Tall Male wearing a black and orange suit
Young, Tall male wearing red/pink and white short sleeve shirt and shorts
Robert Henry is wearing a Yellow Shirt and Black jeans
Robert Henry is making a name for himself with his clothing brand, Anisupe Clothing. The up and coming fashion designer debuted his clothing line in its first fashion on Saturday, August 18th.The fashion was R.O.A.D.S presents Positive Energy, Positive Vibes Fashion Show, put together by its founder Kishawna Faulkner. It was also the place for other up and coming designers to display their clothing lines.After the show, Henry shared his thoughts on his line, his progress as a fashion designer, what he expects in the near future and more.UE: How did you feel about you debuting your line in your first fashion show?RH: I believe that show was a success. There are some things that I wish I could’ve done differently but overall the show was successful.UE: When did you start Anisupe Clothing ?RH: I started the brand in 2016.UE: What does Anisupe mean?RH: Anisupe means Anime Supply. Anime is basically a culture, it’s a way of life.UE: What was the driving force behind you going into the fashion world and starting your own line?RH: I always wanted to start a fashion line since I was in highschool, but I didn’t know what I wanted to do. When I went to college, I started working at Uniqlo and I became inspired by the Japanese fashion and culture. That’s how Anisupe Clothing came together.UE: How did you come in contact to be a part of the R.O.A.D.S fashion show?RH: Networking. I’m big on networking and going to networking events and it was at one of those events where I met the founder of R.O.A.D.S (Kishawna Faulkner) and we exchange contact information from there. I was also apart of a pop-up shop that they had back in April, which was also a success.UE: What’s next for your clothing line?RH: I see my clothing line going worldwide because that is the vision I had from the very beginning. For now, I am in the process of having my clothes sold in stores soon. I spoke to store owners and they want to work with me so I have that in the works.Robert Henry and Anisupe Clothing is just getting started in this fashion world. Be on the lookout for his clothes being sold in stores very soon. For now, you can connect with him on Instagram @anisupeclothingoffical, and on Facebook @anisupeclothing.
Last night, the executive producer of the hit reality show “Love and Hip-Hop”, held an exclusive launch party at the Flatiron, located at 9 West 26th Street in Manhattan, for two projects that she has been working on, MonaMi Direct and the release of her debut novel ‘Blurred Lines’.MonaMi Direct is a publishing company that Young and her business partner Courtney Parker (who was stuck in L.A) started. Young explained how the idea for this company came about. “It started probably over a little over a year ago, and I wanted to do something in books but I definitely didn’t want to do it the traditional way”, she said. Young also explained that after finally settling with a publishing house, the person who was in charge of pushing the book forward had left the company. At that moment she and Parker were determined to take matters into their own hands by creating their own company, MonaMi Direct. Through this company, their debut novel ‘Blurred Lines’ was published.The event was filled with a lot of familiar faces and a few surprises. Cast members from “Love and Hip-Hop” New York came out to show their support for Young. Yandy, Tara, Cyn Santana, Mariah Lynn, Jacque, Jonathan, and Safaree were all in attendance to celebrate and congratulate Scott-Young on her success.
Brooklyn’s own rapper Maino and the owners of the Crabby Shack, located in Crown Heights, Gwendolyn Niles, and Fifi Bell Clanton were also in attendance to show their support.
Young had a few surprises for the guest in attendance. She shared a special reading of her novel and had Yandy, Safaree, Tara, Cyn, and producer of the show, Stephanie participate in it. During the sample reading, each participant had a role, while Young was the narrator. From that short snippet, the guests were introduced to Carys, her boyfriend Nikko, and their parents and grandparents, and was intrigued how fast the story took you through twists and turns, leaving you wanting more. After the reading, however, Young left us with a piece of advice in regards to the book, “Nothing is what it seems, so don’t go jumping to conclusions yet”.
