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Cordera

Spain · Est. 2008 · Luxury

Cordera is a Spanish knitwear and designer label for women, founded in A Coruña in 2008 by sisters Mónica and María Cordera. The sisters are also its creative directors, and the brand was first called Mónica Cordera. Focused on exceptional materials, meticulous craftsmanship and timeless design, Cordera embraces an aesthetic that transcends fleeting trends, and it describes its approach as fashion with purpose, merging luxury, sustainability and social impact. The label is known for minimalist clothing with a focus on knitwear and fine materials. Its range includes sweaters, cardigans, shirts, trousers, dresses, outerwear, shoes, bags and belts, with pieces such as the Merino & Cashmere Sweater, the Speckled Cardigan, the Carrot Pants, the Curved Baggy Jeans, the Classic Trench, the Shearling Coat, the Pointy Crocodile Loafer and handmade beaded bags. Based in Galicia, Cordera carries out almost all of its production in Spain, using locally sourced materials and ancestral techniques with a trusted network of family-run ateliers and specialist workshops. It also partners with a women-led workshop in Guatemala, where each embroidery is handcrafted. Cordera is an independent, family-run brand led by its founders.

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Khajoor Studio

India · Est. 2022 · Affordable

Khajoor Studio is an Indian sustainable designer label, founded in Jaipur in 2022 by Muskan Soni. Raised in Rajasthan, she grew up surrounded by hand block printing, painted facades, bustling bazaars and artisans at work, and her lifelong love of painting shapes the label's use of colour and storytelling. She studied Knitwear Design at NIFT New Delhi and Creative Management at IIM Ahmedabad before founding the studio to explore contemporary Indian folklore through clothing. The range includes dresses, co-ord sets, resort shirts, trousers, shorts, merino wool coats and knit beanies. Signature pieces include the Abstract Dawn Wrap Dress, the Botanical Vine Resort Shirt, the Desert Bluebell Shorts and the Sun Merino Wool Coat. Collections are designed in Jaipur and handcrafted in small batches with skilled artisans across India, combining hand block printing, crochet, knitwear and playful prints. The label sources from local Indian wool and cotton farmers, uses only natural or conscious fabrics and aims to empower female artisans and their communities. Khajoor Studio remains independent and is led by its founder, shipping its slow, artisanal collections worldwide.

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Indigenous

USA · Est. 1994 · Affordable

Indigenous is an American organic, fair trade clothing label for women and men, founded in Sebastopol in 1994 by Scott Leonard and Matt Reynolds. For three decades the company has worked with artisans to create sustainable clothing that is soft on the earth and on the skin, and it has helped set industry standards for organic and fair trade fashion. Leonard serves as CEO and Reynolds as president. The range includes tees, tops, dresses, pants, sweaters and cardigans, plus a small edit of other ethical brands. Signature pieces include the Essential Rib Boatneck Tee, the Shaggy Knit Pullover, the Essential Wide Leg Pant and the Hudson Cardigan. Clothing is handmade in Peru by fair trade artisans and knitting cooperatives, including women-led partner Sama Knits. Indigenous uses organic cotton, alpaca and other natural fibres, and its fair trade model follows World Fair Trade Organization standards, with fair wages, safe conditions and skills training. Indigenous is a founding B Corp. It is independent and led by its co-founders, and sells online and through retail partners.

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Juan de Dios

Colombia · Est. 2017 · Luxury

Juan de Dios is a Colombian designer, sustainable luxury resortwear label for women and children, founded in Cali in 2017 by María Fernanda Valencia. Known as Nana, Valencia is a painter, designer and mother of two who is deeply inspired by the natural world and the quiet beauty of everyday rhythms. Through the brand she found a space for her creativity while championing a meaningful mission. Her vision is rooted in authenticity and a deep respect for craft, culture and community. The lifestyle brand brings together swimwear, resortwear, ready-to-wear and home collections. Signature pieces include the Gorgona Top, the Saint Tropez One Piece, the Tucan Embroidered One Piece, the Antonia Linen Midi Dress, the Cayetana Silk Crepe Blouse and the Carlota Satin Silk Maxi Skirt, plus Mini swimsuits for kids. Everything is made in Colombia. Pieces are handcrafted by women heads of household and Latin American artisans, many working from home through partner workshops, using local techniques such as hand embroidery. Some swimwear uses ECONYL regenerated nylon. Season after season, the label spotlights the artisanal talent of Latin America, and it has been featured by Vogue México and Vanity Fair Spain.

