The wealth of Jamaican talent and creativity, the world now knows, is boundless. Today, we are about to see another element of the Jamaican genius at work.

Tuesday, June 7 has been dubbed D-Day — Design Day — by the latest band of creators whose work is destined to take the Jamaican flag to new frontiers. For two 20-something-year-old Jamaicans — Shenna Carby and Ayanna Dixon — who, it is fair to say, have already experienced the opportunity of a lifetime, it will be a day like none other.

Ms Carby and Ms Dixon have, from their Singer sewing machines — as documented over the past 13 weeks in the local reality television programme Mission Catwalk — so captured the imagination of Jamaicans from all walks of life that we might very well be occupying front-row seats to an accidental design revolution.

If this is the case, then we can all sit back and enjoy the ride!

Indeed, we’ve been doing just that, watching as our musicians and athletes take to the international stage and accept award after well-deserved award. Our models are lustily applauded as they walk for the biggest names in the fashion industry, but alas, few, if any, of our designers are ever catapulted into similar positions of prominence.

We have, once again, the opportunity to right a wrong, and for this we applaud the efforts of Mrs Keneea Linton-George and her Mission Catwalk team. For not only did Mrs Linton-George make us who watched and cheered from our living rooms sit up and take notice, she also convinced Ms Beth Sobol of Miami Beach International Fashion Week to buy into the dream and afford our talented young designers the opportunity to unveil their collections at that most prestigious event — which they did to rave reviews.

This evening, the 13-week odyssey will come to an end, and one of the two young ladies will walk away with a title and a bag of tangible goodies. We are assured, however, that there are no losers; for the 12 other eliminated hopefuls can attest to just how their lives, as a result of the competition, have moved from ordinary to extraordinary.

A potent testimony to the likely success of this venture is the fact that hundreds of Jamaicans have already called the Edna Manley College in the hopes of becoming the next Ms Dixon or Ms Carby.

We hail this programme for its boldness and demonstration of Jamaican audacity, the very ingredients that have made us, though little, tallawah. And we look forward to an unforgettable evening as Mission Catwalk makes history one stitch at a time.