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Alejandra de Coss

Mexico · Est. 2017 · Mid-range

Alejandra de Coss is a Mexican designer clothing and jewellery label for women, founded in Mexico City in 2017 by designer Alejandra de Coss. The brand sets out to create a new definition of luxury through small, responsible production runs, and each collection tells a story inspired by art, such as an autumn-winter collection based on the work of Jean Dubuffet. The label makes art-inspired blazers, tops, skirts, trousers and T-shirts, plus sculptural rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets. Blazers include the Bowler Black Blazer, the Gruyère Blazer, the Pinstripe Cut-Outs Blazer and the Unlocked Blazer, alongside the Key Crop Top, the Profile Top, the Pantalones Crush and the Comb T-shirt, and jewellery like the Anillo Venus, the Collar Cutlery and the Brazalete Mano. Each piece is handmade by artisan jewellers and traditional tailors in local workshops in Mexico. The brand works in small production runs and has used recycled cotton, deadstock fabrics and local labour to limit its impact. Alejandra de Coss is an independent label led by its founder, with a store at Nápoles 74 in Mexico City's Colonia Juárez. It sells online and ships internationally.

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Noon by Noor

Bahrain · Est. 2008 · Luxury

Noon by Noor is a Bahraini luxury designer label for women, founded in Manama in 2008 by cousins Shaikha Noor Al Khalifa and Shaikha Haya Al Khalifa. Its modern aesthetic fuses understated luxury with a sense of self-assured femininity, celebrating women of style and substance who dress for themselves. Its timeless, wearable pieces are adorned with exquisite details. The range includes dresses such as the Calabra, Asolo and Cagliari Dresses, shirts and blouses like the Pavia Shirt and Venice Blouse, trousers, skirts, and jackets such as the Sicily and Verona Jackets. Relaxed silhouettes riff on masculine dress codes, and the perfectly tailored blazer and oversized shirt remain its signatures. Clothing is made in Bahrain from materials such as silk, organic cotton and Tencel. Crisp cotton shirts are worn under structured tailoring and paired with impeccably cut trousers, while recent collections such as Valparaíso play with collage, contrasting fabrics and panelled forms. Noon by Noor has shown at New York Fashion Week and London Fashion Week. In 2018 it introduced Noon by Noor Mini, a playful spin-off. The independent label is run by its co-founders and serves a global customer base.

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SAEMDI

France · Est. 2023 · Mid-range

SÆMDI is a luxury European designer clothing label for women, founded in Paris in 2023. The female-founded womenswear brand takes its name from the French word samedi, meaning Saturday, and is inspired by the spontaneity and anticipation of the weekend. Its aim is to bring a Saturday feeling to every day through a curated wardrobe of elevated silhouettes and playful details, designed to reveal the extrovert in every introvert. The collection includes dresses, trousers, jeans, skirts, tops, knitwear, blazers and jackets for everyday dressing that can easily be dressed up or down. Pieces are made in South Korea, using materials such as polyester, cotton, Tencel, silk and wool. The designs combine minimalist foundations with fashion-forward details such as sheer mesh, draping, oversized tailoring, faux leather, denim and fitted silhouettes, drawing inspiration from vintage fashion while staying contemporary. Signature pieces include the Milla oversized faux leather jacket, Gaia lace-up faux leather trousers, draped mesh dresses and halterneck dresses. The brand works from its Paris address on Rue Bouchardon in the 10th arrondissement, where it offers showroom appointments for buyers.

