Michael Innocent, Designer

 

Every holiday season SoHarlem celebrates a local artisan or designer who is reshaping fashion.

This year we feature Michael Innocent who created INNO in 2018. His imaginative outerwear with fine details are timeless pieces. To quote Michael, INNO is just the frame, you are the art.

To learn more about INNO and to shop click here.

 

New York Fashion Week Invites SoHarlem Apprentice to Show Line

Andre Biel - who joined the SoHarlem Collective as an Apprentice in 2019 after winning the Emerging Designer Award sponsored by Harlem Fashion Week - was notified recently that his apparel line will be shown at New York Fashion Week in February 2021.

 

 

Since joining the Collective he has continued to developed the craftmanship techniques required to develop his designs. He also established his company, IflyUniverse.

Andre began sewing ten years ago at the Henry Street Settlement with the famed teacher Ruth Taube. 

This past spring he was selected to show his first line created at SoHarlem under the mentorship of Master Tailor Henry Smith, Master Seamstress Margarita Ayala, and Designer-In-Residence Javier Valencia.

Andre at Los Angeles California Fashion Music Conference

 

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Safe Ways To Shop @ SoHarlem This Holiday Season

Shop with small group of friends or colleagues.  Our space accommodates social distancing for up to 4-5.

Contact us to schedule a group - virtual or on-site -shopping experience

On-Line Shopping (orders mailed or free no-contact delivery within a five mile radius)

SoHarlem recently added additional accessories created by members of our Collective

Shop by Appointment Monday-Thursday 10AM-4PM. Send us an email or call 212 222 2792

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I thank the SoHarlem Collective for doing all that they do to inspire and grow a new generation of designers and makers, for making the beautiful things I am wearing and surrounded by in this image and for believing in the power of community and creativity.

Janet Rodriguez, Founder

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