Hello, I'm Michelle Alleyne, Supply Chain Strategist, earned a B.S. at Howard University in Fashion Merchandising & Business Management, studied Apparel Production Management at FIT, and earned an M.S. from Parsons School of Design in Strategic Design and Management; further sharpening my skills to create solutions to fashion problems innovatively, ethically, and sustainably.

I founded M SHOP, a hip brick-and-mortar downtown NYC boutique supporting fierce emerging designers, which dressed countless A-Listers. This gave me the opportunity to design my own M SHOP label, and special organic t’s to raise proceeds for my favorite charities. In ’04 the boutique morphed into the Full-Service Fashion Firm it is today, providing Workshops, Consulting, + Products to assist fashion entrepreneurs with EVERYTHING to LAUNCH their businesses from concept, product development, marketing, promotions, sourcing, manufacturing, to sales. And ELEVATE existing brands to the next level.

I've been a Professor at leading fashion universities, Parsons School of Design, FIT, and LIM College, as well as Instructor at The School of The NY Times. I'm Contributing Editor at Fashion Mannuscript magazine. I authored the booklet, “How To Manufacture/Produce Your Designs”, and created the sustainable resource database, SustainableFashionPages.com. I'm a Fashion Authority who mentors The New School’s Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative, The National Society of Leadership and Success, and is constantly invited to judge fashion designers, and lecture worldwide on Starting & Building A Fashion Company, Sustainability, Supply Chain & Marketing.

In addition I've spent numerous years working in the NYC Garment Center; Managing Production & Supply Chain (off-shore and domestic), as Product Developer, Merchandiser, Buyer, Trim Buyer, and Import/Export Manager for major fashion brands like Macy's, Ann Taylor, and Halston to name a small few; affording her immeasurable industry knowledge from personal hands on experience. I'm a Futurist & Trend Leader who has even styled fashion editorials, Millicent Shelton directed music videos, and Spike Lee directed TV commercials.

Michelle Alleyne

Supply Chain Strategist/Professor

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