#women-owned #everyday

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Annaiss Yucra

Peru · Est. 2018 · Mid-range

Annaiss Yucra is a Peruvian designer, sustainable handmade clothing label for women and girls, founded in Lima in 2018 by Annaiss Yucra. Born in Lima, the designer, whose full name is Isabel Annaiss Yucra Mancilla, uses colour, heritage and what she calls artivism to communicate social issues through fashion. Her bold, artisanal womenswear is designed to carry a message as well as celebrate Peruvian culture. The range includes dresses, tops, pants, skirts, jackets and sets, plus girls' T-shirts and accessories. Signature pieces include the Vertical Wave Dress, the Rallin Dress, the Musa Maxi Dress, the Trucha Top, the Claveles Pants, the Rafia Puffer Jacket and the Sinchi Set. Everything is made in Peru. Yucra works with local and Indigenous artisans, including weavers from Santiago de Chuco, to preserve traditional techniques and provide fair work. Through her COMPOST TEXTIL project, textile waste is turned into new materials, part of the label's focus on sustainable, handcrafted fashion. Yucra is an alumna of the Redress Design Award, the sustainable fashion competition, and in 2022 she won Best Positive-Impact Project in Latin America at the Latin American Fashion Summit, a win covered by El Comercio.

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Nonchalant Label

USA · Est. 2018 · Mid-range

Nonchalant Label is a minimalist American luxury designer clothing label for women, founded in Miami in 2018 by Cheryl Herger. Also styled NCHLNT, the contemporary womenswear brand is rooted in quiet confidence and designed for women who embrace the moment yet dress with lasting intention. Herger, who serves as founder and creative director and later launched the essentials label Parentezi, builds collections on the belief that luxury lies in details that do not need to shout. The collection includes tops, trousers, dresses, skirts, blazers, knitwear and other wardrobe staples, from trend-forward statement pieces to reimagined essentials. Clothing is made in the USA, using materials such as cotton, polyester, down and feather for outerwear. Every piece aims to blend sophistication with ease, tailoring with sensuality and minimalism with edge, through refined silhouettes, elevated fabrics and versatile styling for casual, work and evening wear. Each capsule is designed to build on the last and live in the wardrobe season after season. The brand runs a creative studio on NE 2nd Avenue in Miami and is also stocked by boutiques and showrooms in the Miami area. Its motto: being understated makes the loudest statement.

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Body of Work Studio

Canada · Est. 2020 · Mid-range

Body of Work is a minimalist Canadian activewear label, founded in Toronto in 2020 by Dwayne Vatcher and Brittney MacKinnon. The pair spent around a decade in apparel, MacKinnon at Aritzia's head office in Vancouver and Vatcher as a marketing manager at Reigning Champ, before creating an artisanal design studio that brings a sense of ease to activity. Drawing on vintage sportswear and the tranquility of nature, its products are understated yet not without presence. The unisex range includes T-shirts such as the Calla, the Acacia Legging, sweatpants, French terry sweatshirts, the Poplar Skirt, the Jasper Pull-On Pant, caps and bags, plus sneakers made with Japanese footwear maker Moonstar. Everything is designed, knit, dyed, cut and sewn in Canada, less than an hour from the Toronto studio, with family-owned fabric mills and factories. The label custom develops fabrics with knitting mills and uses natural fibres, organic where possible, along with repurposed and recycled fabrics in small-batch collections. A French terry recycling programme rewards customers who return well-worn pieces. Body of Work has been featured by SHARP, Highsnobiety, NUVO and The New Order, and is stocked by Nepenthes America.

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Fey Fey Worldwide

USA · Est. 2019 · Mid-range

Fey Fey Worldwide is an American luxury designer clothing label for women, founded in New York in 2019 by Feyfey Yufei Liu. Born in China and raised in the United States, Feyfey studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Royal College of Art in London, and launched the label between New York and London. The brand explores modern femininity through humour, narrative and unexpected construction, producing clothes that feel like wearable souvenirs for life in transit. Fey Fey Worldwide first drew attention with inflatable designs, including the 0x0 100% AIR Purse, a flat handbag that inflates with a built-in fan, and inflated hoodies and gowns. It has since moved into ready-to-wear, from the AW25 collection A Kind of Weather to the SS26 collection Take-Off, whose 18 looks include built-in neck pillows and seat cushions for long-haul flights. Combining garment design with performance, video and storytelling, Feyfey treats fashion as both armour and language, and has collaborated with video director Lishan Liu and, on a T-shirt called Betty, with Han Gao. The label has been featured by Hypebae, 4N Magazine and HIGHXTAR, and has been stocked by ap0cene and Bungee Space.

