
Batsheva
USA · Est. 2016 · Luxury
Batsheva is a modest American designer clothing label for women, founded in New York in 2016 by Batsheva Hay. Born in Queens, Hay studied at Stanford and Georgetown Law and worked as a lawyer at a big firm before leaving to redesign worn-out vintage dresses for herself and her daughter, quickly becoming obsessed with the design process. The label is known for dresses with a Victorian and prairie sensibility, from party dresses to housedresses, with high necks, ruffles and long sleeves. Signature styles include the Snap Dress, the Smock Dress and the Lillian Dress, alongside blouses, skirts, pants, knits, coats, a bridal collection, accessories and jewellery. Pieces are made in New York City and India. Hay still uses vintage and limited-run cotton quilting fabrics, along with prints she designs herself, and many garments are made from vintage, deadstock or recycled fabrics. The brand works with manufacturing partners that meet its standards for fair wages and ethical working conditions. Batsheva was a 2018 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist, and Hay has been a CFDA member since 2019. In 2021 she designed a capsule collection with Laura Ashley using its archival prints.











