Today we’d like to introduce you to Torrez Williams.
Torrez, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
Well, I’ve always been into fashion!!! And keeping up with it but early on in my life as I was growing up we never had a lot but we always had what we needed versus our wants but before any of that transpired in my life football was my passion from the age of six all the way to about 19-20 years old. I attended Scotlandville Magnet High School I graduated and had a full ride scholarship to Louisiana Tech University but I had to attend a Juco College in Coffeyville Kansas which is a two years college to focus more into my grades and that’s when life started to take a turn right before my eyes. I only attended 1 year because of a lot of family issues and my great-grandmother getting sick so I moved back home to Baton Rouge Louisiana. Once I moved back my main focus was to get a job and help my mom as much as I can because I have 2 other siblings a little brother and a sister. I’m the oldest so I had all responsibilities as being the oldest and father figure to them so in between me moving back home and having a lot of responsibilities at a young age. My grandmother ended up getting real sick from Cancer, on December 27, 2017 I received a call at 6am saying that my grandmother wanted to talk to me but at that time I was at my childhood friend’s home right around the corner.
Once I got that call I rushed to her home where everyone was and God spared her extra time until I made it to talk to me and her last words were “grandson momo love you, i’m leaving you in charge of this family & make sure you take care of your mom” and she took her last breath. I was so shocked and in disbelief, to the point I thought it all was a dream at that time I didn’t know or understand anything life had to offer because the person I cherished the most and loved so dearly left me. I felt when my granny died part of me died with her. I had no answers to nothing in life whatsoever. I was just lost so now I’m not playing football anymore. I’m back home with no plan b and to even add a more twist to what I been through a few weeks after the tragic incident with my grandmother my best friend I been knowing since 5th grade was murdered. I’m still grieving over what happened prior to this. So once I lost my brother and the night he died I had a nightmare that basically described his death it was very weird but God was showing me a sign that I didn’t understand until a few days after and the story getting back to me of what had happened my life took a tremendous turn and right before both of those incidents occurred in my life those were the only people I ever mentioned to about me wanting to create clothes but it was just a thought at that time, i was still trying to figure out who I was as a person and learning myself all over again and in that process, I discovered a hidden talent I had since I was about 4 years old. I use to draw a lot giving drawings to my mom or my grandmother even my dad and they hang it on the refrigerator or get it framed till this day I still have some of those drawings but what really pushed me forward into creating or coming up with anything dealing with art I found it was a way I can express myself without being judged or criticized and that lead me to where I’m at today, Mr. Most Hated at the beginning of 2018, I started to discover my guardian angel and the signs that was appearing into my life after being in a dark space so I started to embrace all my situations and that’s how I come up with designs. My first drop ever was on October 27, 2019 it was dedicated to my grandmother and it being breast cancer awareness month I did pretty good. I received a lot of positive feedback and reviews that it made me more curious to how far I can really go, at the same time I have a lot of other things going on so I kind of put it on hold and started to toon out until I could fund myself and really step 2 feet into entrepreneurship. So fast forward a few months after I did my second drop ever prior to this particular drop it was around the start of the pandemic before everything started to shut down. I lost a close friend to fake pills due to battling with depression and that hurt me so I came up with the saying “SSFD, stop selling fake drugs” at the time of me putting that into the universe. I didn’t realize how powerful the movement was that I started. I put that saying on the front of trucker hats at the time I noticed how big the movement was so i kept pushing the product. I started getting noticed by local rappers and different individuals who related to the message. I talked to an old mayor of Baton Rouge by the name Kip Holden but what really pushed me even more was the anonymous messages, DMs about how my message and the name of my brand mean so much to them!
It wasn’t obstacle free, but so far I wouldn’t say the journey hasn’t been a fairly smooth road?
Definitely not! Its been plenty of times I wanted to give up when I approached certain obstacles that I felt I wasn’t strong enough to overcome or not having the funds early on to do what I really wanted to do far as making my brand better but I just had analyze all my situations break them down and act accordingly because I knew what i was capable of. you aren’t able to prepare for it you just have to adapt and take a lot to the chin but most importantly you must keep going!
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Most Hated Apparel LLC?
I’m an entrepreneur that started a clothing line for the southern culture/streetwear back in 2019 but I was off and on i fully committed myself to my brand in 2020 and l’ve been dedicated since. I specialize in creating my own designs and concepts based off my feelings or what’s going on around me in my everyday life. I’m known for my outstanding graphic designs and authentic meaning behind my whole brand. What set me apart from others is not only my work ethic or vision, but I have years of experience being around fashion or the entertainment business in general. I’ve always been at the learning board even when I wasn’t making designing I always had the urge to want to learn something new every day. I want the readers who are tuned in to know that Most Hated is more than a brand its a lifestyle and that you would eventually feel the hate from something or someone so my message is to stay true to yourself and never forget what that hate made you feel like and to see equality in that if it’s nothing else.
Do you have any advice for those just starting out?
Yes! I have a few tips/advice the first tip I would give is when you starting a clothing line it should appeared notions for example when you look at my brand “most hated” you see the target and that target represents whatever you want it to be rather its the love, the hate, getting money or as small as just accomplishing upcoming goals you plan for yourself.
Another tip I would give is that slow motion better than no motion especially in this business some days it’s fast and some days it’s extremely slow but giving up should never be a thought. you should always feel the need to do better each and every drop even making or coming up with designs for your brand. I recently learned that even though things can be going downhill or just not working in your favor as long as you have consistency it brings back your motion so those are a few tips/advice I would give someone who wants to start their own business.
Contact Info:
- Website: http://mosthatedapparel365.myshopify.com/
- Instagram: Most.hated365
