Sculptural fashion toile on dress form by House of Henley
Black text on a white background reads 'House of Henley' with the words stacked vertically.

House of Henley is a United States–based Fine Arts & Fashion Design Studio founded by Rene Henley, a Bachelor of Fine Arts–trained fashion designer and multidisciplinary artist.

The studio produces collectible decor, limited-edition fashion, art objects, photography, and narrative-driven design environments. House of Henley operates at the intersection of fine art, fashion design, interior design, and cinematic storytelling.

Rooted in formal education and professional leadership experience, the House approaches design as authorship — not trend response.

FASHION AS DISCERNMENT

Fashion is the origin of the House. Not fashion as trend — but fashion as discernment: the practiced ability to decide what belongs, what endures, and what deserves to exist.

Within House of Henley, fashion design informs:

  • Interior decor collections

  • Collectible objects

  • Fine art photography

  • Visual narrative projects

  • Spatial atmosphere and immersive environments

Fashion functions as a curatorial discipline — guiding proportion, material choice, color strategy, and structural integrity across all categories.

REFERENCES & LINEAGE

House of Henley draws from historical design movements and periods when craftsmanship carried cultural weight.

Influences include:

  • Art Deco design

  • Modernist architecture

  • Mid-century interiors

  • Cinematic composition

  • Historic garment construction

  • Fine art color theory

The studio consults lineage rather than trend cycles. Objects are conceived as enduring pieces — designed to be collected, repaired, and lived with.

Gold fringe, alongside printed images and sketches of art deco jewelry and geometric designs, on a dark surface.
A close-up view of a sewing machine needle stitching fabric with a guide printed on it.

PROCESS & REFINEMENT

Every House of Henley piece begins with research, material study, and iterative refinement. Fabrics are handled. Proportions are tested. Historical references are examined. Forms are revised.

Formal training in fine arts and fashion design sharpened what intuition alone could not articulate. Years of study across cinema, architecture, visual culture, and garment construction inform a disciplined creative process.

Refinement is cumulative.

House of Henley treats design as a long conversation — not a seasonal announcement.

The result is a fine arts and fashion design practice committed to:

  • Collectible design

  • Limited production

  • Material intelligence

  • Narrative coherence

  • Structural elegance

  • Responsible discernment

Tailor’s scissors cutting fabric in the House of Henley atelier

MODERN LUXE • NEW SPIRIT

Luxe is a fashion word. It speaks to material quality, disciplined construction, enduring design, and the attention given to every stitch, finish, and proportion.

At House of Henley, luxe means premium materials, durable craftsmanship, limited production, and pieces made to feel singular — not seasonal.

Modern Luxe extends that standard beyond the garment.

It applies the same discernment to space, object, and image. A room, like a coat, must be constructed. An atmosphere, like a silhouette, must be composed. Narrative is part of the structure.

New Spirit is the shift.

It signals that refinement is not nostalgic. It is alive. Young in energy. Intentional in tone. Free from excess. Open to mystery without abandoning clarity.

Modern Luxe is not accumulation.
It is atmosphere.

It is the experience of inhabiting something crafted with purpose — where material integrity and narrative presence coexist.

Without atmosphere, even luxury feels empty.
With intention, even a single object can transform a space.

Modern Luxe • New Spirit is the belief that quality and imagination must live together.