Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine October 2017 | Page 48

Shem Daniel Henry is a young, passionate
lead fashion designer and stylist at Henre’
Designz located in Antigua and Barbuda.
This humble and talented young man
enjoys the simplest of things like nature, sports
and family. A former model, he is known for his
artistic custom couture contribution to the world
of fashion Mr. Henry aims to live by the motto “to
succeed and inspire, while succeeding”.
His fashion role models are his mother, Carolyn
Joseph, his former model agent Calvin Southwell,
Kimon Baptist from the island of St. Vincent and
from the international fashion world, Alexander
Macqueen.
Stemming from his influences in the fashion
industry, Shem’s first official outfit was designed in
2012. He challenged himself by producing a navy
blue mermaid-cut gown with hand sewn pearls
covering the left bust and the entire left arm.
Being raised in a fashion-forward household made
it very easy for Shem to transition from model to
fashion designer. He had an early start in fashion as
he was exposed to both garment construction and
fashion runway at a tender age.
When speaking about the inspiration for his
designs, he said, “a person’s personality would be
my main inspiration for creating a beautiful gown.
Additionally, I also do a lot of research before creating
or sketching my designs. I read a lot and by doing
so it has allowed me to pull inspiration from places
most persons or fashion designers wouldn’t dare to
venture.”
Shem and his team at Henré Designz have now
produced their 2017 line entitled Evolution. “We
looked at evolution from the biblical perspective
where we created pieces from the story - In the
Beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth
- however, we specialize in custom couture pieces
with a blend of art and fashion,” he explained.
Although Henré Designs are known for stunning
and creative gowns, they have now introduced
custom couture into every day wear, designing for
both male and females.
Henré Designz have participated in fashion shows
and fashion displays across the Caribbean and in
New York City. They have also captured titles both
locally and regionally. For three consecutive years,
2014-2016, they were the winners of Antigua
& Barbuda’s National Independence Fashion
Competition; they were the closing designer at
the Flow Fashion Caribbean Fashion Show 2017
on the island of St. Vincent and they were the
special guest designer at the Dominica’s Top Model
Fashion Show.
Shem shared his guiding principles, “staying true to
one’s self and being humble are the best approaches
to any and every situation life has to offer. Set goals
and work hard to achieve them however, always aim
for heights beyond your wildest dreams.”
The future looks bright for Henré Designz as they
continue to imprint fashion through creativity and
art. Their aim is to reach the highest of heights,
while inspiring others .