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Anavila

India · Est. 2011 · Luxury

Anavila is an Indian designer, sustainable handmade clothing label for women, founded in Mumbai in 2011 by Anavila Misra. After a short stint abroad, Misra returned to India and began experimenting with indigenous textiles and artisanal skill, wanting to modernise and deconstruct the sari. After working with many clusters and artisans, she created the first linen sari, a comfortable, modern take on the garment that is now a staple of many sari wardrobes. Alongside its signature linen saris and festive collections such as Sarmast and Aamod, the label makes blouses, kurta sets, dresses, tunics, shirts, pants, jackets, overlays and lehengas, plus home pieces. Signature styles include the Khadi Bandi Blouse, the Anar Khadi Irregular Kurta Set and the Lilypond Pant. Everything is made in India. Anavila works closely with artisanal clusters and women across regions, from tribal artisans in Jharkhand to batik painters in West Bengal who wax linen to create water-like motifs. It chooses materials responsibly and believes mindful creation leads to mindful consumption. Misra won the Femina Women Jury Award for Arts and Design in 2017, was named in Grazia's 100 Most Influential People in Fashion, and joined the board of NIFT in 2018.

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HiSO

Canada · Est. 1975 · Luxury

HiSO is a Canadian luxury outerwear label, founded in Toronto in 1975 as Hide Society and led by twin brothers Karl Matar and Mark Matar. A second-generation family company, HiSO was reimagined under the brothers' leadership with a name that values innovation while paying homage to its heritage. Guided by the belief that a coat should embody fashion as much as function, the brand set out to revive the classic shearling coat and redefine outerwear. The collection covers women's and men's coats and jackets, including shearling jackets, moto and bomber jackets, reversible shearling coats, teddies and wool, cashmere, alpaca and Loro Piana wool coats. As a vertical company, HiSO controls every step in house, from sourcing and design to hand-pattern cutting and production, with its headquarters in Toronto, offices in Berlin and a production facility in Europe. Its shearling is double-faced lambskin, a reclaimed by-product of the food industry, sourced from audited European tanneries that follow international traceability standards. HiSO has been featured by Harper's Bazaar, Elle Canada, FASHION Magazine, The Globe and Mail and Who What Wear, and Katie Holmes has been photographed wearing an oversized HiSO shearling coat.

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Maria Stanley

USA · Est. 2016 · Mid-range

Maria Stanley is an American slow-fashion label for women, founded in Minneapolis in 2016 by designer Maria Stanley. After studying fashion and spending more than a decade working for womenswear brands in Los Angeles, Stanley launched her eponymous line with an emphasis on enduring, earth-friendly collections meant to be well lived in and loved for years, and she now runs it from her home state of Minnesota. The label describes itself as built around quality, purpose and treating the Earth kindly. The collections cover knitwear, tops, trousers, jackets, dresses and skirts. Pieces include the Alpaca Turtleneck Sweater and Brushed Cardi, the Anu Ribbed Tank and Maya Blouse, the Bennett and Cook trousers, the Conrad Chore Coat and Hooded Conrad Trench, the Henretta Dress and the Eldi Skirt, with organic knits and organic denim among recent ranges. Most garments are made by a family-owned factory in Delhi, India, and its knits are made in Peru. The label uses natural, organic and low-impact materials, including earth-dyed fabrics. Maria Stanley is an independent label owned and run by its founder, and its site features photo series with women such as Ema McKie and Alex Noiret.

