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Howlin’ Knitwear

Belgium · Est. 2009 · Mid-range

Howlin' is a Belgian knitwear label for men and women, founded in Antwerp in 2009 by brothers Jan and Patrick Olyslager. The family's roots in knitwear go back to 1981, when their parents began producing traditional Scottish knitwear under the Morrison label, and Howlin', Scottish slang for smelly, gave the brothers the freedom to build something of their own while staying true to that craft. The brand sums up its approach as good yarns, strange ideas, timeless craftsmanship and a little cosmic twist. It makes playful, traditionally crafted sweaters, cardigans and knit accessories, such as the Birth Of The Cool sweater, Shaggy Bear cardigans, the Brain Freezer Hat and Bandana Lover scarves. The range also includes the Cosmic Pants, the Coach Your Jacket, T-shirts and bags like the Astro Bag. Collections are made by specialist manufacturers in Scotland, Ireland and Belgium. In Scotland, Howlin' aims to bring a fresh, slightly twisted approach to traditional knitwear, combining time-honoured techniques with new colours, patterns and ideas, using natural yarns from local Scottish mills, and each garment is individually handled. The independent, family-run brand has a store at Nationalestraat 20 in Antwerp.

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The Handloom

USA · Est. 2014 · Mid-range

The Handloom is a sustainable, handmade clothing label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2014 by Cansu Cansever. A self-taught designer who previously worked in the arts in Los Angeles, she started the label to link Turkey's traditional weaving craft with modern life in the US. The result is relaxed, slow-fashion clothing designed for everyday ease and summer. The range includes maxi and mini dresses, shirts, tops, pants, shorts, kimonos, kaftans and matching sets. Signature pieces include the Aura Low Back Maxi Dress, the Muse Braided Straps Dress, the Lucid Flow Shirt and the Kaya Drawstring Pants. Every piece is hand-loomed in Turkey by artisan partners, many in remote villages, using fabrics created exclusively for the brand from 100% Turkish cotton, organic cotton and Tencel. Hand-loomed production is the label's most important value, and it works on fair trade principles, prioritising safe, clean working conditions and a transparent answer to the question "Who made my clothes?" The Handloom remains independent and founder-led. It has no store of its own and is sold through many retailers around the world, with its main office in Los Angeles.

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Facettes Studio

France · Est. 2023 · Luxury

Facettes Studio is a minimalist French designer clothing label for women, founded in Paris in 2023 by Marie-Laure Dumon. A Paris-born designer with around ten years of fashion experience, including six in New York, Dumon set out to redefine the modern, timeless wardrobe without compromising on durability. Her signature style is masculine-feminine, with structured yet fluid designs inspired by the 70s and 90s that can be worn from morning until night. The label focuses on tailoring, including blazers, tuxedo-style jackets, trousers, waistcoats, skirts and dresses in wool flannel, wool twill, gabardine, cotton velvet and washed linen. Pieces are designed in Paris and made in France by Atelier Masla, a workshop in the 18th arrondissement, and by carefully selected workshops in the Paris area. Facettes Studio upcycles existing deadstock fabrics from French and Italian luxury houses, with natural fabrics woven in France, Italy or Japan, and bans synthetic fibres such as polyester and polyamide. It works in small editions rather than seasonal collections, with some styles offered on preorder to avoid overproduction. Working without intermediaries, the independent label skips seasonal sales and welcomes customers to its Paris studio by appointment.

