deconstructed
Website: biancasaunders.com
Bianca Saunders founded her London-based label in 2017 after a menswear MA at the Royal College of Art. She twists denim through the leg, rolls shoulders and prints the creases fabric picks up in wear. Shirts have carried Jamaican patois and family photographs.
In 2021 she became the first Black woman to win the ANDAM grand prize in Paris, worth 300,000 euros.
Haveli
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Founded: 2020
Price level: mid-range to high
Product type: womenswear
Style: relaxed, natural fibres
Website: myhaveli.com
Mina Robertson studied fashion business in Paris and interned at Chloé before launching Haveli. The debut collection used flowing silk and block-printed cotton in sizes XS to XXXL. Everything is cut from natural fibres, with linen doing much of the work.
In 2024 she shifted the business from a physical boutique toward wholesale and e-commerce, and she appeared on NBC’s TODAY show from Jamaica in March.
Tribe Nine Studios
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Founded: 2020
Price level: mid-range
Product type: genderless apparel
Style: contemporary Caribbean
Website: tribeninestudios.com
Troy Oraine Williamson grew up in Denham Town, worked in London and New York, then returned to Jamaica to build a local luxury brand. He founded Tribe Nine Studios in 2020 and opened a studio on Harbour Street in downtown Kingston. Recent capsules rework the mesh marina vest and the khaki school uniform.
Because he sells in small runs, the label works much like the limited drops model that streetwear made standard.
Diotima
Location: New York, United States and Kingston, Jamaica
Founded: 2021
Price level: high
Product type: womenswear
Style: crochet, tailored
Website: diotima.world
Rachel Scott was born in Jamaica in 1984 and spent sixteen years working in Milan and New York before starting Diotima in 2021. All of the crochet, which forms the base of every collection, is made in Jamaica. The tailoring uses British heritage tweeds, a deliberate nod to the Windrush generation.
That split production means the brand employs Jamaican artisans at scale rather than referencing the island from a distance.
Trendzy JA
Location: St Elizabeth, Jamaica
Price level: mid-range
Product type: swimwear and resortwear
Style: bespoke, vibrant
Website: trendzyja.shop
Trendzy by Ackeilia works out of St Elizabeth on the island’s south coast, well away from the Kingston fashion circuit. The range covers monokinis, convertible swimsuits, kaftans and event dresses. Much of it is made to order rather than cut in standard runs.
That bespoke approach suits a market where most customers are buying for one specific trip or occasion.
Caribbean Fashion Week and the Kingston boutique scene keep turning up names that never reach international stockists. A few more are below, or you can discover clothing brands from other countries.
Other Notable Jamaican Clothing Brands
- Lubica – Jamaica-based label by Slovak-born designer Lubica Kucerova, known for crochet swimwear.
- Jawara Alleyne – London-based designer with Caymanian and Jamaican roots.
- 7 Monroe – Jamaican footwear label stocked by local concept shops.
- Locale Jamaica – Kingston boutique carrying a rotating cast of island designers.
- Shenna Carby Designs – Corporate and bridal womenswear shown at Caribbean Fashion Week.
Frequently Asked Questions about Jamaican Clothing Brands
Wales Bonner and Martine Rose are the most prominent internationally, though both are London-based. On the island itself, Cooyah is the oldest and best known, trading since 1987.
Many are not. A large share of the best known labels operate from London or New York and are run by designers of Jamaican descent. Cooyah, Haveli, Tribe Nine Studios and Trendzy JA are based on the island.
Dancehall and sound system culture, reggae graphics and reworked everyday garments such as the mesh marina vest and the khaki school uniform. Tribe Nine Studios and Cooyah are the clearest examples.
Downtown Kingston holds studios such as Tribe Nine on Harbour Street, while Cooyah’s flagship sits on Hope Road. Boutiques including Locale Jamaica stock several island labels under one roof.