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Natasha Zinko

UK · Est. 2011 · Luxury

Natasha Zinko is a UK luxury designer streetwear label, founded in London in 2011 by designer Natasha Zinko. Originally from Odessa, Ukraine, Zinko graduated with honours in Art and Jewellery Design from Central Saint Martins and became an official member of the British Fashion Council in June 2015. Her label is known for bold, irreverent collections that mix streetwear, experimental silhouettes and statement denim. The range covers dresses, tops, jeans, trousers, shorts, jackets, hoodies and coats, including one-off and limited upcycled pieces. Clothing is made mainly in China and the United Kingdom, and the flagship store WRHS13, an NZ Space with the NATASHKINO matcha café, sits at 17 Brewer Street in Soho. Upcycling is central to the brand, which repurposes vintage garments, particularly denim, and works towards a near-zero-waste, closed-loop production cycle with plastic-free packaging. For its SS20 show, aluminium recycler Alutrade donated 500 cans that were refashioned into corsets, and in 2020 Zinko funded the first reduce-reuse-recycle initiative in Odessa. Natasha Zinko shows at London Fashion Week, where her SS27 show partnered with OnlyFans and featured Katie Price and Kelly Osbourne, and her AW26 show starred Mel B. She has also collaborated with Havaianas.

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ASCENO

UK · Est. 2016 · Luxury

ASCENO is a British resortwear label for women, founded in London in 2016 by Poppy Sexton-Wainwright. Sexton-Wainwright, who has a background in luxury fashion design, started the brand with chic silk pyjamas before growing it into resortwear and ready-to-wear. ASCENO describes its approach as effortless style for everyday, with pieces designed to elevate your downtime and move seamlessly between everyday life and vacation, each one offering versatility and elegant ease. The label is known for its signature silk pieces and relaxed designs, many named after cities. Its dresses include the Lyon Mini Slip, Geneva, Tallin Maxi and Lisbon Shirt Dress, and it also makes Rosa, London and Lazio trousers, the Prague Shirt, the Athens Robe, silk pyjamas and bikinis such as the Genoa, Portofino and Cannes. ASCENO produces in family-run factories in Portugal, Turkey and China, in small runs to reduce excess and waste. It mainly uses natural fibres such as organic linen, organic cotton and responsibly sourced silk, along with certified sustainable fabrics. ASCENO is an independent brand led by its founder, and it has raised money through a crowdfunding round that let customers become shareholders. It sells online and ships internationally.

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Maggie Marilyn

New Zealand · Est. 2016 · Mid-range

Maggie Marilyn is a New Zealand designer, sustainable luxury clothing label for women, founded in Auckland in 2016 by Maggie Hewitt. Hewitt launched the brand at 21, and her vision grew out of a treasured childhood in New Zealand's Bay of Islands. It is grounded in the values she cares about most: transparent supply chains from farm to finished garment, lasting relationships with its makers and a commitment to high-quality regenerative and recycled materials. The range includes dresses, tops, T-shirts, knitwear, pants, shorts and tailoring across its Forever and Somewhere collections. Signature pieces include the Cool About It Maxi Dress, the High Hopes Blazer Dress, the Keep Your Edges Soft Blouse, The Freddie Jean, the Long Sleeve Breton Tee and the Cashmere Twin Set. Everything is made in New Zealand. The label focuses on organic, regenerative and recycled materials, such as buttery soft organic cotton, and ethical production with its makers. Its debut collection was picked up by Net-a-Porter, making it the first New Zealand label selected by the retailer, and Hewitt was shortlisted for the LVMH Prize in 2017. Maggie Marilyn became a certified B Corp in 2022.