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General Sleep

New Zealand · Est. 2018 · Affordable

General Sleep is an organic sleepwear and loungewear label, founded in Auckland in 2018 by Bailey Meredith and Greta van der Star. The friends met while working in fashion, Bailey for New Zealand designer Kate Sylvester and Greta as a photographer, and came up with the idea while wishing for lovely pyjamas they could keep wearing at home with a glass of wine. Their pieces are designed for nappers, loungers, dreamers and explorers, blurring the line between what we wear to bed and what we wear outside. The collection includes pyjama sets, sleep shirts, boxer shorts, slips, nightdresses, robes and bed socks in minimalist, trans-seasonal designs. Garments are designed in New Zealand and handcrafted in India, at a family-owned factory in Chennai where hand-weavers and garment makers work in one place. Fabrics are organic cotton and cotton-linen, developed by GOTS and Fairtrade certified manufacturers, and the label supports a community of artisan weavers in Southern India with a living wage. Suppliers use solar power and rainwater harvesting, and offcuts are upcycled into eye masks, scrunchies and labels. General Sleep has been stocked by MatchesFashion and featured by NZ Herald's Viva and Moss Magazine.

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Huha

Canada · Est. 2020 · Affordable

Huha is a Canadian lingerie and underwear label for women, founded in Vancouver in 2020 by Alexa Suter. Suter started designing underwear after a string of recurring UTIs showed her how much underwear needed to breathe, and Huha's Mineral Undies were born. The brand argues that the polyester and nylon used in much cheap underwear doesn't breathe, trapping moisture and warmth, so it designs skin-layer garments for bodies that breathe, sweat, move and live, with a focus on fit, comfort and functional fabrics. Its core product is Mineral Undies in styles such as the Bikini, Brief, Boxer and Cheeky. It also makes bras such as the Crossover Bra and Foundation Bralette, the Tank Bodysuit, the Everywhere Pant and multi-packs. Huha makes its underwear with breathable TENCEL cellulose fibres and OEKO-TEX certified materials, and its signature lining is knit with antimicrobial zinc oxide to help keep the body fresher for longer. The brand's mission is to help people embrace their bodies as they are. Huha is an independent label, led by Suter as founder and CEO.

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Eckhaus Latta

USA · Est. 2011 · Luxury

Eckhaus Latta is an American designer label for women and men, founded in 2011 by Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta and based between Los Angeles and New York. The pair met as students at the Rhode Island School of Design, where Eckhaus studied sculpture and Latta studied textiles. The label is known for experimental, art-driven collections that blur fashion and fine art, and it describes itself as having become the downtown uniform of creatives. Eckhaus Latta makes ready-to-wear and accessories. Current pieces include Wide Leg, Baggy and Unzipped jeans, Base tanks and longsleeves with a hand-embroidered EL logo, and the Snatched Hoodie, along with its signature bags such as The Snap, The Crescent and The Bucket. The brand does not publish a full breakdown of where its clothing is made, though some pieces, such as its wide leg jeans, are made in Los Angeles. Some of its denim uses American deadstock fabric. In 2018 the Whitney Museum of American Art staged Eckhaus Latta: Possessed, an exhibition of the label's work. Eckhaus Latta is an independent label led by its co-founders and co-designers, with its own stores in Los Angeles and New York.

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Nöl Collective

Palestine · Est. 2017 · Mid-range

Nöl Collective is a Palestinian ethical, handmade clothing label, founded in Ramallah in 2017 by Yasmeen Mjalli. It grew out of her label BabyFist, launched that year, and took its current name in 2020. Using fashion as a medium for storytelling, the collective sees its garments as visual manuscripts of craft, tradition, community and land in Palestine, highlighting the hands that made them. The range includes graphic tees such as the Fairouz Tee, dresses, tops, trousers, abayas and hand-embroidered thobes, plus bandanas, scrunchies, tote bags, pouches, jewellery and home pieces. Signature pieces include tatreez vests and jackets, the Thob Skirt Sets and the Anisa hand-woven bag. Production is hyper-local, with family-run sewing workshops, artisan studios and women's cooperatives from the hills of Jerusalem to Gaza, Ramallah and Bethlehem. The label uses Palestinian tatreez embroidery by dozens of village embroiderers, handwoven cotton Majdalawi fabric from the Gaza region and natural dyes from local plants, insects and roots. Nöl Collective remains independent and founder-led, and shares its design and production process openly to reshape how people relate to their clothes and the people who make them.

