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Francis Hendy

Designer Francis, coming from nothing to something; from just starting Out working in his showroom in New York’s fashion district for nearly 10 years the designer was Already working with major fashion stylists and even had the pleasure of working with well known celebrities such as P.diddy, Missy Elliott, Backstreet Boys, Busta Rhymes, Jermaine Dupri, Faith Evans even actors such as Terrence Howard and Mario Van. 2002 Hendy was selected as the Michael Awards (Fashion Industry Oscars) recipient for Menswear Designer of the year. The following year in 2003 he was also nominated as one of the finalist for the fashion Group International award for designer of the year. For the last 4 years the 45-year-old has been designing suede, leather, and denim suits along with costumes for R&B and rap video’s. Now after becoming a number one choice for video’s Francis sales went from 80,000 in 1996 to more than 500,000 today.