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evam eva

Japan · Est. 2001 · Mid-range

evam eva is a Japanese knitwear and clothing label for women and men, founded in Yamanashi in 2001 by Kazuya Kondo and designer Naoko Kondo. The couple launched it through Naoko's family knitwear company, Kondo Knit, which dates back to 1945, to replace the company's contract manufacturing with a brand of its own. The brand creates simple, natural-fibre clothing designed to stay close to the wearer and make everyday life comfortable. It is best known for soft knitwear, including cashmere turtlenecks, cardigans, parkas and robes, cotton cashmere pullovers and shirts, and high-twist wool knits. The range also includes press wool coats and vests, quilted jackets and pants, cupro silk one-pieces, cotton narrow pants, cashmere stoles and snoods, and a men's line. evam eva designs, produces and sells its clothing itself, with garments made at its own factory in Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi. It works with natural materials such as cashmere, wool, linen, cotton and recycled cotton. The brand is owned by Kondo Knit Co., Ltd., the family-run company led by Kazuya Kondo. Its evam eva yamanashi complex combines a clothing shop, restaurant and gallery, and it has other stores in Japan and an online shop.

#natural #minimalist

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Henrik Vibskov

Denmark · Est. 2001 · Luxury

Henrik Vibskov is a Danish designer label for women and men, founded in Copenhagen in 2001 by Henrik Vibskov. The award-winning designer, artist, curator and musician started his label after graduating from Central Saint Martins in London in 2001. His practice works at the intersection of art and design, ranging from fashion collections to installations, performances and exhibitions, and each collection is built around its own twisted yet tantalising universe. The label makes playful, art-led clothing, including dresses such as the Carry O Dress and Hilly Plisse Dress, the Labyrinth Sweater, the Always Blazer, Johnny Jeans and the Thumb Plisse Blouse, along with shirts, knitwear, trousers, jackets, coats, the Macaron Hat and patterned socks. Clothing is made mainly in Bulgaria and Portugal, with some pieces made in China, Romania and Denmark. It uses responsible materials such as organic cotton, recycled polyester, EcoVero, Tencel and recycled wool. The Henrik Vibskov Boutique has been open in Copenhagen since 2006, with a New York boutique following in 2011. The two stores are the only places to preview the unedited collection, and they also sell work by upcoming and renowned designers and artists.

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Stouls

France · Est. 2004 · Luxury

Stouls is a European luxury leather clothing label for women, founded in Paris in 2004 by designer Aurélia Stouls. A graduate of Studio Berçot, where her final collection won the Charles Jourdan prize, Stouls spent twelve years in leading shoe houses including Stéphane Kélian, Carel and Thierry Mugler, where her love of leather grew. She began her own brand with a single idea, reinterpreting the indispensable T-shirt in leather. Today the Stouls wardrobe spans leather T-shirts such as Le Stouls 05 and Le Gigi, leggings like Le Jo, trousers such as the barrel-leg Le Bugsy and wide-leg Le Lilou, skirts, dresses, blazers, bombers and coats, plus leather bags and boots. Collections are made in Portugal, in a workshop set up by a high-end French manufacturer. Its signature is a supple, machine-washable stretch lambskin from French and Spanish farms, tanned in France, bonded to stretch cotton and lined in silk, so pieces move like a second skin. Each season brings a new colour palette. The brand's Paris boutique in the 8th arrondissement was designed by India Mahdavi, and Stouls is sold in more than a hundred stores worldwide, including Le Bon Marché and Mytheresa.

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Cawley Studio

UK · Est. 2017 · Luxury

Cawley Studio is a British designer label for women, founded in London in 2017 by designer Hannah Cawley. The label was born out of Cawley's bedroom and holds the legacy of a family who create with their hands: she and her mum, Wendy, learnt to hand-smock together, using craft to bring time-honoured making practices into the present. That love of making by hand and a commitment to traditional British textile processes are central to the label. Cawley makes thoughtful, considered clothing in a light-filled South London studio. Its range includes shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts, jackets, coats, shearling and leather pieces, hats and bags, with pieces such as the Phoebe Shirt, the Barbara Pleated Trouser, the Erika Dress, the Ballet Skirt, the Agnes Mac, the Avis shearling jacket and the Bow Hat. Core shapes recur across collections, and it also offers bridal pieces. Every piece of clothing is hand-cut and made in England, using fine natural materials and working with skilled craftspeople who bring their own making traditions. Cawley Studio is independent and run by its founder, with studio appointments in South London and stockists across the USA, Europe and Asia.