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Alabama Chanin

USA · Est. 2006 · Luxury

Alabama Chanin is an American slow fashion label for women, founded in Florence in 2006 by Natalie Chanin. Chanin returned to Florence, Alabama, in 2000 and created Project Alabama, a collection of 200 hand-sewn T-shirts. In 2005 Project Alabama was a finalist for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and the Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards, and in 2006 it became Alabama Chanin, built on cultural preservation, local making and Southern craft traditions. The label makes hand-sewn, made-to-order tops, tunics, dresses, skirts, pants, coats and jackets from organic cotton jersey, many of them hand-painted, embroidered, beaded or appliquéd. Pieces include the Quartz Dress, the Godwin Coat, the Halcyon Top, the Waffle Crew and the Zeta Pant. It also sells fabric, DIY sewing kits and books, and runs workshops through The School of Making. Everything is made in the USA at The Factory in Florence and by artisan sewers across northern Alabama and southern Tennessee. Its organic cotton comes from the Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative in Lubbock and is traced from field to fabric. In 2013 Chanin won the CFDA/Lexus Eco-Fashion Challenge, and the nonprofit Project Threadways carries on its work on textile heritage.

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Anokhi

India · Est. 1970 · Affordable

Anokhi is a sustainable Indian clothing label, founded in Jaipur in 1970 by John and Faith Singh. They started the brand when Jaipur's block-printing industry was at a very low ebb, working with block carvers, printers, dyers, embroiderers and bead workers in and around the city and committing to provide them with sustained work throughout the year. Anokhi began with small clothing collections, reimagining traditional prints as evening dresses, bolero jackets and kaftans sold through boutiques in England. Today it makes hand-block printed kurtas, tunics, dresses, tops, skirts and pants, along with scarves, quilts, bed linen and other home textiles, all made in India. Its designers develop contemporary ranges around artisans' traditional techniques, and the brand has long been seen as a role model for good business practice and the revival of textile skills. In the mid-1990s the next generation took over, and Anokhi now has shops across India. In 2005 Anokhi founded the Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing in a restored haveli in Amber, dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting block-printed fabric. The haveli's restoration won a UNESCO award for cultural heritage conservation.

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Guðrun & Guðrun

Faroe Islands · Est. 2000 · Luxury

Guðrun & Guðrun is a designer knitwear label from the Faroe Islands, founded in Tórshavn in 2000 by Guðrun Rógvadóttir and Guðrun Ludvig. Rógvadóttir had worked on EU projects worldwide but wanted to build something of her own, and she reached out to Ludvig, a passionate knitter, about the wasted potential of Faroese wool. Friends and business partners for over two decades, the two women share a passion for design, innovation, sustainability and people. The range includes women's and men's sweaters, cardigans, tops, dresses and skirts, plus children's knits, accessories and home pieces. Signature pieces include the Bjøll sweater, the Stásilig cardigan, the Isabella dress and the Bjarma balaclava. Its knitwear is hand-knitted by women in the Faroe Islands, with some pieces knitted in Jordan and Peru, using wool, alpaca and mohair. Ludvig, as creative director, draws inspiration from the serene beauty of her homeland. The brand became famous for the sweater worn by detective Sarah Lund in the Danish TV series The Killing. It remains independent, owned by its founders, and sells online and through stores worldwide.

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Ancient Kallos

Greece · Est. 2014 · Mid-range

Ancient Kallos is a Greek resort wear label for women, founded in Thessaloniki in 2014 by sisters Lamprini Stavrou and Stella Stavrou. The sisters took over their family's clothing company, established in 1982, and turned it into a new brand, combining Stella's experience as a fashion designer with Lamprini's background in architecture. The label draws on Greek mythology, traditional Greek embroidery and the treasures of antiquity seen in museum galleries. Ancient Kallos makes dresses, gowns, blouses, shirts, kaftans, shorts, trousers, knitted sets, coats and swimwear with nautical details and cord embroidery. Signature pieces include the Syros Long Dress, the Iphigenia Cut Embroidered Blouse, the Penelope Embroidered Linen Long Dress and the Alkioni Sailor Knot Top. The brand also offers handmade jewellery, sandals and an Art de la Table homeware collection inspired by Greek ceramic art. Every piece is designed and produced in Greece in natural fabrics such as linen, cotton, silk and wool, with some embroideries based on designs more than 100 years old. The company produces to order to minimise leftover stock, and its jewellery is crafted by skilled artisans. Ancient Kallos remains family-owned and is run by the two sisters from Thessaloniki.

