Yo u p r o b a b l y k n o w t h e m b e s t f o r t h e i r e x t e n s i v e collection of specialty sneaker s and their abili t y t o f i l l d a n c e p a r t i e s p a s t c a p a c i t y, b u t B i l l y Manzanares and Rudy Lopez of Henr y have a new p r o j e c t t h a t r e c a l l s R i c h m o n d ’ s r o o t s. T h e y ’ v e tr ansfor med historic Richmond into limited edition a r t i s t i c s t r e e t w e a r. I f yo u r h e a r t b e l o n g s t o t h i s c i t y, h u r r y o v e r t o 2 1 2 We s t B r o a d S t . I t s h o u l d c o m e a s n o s u r p r i s e t h a t t h e o w n e r s o f H e n r y, a store named after the adver tising agent who coined the ter m “sneaker” back in 1917, would venture into a fashion collaboration with the illust r i o u s Va l e n t i n e R i c h m o n d H i s t o r y C e n t e r. T h e H e n r y b oy s f i r s t m e t B i l l M a r t i n , t h e d i r e c t o r a n d h i s t o r i c a l c o n n o i s s e u r o f t h e Va l e n t i n e R i c h m o n d H i s t o r y C e n t e r, a n d L e s l e y B r u n o, e s t e e m e d d i r e c t o r o f p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s , a t a S t y l e We e k l y par ty at the for mer Infuzion. The two innovative teams had immediate interest to collaborate and link the distinctive ar t of Richmond past with the p r e s e n t g a l l e r y s c e n e . W h i l e m a ny m i g h t j u d g e t h e ex i s t i n g a r t s c e n e t o b e d i s c o n n e c t e d , t h e s e t w o r e p u t a bl e R i c h m o n d e n t i t i e s a r e w o r k i n g t o
Rig ht: Gr eetings shir t d esig n Ab ove: Souvenir Folder of Ric hmond, Vir ginia p o stcar d set by Ric hmo nd Ne ws Co mp a ny c . 1925
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