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B SIDES

USA · Est. 2016 · Luxury

B SIDES is an American denim label for women, founded in 2016 by vintage collectors Claire Lampert and Stacy Daily and based in New York. Its name comes from the B side of a record, where the deep cuts live. Rooted in the singular character of vintage Levi's gathered across the American West, the brand began as an archive of rare jeans and has since grown into a full ready-to-wear collection. Alongside reworked vintage Lasso denim, B SIDES makes its own jeans such as the Plein High Straight, the Slim Lasso Jean, the Bec Jean and the Charlot Jean. Its ready-to-wear includes the Classic Cardigan in washed cashmere, Donegal Zip Knit Jackets, Pocket Tanks, the Myrr Snap suede jacket and the Duffel Coat. The brand produces its pieces in small batches from natural fibres such as cotton, wool, cashmere and silk, made by artisans who have spent generations refining their techniques, with product pages naming New York and Los Angeles. Patterns are cut from scratch. B SIDES is independent and run by its co-founders, with a studio in New York City and a store at 445 Warren Street in Hudson, New York.

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ODIVI

Czech Republic · Est. 2010 · Mid-range

ODIVI is a Czech sustainable designer label and multidisciplinary creative studio, founded in Prague in 2010 by Iva Burkertová. What began as a fashion brand has grown into a space where clothing, objects, spaces and experiences meet. ODIVI sees clothing as a tool rather than a goal, prioritising function while embracing play, adaptability and testing ideas in real-life conditions, and calls its garments "body layers". The range includes dresses such as the Dark Night Foam Dress and Crease-Effect Long Dress, tops, hoodies like the Explorer Hoodie, pants such as the Oversized Japandi Balloon Pants, skirts, coats, vests and jackets like the No Waste Jacket, plus bags and design objects such as its Coat chair. Clothing is made in Czechia, in Prague, Hradec Králové and Brno, using wool, cashmere, recycled polyester and deadstock fabrics. In 2019 ODIVI sent fifteen nude models down the runway to present its idea of a 100% sustainable collection, and a year later staged a march of 50 people in garments made from 200 upcycled jackets. At Designblok 2022 the studio presented installations built entirely from discarded objects. ODIVI remains independent and founder-led, and also designs spaces and tailor-made journeys.

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Two New York

USA · Est. 2010 · Luxury

Two New York is a minimalist designer clothing label for women, founded in Brooklyn, New York in 2010 by Monica Patel-Cohn. Before launching the line, Patel-Cohn worked in creative roles at Barneys and at Prada in Milan. With an Indian father and an Italian mother, she was inspired by the saris her family wore at her wedding in Italy and set out to create a modern, minimal take on caftans, tunics and easy dresses in handwoven fabrics. The collection includes caftans, tunics, dresses, shirts, blouses and trousers, along with scarves and accessories, designed for travel, a staycation or the city. Fabrics are designed in house or sourced from artisans and weavers across India, ranging from hand-spun khadi cotton in indigo dyes to Jamdani saris, ikat and dabu prints. Garments are made in the USA, and the caftan has been the label's signature since its first collection. Two works in small quantities to support handloom weavers and their livelihoods, treating the hand-loomed sari as a craft worth preserving. The brand's studio sits on Main Street in DUMBO and is open by appointment. Two has been featured in Vogue, Yolo Journal and The Flair Index.