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Gabriela Coll Garments

Spain · Est. 2016 · Luxury

Gabriela Coll Garments is a minimalist Spanish luxury designer clothing label, founded in Barcelona in 2016 by Gabriela Coll. Combining a fine arts background with the inspiration of her Spanish Mediterranean history, Coll is concerned with the classical and inherent character of fabrics. In pursuit of a permanent wardrobe, her garments are rooted in permanence and austerity. Rather than seasonal collections, the label presents numbered, seasonless Series of pieces that layer, coexist and evolve, and it has now reached Series 15. The range covers pieces for men and women, including leather jackets, coats, trousers and skirts, alongside bags, accessories and footwear such as its Sendra boots. Everything is made in Spain, crafted in the Barcelona studio or by independent local manufacturers. Traces of thoughtful artisanship are visible in each garment, linking the final piece to its origin and production process. As a service for clients, all garments are available custom tailored, and private studio visits and made-to-measure appointments can be booked at the Barcelona office. Gabriela Coll Garments has a strong selection of international stockists and private clients, including Assembly New York and Maidens Shop, and has released exclusive collections with Japan's Super A Market.

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not PERFECT LINEN

Lithuania · Est. 2014 · Mid-range

not PERFECT LINEN is a European linen clothing label for women, founded in Šiauliai in 2014 by Simona Rimkiene and Vidas Rimkus. Rimkiene left a five-year career as a legal consultant to work alongside her mother, an engineer turned seamstress and designer, and the business grew into a family-run brand. Its name celebrates the natural imperfection of linen, a fabric that gets better with age and is meant to be lived in. The range focuses on simple, minimalist linen dresses, tops, shirts, trousers, skirts, jumpsuits and loungewear, alongside home linen such as napkins, tablecloths and aprons. Everything is handmade in Lithuania by local seamstresses, from linen fabric produced in Europe. The brand began on Etsy, with Rimkiene's parents cutting and sewing orders at home while she packed and shipped them, before it grew into its own workshop and website. It uses OEKO-TEX certified linen and describes its approach as slow fashion and a quiet protest against mass production. not PERFECT LINEN has been profiled by Fibre2Fashion and House of Coco, and its home linens are also sold through retailers such as Reste in the UK.

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Cokluch

Canada · Est. 2007 · Mid-range

Cokluch is a Canadian designer label for women, founded in Montreal in 2007 by longtime friends Christine Guérin and Laurie Lemieux. The pair began by making bags and accessories from recycled leather, and they launched clothing collections in 2012. Cokluch combines style, comfort and quality with a strong commitment to sustainability, ethics and local production, making comfortable, versatile pieces designed to suit all body types. The range includes tops, sweaters, pants, skirts, dresses, jackets and cardigans; its current collections carry the name CHLO. par Cokluch. Pieces include the DEVON sweater, the CHAD shirt, the LEE, JOEY and ZAHO pants, the AMBER and BETH skirts, the double-breasted BLAISE jacket, the EVAN blazer, the EMMA dress and the GUS cardigan. Cokluch makes all of its clothing locally in Montreal, in its own workshop and with local subcontractors. It offers free small repairs for manufacturing defects within a year of purchase at its workshop-boutique. Cokluch is an independent brand owned and run by its two founders with a small team of women, with its workshop and boutique at 410 Villeray Street in Montreal.

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Ulla Johnson

USA · Est. 1999 · Luxury

Ulla Johnson is an American luxury clothing label for women, founded in New York in 1999 by Ulla Johnson. Born and raised in Manhattan as the daughter of archaeologists, Johnson honed her signature style between the streets of New York and the far-flung destinations of her family's travels, and launched her eponymous line just after graduating from university. It quickly earned the support of Barneys New York. The label is known for romantic printed and ruffled dresses and gowns such as the Ethel Dress, hand-crochet dresses, blouses, knits, denim, coats and swimwear, along with the Paloma and Charlotte handbags and jewellery. It is made in India, Peru, Italy and other countries, with denim handcrafted in Los Angeles. Every collection is built on natural fibres, beautiful finishing and ease of fit, with close attention to construction. Johnson works closely with artisan partners around the world, including embroiderers in India, crochet makers in Peru and makers in Kenya. The brand has created ULLA Eaux de Parfum with British perfumer Lyn Harris and candles with ceramicist Jonathan Yamakami. It runs a Manhattan flagship and other boutiques, and is sold by retailers across the US, Europe, Australia and Asia.