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ELEVEN SIX

USA · Est. 2015 · Mid-range

Eleven Six is an American knitwear label for women, men and kids, founded in 2015 by British couple Catherine and Nick Carnevale and based in Kingston, New York. The pair launched the brand in February 2015 after a trip to Peru's Sacred Valley. Catherine, its designer, was previously Senior Director of Knitwear at Club Monaco, while Nick was a men's fashion buyer. The brand is styled ELEVEN SIX. Its range includes sweaters, cardigans, knit tanks, skirts and dresses, crochet tops and skirts, shorts, scarves and hats. Sweaters include styles like the Layla, Terra and Clara, alongside cardigans like the Isla and Sara, knit tanks like the Tia, tube skirts like the Emma, sweater dresses like the Vera and crochet pieces like the Iola top. Eleven Six has its knitwear made mainly in Peru by artisan knitters, using Peruvian alpaca and pima cotton. Its alpaca comes from two fair-trade-certified Peruvian mills, and it produces to order to reduce waste. Eleven Six is an independent, family-run brand owned and led by the Carnevales. It has a design studio and an appointment-only store in Kingston's historic Fuller Building, and it sells online and through stockists.

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Kardo

India · Est. 2013 · Mid-range

Kardo is an Indian designer, sustainable handmade clothing label for men, founded in New Delhi in 2013 by Rikki Kher. Born and raised in London to a Punjabi family, Kher moved to India in 2004 to work in garment sourcing, including for Spanish department store El Corte Inglés, before starting Kardo to slow things down and attend to the small details of menswear. It began in a small Delhi workshop with one tailor, one pattern cutter and one sewing machine. The range covers shirts, T-shirts, shorts, trousers, kurtas and jackets, plus a womenswear line and accessories. Signature pieces include the Rohit and Kunal shirts, the Alghero shorts, the Antonio trousers, the Gulab kurta and the Bodhi jacket. Everything is made in India at its own workshop with master tailor Jahid Ali. Kardo works with handloom weaving communities across India, using natural-dyed handloom, block printing, ikat, natural indigo denim, shibori and chikankari. Its ONExONE production means each garment is cut and sewn by a single tailor, and a tag names the hands involved. Kardo is stocked by Mr Porter, END. and Beams, has collaborated with Monitaly, and has been covered by The Guardian, Hypebeast and Vogue Business.

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Livid Jeans

Norway · Est. 2010 · Mid-range

Livid is a Norwegian denim and designer label for men and women, founded in Trondheim in 2010 by Jens Olav Dankertsen. With no formal training, Dankertsen started it as a one-man jeans factory, working with three colleagues under the name Junkie Jeans before building the business into Livid. Today it describes itself as an independent Norwegian brand making contemporary menswear and womenswear with Japanese denim, premium materials and European craftsmanship. Jeans remain the core of the label, with styles such as the Jone cut from denim by renowned mills in Japan and Europe. Around them sit shirts like the Work Shirt in Japanese chambray, Keller tees, alpaca knits such as the Kerin sweater, trousers, skirts, suiting and outerwear including the Polo Coat. The ready-to-wear collection is made mainly in northern Portugal, with some pieces made in Italy and China, while its bespoke jeans have been made in-house in Trondheim. In 2016 Livid launched a Transparency initiative to open up its full value chain, and it offers free first-time repairs and resells returned garments through its Saved programme. Livid runs stores in Norwegian cities including Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim, and its webshop also carries vintage clothing.

