Anthony Edwards doesn’t approach Sunfyre like a side project. For him, the Baltimore-based brand is a lifelong commitment, rooted in the belief that clothing should feel like art before anything else.
Anthony Edwards doesn’t approach Sunfyre like a side project. For him, the Baltimore-based brand is a lifelong commitment, rooted in the belief that clothing should feel like art before anything else.
At 31, Edwards moves with the calm focus of someone who has already survived enough to know exactly what matters. “I always treat my pieces like works of art,” he says. Whether it’s a leather jacket, a hoodie, or even a keychain, nothing under the Sunfyre name is created without intention behind it.
That mindset traces back years before the brand itself existed.
Growing up in Northeast Baltimore, Edwards was heavily influenced by his father’s relationship with fashion. “He always had the latest stuff or made things his own,” he says. Watching that confidence in style slowly shaped his understanding of presentation and identity. Later came the Tumblr era, music culture, and the explosion of streetwear brands like Supreme, Diamond Supply Co., and The Hundreds. Baltimore’s creative scene became another classroom entirely.
But the true turning point came after the death of someone Edwards considered a mentor. “That changed my perspective on how I wanted to approach fashion,” he explains. Instead of simply appreciating streetwear culture from the outside, he decided to fully commit himself to it.
Sunfyre was born from that shift.
The brand’s loud colors and layered graphics are impossible to ignore, but Edwards says that instinct started early. Long before graphic design software or campaigns, there was tie-dye. “Tie-dye was my first medium,” he says. At just ten years old, he was already dyeing socks, shirts, and clothing for family members, experimenting with color before he even fully understood design language.
That obsession evolved into mixed media and eventually full collections. Today, every Sunfyre release begins with an idea written down immediately, then expanded through sketches, digital mockups, and multiple variations before becoming physical samples.
“There’s no point in making things just to get the logo out there,” Edwards says. “Everything has to mean something.”
Outside of fashion, Edwards lives a life equally rooted in service. He currently works as a firefighter for the city of Baltimore, a role he describes as one of the hardest but most rewarding experiences of his life. After initially failing the EMT portion of the academy, he was given a rare second opportunity and spent another nine months starting over completely.
That experience sharpened his perspective on perseverance.
“It taught me that you have to push through things bigger than yourself,” he says.
Community remains central to everything Edwards builds. He has organized charity basketball games, supported local initiatives, and consistently uses Sunfyre as a bridge to connect with people beyond clothing alone. For him, representing Baltimore properly matters deeply.
“People don’t realize how rich and creative Baltimore really is,” he says.
And while Sunfyre continues to expand toward a larger audience, Edwards remains focused on the same principle that started it all: commitment.
“You’ve got one life,” he says. “So why not take the risk?”