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Bode

USA · Est. 2016 · Luxury

Bode is an American luxury designer clothing label for men and women, founded in New York in 2016 by Emily Adams Bode Aujla. Raised in Atlanta and trained in menswear and philosophy at Parsons, she worked in the studios of Marc Jacobs and Ralph Lauren before launching a first collection made entirely from antique textiles. Each season is built around a personal story drawn from American history and culture. Bode makes shirts, trousers, suits, jackets, coats, knitwear, dresses and skirts, including the Beaded Blackjack shirt, the Alphabet Pullover and one-of-a-kind pieces cut from vintage quilts and linens. Much of the clothing is made in India and Portugal, with other pieces made in the USA. Its upcycled, handmade approach preserves historical textiles and traditionally female crafts such as quilting, mending, appliqué and beading. Bode Aujla was the first woman to show at New York Fashion Week: Men's, in 2017. She won the CFDA Emerging Designer award in 2019, was a 2019 LVMH Prize finalist, received the Karl Lagerfeld Award for Innovation at the 2020 International Woolmark Prize and was named CFDA American Menswear Designer of the Year in 2021 and 2022.

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LilaBare

Kenya · Est. 2017 · Mid-range

LilaBare is a Kenyan sustainable clothing label, founded in Nairobi in 2017 by Ria Sejpal. The designer is a multidisciplinary artist with South Asian, Kenyan and British roots who calls herself the "mad scientist" behind the label, and her work bridges heritage craft and innovation. The slow design studio values process over speed and craftsmanship over volume, making seasonless pieces meant to become future heirlooms. The label makes dresses, shirts, tops, trousers, kimonos, blazers, jackets, vests, skirts and cardigans in relaxed, considered silhouettes, released in limited runs. Signature pieces include the Ananas Blazer, crafted from handwoven pineapple waste, as well as the Navo Dress, the Hawa Pants Handloom, the Mahi Kimono and the Kazi Shirt. Every piece is designed, dyed, assembled and finished in Nairobi with a network of more than 250 local farmers, spinners, weavers, dyers and embroiderers. Fabrics are mostly engineered in-house from rain-fed cotton and agricultural waste fibres, about 85% of East African origin, and colour comes from botanical dyes such as avocado skins and seeds and tea residue. Some collections rework vintage saris, and buttons are made from upcycled metals, reclaimed shells and coconut and wood waste.

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BASHAQUES'

Turkey · Est. 2014 · Luxury

BASHAQUES' is a Turkish wearable art label, founded in Istanbul and Alaçatı in 2014 by designer and visual storyteller Başak Cankeş. Born in Izmir, she holds a Master of Fine Arts and took courses at Central Saint Martins. After presenting her collections at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Istanbul, she left the conventional catwalk system to pioneer theatrical fashion performances that blend fashion with illustration, performance and storytelling. The label makes wearable art pieces such as jackets, coats, dresses and statement garments, all with her own patterns, from collections including Golden Age, The Truth and Funeral of Love. It has also created traditional Turkish quilts with silk-printed miniatures, surrealist hand-painted Turkish hammam slippers and costume designs. Every piece is made in Turkey, using materials such as alpaca wool, sheep wool, cotton and leather. Cankeş staged Turkey's first one-hour ticketed fashion performance, The Truth, and in 2023 created the immersive Medusa's Scream at Istanbul's Basilica Cistern. Her accolades include the Mediterranean Fashion Prize in Marseille and recognition from the Centre for Fashion Enterprise in the UK. The independent label sells through gallery-showroom stores in Alaçatı and Istanbul.

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Chidiyaa

India · Est. 2015 · Affordable

Chidiyaa is an Indian handmade, sustainable clothing label for women, founded in Pune in 2015 by Pooja Rajput. An engineer by training, Rajput left a corporate career to follow her love of sarees, art and traditional craft, and named the brand after the house sparrow. She designs every collection herself, favouring minimal, understated motifs, natural fabrics and a slow-fashion pace. Chidiyaa is best known for hand block printed cotton sarees and handwoven linen zari sarees, alongside blouses, kurtis, kurta sets, dresses and tops. Pieces such as the Afternoon Nap saree, the Aparna Block Printed Cotton Kurta and the Arika Mashru Silk Blouse show its mix of print and weave. Everything is made in India. The brand began with Rajput sourcing fabrics and artisan work directly from villages, and it still works with artisan communities across India, including hand block printers and handloom weavers in West Bengal. Its fabrics are mainly cotton, linen and mashru silk, and it uses traditional prints such as ajrak. Chidiyaa has grown into one of India's well-known online saree labels and has been profiled by YourStory and The Indian Express.