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Shaina Mote

USA · Est. 2012 · Luxury

Shaina Mote is an American minimalist designer clothing label for women, founded in 2012 by Shaina Mote and based in Hudson, New York. Mote launched her eponymous line in Los Angeles, where she opened a store and studio in Highland Park, before moving the business to the Hudson Valley. Born out of a desire for lasting, quality garments like those of years past, the collection balances beauty and utility, with a focus on dependable wardrobe classics for real life. The label makes trousers, shirts, coats, knitwear, denim and accessories, including the Boy Trouser, the Painter Pant and Painter Coat, the Work Shirt, the alpaca Saatchi Cardigan and the Market Tote. Most pieces are made locally in the US, its Fair Trade certified knitwear is crafted in Peru, and its denim uses Italian regenerative cotton. Garments are made with care in small quantities, with a focus on regenerative practices, time-honoured artisanal techniques and natural fabrics, and the brand views its business through a circular lens, offering repairs and recycling fabric scraps. Shaina Mote has a store at 409 Warren Street in Hudson, and Mote, whose first creative love was photography, now shoots her own collections.

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Jane Valken

South Africa · Mid-range

Jane Valken is a South African designer, sustainable clothing label for women, based in Cape Town and run by owners Sarah Jane Bosman and Cecil Valken Bosman. Bohemian in its roots, the brand is built around colour, which it calls the backbone of the entire operation, from soft to bold prints and patterns. The couple aim to create a light-hearted space where colour and comfort come together, designed for the free-spirited and sun-loving. The range includes dresses, handloom dresses, shirts and pants, plus jewellery, scarves, ornaments and gifts. Signature pieces include the Rio Dress, the Picnic Knot Dress, the Gentle Breeze Dress, the Daphne Dress Handloom, the Rosa Dress Handloom and the High Waisted Pants Handloom. Everything is made in South Africa, in small batches it describes as made in handfuls. Its handloom and silk-cotton ranges are the embodiment of slow fashion: hand-spun, hand-stitched cottons and silk blends with motifs woven into the fabric, and a single handloom garment can take up to 27 days to complete. Other pieces use hand-carved block prints. Jane Valken sells online and from its boutique in the Alfred Mall at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.

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Nicobar

India · Est. 2016 · Affordable

Nicobar is an Indian designer, sustainable minimalist clothing label for women and men, founded in New Delhi in 2016 by Simran Lal and Raul Rai. The couple come from the family behind Good Earth, the design brand founded by Lal's mother, Anita Lal, which Simran also led as CEO. They created Nicobar as a modern Indian voice in design, relaxed, easy and inspired by their journeys across the Indian Ocean, with Lal as creative director and Rai, a former investment banker, as CEO. The range includes shirts, tops, kurtas, dresses, pants and jackets, plus jewellery, travel goods, homeware and furniture. Signature pieces include the Amalis Shirt, the Abe Shirt, the Lola Slip Dress, the Aava Kurta and the Tahr Bandhgala. Everything is made in India. Nicobar works with Indian fabrics such as cotton, khadi, chanderi, kota, cotton silk and Bemberg, and encourages thoughtful consumption over fast fashion, with pieces designed to be restyled for different occasions. Nicobar opened its first store above Kala Ghoda Café in Mumbai in March 2016, followed by Delhi, and now runs stores across India. Its launch was covered by Elle India and The Indian Express.

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Muse The Label

Australia · Est. 2016 · Mid-range

Muse The Label is an Australian designer clothing label for women, founded in Melbourne in 2016 by Christine and Sarah, a mother-daughter duo. Christine has sewn and made patterns for as long as her daughter can remember, while Sarah Kourim studied fashion at RMIT and worked as a womenswear designer for around ten years. The pair started by selling handfuls of pieces at markets before taking the label online during the pandemic, describing Muse as bold colour combinations, subtle femininity and architectural silhouettes. The collection includes dresses, tops, skirts, trousers, knitwear, outerwear and accessories, with effortless shapes, intricate techniques and artisanal touches. Pieces are made with local talent and accredited manufacturers in China, Bali and India, alongside in-house production by Christine in Melbourne. The label releases small, seasonless batches based on slow fashion principles, using natural fabrics such as silk, cotton and cashmere as well as deadstock fabric. The founders stay hands-on in every step, from design to answering emails and packing orders. Muse The Label has been profiled by Fashion Journal and Garmentory and is sold through stockists including Brunswick boutique Better with Friends.

