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State of Escape
Australia · Est. 2013 · Mid-range
Escape is founded in Sydney, Australia, in 2013 by Brigitte MacGowan and Desley Maidment, two women at crossroads in their careers who came together over a shared love of fashion and travel to create this designer accessories and clothing brand. The brand's signature Escape tote, handcrafted in Sydney using sailing ropes from a Queensland manufacturer, earned cult status within months of its Australian launch and quickly gained a global following. Brigitte brings a background in fashion and creative direction while Desley leads the business operations, and together they have built a proudly female-led, B Corp certified brand with stockists across Australia, Japan, Scandinavia, the UK, and beyond. The brand's mission has always been to evoke in others the desire to escape back to their true selves.
Maria McManus
United States · Est. 2020 · Luxury
McManus is a luxury womenswear designer clothing brand founded in 2020 by Irish-born designer Maria McManus, who was born in Dublin and lived in Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Australia before settling in New York City. After two decades in senior fashion roles at Ralph Lauren, Club Monaco, and Rag and Bone, she grew increasingly frustrated by the industry's failure to truly integrate sustainability into its core operations, and launched her eponymous label to build something different from scratch. All materials are thoughtfully sourced from Europe and Japan using the highest quality recycled, organic, natural, and biodegradable fibers, and every step of production is transparent and traceable. The brand has gained a following among tastemakers like Christy Turlington Burns, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jennifer Lawrence, and is stocked at Nordstrom, Bergdorf Goodman, and Selfridges.
Alp N Rock
United States · Est. 2007 · Mid-range
Rock is founded in 2007 by Swiss-Canadian designer Susanne Reich, a luxury apparel brand inspired by European sport culture, alpine heritage, and dressing with intentionality. It started with four sketches, a cleared-out garage, and one woman's mission to provide girls in developing countries with the lifelong gift of an education. As a designer clothing brand, each design begins with craftsmanship, from fabric sourcing to timeless designs, custom detailing, and stitchwork, with each style produced in small batches to guarantee superior quality. The brand is B Corp certified and offers a wide range of premium apparel including outerwear, eco down jackets, sweaters, and apres-ski styles that seamlessly transition from city to slope. A portion of profits supports U-GO, funding university education for women in low-income countries.