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Burel Factory

Portugal · Est. 2010 · Mid-range

Burel Factory is a Portuguese sustainable wool label, founded in Manteigas in 2010 by Isabel Costa and João Tomás. While building their mountain hotel, Casa das Penhas Douradas, the pair went looking for burel, the coarse felted wool cloth of the Serra da Estrela, and found the Lanifícios Império mill facing insolvency. They restored and bought the factory to save its workers and their knowledge, keeping its 19th-century machines and adding colour to a fabric that had only come in natural wool shades. The brand makes coats, jackets, blazers, sweaters, skirts, trousers, dresses and T-shirts, along with burel fabric, blankets, cushions, acoustic wall panels, bags and shoes. Pieces include the Canadiana Xadrez, the Sobretudo Cocoon, the Blazer Príncipe de Gales, the Camisola Tradicional and the Capa Pastor. Everything is made at the restored mill in Manteigas, where veteran loom masters train younger weavers. It uses wool from Bordaleira and Churra sheep grazing in the Serra da Estrela, plus Portuguese Merino from the Alentejo, and follows a strict zero-waste policy. Burel Factory has stores in Lisbon's Chiado and in Porto, and in 2021 it also bought a historic wool processing factory in Covilhã.

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Botanica Workshop

USA · Est. 2014 · Affordable

Botanica Workshop is an American organic lingerie and loungewear label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2014 by Misa Miyagawa. Born and raised in Silver Lake, Miyagawa studied fashion design at Parsons in New York and Central Saint Martins in London, and started the brand from a need for responsibly produced intimates with a designer aesthetic and quality to match. The name joins Botanica, for its ecologically minded use of materials, with Workshop, for the experiential nature of designing and producing handcrafted goods. The collection has grown from bralettes and briefs into everyday essentials, including the Aya Bralette, Astra Hi-Waist Brief and Lila Bikini Brief, camisoles, slip dresses and loungewear. Pieces are made in the USA, in small runs produced in Los Angeles with local artisans and technicians. Each collection is approached with the sensibility of a ready-to-wear wardrobe and the handcrafted feel and technical construction of vintage undergarments. The label uses organic cotton, stretch silk and recycled and upcycled materials. Botanica Workshop has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, Who What Wear, Vogue.com and Racked LA, and collaborated with artist Amelia Giller on a lookbook.

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Christie Brown

Ghana · Est. 2008 · Luxury

Christie Brown is a Ghanaian luxury designer label for women, founded in Accra in 2008 by Aisha Ayensu, its CEO and creative director. The fashion house is named after her grandmother, a Ghanaian dressmaker of remarkable style and craftsmanship who inspired her vision. It weaves African heritage into sophisticated, elevated design for the modern woman, aiming to redefine global perceptions of luxury from the continent. The range includes blouses such as the Nala, dresses like the Sasha and Plisse, skirts, trousers, shorts, shirts, and jackets and blazers such as the Concetta. It also makes accessories, including bags and The CB Classic sunglasses. Christie Brown is proudly made in Ghana. Ayensu reinterprets traditional artisanal techniques in modern silhouettes, with an emphasis on impeccable tailoring, prints and thoughtful storytelling, working in cotton, silk, linen and denim. The brand was named in the Vogue Business 100 Innovators list, celebrating creative leadership shaping the future of global luxury. It remains independent and founder-led, and has brought a capsule to London on the Fifth Floor at Harrods.

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La' Agra

USA · Est. 2022 · Luxury

La' Agra is an American designer label for women, founded in Miami in 2022 by Rekha Ananthanpillai. The daughter of Indian immigrants, Ananthanpillai grew up just outside Washington, D.C., and started the brand after finding the market split between modern Indian clothing made only for the Indian community and Western labels using South Asian prints without real connection or respect. Her aim is to make South Asian fashion accessible and approachable to women of all ethnicities. La' Agra first launched with cocktail dresses that highlighted South Asian prints and traditional techniques such as pleating. The range now covers dresses, tops, skirts and jackets plus headbands, scarves and bags, including the Dolce Top, the Belle Skirt, the Mirage Dress, the Luminara Jacket and the Viviana Dress. Designs draw on tassels, brocades, embroidery, lace and other artisan details. Everything is made by skilled artisans in small batches in Dubai, using limited fabrics with no restocks, so pieces stay rare. The brand says its handcrafting methods minimise waste and that it supports artisan communities with fair wages. It also runs Behind the Thread, an interview series in which the founder talks about the craft behind each collection.