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Our Bare Hands

Singapore · Est. 2019 · Affordable

Our Bare Hands is a Singaporean sustainable, ethical handmade clothing label for women and children, founded in Singapore in 2019 by Germaine Lye, Chanel Go and Mitchell Hong. The founders set it up as a for-profit enterprise with a strong social mission: an international collaborative community that creates quality lifestyle pieces with small-producing communities around the world and helps them reach long-term sustainability through profitable trade. The range includes tops, dresses, pants and jumpsuits, kids' clothing, beaded bags, accessories and home goods, many of them made to order. Signature pieces include the Atlas Sleeve Top, the Aurelie Crop Top, the Alberta Bell Sleeve Dress, the Bedouin Pants, Bellamy's Jumpsuit and the Alez Beaded Bag. Most clothing is sewn by refugee tailors in Malaysia, with beadwork from Cebu in the Philippines and leather weaving from Yangon in Myanmar. The brand builds long-term relationships with its artisans, sources quality materials and ensures they are paid a reasonable wage, reinvesting in their training and skills. Our Bare Hands won Best Sustainable Fashion Label at the Honeycombers Sustainability Awards in 2023 and has been profiled by The Business Times and Harper's Bazaar Singapore.

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Folkcharm

Thailand · Est. 2014 · Affordable

Folkcharm is a Thai sustainable clothing label, founded in Bangkok in 2014 by Passawee Kodaka. Kodaka is an alumna of the Asian Institute of Technology, where her master's research, partly supported by UN Women, looked at the empowerment of home-based women workers. The idea for Folkcharm took shape after a chance meeting with women artisans in Loei province in north-eastern Thailand, and it began as a modest project with only four weavers. The social enterprise makes ready-to-wear, scarves, accessories and fabric from 100% hand-spun, hand-woven natural cotton grown locally without chemicals. Pieces include the Closed-loop Longsleeve Light Blouse, the Asymmetrical Patch Pocket Cargo Trousers, the Men's Relaxed-fit Blazer and Aunty Plian's Light Scarf. Folkcharm partners with cotton farmers and women weavers in Loei, many of them over 50, giving them flexible work on their home looms. Since 2016 it has used over 15,000 kg of rain-fed, chemical-free Thai cotton, and in 2023 it moved to zero waste in material management. Its Bangkok studio hosts workshops, and it runs trips to partner villages for weaving and natural dyeing. Kodaka is an APEC awardee, and her work has been featured by UN Women.

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Le Bon Shoppe

USA · Est. 2017 · Affordable

Le Bon Shoppe is an American minimalist basics label, founded in Los Angeles in 2017 by a pair of old friends who met while working in the fashion industry. The brand was conceived over good food and conversation in a small apartment in the Arts District, and its founders choose to stay out of the spotlight and let the products speak. The name means "The Good Shop", and the aim is simple everyday pieces that are easy to wear but hard to find, in fresh colours and non-seasonal designs. Le Bon Shoppe is best known for its socks, including Her Socks, Girlfriend Socks, Boyfriend Socks, Cloud Socks and Sneaker Socks in a wide range of colours. It also makes tees such as the Vintage Boy Tee and Naturelle Tee, tops, parachute pants, mohair sweaters, alpaca cardigans, dresses and shawls. Most socks and many garments are made in South Korea, with some tees made in Los Angeles from organic cotton and a few pieces made in China. The brand produces small, limited runs calculated so it can sell everything before making more, so it carries no overstock. It sells online and through stockists.

