Former NRL player Lewis Brown is living out another dream post rugby through luxury clothing line ‘Earls Collection’.
Earls, a namesake inspired by his late father, is the next step of the former Warrior, Panther and Sea Eagle’s journey following retirement in 2019.
“I thought when Rugby League wrapped up, I thought why not chase another passion of mine and live another dream and dive myself into ‘Earls’, which holds a very close piece to my heart,” Brown told Afternoons with Staffy.
“Earl is actually my middle name that I share with my lost father, I lost about four years ago, so I take him on this journey with me now.”
Brown walked away from the game on his own terms to pursue his passion for the industry, with the loss of his father due to mental health a lesson that life’s “too short”.
“What I learnt from my dad’s death, (I) unfortunately lost him to mental health and suicide, so it kind of taught me that life’s way too short to be unhappy,” Brown continued.
“A lot of athletes I feel like we get struck in with this thought in our heads that we’ve only been put on this planet to be an athlete, so when our jobs or our professions and our careers finish we feel a bit lost.
“But for me, I’m one of those people that really want to chase my passion and always go no matter what anyone says… it just burns in the belly every day.”
Despite the brand only being two-and-a-half years old, Earls Collection has been worn by the likes of NBA, NFL and All Blacks players.
Check out more from Earls Collection HERE.
Image courtesy Lewis Brown (@lewi_brown) on Instagram.
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