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Jess Meany

USA · Est. 2019 · Mid-range

Jess Meany is an American upcycled designer clothing label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2019 by Jess Meany. Meany started the brand after a 12-year career in textile development left her dreaming about how to love the materials that already exist on the planet. Her designs present layers of loved textiles with femme feelings, inspired by the dust of the West, the keepsake heritage of America and the picnics and pastimes of spring and summer. The collection features loosely tailored, low-impact pieces such as quilt coats, cropped coats, Laguna shirts, Olivia jackets, tops and skirts. Every piece is handmade in the USA, designed and sewn in the brand's Los Angeles studio. Most pieces are one-of-a-kind or limited, because Meany searches across the country for deadstock, vintage, obsolete and forgotten materials, from quilts and redwork embroidery to lace and organza. This upcycled, locally made approach keeps production small and sustainable. Jess Meany has been featured by Voyage LA and Sheesh Magazine, and the label is sold through Garmentory.

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Blackhorse Lane Ateliers

UK · Est. 2016 · Mid-range

Blackhorse Lane Ateliers is a sustainable UK craft denim label for men and women, founded in Walthamstow, East London, in 2016 by Han Ates. A second-generation Londoner of Turkish Kurdish heritage, Ates ran a tailored garment factory on Blackhorse Lane for more than 20 years and later opened a restaurant, before returning to his textile roots to revive London's lost tradition of denim making. Its jeans were the first produced in London in over 50 years. The label makes jeans in fits such as the E8 Slim Tapered, NW8 Heritage Slim and E5 Relaxed Tapered, alongside chore jackets, uniform shirts, linen shirts, chinos, T-shirts and knitwear. Jeans are made in-house at its Walthamstow atelier, with some other pieces made in Turkey and Portugal. It uses organic cotton and selvedge denim from Italy and Japan, runs an in-house R&D Wash Lab, offers a lifetime repair policy and grows Japanese indigo on its own allotment. Every team member is offered shared ownership, and local machinists are trained in the atelier. Blackhorse Lane Ateliers has a flagship shop at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross and has been praised by Simon Crompton of Permanent Style.

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Jen’s Pirate Booty

USA · Est. 2007 · Mid-range

Jen's Pirate Booty is an American bohemian clothing label for women, launched in Malibu around 2007 by Jen Rossi. A former buyer at Planet Blue in Malibu, Rossi started the brand to design the pieces she couldn't find in the market. Its handmade, beach-inspired clothing is built around specialty textiles and artisan techniques. The range covers dresses, kaftans, tops, bottoms, jumpsuits and kimonos, with pieces such as the Adams Maxi Dress, the Vintage Maxi Slip Dress, the Asilah Kaftan and the Cleopatra Kimono. It also makes skirts, overalls, rompers, boho cowboy belts and jewellery, plus a kids' line called Jen's Little Pirates. The brand produces its clothing in five countries, chosen for their textiles and artisan techniques, with India and Mexico listed most often on its product pages, along with the USA and Indonesia. Jen's Pirate Booty is independent and owned and run by Rossi as founder and designer, and it has a flagship store in Joshua Tree, California.

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Cali Dreaming

USA · Est. 2009 · Mid-range

Cali Dreaming is an American clothing and swimwear label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2009 by artist and designer Carrie Jardine. Jardine still designs every collection for the California lifestyle brand, which describes itself as designed in Venice, made in LA and owned by women. Its swim and clothing collections share an aesthetic of "versatility meets simplicity", an easy elegance the brand aims to deliver each season. Each seasonal collection builds on a broad spectrum of nude shades and adds on-trend hues, original art prints painted in house and hand dyes. The range includes shirts, tops, tees, pants, skirts, dresses, organic loungewear and swimsuits, with pieces such as the Ace Shirt, the St. Jean Cap Wrap Dress, the Bow Tie Slip Dress, the Petal Pant, the Flightsuit and the Velveteen Pant, along with swimwear like the High Neck One Piece and the Bandeau Top. Cali Dreaming develops, produces and manufactures all of its products sustainably and ethically in Los Angeles, working with the same local garment manufacturers and mills year after year. Cali Dreaming is independent and run by Jardine, selling online and through retailers.

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