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Bodybag by Jude

Canada · Est. 1998 · Mid-range

Bodybag by Jude is a Canadian designer label for women, founded in Montreal in 1998 by Judith Desjardins. After selling capsule collections in underground boutiques in New York and Montreal, Desjardins launched the label for a clientele frequenting clubs and raves. Its name refers to the body bag, the last piece of clothing we will ever wear, and the brand's message is to wear it with style. Over time it has evolved into a contemporary label of comfortable pieces for young professionals, balancing chic and casual. The range includes tops, dresses, skirts, pants, jackets and coats. Pieces include the Baxter Turtleneck, Pacifica and Sunny Shirt Dresses, the Kyoto Top and Crewneck 98, and coats like the Dover Trench, Highland and Morrison. Every garment is designed in the brand's Mile End workshop-boutique and made in Montreal and its surroundings with local expert manufacturers. It favours natural fibres, many OEKO-TEX certified, from Italy, France, the USA and Canada, and reduces waste with small runs, optimised cutting and the sale of seconds and remnants. The independent label is run by Desjardins, selling at its Bernard Street boutique, online and in over 30 Canadian boutiques.

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The Slow Label

Austria · Est. 2019 · Mid-range

The Slow Label is a European sustainable, minimalist clothing label for women, founded in Vienna in 2019 by Anna Laura Amenta. Amenta set out to build a capsule wardrobe of timeless, high-quality basics designed to be worn for years, deliberately stepping away from the constant cycle of new releases in favour of enduring pieces that transcend trends. The range covers tees, tanks, knitwear, trousers, skirts, dresses, blazers, coats and swimwear, with signature pieces such as the Crewneck Jumper, Pleated Wool Pants, Classic Linen Blazer and Trench Coat LENA. Most garments are made in Portugal and Italy by small, specialised and often family-run manufacturers, from traditional weaving mills and knitting factories to tailoring workshops, with some pieces made in India. Materials are chosen for longevity and lower impact, favouring organic, recycled and natural fibres. Where possible garments are made from a single fibre to ease recycling, stretch comes from Cradle to Cradle Certified Roica V550, and wool is always mulesing-free and sourced from mills certified to standards such as RWS, GOTS or IVN. The Slow Label is an independent, female-founded company that grows organically and publishes details of its supply chain on its website.

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Permanent Vacation

France · Est. 2017 · Mid-range

Permanent Vacation is an upcycled, gender-neutral designer clothing label, founded in New Delhi and Paris in 2017 by Caroline Piccot. After years in the refined world of Parisian luxury fashion, Piccot began making singular garments for friends, and the project found new purpose when she immersed herself in Indian handcraft. Its first pieces took shape during the monsoon in Goa in 2017, made from vintage saris, before the studio found its home in New Delhi. The label makes shirts, dresses, tops, skirts, jackets, trench coats, trousers and hats, often as unique pieces or limited editions not tied to gender. Everything is handmade in India in close collaboration with skilled artisans in small workshops with fair working conditions. Collections do not follow the fashion calendar but unfold as stories inspired by the fabrics found. Each piece begins with a journey through India to collect vintage cotton and silk saris, alongside khadi, ikat, linen and silk. The brand also uses deadstock fabric from factories and turns every leftover scrap into small accessories or patchwork, aiming for zero waste. Permanent Vacation has been featured by NZZ Bellevue, Platform Magazine, Blumenhaus and LBB Delhi.

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Norlha

China · Est. 2007 · Luxury

Norlha is a sustainable luxury clothing and textile label, founded in 2007 by Kim Yeshi and her daughter Dechen Yeshi in Ritoma, a nomadic village 3,200 metres up on the Tibetan Plateau. Kim, an anthropologist who spent decades researching textiles in Asia, formulated the concept, while Dechen, who first travelled to the plateau in 2005 to research the region, established the Norlha Atelier. The name means "wealth of the gods". Norlha makes scarves and shawls such as the Pilgrimage Scarf, felt vests, shawl coats, Tibetan shirts, knitwear, children's clothing, blankets and bed covers. Every piece is made by hand at its atelier on the plateau, where around 100 artisans, mostly local nomads and 65% women, spin, weave and felt. The brand works mainly with yak khullu, the soft down yaks grow for winter, which is cashmere-soft and warmer than sheep's wool, sometimes blended with silk. It uses flying shuttle looms, low-impact processes and natural, undyed colours. Norlha is a certified B Corp. It has worked with Hermès, is stocked by Dover Street Market and has been featured by Vogue, The World of Interiors and WSJ, with stores in Ritoma, Lhasa and Beijing.