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KUON

Japan · Est. 2016 · Luxury

KUON is a Japanese designer clothing label for men, founded in Tokyo in 2016 by Arata Fujiwara, with designer Shinichiro Ishibashi. Ishibashi apprenticed with an established Tokyo tailor and worked as a pattern maker at a high-end brand showing in Paris before becoming KUON's designer. The name means eternity, the remote past or the future, and permanence, reflected in its motto: "New things become old, but beautiful things remain beautiful." KUON makes jackets and coats such as the Sashiko Crest Snow Parka and Dorozome MA-1, shirts, T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, vests, hakama trousers and denim, plus caps, bags and one-of-a-kind vintage boro pieces. Everything is made in Japan. The label combines traditional boro patchwork, sashiko stitching, sakiori weaving and mud dyeing with Western clothing, revitalising vintage textiles. It upcycles boro with the Otsuchi Sashiko Project in Iwate, which supports recovery from the 2011 earthquake, and its sakiori is woven by people with disabilities at Sakkora Japan. KUON won the Tokyo Fashion Award in 2018, which took it to Pitti Uomo and the showroom.tokyo in Paris, and runs a flagship store in Tokyo.

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Rowen Rose

Italy · Est. 2018 · Luxury

Rowen Rose is a European designer luxury clothing label for women, founded in Milan in 2018 by Emma Rowen Rose. Born and raised in Paris, Rowen Rose moved to Milan at 17 to study at Istituto Marangoni and trained at Alessandra Rich before graduating. She posted her first eight-look collection on Instagram to show potential employers, and the response from buyers, stylists and celebrities turned it into a brand built on a daring new elegance. The label is known for its love of tailoring and structured garments with character, blending French allure with bold colour and Italian influence. Signature pieces include the Croco Signature Short Trenchcoat, croc-effect mini skirts and carrot pants, polo dresses with pleated or fringed skirts, feathered georgette shirts and mohair knits. All production is handled in Italy, where every workshop and supplier is based. The brand pairs past influences and processes with a forward-looking approach, aiming for ethical, sustainable production that is fully made in Italy. Rowen Rose was first bought by Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées and H Lorenzo, later joined LuisaViaRoma and Net-a-Porter, and shows at Milan Fashion Week. It has dressed Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Jane Fonda and Hailey Bieber.

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HODAKOVA

Sweden · Est. 2021 · Luxury

HODAKOVA is a sustainable European designer clothing label for women, founded in Stockholm in 2021 by Ellen Hodakova Larsson. The label converts discarded materials of the finest quality into one-of-a-kind pieces, using methods from the past to tell a story of time. Larsson's stated aim is to build a fully sustainable fashion house and change how people think about the value of existing things. The collection covers dresses, tops, skirts, shirts, blazers, suit trousers, trench coats and leather jackets, alongside bags, shoes and printed matter. Signature pieces include the Pinched Blazer, the Upside Down Trenchcoat, pillowcase dresses and the Riding Boot Bag. Everything is made by hand at its Stockholm atelier in Sweden. HODAKOVA's upcycled garments are draped and composed from repurposed fabrics and objects such as old leather, wool, bed linen and existing clothes. Collections often include a surprising object turned into fashion, such as a dress made from her father's attaché case or a dress built from spoons. The label shows at Paris Fashion Week, and in 2024 Larsson won the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, which came with a 400,000-euro endowment and a year of mentoring from LVMH.

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MAET

Albania · Est. 2021 · Luxury

MAET is a minimalist Albanian luxury designer clothing label for women, founded in Tirana in 2021 by Alesia Zyla. Describing itself as the first ready-to-wear sustainable fashion brand made in Albania, the label sits at the intersection of chic sophistication and bold femininity. Zyla, its founder and creative director, has said creativity was her escape growing up, and she cites Phoebe Philo, Ann Demeulemeester, the Bauhaus and Zaha Hadid as influences. The collection includes dresses, tops, trousers, skirts, tailoring and knitwear with clean, linear lines and fluid draping, offered as a core seasonless selection. Every piece is made in Albania, handcrafted by an all-woman team of seamstresses at the MAET studio in Tirana. The brand follows slow fashion principles, using fabrics such as organic linen, certified silk, regenerated wool and Econyl. Many designs are made to order and ship within 48 hours, which has brought waste and overproduction down to almost zero, and the brand aims to empower women and the next generation of Albanian designers. MAET has been profiled by 33 Magazine, and the United States is now its biggest direct-to-consumer market.

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