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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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Aniela Parys

Spain · Mid-range

Aniela Parys is a Spanish lingerie and swimwear label for women, started in Portland, Oregon, by designer Aniela Parys and now based in Barcelona. Growing up in Oregon, Parys learned early about how detrimental the fashion industry can be to communities and the environment, and she created the label as an alternative to the exploitative nature of fast fashion. She began working on the brand while living in Portland and launched it after moving to Spain in March 2015, and she describes it as an independent project. The label makes handmade, small-batch clothing, swimwear and lingerie, along with one-of-a-kind pieces and objects. Lingerie includes the Amara Lace Bralette Top, Suau Bralette and Suri Knickers, and swimwear includes the Marina One Piece and the Juno and Zeus sets. It also makes waffle jackets and trousers, the Cliona Cardigan and one-of-a-kind Tablecloth Dresses. Its capsule collections are handmade in small batches in its Barcelona studio, using deadstock fabric rescued from Barcelona factories, GOTS-certified organic cotton, linen, TENCEL and ECONYL regenerated nylon, plus plant-based dyes. Aniela Parys collaborates with artists on each collection and runs lingerie-making workshops.

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Cúbreme

Argentina · Est. 2004 · Mid-range

Cúbreme is an Argentine sustainable designer label for knitwear and clothing, founded in Buenos Aires in 2004 by designer Alejandra Gottelli. The brand makes purist, genderless pieces from natural fibres, aiming to offer a kinder, more sustainable way of producing clothing with a focus on wildlife conservation. Its work brings together traditional crafts, manual skill, care for detail and forward-looking design. The range includes coats, shirts, knitwear, berets, hats, mittens and socks, plus baby knits, bags and home goods. Signature pieces include the Cuervo maxi coat, the Gabán Arthur, the Estepa Largo coat, the Boina Beret and the Medias Kei. Cúbreme is made in Argentina: its knits are made on manual machines and its coats by Argentine tailors. It uses Patagonian merino wool, llama fibre from northern Argentina, organic linen and organic cotton. The label works actively with WCS Argentina and the Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network on holistic sheep and goat farming that follows strict standards for conserving the flora and fauna of Patagonia. Cúbreme remains independent and founder-led, selling its collections online.

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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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Hansel from Basel

USA · Est. 2007 · Affordable

Hansel from Basel is an American legwear and knitwear label for women, men and kids, founded in Los Angeles in 2007 by Hannah Byun. An artist turned designer, Byun created the brand to bring much-needed zest and inspiration to everyday legwear. With each collection the label sets out to explore and elevate textures, materials and silhouettes with a little bit of whimsy. It launched with a modest range of women's legwear and now makes women's, men's and kids' collections, plus a seasonal clothing line. The range is built around patterned crew socks, sheer and sporty socks, kids' Mini styles and Mini + Me matching sets, along with opaque tights, printed leggings and cashmere knits such as the Kegan Sweater and Wilder Ruffle Cardigan. It also makes hair clips, bucket hats and totes. Hansel from Basel works with small-batch producers and artisans both locally and globally, and many of its socks and knits are made in Portugal, Italy or Japan. The brand says every collection is ethically made, with 30% produced using 100% renewable energy. Hansel from Basel is independent and sells online and through stockists.

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Carla Fernández

Mexico · Est. 2002 · Luxury

Carla Fernández is a Mexican ethical designer label, founded in Mexico City in 2002 by designer Carla Fernández. Born and based in Mexico City, she creates clothing inspired by the geometric and textile richness of Mexico, guided by the motto that fashion is not ephemeral. The label is recognised internationally for preserving the textile heritage of Mexico's Indigenous communities through contemporary design. The range includes shirts, pants, dresses, tunics, ponchos, T-shirts, blouses, jumpers, capes and coats such as the Abrigo Círculos. It also offers jewellery, bags and the book Manifiesto de la Moda en Resistencia. Clothing is made in Mexico in collaboration with artisans from Indigenous communities across the country, using cotton, wool, silk and linen. Through Taller Flora, its mobile design laboratory, the label works side by side with artisans, combining traditional Mexican crafts with modern aesthetics. Carla Fernández received a Prince Claus Award for her work in ethical fashion and cultural sustainability. Her projects include a collaboration with the British Museum, and she has worked with her partner, artist Pedro Reyes. The label remains independent and founder-led.

