Jeremy Cabral-First Indian male fashion blogger
Jeremy Cabral
(Born 20th August, 1986) is one of the first Indian male fashion blogger who
ventured into the world of fashion blogging in the year 2008. Through his blog
Fashionmostwanted.com. He is the pioneer in the men’s fashion blogging segment.
He took up menswear blogging as a full-time career at a time when menswear
blogging was very nascent in India.
Jeremy Cabral
began his fashion journey in India as a consultant with the global brand IMG
Fashion where he worked as the International Public Relations Manager for the
prestigious event Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai. Today, Jeremy Cabral is one of
the leading male fashion influencers in India having worked with some of the
most premium brands in the country like Jean Claude Biguine, Lapis Bard, Mercedes
Benz, Ferrari, Audi, Jaguar Landrover, Rado, Woolmark, Marks & Spencer,
Daniel Wellington, Celio Paris and many more luxury and premium brands. Owing
to the great demand of Influencer Marketing in India he launched a separate
influencer marketing agency Styleboulevard.in in the year 2018 which is a
premium fashion influencer marketing agency that brings the finest of Indian
bloggers and Influencers to create the best social media experiences that
ideate brand campaign strategies, backing them with effective advocacy
solutions to deliver high quality engagements for premium brands.
Early Life:
Jeremy Cabral comes from a humble middle-class catholic family in Mumbai. His
mother Rose Mary Cabral worked as a teacher in a Montessori school Tiny Tots in
Vile Parle, Mumbai. His father, Maxie Cabral is a mechanical engineer from
VeermataJijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) an engineering college located
in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and one of the oldest engineering colleges in
Asia. Later on his father took a voluntary retirement from Johnson &
Johnson and ventured into the business of real estate consultancy. Jeremy
Cabral has four sibblings Eldridge Lobo Cabral (Married), Rebecca Rego Cabral
(Married), Lillian Vivian Cabral (Married) and Esther Cabral (Married). After
his graduation from St Andrews College in the field of B-Com. He pursued a
post-graduation diploma from Wellingkar Institute of management, Mumbai.
Initially, he faced a lot of family pressure to take up a steady job as he was
the only male member in the family. However, after seeing his achievements and
appreciation he received from the fashion industry through his work, his family
supported him and are the backbone of all his endeavors.
Origin: Jeremy
Cabral belongs to the East Indian catholic community who originate from the
city Mumbai. His sub caste Kunbi which in Marathi language means farmers in
Western India. Thus, the idea of being the son of the soil is embedded in his
nature. His love for the city of Mumbai is evidently reflected through his
pictures on Instagram and on his website. He believes that one should never
forget their roots and should always be true to his homeland. He is always
proud to address himself as an Indian Fashion Blogger. When asked why doesn’t
he feature pictures about International destinations which is a big trend among
Indian fashion influencers to gain more momentum to his content on social
media, he is quick to respond “He who is truly local can go global. The world
wants to know your true essence so when you are true to your soil you will
automatically get global recognisation.”
Through his
website Fashionmostwanted.com has interviewed some globally renowned veterans
like Fern Mallis (Founder New York Fashion Week), Raghavendra Rathod (Indian
Fashion Designer), Vir Das (Global Stand-up Comedian), Roland Folger (CEO and
MD Mercedes Benz), Manish Sharma (CEO Panasonic), Rocky S (Fashion Designer),
Manish Arora (Couture Fashion Designer), Hrithik Roshan (Bollywood Actor),
Colin Mochrie (Hollywood Actor), Narain Karthikeyan (Formula 1 racer), Rahul
Khanna (Actor and VJ) and youtube sensation Bethany Noel Mota.