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Deiji Studios

Australia · Est. 2016 · Mid-range

Deiji Studios is an Australian loungewear and sleepwear label for women, founded in Byron Bay in 2016 by Juliette Harkness and Emma Nelson. The pair started out in a small garage making linen bedding, which grew into sleepwear and loungewear designed to be worn from morning to night. Designed as a study in duality, its pieces blur the line between pyjamas and outerwear, so comfort becomes subversive and the wardrobe moves seamlessly between private ease and public statement. The range includes sets, shirts, tops, pants, skirts, dresses, knitwear and linen pillow slips. Pieces include the 03 Set, the Ease Trouser, the Pocket Pant, the Boxy Shirt, the Wrap Cardigan, the Longline Jacket and the Frill Placket Dress. Its fabrications are made entirely from biodegradable or recycled materials, produced by manufacturing partners in China, and its linen is grown in France. As a member of 1% for the Planet, Deiji donates 1% of its annual revenue to environmental organisations, and it gives new, unsold garments to the non-profit Thread Together. Deiji Studios is independent and run by its co-founders, with concept stores in Byron Bay and Paddington and stockists such as Net-a-Porter and Ssense.

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Minnow Bathers

Canada · Est. 2009 · Affordable

Minnow Bathers is a Canadian swimwear label for women, founded in Toronto in 2009 by friends Karen Donaldson and Vanessa Warrack. After studying fashion design in different cities, the pair returned home and began making swimsuits for friends, frustrated by tiny string bikinis and wanting suits that actually fit and stayed on while swimming, camping and jumping off cliffs. The label designs high-performance swimwear in a range of sizes and styles that reflect the diversity of the human form. Minnow releases one collection a year of one-piece maillots such as the ADDER, BRIAR and CARSON, bikini tops like the ABBIE and AMBER, and matching bottoms. Every suit is made to order, by hand, in its Toronto studio using minimal-waste pattern-making and fabric design, and it also sells fabric scraps. Its newer fabrics are chlorine-resistant and UV-blocking, made from 78% ECONYL recycled yarn and 22% spandex, and its prints are digitally printed in Montreal. Since 2017 it has worked with artist Daniel Innes on hand-drawn textile designs, and it ships in compostable mailers. Minnow donates a percentage of each sale to nature conservation organisations and has been featured by The FADER and the National Post.

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Jennifer Glasgow Design

Canada · Est. 2001 · Mid-range

Jennifer Glasgow Design is a Canadian designer label for women, founded in Montreal in 2001 by designer Jennifer Glasgow. The brand describes itself as a lifelong expression of art through fashion, and as much an established Montreal fashion house as a brick-and-mortar boutique. Its signature style combines classic, strong shapes with bold form, colour and artistic flourishes, designed to outlast fast-paced, disposable trends, and it draws on an admiration for Montreal's fashion manufacturing legacy. The collections cover tops, dresses, bottoms and outerwear, with pieces such as the Adore Button Up Top, the Agate Dress, the Aria Panel Skirt and the Billie Barrel Jogger. Everything is designed and produced in Montreal by a team strengthened by skilled local seamstresses, which lets the brand oversee every step from textiles and cutting to sewing and shipping. It focuses on OEKO-TEX materials and works in small batches to limit waste, following slow-fashion values that began with sewing in the back of its first boutique. Its boutique at 5145 St Laurent Boulevard, open since 2006, sells the label's own collections alongside sustainable brands from local designers, plus jewellery, shoes, scarves, art and apothecary items.

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