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Chula Fashion

Vietnam · Est. 2005 · Mid-range

Chula Fashion is a hand-painted womenswear label, founded in Hanoi in 2005 by Spanish designers Diego Cortizas and Laura Fontan. The couple met at university in Madrid, where Diego studied architecture and Laura political science, and in 2003 they left their jobs in Galicia for a sabbatical year in Hanoi. In Spanish, chula means beautiful in a bold, confident way, and the label's first skirts, painted with playful sketches, were sold at Ipa-Nema in Hanoi's Old Quarter. Today Chula makes gowns, dresses, tunics, blouses, shirts, boleros, coats, capes and trousers inspired by Asian cities and culture. Pieces include the Hanoian Gate Gown, the Countdown Gown, the Hoi An Lanterns Shirt, the Tokyo Chōchin Bolero and the Anaglyph Coat. Everything is made by hand at its atelier in Hanoi's Tây Hồ District. More than 70% of its artisans are women living with a disability, a commitment that began in 2006 when the founders hired their first tailor, Duong, through the NGO Hoa Sua. Chula also works textiles from Vietnam's Mông, Thái and Cơ Tu communities into patchwork jackets and kimonos, and it showed its first themed collection at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in 2007.

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OUND OUND

Uruguay · Est. 2015 · Luxury

OUND is a minimalist, handmade luxury clothing label, founded in Uruguay in 2015 by designer Paula Delgado. Delgado previously worked as a fashion designer for two leading global fast fashion corporations, then spent 2015 to 2017 in rural Argentina and Scotland learning about wool production, weaving and knitting and teaching herself botanical dyeing. Inspired by permaculture, she describes OUND as an investigative project rooted in simplicity and humble luxury. The label specialises in hand-knitted undyed wool pullovers and cardigans and naturally dyed silk dresses, alongside tops and trousers. Pieces are one-of-a-kind or made in limited editions in Uruguay, where a network of hand knitters, dyers and embroiderers work from small family studios across the country. OUND uses only natural, renewable and biodegradable fibres such as wool, silk, cotton and linen. Wool comes from Uruguayan Merino and Corriedale sheep raised on open grasslands and is left in its natural colours, while silk is dyed with plants and food waste such as avocado skins, eucalyptus leaves, onion peels and loquat. OUND builds long-term relationships with its artisans, paying fairly and visiting regularly, and its main markets are the United States, Japan and Europe.

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Donni

USA · Est. 2009 · Mid-range

Donni is an American sustainable clothing and accessories label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2009 by Alyssa Wasko. It all started when Wasko lost her father, lovingly known as Donny, and turned to creativity for comfort by designing a scarf by hand. As word spread, her designs caught the attention of women across the country, and a brand was born, shaped by her background at Chanel, a love of vintage menswear and a signature approach to colour. Donni grew from scarves into ready-to-wear in 2018 and now makes effortlessly wearable pieces designed to be thrown on and lived in. Its range includes the Pointelle Simple Crop Pant, the Silk Taffeta Cargo Pant, the Jersey Baseball Tee, heavy cotton knit sweaters and silk scrunchies and bows. Every piece is made in Los Angeles from locally milled or sourced fabrics. Most of its vendors, factories, cutting houses, knitting mills and patternmakers are women-owned or women-led, and natural fibres and eco-friendly materials form the core of its collections. Donni has grown through a drop model of limited releases, which Forbes covered in 2021. It remains independent and is owned and run by Wasko.

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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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